By Kevin Cunningham Sports Correspondent A few nail-biters took place this past week for the Whitewater High School baseball team, which entered with a 7-4 record overall. The first game came against Evansville on April 28 on the road. In the bottom of the first inning, Evansville initially struck with […]
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Girls soccer team scores one goal in two games
Tennis loses to McFarland By Kevin Cunningham Correspondent The Whitewater High School girls soccer team lost one game and tied another this week while the tennis team lost its only match of the week. Girls soccer The girls soccer team played two games this week, and the offense scored one […]
Girls track wins Randy Lyon invite
Boys team comes in second By Kevin Cunningham Correspondent The Whitewater High School boys and girls track teams participated in three meets last week. On Saturday, the Whippets hosted the Randy Lyon Memorial Invitational. The invitational is named after Randy Lyon, a former Whippet track-and-field athlete who was a four-time […]
Softball team gets second win of season
By Kevin Cunningham Correspondent The season hasn’t been smooth sailing for the Whitewater High School softball team, as the team started off 1-7 overall. With only one game on its schedule this week, all the attention could be paid into that one game, on the road against Brodhead on Thursday. […]
Baseball beats Brodhead, loses to Evansville
By Kevin Cunningham Correspondent The Whitewater High School baseball team started its season 3-0 and then went on to lose three of its next four games. Entering the week, the team was 4-3, but the Whippets had the chance to stay above .500 in a road game against Brodhead-Juda on […]
Tennis team wins conference opener
By Kevin Cunningham Sports Correspondent The Whitewater boys tennis team was in action two different days this past week with a triangular meet taking place on April 16. The team faced Black River Falls and Sauk Prairie in Sauk Prairie. Without its No. 1 singles player, head coach Alex Mory […]
Fired up
Tyler Niemuth focuses on his target while pitching for the Whippets at home against McFarland April 14. Whitewater played McFarland twice last week and won both games, with scores of 9-6 and 6-1. The Whippets are now 5-3 overall on the season. (Bob Mischka photo)
Lady Whippets looking for win against Brodhead
By Kevin Cunningham Sports Correspondent The Whitewater High School softball team played four games this past week, including a double-header against East Troy. All four games were at home and the Whippets entered the week 1-3 heading into the game against McFarland on April 14 at home. The two teams […]
Girls soccer team remains at .500 on season
Golf team improving; girls strong at track meet By Kevin Cunningham Sports Correspondent The Whitewater High School girls soccer team hit the road for its first of two matches this past week on April 14 against Big Foot. The Whippets entered the week at 1-1-1 overall and after the match […]
SLN PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Illinois native Smith-Traore still ascending on national level
Whitewater junior has been coveted since freshman year By Tim Wester Sports Correspondent There may not be a more imposing presence in Wisconsin high school girls basketball than Whitewater High’s Myriama Smith-Traore. Just ask the rest of the state. The 6’2 junior forward, who was named the Southern Lakes […]