Dustin Reichwald Photos by Peter Mischka, courtesy of Bob Mischka
Whippet girls basketball earned a win over Clinton 61-51 to finish out the regular season at home. Allison Heckert led Whitewater with 21, and Kacie Carollo 19.
Whippets will host Shoreland Lutheran in the first round of WIAA tournament on Friday at 7:00 PM.
Clinton won the JV1 and JV2 games.
Photos by Bob Mischka
Whitewater varsity boys got a much-needed win at Brodhead, 64-41. Whitewater took a big lead at half 36-13 while hitting five 3 point shots. Brodhead cut it to 11 with around 6 minutes to play but Whitewater finished strong.
Whitewater was led in scoring by Ben Kloskey and Roberto Navejas with 13 points each. Whitewater closes the regular season at home against Big Foot on Monday and at Clinton on Thursday.
Women’s Basketball: No. 14 UW-Whitewater 61, UW-La Crosse 50
The No. 14 University of Wisconsin-Whitewater women’s basketball team wrapped up the regular season Saturday afternoon with its eighth straight victory, a 61-50 triumph at UW-La Crosse in a Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference affair in La Crosse, Wis.
Senior guard Malia Smith tallied 17 points, six rebounds, three assists and two steals to lead UW-Whitewater. Junior forward Olivia Freckmann registered 14 points, eight rebounds and two steals, and junior forward Sarah Schumacher posted 10 points and eight rebounds.
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Men’s Basketball: UW-La Crosse 60, UW-Whitewater 55
The University of Wisconsin- Whitewater men’s basketball team fell to UW-La Crosse, 60-55, in a Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletics Conference contest Saturday afternoon.
Senior Jerry Ngobi was honored on Senior Day and recognized prior to tip-off for his contributions to the program over the last four years.
UW-La Crosse (13-12, 5-9 WIAC) shot 22-of-24 from the free-throw line and forced 28 turnovers by the Warhawks (16-9, 6-8) in the match-up.
Senior guard Andre Brown led the Warhawks with 14 points, four rebounds, two steals and two assists. Junior guard Mitchell Pfeifer added 11 points and 5 assists and junior guard Dalton Menke tallied nine points for the Warhawks.
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Lauren was born on October 21, 1936, in Cold Spring Township to Joseph and Lois (Zimmerman) Miller. He married Patricia Sarow on March 15, 1958, in Whitewater, WI.
Lauren worked on the Junie Piper farm prior to working for Nestles/Carnation in Jefferson for over 20 years. He enjoyed hunting and fishing and his children but most of all he loved his grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
He is survived by his wife, Pat; children, Lauren J (Mickie) Miller, Whitewater, Cindy (Steve) Garbe, Milton, Scott (Trudy) Miller, Melrose, WI, Julie Miller, Whitewater; grandchildren, Jamie Dowling, Jennifer (Josh) Gleaser, James Sontag, Jessica (Mike Poehler) Sontag, Jeffery (Heather) Miller, Miranda Garbe; great-grandchildren, Jayden, Grayson, Brandon, Lincoln, Nora and Zeke; brother, Allen (Sandy) Miller, Evansville, WI; sisters, Pauline Fero, LaPine, OR, Joan Gunderson, Elkhorn, WI. He was preceded in death by his parents, brother Joe Miller and sister Darlene Dobson.
A memorial service will be held on Saturday, February 24, 2018, at 11:00 am at the Congregational-United Church of Christ, 133 S. Franklin St., Whitewater, WI 53190. Friends may call at the church on Saturday from 10:00 am until the time of the service. The family would like to thank Rainbow Hospice for their loving care. As an expression of sympathy, you may wish to consider memorials to Rainbow Hospice.
The Nitardy Funeral Home, Whitewater, WI is assisting the family, www.nitardyfuneralhome.com
The Whitewater Boys Swim Team had an amazing Season this year. They finished 3 wins and 3 loses in their conference dual meet wins, which is one more than they won last year. The boys had sectionals Saturday, February 10, 2018, at Baraboo High School where every boy went a best time. We had a couple boys finish in the top 8 in their events! Young Liang finished 5th in the 200 IM and won the 100 Breast. Both of these events qualified Liang for the State meet. Liang is seated 2nd in the 100 breast and 9th in his 200 IM. Our 400 freestyle relay team of Jack Mayer, Devin Bazeley, Jacob Korf, and Liang took 8th at Sectionals with a season-best time! The boys all swam very well, with many boys making it onto the top ten list for Whitewater fastest times. Congratulations to everyone at Sectionals!
Rhyme Time
Ages Birth-3 years
Tuesday, February 20th 9:30-10:30 a.m.
Rhyme Time offers caregivers and children the perfect opportunity to engage with songs, rhymes, and simple stories. Each 20-30 minute class period is followed by a play time.
Growing Readers
Ages 3-5 years
Thursday, February 22nd 9:30-10:30 a.m.
Growing Readers allows children and their favorite adult to engage with songs, rhymes, stories, and play. Each session includes picture books, movement activities, and nursery rhymes. Each 30 minute class period is followed by art or activities and a play time.
Stories at the Market
Saturday, February 24th 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Read a story with Miss Deana at the Whitewater Winter Market! Participants will receive an extra raffle for the Winter Read Program. This event is open to all ages and no registration is required.
Congratulations to the 6th grade Math 24 team for an outstanding job competing in the Southern Lakes Advanced Learner Network Math 24 Meet held on February 15 at Whitewater Middle School.
Special congratulations go out to Emerson Ellenwood for winning third place individually and to Jared Apgar for winning sixth place individually. Jefferson students worked extra hard this year and earned the first, second, fourth and fifth place individual trophies. Overall, our school placed 2nd among all five schools competing. Jefferson came in first with 1159 points. Whitewater students earned 753 points.
Each of these students successfully solved cards and added to our team’s success. Great job everyone!
Women’s Basketball: No. 14 UW-Whitewater 77, UW-Platteville 42; Clinch WIAC Title Outright
The No. 14 ranked University of Wisconsin-Whitewater women’s basketball team clinched the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference regular-season championship and the top seed in next week’s conference tournament Wednesday night with a 77-42 victory over UW-Platteville on Play4Kay Night at Kachel Gymnasium.
The Warhawks’ league title, which they clinched at least a share of last Saturday, is the eighth in program history and the team’s first since 2013-14. UW-Whitewater will begin its quest for a second straight WIAC Tournament championship at home next Thursday in the tournament’s semifinal round against the lowest remaining seed.
Senior guard Malia Smith led the Warhawks with 15 points, four assists, and four steals. Senior guard Brooke Trewyn posted 14 points and tied a career-high with seven steals. Twelve other players scored in the contest for UW-Whitewater, which shot 51.6 from the floor in the first half and hit 16-of-21 at the free-throw line while holding UW-Platteville to 32.5 percent from the floor.
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Men’s Basketball: No. 6 UW-Platteville 70, UW-Whitewater 66
The University of Wisconsin- Whitewater men’s basketball team fell to UW-Platteville, 70-66, in a Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletics Conference contest Wednesday night.
Junior guard Andre Brown led UW-Whitewater with 16 points, four rebounds, three steals and two assists. Junior forward Riley Jensen added 13 points and junior guard David Sachs tallied 11 points.
UW-Whitewater clinched the No. 5 seed for the WIAC Championship next week and will be traveling to UW-River Falls next Wednesday to kick off post-season play.
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The Whippets varsity gymnastics team took on eleven other teams at the Lisa Steger Memorial Invitational at Platteville High School this past weekend.
The team started off strong on the vault with junior Autumn Lesar leading the way with a score of 8.1, followed my teammate Katherine Staniszewski with a score of 7.8. Junior Nicole Tomomitsu had the highest score for the Whippets on the uneven bars with a score of 7.8. Behind Tomomitsu was freshman Mariana Cano with a score of 7.55. Junior Sierra Brunner led the team on the beam with a season-high of 8.15, followed by Nicole Tomomitsu with a season-high of 8.0. Tomomitsu also had a season-high on the floor exercise to lead the Whippets with a score of 8.575. Autumn Lesar was right behind her with a score of 8.15.
The team placed 5th out of eleven teams with a score of 123.925, earning their highest team score of the season. The Whippets will be back in action on Friday, February 16 at the conference meet at Waterford High School.
From Whitewater Parks & Recreation Department:
This year the Whitewater Polar Plunge raised over $59,000 for Special Olympics Wisconsin athletes in Southeastern Region. It was great seeing all the people willing to jump into freezing water to raise money for the Special Olympics. We would like to thank The Whitewater’s Parks & Recreation sponsors: The Sweet Spot, Second Salem, and The Whitewater Aquatic Center for their donations and support at Freeze Fest. Thank you to everyone who came out and supported the event and helped raise over $59,000.
