By Adam Knoll Sports Correspondent At the Southern Lakes Conference Swimming Championships, the Whippets were able to swim their way to a third place finish. Traveling to the University of Wisconsin-Platteville did not seem to bother the boys as they brought home the highest finish ever at a conference championship […]
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Lady Whippets clicking on all cylinders
‘Paint the Gym Pink’ set for Friday’s game against McFarland By Adam Knoll Sports Correspondent The Lady Whippets improved to 18-0 on their season with a 61-28 victory over Edgerton Feb. 5. After taking a 34-11 halftime lead, Whitewater upped the defensive intensity in the third quarter, only allowing three […]
UW-Whitewater trio to be inducted into Hall of Fame
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Athletics Hall of Fame members J.P. Fisher, a 1962 graduate, Nancy Nelson, 1970 and Ed Schwager, 1932, will be inducted into the 2015 class of the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Hall of Fame this summer. Thirty new members, including former coaches, student-athletes, administrators and supporters of the […]
Four Whippet wrestlers win against Evansville
Tough opponent ranked No. 3 in Division 2 By Adam Knoll Sports Correspondent Last Thurdsday night the Whippet wrestling team took on Evansville and had their hands full, falling to the No. 3 ranked team statewide in Division 2 wrestling, 50-22. “Evansville is a solid team up and down their […]
Bullis named UW-Whitewater head football coach
The six-time national champion University of Wisconsin-Whitewater football team has a new head coach. Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Amy Edmonds named Kevin Bullis, a defensive assistant for the Warhawk football team for seven seasons. Bullis, who has served as interim head coach, took over on Monday. “We […]
Swim team goes in WHS record books
By Adam Knoll Sports Correspondent The Whitewater High School boys swimming team defeated Burlington 103-67 last week to finish at 4-2 in conference and take the season with the best conference record overall for the first time in school history. “The team knew they had to win this meet,” head […]
Sweet 17 for the Lady Whippets
By Adam Knoll Sports Correspondent In most of their games this season – and at 17-0 there is plenty to use for comparison – the Whitewater High School girls basketball team has put together a single quarter in which their dominance was a force to be reckoned with by their […]
Warhawk softball clinics begin soon
Registration is now being accepted for the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Warhawk Softball Clinics. All individuals in grades 4-12 are welcome to attend and increase their knowledge of pitching and/or hitting. Admittance will be on a first-come, first-served basis. The cost to attend one clinic is $55, two clinics $100. Hitting […]
Five perfect on day for Whippets wrestling
By Adam Knoll Sports Correspondent Last Saturday the Whitewater High School wrestling team headed out to Monroe to participate in a nine-team tournament. The Whippets performed well overall, coming back home with five champions, a runner-up and a third place finisher. Tommy Cushman played the lead off role, and commanded […]
Gymnasts earn highest score in two seasons
O’Hara has career night on floor and three more top-five finishes By Adam Knoll Sports Correspondent In traveling to the South-west/Cuba City invite last Saturday, the Whitewater High School gymnastics team had a very successful day in which the team scored 119.6 points, which is the highest total in the […]