Come try our 2 new fitness classes starting in April, Pilates, and Barre! Pilates is on Tuesday and Saturday, and Barre is on Thursday.
If you are a Fitness/ Combo member of the Aquatic center classes are free! If you are not a member your first class is free (one class applies)! After that first class, you can get a 10 pack for either for $30 (for an aquatic member), $40 (for a Whitewater resident), or $50 (for non-Whitewater residents).
On Saturday, April 7, road races of various distances will be run outside of town.
On Sunday, April 8 from 8:30 am to 2:15 pm, downtown Whitewater will host hundreds of collegiate athletes and spectators as the riders compete in a circuit race just one block north of Downtown in an event that carries national championship implications. Spectators are encouraged to come out from 11 am to 2:15 pm on April 8 to watch some of the best Collegiate Midwest racing talents compete against each other in a fast-paced, intense, and competitive event. The circuit race, often called a criterium, is a closed-course event that will be hosted on the streets directly surrounding the Washington Elementary School.
Spectators are invited to watch along all areas of the course and enjoy the presence of 91.7 The Edge WSUW as they entertain the racers with a wide variety of music.
For more information on the Spectator events on Sunday, 
For more information on all of the race events,
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The Lady Whippet softball team came from behind to upset the Brodhead Cardinals to secure their first conference win of the season. Brodhead defeated Whitewater on Tuesday by a score of 7-2 but the Whippets evened things out with a 10-9 win on Thursday. The Cardinals took a 7-1 lead going into the bottom of the fourth inning but the Whippets rallied for two runs in the bottom of the fourth to make the score 7-3. Jacee Johnson had a double to score Alyssa Schumacher and then Sara Johnson singled to score Jacee. Whitewater added runs in the fifth and sixth innings to make the score 7-5. Brodhead scored two more runs in the top of the seventh inning to increase their lead to 9-5. “Going into the bottom of the seventh inning things didn’t look good but I knew that our girls would not quit” Coach Sdano said. Whitewater would rally in the bottom of the seventh as Kailey Ruhl opened with a single. Alyssa Schumacher singled her to second and Jacee Johnson hit her second double of the game to score Kailey. Alyssa would score on a pitcher error and Jacee scored on a single by Elizabeth Katzman. With the score 9-8 and two outs, Morgan Gransee hit a slow roller towards first base that the pitcher mishandled. Her throw to first was in the dirt allowing Sara Johnson to tie the game. Katzman continued around third base as Brodhead’s first baseman retrieved the ball. The throw home was on target but Katzman slid under the catcher’s tag to give the Whippets a thrilling come from behind win. Sdano was excited with the way things turned out. “What a game! To be on the winning end of a game like that is fun. This also gives us confidence going into next week’s conference games against Clinton.”
Jacee Johnson and Alyssa Schumacher each had 3 hits while Sara Johnson had 2 hits. Alyssa pitched the first four innings and Jacee Johnson pitched the final three innings for the win. Whitewater is home on Tuesday, April 3 as they play host to the Clinton Cougars. They then travel to Clinton on Thursday, April 5. Game time is 4:45 pm. Please come out and support the Lady Whippets.
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Whitewater High School baseball team improved to 2-0 and a season sweep of Brodhead with a 5-0 (box score) victory on Thursday evening. Bryce Parrish led the way on the mound with a complete game shutout allowing just 4 hits with 14 strikeouts, no walks and only allowed one Brodhead player to reach 2nd base. Cooper Pease paced the offense going 3×4 with an RBI, followed by Dylan Pease 2×3, and Bryce Parrish 2×3 with a double and an RBI. The offense plated one run in the 2nd after Jordan Curtis led off the inning with a walk, followed by a Cooper Pease single, a wild pitch moved both of them into scoring position and Danny Harnack grounded out to move the runners and give the Whippets a 1-0 lead. The Whippets would score three more in the 3rd inning after James Dedrick was hit by a pitch, Dylan Pease laid down a perfect bunt single and Bryce Parrish lined a shot off the wall in left center to make it 2-0. Dylan would score on a wild pitch and Jordan Curtis grounded out to score Parrish for a 4-0 lead. Whitewater would add one more run in the 7th when Jordan Curtis tripled to right and Cooper Pease lined a base hit to make it 5-0. Whitewater banged out 8 hits but left 9 on base and had several chances to break the game open. Coach Pease said as along as we throw strikes and play clean on defense which we did tonight (no errors) we are going to have a lot of chances to win games. Whitewater has a big week coming up with 5 games and with the first being Tuesday at Clinton High School with first pitch at 4:45.
Come learn the key to improving social relationships with significant others, extended family, in-laws, friends, co-workers, and others! All are welcome!
Where: Congregational Church, 133 S Franklin Street, Whitewater
When: Thursday, April 5th from 6:00-8:00 pm
Free Childcare Provided!
For questions, please contact Kristy Weinberg, Bethel House Executive Director,
at 262-729-1123 or kristy@bethelhouseinc.org
Dr. Don Norman is a Licensed Professional Counselor, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, and former Professor at UW-Whitewater. He holds a Ph.D. in Educational Psychology. In his 34 years of experience, Dr. Norman has worked in family and marriage counseling, corporate counseling, hospital counseling, military counseling, and has done research on the use of neurofeedback. He has been a keynote speaker in events across the United States. Dr. Norman continues his work in the Whitewater area at Morningstar Psychotherapy and as the Pastor of La Grange Methodist Church.
From District Administrator Mark Elworthy:
The WUSD Referendum Projects continue to progress. Three projects were recently finished: Lincoln Elementary Gym, the MS Band Room, and the HS Fitness Room.
Websites for information. Here are some websites that detail the project planning and implementation process.
Click on the meetings. There are detailed documents and updates since the fall of 2017. Prior to the fall of 2017, the District Administrator Report within the agenda has referendum updates.
Summer Swoosh Basketball Training with Joe Carollo and UW-Whitewater Women’s Basketball Members is for students in 4th through 9th grade. The program will meet Tuesdays and Thursdays, July 10 through August 9th (with no classes July 22-28). Boys will train at Whitewater High School from 12:30-1:45 pm and girls from 1:45-3 pm.
Visit Whitewater Parks and Recreation page for more details (www.wwparks.org).
Band students from Whitewater and Fort Atkinson High School traveled to Memphis and New Orleans over their Spring Break! This trip provided amazing opportunities to experience the birthplace of America’s music- Jazz! Students had three wonderful concerts, at Metairie Manor, historic Jackson Square, and Kenner Discovery health and sciences academy! They received a private performance in the historic Preservation Hall and enjoyed dinner and dancing aboard the Natchez Dinner Cruise. So much history, culture, and Cajun food were enjoyed!
The City of Whitewater may soon have a new tool in promoting economic development within the community.
Last week, Governor Scott Walker nominated two areas of the community to be named as Economic Opportunity Zones (EOZ).
“This new EOZ program allows for private investments to be made, with significant tax benefits, in lower income communities like ours that need a boost to their economy,” said Larry Kachel, Chair of the Whitewater Community Development Authority (CDA). The CDA nominated three Low Income Census Tracts for the EOZ designation. Two of the three were selected by Governor Walker and forwarded on to U.S. Treasury Department for review and final certification, along with 118 proposed zones statewide.
The two proposed EOZs include the portion of the City located in Walworth County, east of Franklin Street and the portion of the City located in Walworth County west of Franklin Street and north of Main Street. To view the EOZ map,
“Adding the EOZ designation to our economic development toolkit puts us in an even better position to attract new business and jobs to our community,” said Dave Carlson, Executive Director of the Whitewater CDA. The Whitewater CDA also has a revolving loan fund (RLF), a Capital Catalyst fund that provides grants and loans to startup businesses and the ability to use Tax Increment Financing (TIF) to stimulate development.
The Whitewater Community Development Authority is the economic development organization for the City of Whitewater. It exists to encourage and help people and businesses invest in the City while creating jobs, increasing the tax base, and improving the community’s quality of life.
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Article by Nate Parrish
The Whitewater High School baseball team opened the 2018 season with a win over Brodhead at home by a score of 11-2 (Box Score ). Hunter Martin picked up the win in his first varsity outing by going 3 innings with no hits, 4 walks, and 2 earned runs. James Dedrick came in relief in the 4th inning surrendering 2 hits but no runs on 5 walks. The bats started out a little slow but got going as the game went along scoring 1 run in the 2nd inning, 2 runs in the 3rd and 8 runs in the 5th to break open the game. Jimmy Duval was 3-4 with a double and 2 RBI’s, Dylan Pease was 2-3 with 3 RBIs and Jordan Curtis was 2-4 with an RBI. Whitewater banged out 9 hits during the game. Coach Pease said he was happy to get the first one out of the way and walk away with a win but the team will need to cut down on the walks and hitters need stay off bad pitches early in the count to meet some of our goals. The next game will be Thursday, March 29 at Brodhead High School with 1st pitch at 4:45 pm.
Rock Valley Conference is in its first season having 10 teams and is no longer split into a North and South. The conference is deep this year with 3 teams ranked in the Division 2 Preseason top 10 with other teams looking to make a run at the Conference Title. The conference favorites are Beloit Turner, who lost in the State Tournament last year, Jefferson which lost in Sectionals, Evansville which returns a large percentage of its line up and finished 2nd in the conference last spring along with Whitewater which returns five 1st or 2nd team all-conference players. There are also a number of other teams that bring back experienced players that will want to have a say in how things shake out. It should be an exciting season in the Rock Valley Conference.
