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Whippets Complete Gymnastics Season

The Whitewater Gymnasts competed in Sectionals at Elkhorn High School on Friday, February 28th. The Sectional competition consisted of nine teams which included Whitefish Bay, Elkhorn, West Bend East, Jefferson, Valders/Roncalli, Waterford, Port Washington, and Shorewood.

Whitewater placed 8th scoring a 113.125 which was their highest team score of the season. The gymnasts had a very successful meet achieving many personal bests.

Halee Peters placed 15th on Beam scoring an 8.075, 18th on Vault scoring an 8.25, a 7.85 on Floor, 7.05 on Bars, and scored a personal best in the All-Around score with a 31.225.  

Jenna Caldwell competed Bars placing her 23rd with a score of 7.2. Anna Ejnik placed 20th on Beam scoring a 7.875 and a 7.55 on Floor.

Caleigh Yang scored two personal bests, scoring a 26.05 in the All-Around and on the Balance Beam scoring a 7.4. Maddy Donnelly scored a 7.7 on Vault, Brenda Aguilar scored a 7.3 on Vault, and Ashly Xochipa scored a 5.6 on the Balance Beam.

The Whippets have completed their successful season, and the Wisconsin State Gymnastics meet will be held on March 6th and 7th at the Wisconsin Rapids.

Article and Photo Submitted by Coach Kelly O’Hara

Local Students to Participate in District Solo & Ensemble Festival at Whitewater High School, Sat. 3/14

Students from area schools will participate in a Wisconsin School Music Association (WSMA) sanctioned District Solo & Ensemble Music Festival hosted at Whitewater High School on Saturday, March 14, 2020.  During the festival, which is free and open to the public, students will perform vocal and instrumental solos, duets, trios and small ensembles before an adjudicator.

WSMA music festivals annually attract thousands of students from middle, junior high and high schools throughout Wisconsin. The festival will draw students from a number of area schools, including Big Foot High School, East Troy High School, Jefferson High School, Lake Denoon Middle School, Lake Geneva Middle School, Marshall Middle School, Muskego Lakes Middle School, Riverside Middle School, Watertown High School and Whitewater High School.  Karen Tordera, music director from Whitewater High School, will be serving as the festival manager.

“WSMA is proud of the quality music education experiences we support teachers in providing for their students.  Our long-standing festival programs encourage well-rounded musicians who develop deeper understanding through performance preparation that culminates in comprehensive feedback from a qualified adjudicator.  This opportunity, coupled with observing and listening to peer performances, is invaluable for musical growth,” said WSMA Executive Director Laurie Fellenz.

WSMA music festivals support school music programs as part of a comprehensive education by encouraging the study of quality music literature; motivating students to prepare and perform to the best of their abilities; improving students’ understanding of music literature and concepts (performance through understanding) and providing a performance assessment to improve individual and group achievement.

For more information on WSMA, go to www.wsmamusic.org.

Founded in 1932, Wisconsin School Music Association (WSMA) is a non-profit service organization with more than 1,000 member public and private schools. Students from member schools are eligible to participate in WSMA programs, such as District and State Music Festivals, Concert Festivals, State Honors Music Project, State Marching Band Championships and Student Composition Project. WSMA is governed by a board of directors made up of superintendents, principals and other officers from all over the state. WSMA believes music is a basic human need and that all children have the right to experience all that music offers them.

Memories in Mixed Media hosted by Seniors in the Park – March 12 & 19

Thursdays March 12 & 19, 1:00—4:00 pm 
March 12 will be a mono-print demonstration, and participants will create papers for use in the next session. In the second session, Rita will demo several different layouts, design compositions and will help you complete a successful piece of art. Instructor: Rita Carpenter. Fee: $15 per class. Fee is payable to Art on the Fly – Rita Carpenter on March 12 by cash or check. Deadline: Thursday, March 5. Call Seniors in the Park, 473-0535, or email Rita artonthefly2018@gmail.com or text to 608-289-6876.

Seniors in the Park
504 W Starin Rd, PO Box 178
Whitewater WI 53190

Phone 262-473-0535
Hours Mon-Thurs 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Friday various days/hours

Senior Coordinator Deb Weberpal, CPRP
dweberpal@whitewater-wi.gov

Volunteer Editor Romelle Koch
Front Desk Patrea Wilson
Parks & Recreation Director Eric Boettcher

Websites: schedulesplus.com/wwtr
www.wwparks.org
www.whitewater-wi.gov

Seniors in the Park is a division of Whitewater Parks and Recreation


AAUW Joins Forces to Sponsor Tech Savvy for 6th-9th Grade Girls on Sat., 3/14 at UW-Whitewater

Comment on Facebook from Shannon Schumacher: “Both our girls loved this program. Alyssa Schumacher is sitting here laughing.”

Who: 6th – 9th grade girls (and their adults) who have an interest in STEM
What:  Exciting hands-on workshop with multiple sessions to customize her day to reflect her passions
Where:  University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
When:  Saturday, 3/14/20, 8:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Why:  To encourage girls and their love of the sciences, math and engineering. To empower women. To change the world.
How: Low $10 per participant registration fee made possible by a group of generous sponsors

Tech Savvy 2020 will be held Saturday, March 14, 8:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. on the UW-Whitewater campus. Girls in grades 6-9 will experience the excitement of STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) careers through hands-on workshops led by professional women in STEM fields. Tech Savvy is a collaborative project between AAUW-Fort Atkinson, AAUW-Janesville, and the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater.

Highlights

A slate of 11 hands-on workshops will be offered on topics as diverse as extracting DNA, building computer circuits, engineering a cell phone stand, programming robots, analyzing light with spectrometers, identifying antibiotic producing bacteria, analyzing crime scenes, astrophysics, and more.

Parents Invited

There will be a parallel track for parents/mentors of the girls to learn about the opportunities for women in STEM careers and how to encourage their daughters as they plan for education beyond high school. There are openings for 120 girls and 120 parent/mentors.

Keynote Address

The keynote address, From Pearls to Plasma Physics: With STEM, the World is Your Oyster, will be presented by Nuclear Engineer Abbey J. Donahue, Engineering manager for SHINE Medical Technologies in Janesville. Abbey will share her background as a woman in a STEM career and explore surprising opportunities in STEM fields with attendees.

For more information and to register online, click here and then select Tech Savvy.

For further information please contact Carole Salinas, Tech Savvy Program coordinator at csalinas3767@gmail.com.

Jim McCulloch & Lori Heidenreich Directing Summer Camp Musical, “Shrek Jr.” in Janesville – Kids Ages 8-18 Invited to Audition

The Janesville Performing Arts Center (JPAC) is proud to announce the Summer Camp Musical for 2020 will be “Shrek the Musical- Jr.”  This hilarious musical is based on the Oscar-winning smash hit film and hit Broadway musical. Performances will be held on the JPAC stage August 6th-9th. 

It’s a “big bright beautiful world” as everyone’s favorite ogre, Shrek, leads a cast of fairytale misfits on an adventure to rescue a princess and find true acceptance. Part romance and part twisted fairy tale, Shrek JR. is an irreverently fun show with a powerful message for the whole family.

This production is a part of JPAC’s four-week summer camp and will be under the direction of Jim McCulloch and musical direction of Lori Heidenreich.  During this intensive camp students will learn various acting techniques (including improvisation, character development, audition skills, basic stagecraft and theatre terminology), while honing their reading, presentation, memorization, public speaking, and vocal music skills. 

Auditions are scheduled for mid-May and the class begins July 13th. Audition materials will be available April 1 online.  Kids between the ages of 8-18 years old will present 4 performances of this dazzling Broadway-style musical in the JPAC Auditorium.  Performances will be held on August 6-8 at 7:00 p.m. and Sunday, August 9th at 2:00 p.m.  Tickets are $12 for Adults, $5 for Students, and can be purchased by visiting the JPAC Box Office at 408 South Main Street, online at JanesvillePAC.org, or by calling 608-758-0297.

The Janesville Performing Arts Center serves the greater Rock County area through performances and events produced by many local non-profit arts groups. The center’s 633 seat theatre, lobby, art gallery, box office, and administrative office are located in the historic Janesville High School/Marshall Junior High School building in downtown Janesville.  Visit our website at www.janesvillepac.org.

Scholarly Scoop Fri., 3/6, hosted by Seniors in the Park – “Making Our Selves at Home: The Religion of Earliest Whitewater”

Friday, March 6; 10:30 am 

Making Our Selves at Home: The Religion of Earliest Whitewater – The settlement of Whitewater was an expression of the religion of the settlers and, consequently, their entwined white, American Protestant and masculine identities. In many ways the religion of the settlers prompted their actions, framed their thoughts and deeds, and permeated their hopes and plans for their town. Their religion shaped their perceptions of the local landscape and embedded their daily existence with grand significance. Speaker: Michael P. Gueno, Associate Professor, Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies. He specializes in American religious history and Native American religions, in particular.

Seniors in the Park
504 W Starin Rd, PO Box 178
Whitewater WI 53190

Phone 262-473-0535
Hours Mon-Thurs 8:00 am-4:00 pm Friday various days/hours

Senior Coordinator Deb Weberpal, CPRP
dweberpal@whitewater-wi.gov

Volunteer Editor Romelle Koch
Front Desk Patrea Wilson
Parks & Recreation Director Eric Boettcher

Websites: schedulesplus.com/wwtr
www.wwparks.org
www.whitewater-wi.gov

Seniors in the Park is a division of Whitewater Parks and Recreation

Whippet Girls Fall to Martin Luther in Regional Final

The Whippet girls fell to Martin Luther 61-55 Saturday night, February 29, in the regional final.

Seven Whippets scored, with three in double-digits. Kacie Carollo led the team with 19, followed by Abby Grosinske with 15, and Cassidy Laue with 11.

Cora Linos and Grosinske led the team in rebounds, pulling down six each.

Catherine Skindingsrude, Grosinske, and Brianna Zimdars each contributed three assists.

The team combined for 12 steals, with six by Carollo.

Warhawk Track & Field: Men Fourth, Women Fifth at WIAC Indoor Championships

Saturday, February 29, 2020

The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater men’s and women’s track and field teams each moved up one place on the second and final day of the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Indoor Championships (Presented by Culver’s) at UW-Oshkosh.

The Warhawk men placed fourth overall with 74.33 points, while the women finished fifth with 49 points.

Junior David Fassbender captured the conference championship in the 3,000-meter run, posting a school-record time of 8:15.57, the No. 2 time in NCAA Division III and the No. 22 mark on the all-time Division III performance list.

Junior Dwayne Ford and junior Brian Kuehl garnered All-WIAC accolades with third-place finishes in their respective events. Ford improved his career best time in the 60-meter dash to a 6.90 and is now among the top 15 in the nation, while Kuehl registered a personal-record 1:53.65 in the 800-meter run to move into the top 10 in Division III.

UW-Whitewater placed two each in the 60 dash, 800 run, 60-meter hurdles and high jump. Junior Tyreik Thomas joined Ford on the 60 podium with a 7.06, and senior Clinten Woerishofer placed eighth in the 800 with a collegiate-best 1:56.58. Sophomore Landon Keefover tallied an 8.25 in the 60-hurdles to finish fourth, and senior Alex Duff placed sixth with his 8.36. In the high jump, junior Quinn Halversen and freshman Josh Krystosek placed fourth and fifth, respectively, with matching heights of 6-05.00 (1.96 meters).

Junior Daustin Martin improved his personal record distance in the weight throw, finishing with a 58-09.50 (17.92 meters) to place fourth and move into the top 15 in the nation.

Other top-eight placers included Ford, who finished eighth in the 200-meter dash in a personal-best 22.42 seconds, and junior Lucas Skaaland, who tallied a 45-03.00 (13.80 meters) in the triple jump to place sixth.

The men’s 4×400-meter relay team of Duff, Keefover, freshman Will Kaashagen and sophomore Noah Selensky placed fifth in 3:22.65.

For the women, sophomore Kailey Reynolds tied the school record in the 60-meter dash with a career-best 7.73 seconds, good for second place and all-conference honors in the event and a national top 15 time.

Sophomore Sydney Rossow placed among the top five in a pair of events, finishing fourth in the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 9.02 and fifth in the 200-meter dash in a personal-record 26.01. Junior Jessie Braun earned a fifth-place finish in the 3,000-meter run with a career-record 10:36.21.

Other top eight individuals included senior Ally Bachara, who recorded a season-best 50-09.50 (15.48 meters) to place eighth in the weight throw, and sophomore Abigail Missiaen, who finished eighth in the pentathlon with a personal-record score of 2910.

The women’s 4×400-meter relay team of senior Alissa Korslin, Rossow, freshman Paige Fassbender and freshman Sarah NIehueser completed the race in 4:04.37, good for fifth place.

UW-Whitewater will head to two last chance meets on Friday – the UW-Platteville Last Chance Meet on Friday, March 6, and the Pointer Final Qualifier on Saturday, March 7.

See below for all UW-Whitewater top-eight placers and top finishers in each event from the weekend.

Men

60-Meter Dash: Dwayne Ford – 6.90, 3rd; Tyreik Thomas – 7.06, 8th (7.00 in prelim)

200-Meter Dash: Dwayne Ford – 22.42, 8th

400-Meter Dash: Tyler Theel – 51.40, 19th

800-Meter Run: Brian Kuehl – 1:53.65, 3rd; Clinten Woerishofer – 1:56.58, 8th

1-Mile Run: Justin Krause – 4:18.86, 7th

3,000-Meter Run: David Fassbender – 8:15.57, 1st

5,000-Meter Run: Kyle Neuroth – 15:10.30, 6th

60-Meter Hurdles: Landon Keefover – 8.25, 4th; Alex Duff – 8.36, 6th

4×400-Meter Relay: Duff/Keefover/Kaashagen/Selensky – 3:22.65, 5th

Distance Medley Relay: Woerishofer/Kaashagen/Lohse/Fassbender – 10:18.46, 1st

High Jump: Quinn Halversen – 6-05.00 (1.96 meters), 4th; Josh Krystosek – 6-05.00 (1.96 meters), 5th

Pole Vault: Zach Jasinski – 15-03.50 (4.66 meters), 4th; Jack Scully – 14-09.50 (4.51 meters), T-8th

Long Jump: Griffin Gawenda – 21-10.75 (6.67 meters), 9th

Triple Jump: Lucas Skaaland – 45-03.50 (13.80 meters), 6th

Shot Put: Daustin Martin – 49-06.50 (15.10 meters), 11th

Weight Throw: Daustin Martin – 58-09.50 (17.92 meters), 4th

Women

60-Meter Dash: Kailey Reynolds – 7.73, 2nd

200-Meter Dash: Sydney Rossow – 26.01, 5th

400-Meter Dash: Sarah Niehueser – 1:01.05, 8th

800-Meter Run: Sarah Niehueser – 2:22.19, 11th

3,000-Meter Run: Jessie Braun – 10:36.21, 5th

5,000-Meter Run: Alyssa Dobbs – 19:51.42, 18th

60-Meter Hurdles: Sydney Rossow – 9.02, 4th

4×400-Meter Relay: Korslin/Rossow/Fassbender/Niehueser – 4:04.37, 5th

Distance Medley Relay: Prestifilippo/Jacobs/Fassbender/Braun – 12:33.25, 4th

High Jump: Miranda Reynolds – 5-02.25 (1.58 meters), 4th

Pole Vault: Madi McDonald – 11-03.00 (3.43 meters), 8th

Long Jump: Shelby Nickels – 18-06.00 (5.64 meters), 1st

Triple Jump: Nikolina Mijatovic – 33-10.25 (10.32 meters), 12th

Shot Put: Ally Bachara – 38-04.75 (11.70 meters), 17th

Weight Throw: Ally Bachara – 50-09.50 (15.48 meters), 8th

Pentathlon: Abigail Missiaen – 2910, 8th

No. 15 Warhawk Wrestlers Qualify Four for NCAA Championship

February 29 – The No. 15 ranked University of Wisconsin-Whitewater wrestling team finished third out of 15 teams over the weekend at the NCAA Upper Midwest Regional Championship at Augsburg University in Minneapolis.

Seniors Hazen Rice, Ryder Sigler, Mike Tortorice and sophomore Jaritt Shinhoster each punched tickets to the NCAA Championship, which is slated for March 13-14 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

Tortorice, ranked No. 2 in the nation by D3wrestle.com and Intermat, took home his second straight Upper Midwest Regional title at 125 pounds. He completed his weekend with a 3-0 record, including two pins and one technical fall, to qualify for his third straight national tournament.

Rice, now a two-time national qualifier at 141, clinched his NCAA berth with a 4-0 decision over Ryan Fleck of Chicago in the semifinal, setting up a showdown against fellow consensus top-10 wrestler David Flynn of Augsburg. The two went to overtime before Flynn earned the sudden victory, 4-2.

Sigler also finished as runner-up to pick up his first national bid at 165. He earned a 15-6 major decision in his semifinal against two-time defending national champion and consensus top-five wrestler Lucas Jeske of Augsburg. He was edged on a 3-1 decision in the title bout against Mitchell Hertel of UW-La Crosse.

Shinhoster claimed his second bid to the NCAA Championship as runner-up at 174. The nation’s consensus No. 2 wrestler registered one pin and two major decisions on his way to the final, where he was topped by Augsburg’s Solomon Nielsen, a consensus top-10 wrestler.

Senior Devin Tortorice finished his standout career with a fifth-place finish at 149 pounds, completing his weekend with a 3-2 record. He earned a 9-2 decision in the fifth-place match against Kellen Schauer of Concordia Moorhead.

Senior Nick Sundberg and sophomore Dylan Uzumecki finished sixth at 197 and 285 pounds, respectively. Freshman Jake Burford placed seventh at 157 pounds.

125:

Mike Tortorice

First Round: Bye

Quarterfinal: d. Jack Marley (UW-Eau Claire) by technical fall, 16-0 (3:00)

Semifinal: d. Justin Stauffacher (Augsburg) by fall, 2:17

Final: d. Cole Kubesh (Concordia Moorhead) by fall, 2:45

133:

Josiah Lynden

First Round: lost to Matt Berlin (UW-Stevens Point) by technical fall, 18-3 (6:33)

Consolation: lost to Gabe Rodriguez (Concordia Wisconsin) by decision, 8-4

141:

Hazen Rice

First Round: Bye

Quarterfinal: d. Cade Lundeen (Concordia Moorhead) by decision, 8-1

Semifinal: d. Ryan Fleck (Chicago) by decision, 4-0

Final: lost to David Flynn (Augsburg) by decision, 4-2 (SV-1)

149:

Devin Tortorice

First Round: d. Brandon Hertz (Pacific) by technical fall, 18-3 (3:43)

Quarterfinal: d. Grant Morrison (Chicago) by decision, 8-4

Semifinal: lost to Jimmy McAuliffe (Elmhurst) by decision, 6-4

Consolation: lost to Jake Drexler (UW-Eau Claire) by decision, 2-1

Fifth Place: d. Kellen Schauer (Concordia Moorhead) by decision, 9-2

157:

Jake Burford

First Round: lost to Tyler Bents (Concordia Moorhead) by decision, 4-2

Consolation: d. Caele Manley (Wheaton) by fall, 2:03

Consolation: lost to Tristan Massie (UW-Eau Claire) by fall, 3:45

Seventh Place: d. Brandon Peckham (UW-Stevens Point) by decision, 7-4

165:

Ryder Sigler

First Round: d. Samuel Cortez (Pacific) by fall, 4:10

Quarterfinal: d. Jordan Weinzetl (UW-Stevens Point) by fall, 6:52

Semifinal: d. Lucas Jeske (Augsburg) by major decision, 15-6

Final: lost to Mitchell Hertel (UW-La Crosse) by decision, 3-1

174:

Jaritt Shinhoster

First Round: d. Josh Te Stroete (Concordia Wisconsin) by fall, 0:43

Quarterfinal: d. Hunter Harrison (Wheaton) by major decision, 11-0

Semifinal: d. Connor Williams (UW-La Crosse) by major decision, 10-0

Final: lost to Solomon Nielsen (Augsburg) by major decision, 11-3

184:

Ryan Vedner

Preliminary: d. Ayden Friese (Concordia Moorhead) by decision, 6-2

First Round: d. Jacob Scherber (St. John’s) by major decision, 13-4

Quarterfinal: lost to Ben Sarasin (Chicago) by decision, 7-1

Consolation: lost to Merrick O’Donnell (Concordia Wisconsin) by decision, 9-4

197:

Nick Sundberg

First Round: Bye

Quarterfinal: lost to Colten Cashmore (UW-Oshkosh) by decision, 4-3

Consolation: d. Charles Hindley (Concordia Wisconsin) by fall, 1:45

Consolation: d. Max Schmitz (UW-Platteville) by major decision, 9-1

Consolation: lost to Gabriel Zierden (Concordia Moorhead) by major decision, 14-2

Fifth Place: lost to James Huntley (UW-Eau Claire) by decision, 7-6 (TB-1)

285:

Dylan Uzumecki

First Round: d. Isiah Shultz (Concordia Wisconsin) by decision, 2-0

Quarterfinal: lost to Jordan Lemcke (UW-Oshkosh) by decision, 3-1

Consolation: d. Adam Gusky (UW-La Crosse) by decision, 3-1 (SV-1)

Consolation: d. Grant Miller (Wheaton) by decision, 4-2 (SV-2)

Consolation: lost to Cole Fibranz (Chicago) by fall, 5:00

Fifth Place: lost to Tyler Kim (Augsburg) by fall, 3:34

Whippet Girls’ Basketball Advances to Regional Final February 29 (Updated)

The Whippet girls, a #3 seed, defeated #6 Big Foot on Friday evening, February 28, in a WIAA Regional Semi-Final game, 47-37.

Kacie Carollo scored 23 points for the Whippets, reaching the 1,000-point mark for her career. Abby Grosinske contributed 11 points, and Cassidy Laue added 10.

The Whippets will take on #2 Martin Luther at Greendale Martin Luther on Saturday evening, February 29, 7:00 p.m. for the Regional Championship.  

For “Carollo hits her mark – Whippet surpasses 1,000 point mark in regional victory” in The Gazette, click here:

For “WIAA D3 girls basketball: Carollo picks up 1,000th point, leads Whippets into regional final” in the Daily Jefferson County Union click here.