By Daniel Schoettler Correspondent The Whippets boys basketball team used a strong offensive performance in the first half of a game against Jefferson last week to coast to victory. In the game on Feb. 24, the Whippets used a hot first half to grab the lead on the Eagles as […]
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Whippets gear up for playoffs with rout over East Troy
By Kevin Cunningham Correspondent Before the first playoff game takes place for the No. 1-seeded Whitewater High School girls basketball team, the top-ranked team in Division 3 had to play its final regular season game against East Troy. The WIAA Tournament bracket was released the weekend prior to the game, […]
Whippets stop losing skid with overtime win
By Daniel Schoettler Correspondent The Whippets boys basketball team was able to stop a losing streak with a win in overtime against Clinton. Whitewater and Clinton for most of the first half of the game on Feb. 7. “I am glad we were able to hang on,” head coach Dan […]
Girls basketball team receives No. 1 seed
By Kevin Cunningham Correspondent As expected, the 19-1 overall Whitewater High School girls basketball team was seeded No. 1 of all Division 3 teams in the upcoming WIAA Tournament, according to Wissports.net. The seeds were announced this past weekend. The playoffs are set to begin on Feb. 21, but because […]
Whippet wrestlers take regional title
By Kevin Cunningham Correspondent Whitewater High School’s wrestling team won its regional championship, the first time it has accomplished the feat since 2015. The Whippets ended the 12-year drought by wrestling in the WIAA Regional at Big Foot High School on Feb. 11. The way the regional works is that […]
Whippets battle Beloit Turner, but come up short
By Daniel Schoettler Correspondent Whitewater Whippets boys basketball head coach Dan Gnatzig said after the team’s recent game against Beloit Turner that he was proud of the Whippets’ performance, despite coming up short. “I’m really proud of the way we battled,” Gnatzig said after the Jan. 31 game. “We stuck […]
Whitewater, Edgerton square off in rematch
Whippets’ last game vs. Edgerton started winning streak By Kevin Cunningham Correspondent The Whippets girls basketball team’s recent winning streak started with a 56-41 win at Edgerton two months ago. The two teams faced off in a rematch last week. After moving to 3-1 on the season after that game, […]
Whippet wrestlers finishes 2nd in conference tourney
By Kevin Cunningham Correspondent In its conference tournament, the Whippets wrestling team finished second, its highest placing in the past decade, head coach John Schimming said. “This was a great accomplishment for the team as there were many young men involved in this accomplishment,” Schimming said after the Feb. 4 […]
Swimming team earns 14 individual best times, 1 first-place finish
By Kevin Cunningham Correspondent Whitewater boys swimming head coach Kayla Martin is looking at the positives out of recent dual meet at Fort Atkinson despite coming up short in scoring. The meet, on Jan. 20, ended in a loss for Whitewater, but the team had one first-place finish with Seth […]
Whippets fall to East Troy
Whitewater faces Palmyra-Eagle tonight By Daniel Schoettler Correspondent The Whitewater Whippets boys basketball team grinded through a game against East Troy, coach Dan Gnatzig said, but it was not able to get the win. “I thought we got out of the first half well without the foul trouble, and then […]