Lynn Binnie

Marshall Invitational CC Results

Tenten Zahn (L) and Gio Anello celebrate their impressive finishes

Whippet harriers were led at the Marshall Invitational by Trenten Zahn and Gio Anello. These two finished in third and sixth with impressive times of 16:54 and 17:10. Cooper Hammond was the team’s third runner and placed 30th by dropping nearly a full minute off his best time this year. Also grinding out some great performances on the varsity team were Peter Zimdars, Will Hofmann, CJ Tomomitsu and Jack Mayer. The team finished in 4th place overall out of 12 teams.The JV team was led by Mason West placing 14th overall with a time of 20:34 and not far behind were Marcus DePorter and Evan Schepp. Both boys finished together in 25th and 26th place. Noteworthy races were also completed by Broderick Frye and Andrew Rollette.
The girls were led by Olive Coburn and Gwen Truesdale. They are hitting their stride and push each other well in races and finished with the same time of 24:47, good enough for 48th and 49th. Also crushing their race and making a huge drops in time were Sophie Walton, Sabrina Bomberg and Jenna Lee. The varsity girls placed 11th with 279 points. The JV team was led by Nikole Pelot placing 30th with a time of 28:12. Having stand out races in this field were Jeanette Falcon and Emma Weigel. 
Next up for the Whippets is the Racine Saint Catherine’s Invitational at UW-Parkside on Saturday. 
Attached pictured is Trenten Zahn (L) and Gio Annello (R), medal winners. 

Full Results:  https://www.athletic.net/CrossCountry/Results/Meet.aspx?Meet=162731&show=all

Edgerton at Whitewater Tennis

From Coach Tim Nelson

Whitewater celebrated senior night with a 5-2 victory on Sept. 17 over Edgerton. The win puts the Whippets at 14-7 on the year.

Overall, I was pleased with our effort. Our footwork was a little better this evening and we didn’t try and overdo things. Cassidy Laue played well this evening. She was down most of the first set but at 4-5 in the first set, she really started picking her game up and won the next three to take the first set and then kept it going in the second. Tessa and Josie at 3 and 4 singles were steady throughout the evening. Our 1 and 2 doubles teams were both pretty solid. They each had a game or two when they were a little flat, but were able to turn things around right away so that the matches were never in doubt.

We finish up the conference season at McFarland on Thursday evening.

Results:

1S Cassidy Laue beat Kelsey Lien 7-5, 6-2

2S Kaitlyn Partoll lost Sylvia Fox 6-0, 6-2

3S Tessa Papcke beat Ashley Ulset 6-2, 6-1

4S Josie Hintz beat Kylee Houfe 6-4, 6-1

1D Odessa Sonn beat Elizabeth Oetzel 6-1, 6-2

Sophie Olson Taylor Shaw

2D Melanie Reyes beat Johanna Rusch 6-2, 6-2

Mariana Cano Jordan Bauer

3D Katelyn Lashley lost Isabella Gilmour 6-3, 7-6(4)

Emily Scherer Karlye Smrecek

Walworth County Administrator Announces Retirement (Updated)

Bretl

Walworth County Administrator David Bretl has announced his retirement after 18 years as county government’s top staff employee. Bretl said he expects to step down during the first quarter of 2020, after the county board has chosen a successor. Bretl has been on the job since 2001.

“I am grateful for all of the support I have had here,” he said in an email expressing gratitude to county board members, county department heads, county staff and citizens. Bretl also serves as the county’s corporation counsel, or chief attorney —  duties that he said will be reassigned.

Bretl said he announced his retirement plans Aug. 30 to the county board and to county department heads.“I will be working with the board to ensure a smooth transition,” he said.

“Dave has been an excellent County Administrator. Walworth County has been very fortunate to have him. He has worked very hard for us, kept the Board informed of issues facing the county both good and bad. He has totally rearranged the administrative portion of the organization, making it very efficient cost controlled. Walworth County residents should be very proud of our Administrator and Support Staff for the way our County operates,” shared Jerry Grant, Walworth County Supervisor District 4.

Police Dept Issues Warning Re: Recent Thefts and Burglaries

AN IMPORTANT MESSAGE TO OUR COMMUNITY

Remove or hide valuables which are in your automobiles! Lock your automobiles! Secure your homes, apartments and garages! Immediately report activity which appears suspicious or out of place! Community-wide vigilance is essential. We in law enforcement call this target hardening.

Over the past several weeks, numerous home and garage burglaries, auto entries, auto thefts and other thefts have occurred in Dane, Jefferson, Walworth and Waukesha counties. Some of these incidents have occurred in our city. A number of these burglaries across these counties occurred because unlocked vehicles in the driveway or lot of the homes and apartments contained a garage door opener. A mere button push away from full access to a garage or home.

Our agency has altered our focus during patrols in response to these crimes. We, along with our law enforcement partners in other cities and counties, are diligently working to identify, arrest and hold accountable those responsible.

We are asking all homeowners, renters and property owners to do the following:

1. Valuables kept in your vehicle should be stored out of sight or removed from your vehicle altogether.
2. Lock those auto doors.
3. Consider removing your garage door opener from your vehicle while it’s parked overnight in your driveway or lot or, at a minimum, put it in an out of sight location in your auto. We recognize that some openers are programmed into the auto.
4. Lock your home, apartment and garage.
5. IF YOU SEE SOMETHING, SAY SOMETHING!
Immediately report suspicious activity to us.

The men and women of the Whitewater Police Department refuse to allow these criminals to view our city as an easy target for repeat victimization! With your assistance we will send that message loudly and clearly. Our partnership is the key to success.

Please share this post with your neighbors, family, friends, co-workers and fellow students.

Chief Aaron M. Raap

No. 3 Warhawks Outlast Concordia-Moorhead

The No. 3 ranked University of Wisconsin-Whitewater football team scored 17 unanswered points Saturday afternoon, Sept. 14 to defeat Concordia-Moorhead 20-10 in a non-conference affair at Jake Christiansen Stadium in Moorhead, Minn.

The Warhawks (2-0 overall) finished with 267 yards passing offensively and held the Cobbers to 62 yards rushing at a 1.8 yards-per-carry clip on the defensive side. UW-Whitewater also forced four turnovers, including two interceptions and two fumbles.

Junior quarterback Zach Oles finished 19-of-29 passing for 248 yards and one touchdown and rushed for a team-high 56 yards on 14 carries with one score. Senior running back Jarrod Ware rushed for 49 yards.

Junior wide receiver JT Parish collected four receptions for 99 yards and one touchdown, and junior wide receiver Derek Kumerow registered six catches for 68 yards.

Senior linebacker Matt Anderson totaled a team-high nine tackles, and senior defensive back Jacob Frey recorded eight stops.

Junior kicker Wojciech Gasienica opened scoring for the Warhawks with a 23-yard field goal midway through the first quarter after an interception by senior defensive back Garrett Purdy set up UW-W near midfield.

The Cobbers (0-2) tallied the next 10 points, finding the end zone five minutes into the second quarter and kicking a field goal with 2:38 left in the period for a 10-3 advantage.

UW-Whitewater closed the first half strong in just two plays. After a 16-yard completion to Kumerow, Oles hit Parish for a 54-yard touchdown with 1:53 on the clock to tie the game at 10-10.

Gasienica knocked through his second field goal of the game from 33 yards out five minutes into the third quarter to complete an 11-play, 58-yard drive that started the second half.

Early in the fourth quarter, Concordia drove deep into Warhawk territory, but junior defensive back Mark McGrath picked off Blake Kragnes in the end zone for a touchback with 11:52 to play in the contest.

On the ensuing drive, UW-Whitewater drove 80 yards on 14 plays, converting two third downs and a fourth down late in the drive. On second-and-10 from the Cobbers’ 14-yard line, Oles took a quarterback draw untouched into the end zone for a 20-10 lead with 4:59 to go.

The two teams exchanged punts, but the Warhawks forced and recovered a fumble on the punt return with 1:54 remaining to seal the win.

UW-Whitewater closes the non-conference regular season next Saturday, Sept. 21, at St. Xavier. Kickoff is slated for 1 p.m. in Chicago, Ill.

WHS Tennis Champions at Edgerton Quad

Whippet Champs with Edgerton Quad trophy

The Whippets participated in the Edgerton Quad on Sat. Sept. 14, played at Delavan-Darien High School due to construction taking place on Edgerton’s home courts. Whitewater had a very successful day defeating Delavan-Darien and Columbus 7-0 and Edgerton 6-1 to take home the championship. Edgerton finished second at 2-1, Delavan-Darien finished at 1-2 and Columbus was 0-3.

We were missing a couple of kids today due to ACT testing which led to a couple of different doubles teams, but the two new teams played well, especially considering the lack of practice time that they had to work together. Mariana Cano and Emily Scherer teamed up at 2 doubles and only lost 4 games combined in their 3 matches. Anisa Dauti and Crystal Chan, making her varsity debut, won all three of their matches in very close fashion having at least one tiebreaker in each match.

Whitewater will be back in action on Tuesday at Whitewater with a dual against Edgerton.

Whitewater Results:

1S Cassidy Laue beat Annyce Peralta (DD) 6-0,6-2

lost Sylvia Fox(Edg)0-6,1-6

beat Aly Theilen(Col)6-2,6-0

2S Kaitlyn Partoll beat JoJo Duran(DD) 6-2,6-0

beat Kylee Houfe(Edg)6-2,2-6,10-5

beat (Col) default

3S Tessa Papcke beat Anna Sorg(DD)6-0,6-2

beat Zoe Lein(Edg)6-3,6-0

beat Macy Woodward(Col)6-0,6-0

4S Josie Hintz beat Gabby Montelongo(DD)6-0,6-0

beat Natalie Langer(Edg)6-0,6-0

beat (Col) default

1D Odessa Sonn beat E.Dejong/L.Aleman(DD)6-0,6-2

Sophie Olson beat T.Shaw/A.Ulset(Edg)6-1,6-3

beat A.Olson/A.Olson(CC)6-3,6-2

2D Mariana Cano beat M.Shackett/D.Patel(DD)6-0,6-1

Emily Scherer beat J.Bauer/J.Rusch(Edg)6-0,6-2

beat A.Erdmann/H.Knipfer(Col)6-1,6-0

3D Anisa Dauti beat J.Olson/R.Crull(DD)7-6(3),6-1

Crystal Chan beat I.Gilmour/K.Smrecek(Edg)3-6,6-3,10-2

beat I.Coughlin/E.Purvis(Col)6-7(5),6-2,11-9

— Courtesy of Coach Tim Nelson

League of Women Voters Program: The State of the City and the School District

League of Women Voters, Whitewater Area invite you to the first fall program : The State of the City and the School District

Please make plans to join us on Thursday, September 19 at 6:30 p.m. for the annual State of the City and School District program to be held in the community room on the first floor of the city municipal building. This will be the kickoff to our fall and winter programming provided by City Manager, Cameron Clapper, District Superintendent Mark Elworthy, and District Business Manager Matthew Sylvester-Knudtson.

City Manager Cameron Clapper has indicated that some items he will present will include a brief overview of city finances, ongoing projects such as the lake drawdown and new amphitheater, as well as sharing some successes that have occurred since his last address.

Dr. Elworthy will update us on district accomplishments and plans for the upcoming school year. The state of the school budget will also be highlighted by District Business Manager, Matthew Sylvester-Knudston.

A question and answer period will follow at the end of each program as time allows. Please join us and invite your friends. We are grateful to the staff of the City of Whitewater for also filming and making a digital broadcast available of this program for those who may not be able to attend in person. Please encourage your friends, neighbors and community members to use this as an opportunity to engage and be better informed about the community in which we live.

Removal of Dying Ash Trees a Big Challenge for City Staff

While many City owned ash trees will hopefully be saved by the ongoing administration of emerald ash borer treatment, the trees that were not deemed to be appropriate for treatment have died or are actively dying. The Streets, Parks & Forestry staff has already removed 30 ash trees located on tree lawns or other city property this year. City Forester Brian Neumeister indicates that this work will continue into the fall, but there are 150 trees still on the list for removal.