Month: September 2018

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From Coach Carstens:

What a great day to be a CC runner! The girls’ race was first and they had to contend with strong rain throughout the race that made for an experience they will not soon forget. The Whippets were determined to not let the rain get in the way of having successful races. Leading the charge was senior Nicole Tomomitsu who placed 6th after a hard-fought sprint to the finish over two pack runners from Palmyra-Eagle. Crystal Chan had a nice performance compared to her race last Saturday to finish in 22:47 and Hailey Prager challenged herself more today by going out with and running along with Crystal which allowed her to finished with a time of 23:16. The girls’ varsity finished in 6th place out of 11 teams competing.

On the boys’ side, the rain was almost finished but the course got very sloppy from the first event which allowed them the opportunity to gain some mental toughness and push through such slippery conditions. Gio Anello returned to the line up in spectacular fashion and secured himself a medal in 12th place. The boys looked strong and competed hard which is what it is ultimately about when conditions are like this. The times aren’t fast, but the experience is awesome! Will Hofmann was the team’s 2nd runner and close behind was newcomer Manny Rodriguez as the team’s 3rd runner. They finished 25th and 28th, respectively. The boys’ varsity and JV teams finished in 6th overall out of 11 teams competing.

Results
Boys: http://www.accuracetiming.com/results/jeffcc_2018b.pdf
Girls: http://www.accuracetiming.com/results/jeffcc_2018g.pdf

Whitewater hosted the #2 ranked team in the state, East Troy on Tuesday night, during the annual Play For Trey night.  The Whippets battled with the perennial powerhouse team but came up short in the three sets.  Whitewater lost 21-25, 10-25 & 21-25.  Whitewater returns to play Thursday night when they host Evansville.

Stat leaders for East Troy were as follows:
Kills: Winkler 20
Assists: Wendt 38
Digs: Jakscht-13
Blocks: Winkler 2
Whitewater Whippets 2018

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From Coach Nelson:

The Whippets finished their 2018 dual meet season with a 6-1 win over Beloit Memorial. Whitewater finished the season at 14-8.

Whitewater changed their line-up around for this final dual, allowing several seniors an opportunity to play some different positions or varsity matches to conclude their high school dual careers. In addition, Beloit was missing one of their third doubles’ players, so the match was played with five singles and two doubles teams.

The Whippets played solid tennis at every position. Cassidy Laue, moved up to 1 singles from her normal 3 singles position and lost a tough three set match. Hailey Murphy moved up from jv for the evening to win a tough two set win at three singles. Hannah Hoesly and Josie Hintz moved up from jv to play the two doubles spot and played a very nice match winning in straight sets. The biggest comeback of the evening came from Marissa Mueller at 4 singles. Not used to playing singles, as she is one of Whitewater’s regular third doubles’ players, required some major adjustments. After the first set, Marissa made those adjustments and took control of the match.

Whitewater will return to action next Monday at UWW as they begin WIAA Sub-sectional play.

The 3rd Annual Southern Lakes Sports Reunion will be held at the Someplace Else in Elkhorn September 28 at 10:30 am.

This is for people who played any sport during the years 1955 to 1958 in the old So. Lake conference only. Please contact any of your WW teammates and try to attend. It’s a great time to meet some of your old opponents to hash over old games.

If you have any questions, please contact Tom Kraus at gatortom57@yahoo.com or (262) 215-9985

UW-Whitewater Parking Services is pleased to announce the new Membership Permit. This type of parking permit is available to people who are not UW-Whitewater faculty, staff or students and currently hold memberships at the Williams Center or participate in paid programs through the Center of the Arts, such as music lessons. The Membership Permit costs $40/year and is valid in Lots 1, 11 and 24. Individuals will need to present proof of membership/class payment at time of permit purchase. This permit is not valid for special events, sporting events or other pay-at-the-lot days.

For more information, please contact UW-Whitewater Parking Services at parking@uww.edu or 262-472-1011.

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With 749 participants, more than 365 volunteers and more than 90 sponsors, the Greater Whitewater Committee (GWC)’s 6th annual Discover Whitewater Series (DWS): Half Marathon, Half Marathon Relay and 5K landed high participation numbers on Sept. 23, 2018.  All the people involved had sunny skies and no rain for a community event that honored the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Sesquicentennial.

The top runners in the women’s half marathon were: first place with a time of 1:26:55.67, Jessa Hackman, second place 1:28:26.65,  Anne Tully and third place 1:37:48.54, Michele Apuli.

The top runners for the men, in first place with a time of 1:07:28.32, John Dewitt, second place 1:11:50.66, Alexander Cushman and third 1:15:40.94, Thomas Enright.

The half relay winners: in first place team “Kickstart,” Jerry Mane and Amber Mane, 1:41:17.92, second place team “The Schwinns!”, Marie Schwinn and Benjamin Schwinn, 1:47:38.25 and third place team “J Squared,” Jeremy Lois and Julie Thompson, 1:50:38.55.

The top runners for the women’s 5K: in first place with a time of 21:29.77, Heidi Mane, second place 23:55.63, Genny Maltby and third place 24:29.60, Jayme Anderson.

The top runners for the men’s 5K: in first place 18:42.7, John Ejnik, second place 19:35.26, Mark Elworthy and third place 20:38.6, Charles Pritzel.

For all race results visit www.runwhitewater.com, under race details.

Every year the DWS is in conjunction with the Working for Whitewater’s Wellness (W3) Fit Kid Shuffle. During the Shuffle, children 10-years-old and younger were provided activities throughout the morning and a one-mile run. This year the Shuffle had more than 90 participants. This year was also a successful year for the Kids Korral; the DWS provided a free childcare to all its participants. The Kids Korral is staffed by background-checked volunteers from UW-W’s College of Education and Professional Studies and the student organization, Creative and Resourceful Educators.

The DWS was also joined by myTeam Triumph once again. There were 28 participants from the local running group, out of the 28 there were eight “captains” in wheelchairs for the half marathon.

This is the second year myTeam Triumph has participated in the DWS. The entire DWS was thrilled with their attendance and hope to grow the wheelchair division bigger next year.

The main goals of the DWS are to build a stronger community and showcase the City of Whitewater. All proceeds from the event are put directly back into the community each year. The five local non-profit partners are Bethel House, Whitewater LEADS, Working for Whitewater’s Wellness, Whitewater Unified School District and the J-Hawk Aquatics Club.

“The entire community comes together for this race and it is an honor to be part of it,” DWS Race Director Dawson Miller said. “Even those people that don’t run but walk or volunteer and helping a great cause.”

The DWS would like to thank everyone involved in making the sixth year a success. The Whitewater community is a great place to visit, live and work.

The DWS Planning Committee is starting on next year’s race; new editions and features for 2019 are in the works. Save the date for September 22, 2019. We hope everyone will join us!

For more information about the DWS contact Jeffery Knight by email, jpk@knightpublicaffairs.com or by phone, 920.728.0662.

The City of Whitewater is looking for vendors interested in proposing to operate the Shared Ride Taxi Program.

The Shared-Ride Taxi program is a door-to-door, advance reservation taxi service made available to the general public. The service is typically available seven days a week with specific daily hours and is equipped to service-disabled individuals.

The city’s current Shared-Ride Taxi Program contract expires at the end of 2018. The new contract will run from January 1, 2019, through an initial two-year term with the potential of 3 one-year extensions.

Interested parties can provide their proposals and learn more at https://vendornet.wi.gov. Proposals must be submitted by 1 p.m. October 22, 2018, to be considered.

Photos and Story by Joanne Kyle

Native American Day, an annual integrated enrichment event for 7th graders, was held on Tuesday, September 18 at Whitewater Middle School. Community members and area presenters were invited into our school and helped students learn about Native American culture and values. Students learned how Native American families are different and yet in other ways the same as their own families.

This year’s presenters included:

Mark Denning from Muskego – The head dancer and leader of the Oneida Dancers, Mark Denning has devoted himself to changing stereotypes of Native Americans. He spoke to the students about how culture and music are always interrelated and demonstrated the power of traditional dance to reflect native culture. Born in a small village on the Menominee Reservation in northern Wisconsin, Mark Denning has been a traditional Native American dancer since the age of 17. He also serves as director of Southeast Oneida Tribal Services.

Genevieve Ebert from Waukesha – Genevieve is a lifelong trapper and has the largest collection of fur-bearing wild animals in the state of Wisconsin. Students were allowed a hands-on opportunity to check out the huge variety of animals as they listened to interesting stories about her hunting and trapping experiences.

Terry Ames from Elkhorn – Terry shared his knowledge of flintknapping and demonstrated how to make arrowheads and other primitive tools out of stone. Students learned how to hunt for old arrowheads when out walking in nature and of their importance and value.

Robin Buckley from Fox Point – Robin is the Director/Owner at Hot4Lax Lacrosse specialty store located in Waukesha and a director/coach for many Southern WI youth lacrosse leagues. Lacrosse is sometimes referred to as the “original sport”. Students learned about the game of lacrosse and its Native American origins and purpose. They then had great fun learning techniques and playing the game which has few rules and no boundaries.

Marion and Ron Courtney from Cape Coral, FL – This couple traveled a long distance to help our students learn and understand about fashion on the prairie. Dressed in native “dress” clothing, students learned how that differed from “work” clothing and how the clothing was simply stitched and held together from animal hides. Students learned about the accessories that were necessary to always be carried with them. A classroom was transformed to replicate the inside of a teepee with buffalo skin rugs and willow chairs for students to relax on as they learned.

Bill Sydow from Whitewater – Bill Sydow is a former WMS 7th grade teacher that is now retired. He taught students about different types of Native American food dishes and students were able to taste test several of them including salmon, venison, wild boar, dried turkey, beans, wild rice,“three sister”soup, dried fruits and nuts/seeds, fry bread, corn bread, and maple syrup. A special thank you goes out to Rochelle Ahrens (another retired WMS 7th grade teacher) for helping Bill, and also to Cathy Luebke, Lorie Radke, and Marge Watson (all retired WUSD food service workers) for helping to make the fry bread.

A BIG THANK-YOU to the Middle School PTO for a generous donation to help make this event happen! We are grateful!