By Kevin Cunningham Sports Correspondent After dominating Rock Valley Conference play throughout the regular season, the Whitewater Whippets’ girls tennis team ran into tough competition once WIAA Tournament play began on Monday. Running into the No. 1-ranked team in the state, Edgewood, would prove to be one obstacle. Amanda […]
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Whippets shut out by undefeated Evansville
By Kevin Cunningham Sports Correspondent Overall records sometimes don’t tell the whole story. Take Florida State’s football team from last season for example. The Seminoles won every game they played in during the regular season, and then once the College Football Playoff rolled around, Florida State suffered a 59-20 loss […]
Only the best seats for these fans
Warhawks welcome Fairhaven residents to Perkins Stadium By Heather Ruenz Editor Some of the Warhawks biggest fans recently received special treatment when approximately 25 residents of Fairhaven, a continuing care retirement community in Whitewater, attended a football practice at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater’s Perkins Stadium. The residents – all […]
Lady Whippets make history on tennis courts
By Kevin Cunningham Sports Correspondent On Sept. 24, the Whitewater Whippets’ girls tennis team made history. For the first time in the program’s history since the Rock Valley Tennis Conference began, nine seasons ago, the team took home the conference tournament title. In 2011, the Whippets and East Troy […]
Long-term goal hasn’t changed for Whippets
By Kevin Cunningham Sports Correspondent After a 28-0 defeat at the hands of East Troy, the Whitewater Whippets’ football team had a home matchup on Friday against the Jefferson Eagles. Both teams entered the contest 1-4 overall and were coming off double-digit losses. It didn’t take long for the road […]
Warhawks dominate Lions in home opener
By Kevin Cunningham Sports Correspondent A week ago, fresh off an undefeated, national championship-winning season, the UW-Whitewater football team travelled to Jackson, Miss. and took on Belhaven. Sixty minutes later, the Warhawks had won its 33rd-straight game, and began the 2015 season, 1-0, departing from the state of Mississippi with […]
Whippet runners compete in big meet
Girls volleyball and tennis, and boys soccer teams play tonight By Kevin Cunningham Sports Correspondent The Angel Invite is a cross country meet held each year with high meaning behind it because of the tough competition (multiple Division 1 teams) and sheer overall number of teams participating in it. This […]
Whippets struggle to find footing against Trojans
By Kevin Cunningham Sports Correspondent The rain was pouring throughout the Whippets’ football game on Friday night at home against East Troy, a game featuring two teams with 1-3 records on the season. Because of the rain early on, the teams needed time to adjust to the conditions, and through […]
New coach expects Warhawks to keep winning
By Kevin Cunningham Sports Correspondent When it comes to football, the Badger State has seen its fair share of icons, regardless of the level of play. In the NFL, Brett Favre will go down as one of the best quarterbacks of all time. Heck, even his replacement could prove to […]
Lady Whippets strong on tennis courts
Plus lowdown on soccer, cross country and volleyball teams By Kevin Cunningham Sports Correspondent On Sept. 3, the Whippets girls tennis team took on McFarland and came away with a 5-2 victory. McFarland was without its No. 2 singles player. “I was worried about our depth at the beginning of […]