By Kevin Cunningham Sports Correspondent The Whitewater High School girls swimming team competed in two meets this past week and the first was against Delavan-Darien on Sept. 8. Whippets head coach Gina Foucault talked about the team’s 125-43 victory. “The Whippets had an outstanding meet last night,” Foucault said. “Starting […]
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Kickers look to close out season on strong note
By Kevin Cunningham Sports Correspondent After starting the 2016 season at 1-3 overall, the Whitewater High School boys soccer team had an up-and-down week this past week. The Whippets were busy, playing five matches in six days. Starting the busy six-day stretch was a match against Edgerton on the road […]
Whippets upset No. 1 seed in tournament
By Kevin Cunningham Sports Correspondent On Sept. 8, the Whitewater High School volleyball team competed against Edgerton at home, but despite the home court advantage, the team lost in three straight sets. Following the Edgerton match, the Whippets competed in the Brodhead Tournament which led to five matches being played […]
Whippets unable to find momentum against Edgerton
By Daniel Schoettler Sports Correspondent The Whippets’ struggles continued last week as the team only managed one first down in their 39-6 loss at home to Edgerton Friday night. It was also parents night at the game at Whitewater High School. “They just had the ball bouncing their way,” head […]
Numerous Whippets run to top-10 finishes
By Kevin Cunningham Sports Correspondent The Dana Waddell cross country invitational took place on Sept. 13 and the Whitewater High School co-ed team had multiple top-10 finishers. Starting with the boys, the team took fifth out of 10 total teams. Leading the way was junior Jacob Korf, placing in eighth […]
Whippets begin conference play this week
By Kevin Cunningham Sports Correspondent After defeating Division 1 Janesville Craig in the Whitewater High School boys soccer team’s second game of the season, the team sat at 1-1 overall. The focus this past week had shifted to a D-II team in Watertown before getting a D-III opponent in Delavan-Darien. […]
Smith-Traore to become a Golden Eagle
Whippets 6-foot-2, rebounding machine commits to Marquette By Kevin Cunningham Sports Correspondent She’s not your ordinary athlete, nor is she is your ordinary person. Whitewater High School’s Myriama Smith-Traore embodies what any program wants to resemble. Whether it comes from her teammates, her current head coach, or the basketball coach […]
Siebold’s impact on Whippets cross country ‘immeasurable’
Good vibes carry over to WHS’s first meet of the season By Kevin Cunningham Sports Correspondent Nobody is complaining about current head coach Chad Carstens, but Whitewater High School cross country impacted runner’s lives more than some people could ever imagine over 15 years ago when Dirk Siebold was running […]
Warhawks impressive in season opener
By Daniel Schoettler Sports Correspondent The UW-Whitewater Warhawks started off its 2016 season opener with a 51-3 win over The College of New Jersey Saturday at Perkins Stadium. The team put together an offensive day of 481 yards and limited the Lions to 186 yards offensively. Sophomore quarterback Cole Wilber […]
Big plays biting the Whippets defense
By Daniel Schoettler Sports Correspondent The Whippets continue to see improvement in play from their young 2016 squad but the team dropped to 0-3 on the year after losing on the road to McFarland on Friday night 33-6. Whippets quarterback Daniel Fuller went 14-for-34 with one touchdown and three interceptions […]