Whitewater High School swim team members recognized at the team’s awards banquet March 9, from the left, are: Andrew Gildner, unsung hero; Jack Downs, most improved; Benny Liang, most valuable and most dedicated veteran; and Michael Kuhl, most dedicated rookie. (Bob Mischka photo)

Miller remembered as a friend, mentor and biggest fan of university By Kevin Cunningham sports correspondent James “Jim” B. Miller III, a former UW-Whitewater head baseball coach, passed away at the age of 74 on March 9. Simply calling him a former head baseball coach, however, does not even begin […]

      Members of the Whitewater High School girls basketball team receive awards at a banquet March 14, from the left: Cheyenne Minton, captain; Keely Fiedler, Whippet heart award and captain; Rebekah Schumacher, captain, most assists and most steals; Myriama Smith-Traore, captain, best defense, most rebounds and most valuable; […]

      The Whitewater High School gymnastic team’s year-end banquet March 8 saw several athletes honored, from the left: (front) Autumn Lesar, most improved; Nicole Tomomitsu, most dedicated; Meikayla Korf, most improved; (back) Sydney Treder, most positive attitude; Amanda Kraayvanger, captain and overall star winner; and Kelly O’Hara, captain […]

By Kevin Cunningham Sports Correspondent The Warhawks’ women’s basketball team entered the NCAA tournament, beginning on March 4, riding a three-game losing streak and found themselves outside the top-25 rankings going into postseason play. With the struggle down the stretch, the Warhawks were forced to travel to St. Louis, Mo. […]

By Kevin Cunningham Sports Correspondent Whitewater High School senior gymnast Kelly O’Hara concluded her Whippet career on March 5 at the Wisconsin State Gymnastics Meet by garnering three podium finishes. O’Hara began the meet on the bars where she scored an 8.633 which was good for sixth place. She then […]

Qualifies for nationals after strong showing at USS State Meet By Kevin Cunningham Sports Correspondent The Southern Lakes Conference (SLC) Swimmer of the Year award was announced on March 2 and for the second straight year, a Whitewater athlete was on the receiving end of it. Jonathon Zimdars, then a […]

By Kevin Cunningham Sports Correspondent Kelly O’Hara has dominated multiple events throughout this gymnastics season and that didn’t stop on Feb. 26 at Sectionals. O’Hara qualified for the state meet in every single event, and didn’t just qualify, but ended as the meet’s vault, beam and all-around champion. On the […]

Coach Judy Harms reflects on season, looks forward to future By Kevin Cunningham Sports Correspondent The Whitewater High School girls basketball team began its run at becoming back-to-back state champions this past weekend after going undefeated and winning the title a year ago. This year’s team went 21-1 over the […]

By Kevin Cunningham Sports Correspondent As the No. 9 seed in the WIAA Tournament, the Whitewater High School boys basketball team faced No. 8-seeded Clinton on the road on March 1 in a first round playoff game. Prior to the playoffs starting though, the Whippets its regular season with a […]