By Adam Knoll Sports correspondent The last week and a half for the Whippet wrestling team has been a busy slate of up and down action. Beginning Jan. 11, the varsity squad participated in a Varsity Duel that included Whitnall, Waukesha South, Brodhead and Big Foot with Whitewater’s team finishing […]
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Lady Whippets make small work of Evansville
By Adam Knoll Sports correspondent After a small stretch of games against non-conference opponents, the Lady Whippets introduced themselves to Evansville by destroying their guests Jan. 16 by 49 points. The closest the game was after the first period when Whitewater held a 17-10 lead, after a 23-4 second period […]
Whippets win three games in one week
By Adam Knoll Sports correspondent When a team’s defense holds true, and the offense wakes up, it is a hard combination to beat, just ask the Whippets after a stellar 3-0 week that might just turn their season around. Going into last Monday, the team had dropped their last two […]
Top spot!
The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Warhawk women’s basketball team took sole position of first place in the WIAC conference with a win over Oshkosh Jan. 8. Mary Merg, who led all players with 20 points on the day, fights her way through traffic. Merg led all players in the game with […]
Whitewater swim team falls to Elkhorn
By Adam Knoll Sports correspondent After sidestepping all the glass left over from last week’s record breaking performances, the Whitewater High School boys swim team headed to Elkhorn to participate in a dual meet. The Whippet varsity squad lost to Elkhorn 92-75, while the JV also fell, 85-59. While not […]
Whitewater’s offense explodes, can’t pick up a win
By Adam Knoll Sports correspondent If there was consistency among the Whitewater High School boys’ 2014 season, it was that the defense would hold teams down while the offense struggled. This past week, the opposite was true as the Whippets put up their highest two scoring outputs of the season, […]
Lady Whippets winning because of defense
By Adam Knoll Sports correspondent Whitewater leading scorer Brooke Trewyn returned to action and scored seven points in a conference crossover game last Friday night. Using their defense to lead the way, the Lady Whippets are now on a seven game winning streak after defeating Clinton 44-28. It might just […]
Trewyn hurt as Lady Whippets defeat Stoughton
By Adam Knoll Sports correspondent With the holidays past, the Whitewater High School girls’ basketball team stepped back onto the court against Stoughton last Saturday night. Riding a three game winning streak, the Lady Whippets were concentrating on making the most out of a brief non-conference stretch in their schedule. […]
Whitewater boys endure tough loss against Stoughton
By Adam Knoll Sports correspondent The Whitewater High School boys’ basketball team suffered a difficult 18-point loss last Saturday night in a non-conference battle against Stoughton. Every game offers a little bit of insight into the dynamics of a team, in this one it was insight into some of the […]
JV wrestlers get varsity experience
By Adam Knoll Sports correspondent The Whitewater High School Junior Varsity wrestling team took part in a dual meet tournament this past Saturday at Beloit-Turner. The squad was able to pull out a 1-3 overall record, defeating Columbus while netting some valuable mat time for the underclassmen. Higmet Dauti, competing […]