By Kevin Cunningham Sports Correspondent To open up its 2016 season, the Whitewater High School boys soccer team – who competes in Division 3 – played against Elkhorn, who competes in Division 2. Schools compete in certain divisions based on enrollment, allowing for a more even playing field. Against Elkhorn, […]

By Kevin Cunningham Sports Correspondent The 2016 season got off to a busy start for the Whitewater High School volleyball team on Aug. 26 and 27. The Whippets participated in a two-day tournament, the UW-W Warhawk Open, which featured 26 teams across Divisions 1, 2 and 3. The team finished […]

By Daniel Schoettler Sports Correspondent The youthful Whitewater Whippets football team took a step in the right direction Friday night at Perkins Stadium in a 56-20 loss to Beloit Turner. The running game doomed the Whippets for the second week in a row as both Beloit Turner’s Ethan Burns and […]

By Kevin Cunningham Sports Correspondent The Whitewater High School girls tennis team has been busy the past week, and on Aug. 17, the Whippets participated in the 2016 Whitewater Quad. It was the team’s third meet in three days, and they finished second out of the four schools, going 2-1 […]

By Kevin Cunningham Sports Correspondent Soccer season kicked off on Aug. 23 for the Whitewater Whippets’ boys team against Elkhorn on the road. The Whippets’ start of the 2016 season could be seen as a difficult one, as its first match was against Elkhorn, a Division 2 opponent. The Whippets […]

Sting of last season the motivation on both sides of the ball By Daniel Schoettler Correspondent The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater football team looks to get back to familiar territory in 2016 – not only back to the WIAC conference title, but also the National Championship game in Salem, Virginia. The […]

Coach says team is young and will continue to learn as they go By Daniel Schoettler Sports Correspondent The Jefferson Eagles offense proved to be too much for the Whitewater Whippets on Friday night as the Whippets football team started off its 2016 campaign with a 41-6 loss. Both the […]

      Milena Maroske, the No. 1 singles player for Whitewater High School, is back on the tennis court, shown participating in a Quad meet hosted by East Troy on Aug. 15. (Bob Mischka photo)

By Kevin Cunningham Sports Correspondent With any first-year head coach, teams have an adjusting period. For Whitewater High School’s football team, the 2015 season resulted in a 2-7 record under Tom Grosinske. Grosinske, in his inaugural year with the Whippets, started off 0-2 before getting his first win as the […]

By Kevin Cunningham Sports Correspondent Nick Bennett is replacing a legend this upcoming season at St. Catherine’s High School as the new head basketball coach. Bennett, a former UW-Stevens Point player, spent his last three seasons as an assistant coach with UW-Whitewater. Prior to his time with the Warhawks, Bennett […]