By Troy Sparks Correspondent Whitewater had five wrestlers in the semifinals of the 17-team Mount Horeb Invitationa, with three coming away with championships. Seniors Tyler Gamble and Jimmy DuVal remained undefeated on the season by winning the championships in their weight classes in the Dec. 16 invite. This is the […]
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Whippets prepare for conference showdown vs. Big Foot
By Troy Sparks CORRESPONDENT Entering this week, second place in the Rock Valley Conference belonged to the Whitewater girls basketball team with a 6-1 record. Big Foot is breathing down the neck of the Whippets at 5-2 and a game behind. It would be a great end-of-the-year present for either […]
Whippets make ‘A Pool’ at Watertown
By Troy Sparks SLN Correspondent The Whippets wrestlers competed in the 16-team, three-division Tom McGarvie Earlybird Scramble and finished with impressive results. The scramble last Saturday was at Watertown. In the scramble format, wrestlers compete in two rounds and are then placed in pools based on their performances. Three […]
Whippets fall to Beloit Turner
By Troy Sparks SLN Correspondent Winning the first two games of the season on the road boosted the confidence a little bit for the Whitewater boys basketball team entering their home opener against Beloit Turner in a Rock Valley Conference matchup on Tuesday. The Trojans took control of the […]
Whippets riding high after start of December
By Troy Sparks SLN Correspondent The Whitewater girls basketball team is right where they need to be after the first full week of December. The Whippets are creating their own identity instead of comparing themselves to teams in the past. And they are navigating this journey together, letting the […]
Gymnastics team heads into season with wealth of experience
By Troy Sparks SLN Correspondent Experience is on the side of the Whitewater gymnastics team, and the Whippets will need every bit of it to be competitive all-season long. Whitewater will lean on one senior and six juniors to lead the way for the five new gymnasts. Caitlin Zimdars will […]
Whippets coach Gnatzig bullish on 2017
By Troy Sparks Correspondent Things could be looking up in a big way for the Whitewater boys basketball team after its first playoff win at home this decade last season against Marshall in the Division 3 regional semifinals. The Whippets have a trio of senior leadership with some […]
Harms remains positive early in season
By Troy Sparks SLN Correspondent Whitewater girls basketball coach Judy Harms was positive in her assessment of her team in a scrimmage after the first week of practice just days before the regular season kicked off. “I was real happy how we looked though (in the scrimmage),” she said […]
Whippets looking to continue success
Girls basketball team prepares for potentially winning season By Troy Sparks Correspondent Judy Harms is leading the Whitewater girls basketball team into a new era. The longtime coach will challenge the returning varsity players to blend with the newcomers. No one knows for sure how the upcoming season will […]
Several Whippet swimmers to compete at state meet
Whippets to send freshman to state By Troy Sparks Correspondent Ella Houwers did the unexpected in girls swimming for Whitewater in her inaugural postseason career. The freshman punched her ticket to the 2017 WIAA Division 2 state swimming meet as an automatic qualifier by winning the 100-yard breaststroke […]
