By Kevin Cunningham Sports Correspondent Just in case holding the No. 1 ranking in state wasn’t enough, the Whippets’ girls basketball backed it up by winning its 20th straight game of the season by 20 points on Feb. 18. The Whippets finished the regular season going unbeaten in RVC play […]
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Whippets set to host East Troy tonight
By Kevin Cunningham Sports Correspondent The Whitewater High School boys basketball team played one game last week and have one more game remaining on its regular season schedule before the WIAA sub-regionals begin. The Whippets entered the week with a 7-12 record and fell to 7-13 overall with a home […]
Liang swims to second state championship
O’Hara wins conference in gymnastics; Reid wrestles his way to state By Kevin Cunningham Sports Correspondent On Feb. 13 the Whitewater High School boys swimming team competed at Sectionals and two individual boys qualified for the state meet. Benny Liang qualified in the 100-yard butterfly and in the 100-yard breaststroke […]
Whippets look to win final two games of season
By Kevin Cunningham Sports correspondent Whitewater High School’s boys basketball team had a three-game stretch this past week which started hot but then sizzled off as the games wore on. The Whippets entered with a 6-10 overall record going into its home contest against Edgerton on Feb. 11. The two […]
Three Whippet wrestlers advance to sectionals
By Kevin Cunningham Sports correspondent On Feb. 13 the Whippets’ wrestling team participated in regionals in Big Foot against six other teams where the top-two wrestlers in each weight class would go on to sectionals. By the meet’s end, three Whitewater wrestlers finished in the top-two and will be competing […]
Warhawks set to wrap up regular season
By Kevin Cunningham Sports correspondent After two wins this past week, the UW-Whitewater men’s basketball team is now 4-6 in its last 10 games. Prior to those 10, the team was 11-2 overall. The Warhawks will wrap up its regular season action with two games this week heading into the […]
State bound
Whitewater High School swimmers heading to the WIAA State Swim Meet Friday, from the left are: Dineth Gunawardena, Seth Bols, Benny Liang, Jack Downs and Andrew Gildner. (Bob Mischka photo)
Lady Whippets keep on rolling with 20th win
By Kevin Cunningham Sports correspondent The No. 1-ranked team in the state just keeps posting double-digit victory after double-digit victory. The Whitewater High School girls basketball team had two games this past week and thanks to a 12-point and a 15-point win, are now 20-1 overall on the season. The 12-point […]
Whippet swimmers fifth with two wins by Liang
DuVal, Soto wrestle to championships; O’Hara breaks three records By Kevin Cunningham Sports Correspondent On Feb. 6, the Southern Lakes Conference Swim Championships were held and out of seven total teams, Whitewater High School placed fifth. The Whippets totaled 229 points, while the meet’s winner, Lake Geneva Badger, garnered 519. […]
Lady Whippets add two more wins to record
By Kevin Cunningham sports correspondent The defending state champions had quite the scare on Feb. 4, as the Whitewater High School girls basketball team (18-1) defeated Edgerton (11-8), 35-28 on the road. The Whippets were described as playing uncharacteristic by head coach Judy Harms, and she said the team just […]