By Troy A. Bruzewski Sports correspondent Duane Wilde heard the prediction and hopes it doesn’t come true. The Palmyra-Eagle High School boys golf coach was told by a friend that an almanac prediction for the next three months call for temperatures lower than average. That was bad news for a […]
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Panthers have promise, relying on youth
By Troy A. Bruzewski Sports correspondent If youth prevails, the Palmyra-Eagle High School baseball team may be primed for an upset. The Panthers enter the 2014 schedule following a year with a disappointing regular season but one that finished with postseason success. The team managed just three wins in April […]
Several Whippets shine at dual track meet
By Adam Knoll Sports correspondent The Whitewater High School track teams are heading into the season at a peculiar time due to spring break causing some runners to miss out on the early season action. That did not stop those who did participate from performing well against the Fort Atkinson […]
Whitewater girls, coach, earn conference awards
By Adam Knoll Sports correspondent Thought the season didn’t end where they thought it might, players and the coach of the Whitewater High School girls basketball team were showered in Rock Valley North All-Conference awards and honorable mentions. Senior Brooke Trewyn will finish off her record setting career at WHS […]
New coach set to lead Badger softball team
By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent After finishing 2-16 (1-12 Southern Lakes Conference) last season, the Lake Geneva Badger softball team is under new management. In her first head coaching assignment, Emily Stipek takes over the program from Glen York, who remains with the program as a varsity assistant. Stipek played […]
Junior volleyball player commits to University of Northern Iowa
Delavan-Darien High School varsity volleyball coach Jean Jacobs knows that junior Katie Jones is a talented volleyball athlete. The volleyball coaches at University of Northern Iowa knew it, too. Jones, a six-footer, was recruited and committed to UNI. A starter since her freshman year, Jones has had many accolades while […]
Sweet smiles of victory
The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Warhawk women competed in the NCAA Division III Championship final four in Stevens Point last weekend. They lost their first game on Friday night to Whitman College, 85-70, but came back to win the third place, consolation game against Tufts, 72-54, on Saturday night. Senior Mary […]
A year for the record books
Warhawks win NCAA Division III championship This one will go down in Warhawk athletic, not just men’s basketball, lore. After Michael Mayer tipped in a rebound to give Williams College a 73-72 lead with four seconds left, UW-Whitewater inbounded the ball to junior guard Quardell Young about 25 feet from […]
Whippets track season off and running
Opening meet reveals strengths and areas needing improvement By Adam Knoll Sports Correspondent The spring track season is off and running, and with it the Whitewater High School Whippets have some good news to report, along with a few areas they will work to improve on as the season progresses. […]
Brodhead a thorn in the Whippets side
By Adam Knoll Sports Correspondent In what was a justified run toward state, the Lady Whippets stumbled against Brodhead and brought their season to a close, 47-42 in the WIAA Sectionals. In what head coach Judy Harms described as a “quiet locker room”, all that the girls can do now […]
