By Adam Knoll Sports correspondent A difficult 2014 season came to a close for the Whitewater High School girls softball team last Thursday night as they fell to East Troy in the first round of the WIAA regional tournament. The 9-0 loss strung together several frustrating themes for the Whippets […]
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Leading the pack
Brett Harms, of Whitewater High School’s track team, leads runners in the 3,200-meter race at the May 27 regional competition in Clinton, a race he won along with the 1,600-meter event that night. Results and photos from Friday’s sectional meet will appear in this week’s Whitewater Register. (Bob Mischka photo)
Girls soccer team stands up to McFarland
By Adam Knoll Sports correspondent After having a poor week in which the Whippet girls soccer team posted a 0-3-1 record and officially fell out of conference title contention, Whitewater decided to stand tall against McFarland and play them to a double-overtime draw. This may prove to be a huge […]
Softball team heads into post season play
Girls host Whitewater in regional opener tonight By Dan Truttschel Sports Correspondent The East Troy High School softball team posted a 1-2 record at last week’s inaugural Walworth County Tournament at Darien’s West Park. East Troy defeated Badger 10-6 Friday night, followed by losses of 10-5 to Elkhorn and Big […]
Baseball team outscores Clinton and Parkview
Trojans rematch with the Spartans is tonight By Dan Truttschel Sports Correspondent The East Troy High School baseball team scored runs in bunches in its two games last week. And with those runs came a pair of convincing victories. East Troy blew open a close game May 13 with visiting […]
Miller, Woodson remain undefeated on the court
The East Troy High School boys tennis team loaded the doubles for the conference meet and won two out of the three flights and finished second in the other, scoring 16 points at the conference meet to finish fourth. Matt Miller and Bailey Woodson defeated the defending sectional champions […]
Liz Mielke breaks another track record
Jake Walton shoots season best 49 at Edgerton By Adam Knoll Sports correspondent Heading over to Titan Stadium, the Whitewater High School track team took part in the Lourdes Knight Under the Lights event. Liz Mielke was at it again, winning the 1,600-meter event with a time of 5:11.62, which […]
Tennis teams playing well; hope wins follow
By Adam Knoll Sports correspondent Sometimes, good tennis isn’t enough to beat a good squad, and that is exactly what the Whippets had to deal with last week as a good day of matches resulted in only a single win. Brodie Runez, a Whitewater High School sophomore, was able to […]
Whitewater softball team goes 2-3 last week
By Adam Knoll Sports correspondent Last Tuesday, the Lady Whippets varsity softball team traveled to Big Foot for a conference crossover game and went ready for a fight. Whitewater scored three runs in the first two innings to take the lead and catching the home team off guard. Unfortunately, the […]
Diamond action
Jacob Maas keeps his foot on base and eye on the ball in an attempt to tag out a runner during Whitewater’s outing against Evansville May 10 in which the Whippets fell on both ends of a doubleheader. (Bob Mischka photo)