By Dave Fidlin Correspondent Recent changes in state law have prompted Whitewater officials to revisit a city policy concerning a loan program aimed at improving and rehabilitating aging homes within the community. The city has long offered federal Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) dollars toward home spruce-ups, though funds are […]
Sports & Other News
Boys track third at conference championships
By Kevin Cunningham Sports Correspondent The Whitewater High School boys and girls track teams competed in the Rock Valley Conference Championship on May 14 at Edgerton High School. The boys finished in third-place while the girls took seventh. For the boys, senior Xhonatan Shahollari was named co-field athlete of the […]
Graduates have ‘a great foundation’
More than 1,200 undergrads walk across UW-Whitewater stage By Tom Ganser Correspondent University of Wisconsin-Whitewater students as family, friends and the university community celebrated their achievements as graduates, including 14 international students, 205 nontraditional undergraduate students, 72 military veterans and 110 self-identified students with disabilities May 14. More than 1,200 […]
Whippets deliver three shutouts in five straight wins
By Kevin Cunningham Sports Correspondent The Whitewater High School baseball team ended its previous week with a win and had four games on its schedule this past week. At 10-6 overall, the team could either extend its record in the right direction or falter back down to .500. On May […]
Winning streak is back for softball team
By Kevin Cunningham Correspondent After starting the season 13-0 overall, the Delavan-Darien High School softball team lost four of its next five games, dropping to 14-4, losing to some of the top teams in Division 1. Last week, the team had a chance to get back to its winning ways, […]
Track teams compete in Borg Invite
By Kevin Cunningham Correspondent The 52nd annual Borg Invitational took place Friday, and the Delavan-Darien boys and girls track team’s head coach, Jeff Tortomasi, said the meet was wet but successful. “This long-standing traditional meet uses a unique format in that it limits entries but is expanded with two additional […]
Baseball wins two, loses two for week
Comets secure victories over Westosha Central, Madison LaFollette By Kevin Cunningham Correspondent The Delavan-Darien High School baseball team was 5-10 overall heading into last week and had four games on its schedule starting with a contest against Kenosha Bradford on the road. The home team took full advantage, defeating the […]
Students contribute benches to downtown
Mural to honor painter who died after Walldogs event By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent Delavan-Darien High School teacher Mike Fellin showed off a bench made by some of his students that is a prototype for several benches that the students will build and place in the downtown area in the […]
Badger baseball swept by Wilmot
Softball loses to Kettle Moraine, Burlington By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent The Badger High School baseball team was swept by Wilmot 6-4 and 13-6 on May 12. In Game One, Badger jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning. Wilmot scored three in the top […]
Badger tennis wins SLC title
Golf wins 20-plus team invites, conference meet By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent The Badger High School tennis team wrapped up the Southern Lakes Conference championship Saturday by winning the SLC tournament at Waterford. Winning the tournament gave Badger 28 total points toward the conference championship. Westosha Central came in second […]
