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Zimdars swims her way to state

By Kevin Cunningham Sports Correspondent On Nov. 7, the Whitewater High School girls swimming team competed in the WIAA Sectional held at Cudahy High School. The Sectional consisted of 12 teams and the Whippets finished in sixth, totaling 194.5 points. New Berlin Eisenhower took first with 330. Whippets head coach […]

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By Kevin Cunningham Correspondent Both of Whitewater High School’s boys and girls cross country teams were represented at the 103rd Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association State Meet on Oct. 31. For the boys, only Brodie Runez qualified, as he placed sixth in the sectional. Runez, a first-year runner competitively, finished in […]

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Running to the top

Girls cross country team qualifies for state meet By Kevin Cunningham Correspondent The Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Division 2 Cross Country Sectional Championships took place on Saturday, and the Whitewater Whippets did not disappoint. On the girls side, of 15 total teams, the Whippets punched its ticket to the WIAA […]

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Whippets close out season with win

By Kevin Cunningham Sports Correspondent The 2015 season came to a close Friday night, as the Whitewater Whippets’ football team made the most of it, defeating the Palmyra-Eagle Panthers, 28-6, on the road. The Whippets finish the season with a 2-7 record under first-year head coach, Tom Grosinske. “The game […]

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Girls run to a conference title

  By Kevin Cunningham Sports Correspondent For the second time in three years, on Oct. 15, the Whippets’ girls cross country team took home the Rock Valley Conference title. By just three combined points, the Whippets bested McFarland by a total team score of 59-62.       In cross country, the […]

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Ten Whippets swim to best times

By Kevin Cunningham Sports Correspondent On Oct. 6, the Whitewater Whippets’ girls swimming team took on Burlington at Burlington High School and lost, 129-41. “Despite the loss to Burlington, the girls posted 35 best times and some very impressive swims,” head coach Gina Foucault said in a recap about the […]

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Warhawks grind it out in front of record crowd

By Kevin Cunningham Sports Correspondent A week after defeating NAIA’s top-ranked team, Morningside College 33-30, the No. 1-ranked UW-Whitewater Warhawks’ football team ran into another ranked foe in then-ranked No. 14 UW-Platteville. The Warhawks played in front of its WIAC record-setting 15,287 fans at Perkins Stadium on Saturday for Family/Alumni […]