By Kevin Cunningham Correspondent Whippet head track coach John Houwers had plenty of positives to focus on following performances by the boys and girls teams at the Rock Valley Conference Championships. During the Evansville meet, Logan Rasmussen tallied 32 of the boys team’s 70 points. “He won three individual events […]
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Baseball, softball teams pick up wins vs. Edgerton
By Kevin Cunningham Correspondent The Whippet baseball and softball teams each picked up wins against Edgerton recently, with both teams getting strong performances from their pitchers. The Whitewater High School baseball team had two games this past week, with the first being at home against Edgerton. In the first, […]
Track teams have ‘nice performances’ at cold, wet Fort Invite
By Kevin Cunningham Correspondent Whippet track athlete Logan Rasmussen won all three of the events he competed in during the Fort Invite, an event that head coach John Houwers described as cold and wet. Rasmussen and the Whippets trudged through the April 28 invite with Rasmussen winning the […]
Tennis team gets 8 wins in quadrangular
By Kevin Cunningham Correspondent The Whippets recently recorded eight wins in a quadrangular, earning them a tie for the top spot. The April 29 quadrangular had Whitewater tie Edgerton for the top spot. “Once again, the top portion of our lineup played very well,” Whippet head coach Jordan Dittmer said. […]
Golfers score lowest round of 2017
By Kevin Cunningham Correspondent In the first of its three meets last week, the Whippets golf team completed its lowest round of the season so far. In the meet at Jefferson, the team scored a 187. Also in the April 20 meet, Junior Billie Jo Parker led the team with […]
Whippets tennis team wins two matches in Big Foot meet
By Kevin Cunningham Correspondent Despite coming up short as a team at a meet at Big Foot, the Whippets boys tennis team was able to overcome Big Foot’s home-court advantage and was victorious in two matches. In singles, the Whippets No. 1 player Dineth Gunawardena won one of the two […]
UW-Whitewater baseball to honor Lange, Wegner
The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater baseball team will continue its fight against cancer and recognize a longtime program supporter, public address announcer Tom Lange, for his 40 years of service to the program. The team will also recognize catcher Justin Wegner, who was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer last summer […]
Whippets soccer team comes up a goal short in conference opener
By Kevin Cunningham Correspondent After starting 0-2 in 2017 against two non-conference opponents, the Whippets soccer team challenged Jefferson in a match that was decided by the smallest of margins. On April 13, the Whippets played its third game of the season against Jefferson, again on the road. After two […]
Baseball team wins 5 of 6 to start season
By Kevin Cunningham Correspondent The Whitewater High School baseball team started the 2017 season with a 4-0 record in its first four games. The Whippets won those games by a combined score of 48-6. After the four-game winning streak came the team’s first loss, against Edgerton, 4-1. This past week, […]
Whippet tennis team takes 3 of 4 doubles vs. Jefferson
By Kevin Cunningham Correspondent Jordan Dittmer, the boys tennis coach for Whitewater High School, knew his team played against difficult competition in the Waukesha Invite. The Whippets went 0-3 in its three matches in the invite before facing Jefferson. Against Rock Valley Conference foe Jefferson on April 13, the Whippets […]