WHS beat Big Foot in Boys’ Basketball on Friday, January 24, by a score of 46-41. The Whippets were led by Jake Martin and Brock Grosinske with 11 each, followed by Carter Brown with 10.
WHS is tied with Jefferson for 6th place in the 10-team Rock Valley Conference with a 4-6 record. Next up is a non-conference game at Milton on Monday, January 27, followed by conference game at Evansville on Thursday, January 30.
Photo and story courtesy of Bob Mischka.
On Saturday, 1/25 the Whippet Wrestlers were up bright and early to compete in the Monroe Invitational. This was an 11 team tournament that had some extremely tough weight classes, as many tough teams from Southwest Wisconsin participated.
The day was definitely a roller coaster for the team. They started off wrestling very well, winning 9 of the first 13 matches contested, putting 9 guys into the semi-finals. The next round did not go in our favor as we ended up losing 7 of the 9 semi-final matches. Marcus DePorter and Carter Friend wrestled very well against their opponents. Marcus got a pin, and Carter picked up a 17-5 victory, to punch their tickets to the finals.
During the break the team was told those in the Consolation Bracket needed to come back and wrestle tough to put themselves into a position to get into the top 3. At this time the team was in 4th place, 40 points out of first place. Coming back from the break the team had a great round, losing only 3 of the 9 matches, thus putting 6 in the bronze medal match. This huge round pushed the Whippets into first place going into the final round of the tournament.
As stated it was a roller coaster day, and unfortunately, the Whippets dropped too many last round matches. When the dust settled, Monroe claimed first in their own tournament with 191 to Whitewater’s 173.5 and a runner up finish for the Whippets.
Coming home with medals for the Whippets were Marcus DePorter and Carter Friend each taking 2nd place, and with the bronze medal were Dylan DuClos and Gehrig Monday. Just missing out on the bronze medal and taking 4th were CJ Tomomitsu, Cooper Hammond, Brian Porcaro, Jaden Salmieri, David Cushman, Denver Isbell, and Will Leibbrand.
The Whippets are home on Tuesday night when they host the Tide of Edgerton. This is the last dual meet of the year at home for Whitewater. The seniors on the team will be recognized, and the youth wrestlers will have a short practice before the varsity competition. Wrestling will begin with JV at 6 and Varsity at 7.
Full results from Monroe:
http://www.trackwrestling.com/predefinedtournaments/VerifyPassword.jsp?tournamentId=549667132&userType=viewer&pageName=TeamResults.jsp;teamBox=1820517138:fontSizeBox=12:patternBox=1000
Article and photos submitted by Coach John Schimming.
Whiskey Ranch, located at the corner of Highways 14 and 11 near Delavan, will be hosting a benefit entitled “Tom’s Troops” from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, February 1.
Thomas Hapka is a local brain injury survivor, and his injury and recovery are quite a story. He and students at UW-Whitewater created an organization (Life Beyond Brain Injury) to raise awareness about brain injuries and assist Tom.
Tom’s injury has left him with intense vertigo, PTSD, and a spatial disorder that makes it hard for him to do essential daily tasks so many of us take for granted. Tom’s traumatic brain injury has affected his ability to sleep, hold a job, or go to stores and other common venues that most of us visit every day without assistance.
The benefit will feature 50/50 cash raffles, prizes, silent auctions, and guest bartenders. There are some special one of a kind raffles you won’t want to miss! One is a UW Whitewater signed helmet, game worn and signed by head coach Kevin Bullis and retired head coach Bob Berezowitz. Find more information about this event here.
“Tom’s Troops” is open to the public and there is no admission fee, but donations are welcome and all proceeds from the event will go to Life Beyond Brain Injury and Hapka’s medical fund.
If you have questions regarding the benefit, would like make a monetary donation, or have specific questions for Tom, please email info@lifebeyondbraininjury.org or call 920-285-8055. You may also visit LifeBeyondBrainInjury.org.
Raleigh Jay Williams
06/10/1928 – 12/29/2019
SPRINGFIELD—Raleigh Jay Williams, age 91, died at home on December 29, 2019, after a long illness. The youngest of four brothers, he was born on June 10, 1928, in Lincoln, Nebraska, to Jay I. Williams and Joy Riggs Williams. He grew up in Appleton, Wisconsin, where his father taught strings and directed orchestra. From an early age, Raleigh showed musical promise. Blessed with a fine tenor voice, he received formal voice training and landed his first leading role (HMS Pinafore) while still in high school. As a young man, he sang solo tenor roles in opera, oratorios and musicals in the Madison area. A lover of early music, he also learned to play obscure instruments, including lute, viol da gamba, and recorder, many of which he built and designed himself based on pictures he found in art of the period. He also taught others how to build and play these rare instruments.
Raleigh won a music scholarship to UW Madison but took a detour through the U.S. Air Force. He was accepted as an aviation cadet during the Korean War and earned his pilot’s wings in 1953. After one year of service in Korea as a mosquito pilot, he trained army pilots for reconnaissance flying in San Marcos, Texas until completing his service in 1956. Upon resuming his education, he decided not to pursue music professionally, lest he spoil his delight in music by trying to make a living at it. He received his graduate degree in mathematics at the University of Wisconsin (UW) Madison and taught mathematics, followed later by computer science, at UW Whitewater for the rest of his career.
In 1957, he married the talented violinist, Rose Mary Pederson (Harbison). Until they parted ways, the couple lived on her mother’s farm which later became the site of the Token Creek chamber music festival. In 1968, Raleigh married Tiiu Rodima (Gray-Fow), who was on the history faculty at UW Whitewater. They first had a dog Buster, followed by a daughter Susan in 1969. Both Raleigh and Tiiu were camping enthusiasts and often spent their summers canoeing in the Quetico or backpacking in the national parks. They flew everywhere in a 1941 Luscombe plane that he kept at an airport in Palmyra. Raleigh co-founded an early music group at UW Whitewater and later sang in an acapella chamber choir, the Sanborn Singers, where he met many lifelong friends.
Raleigh retired in 1990 and moved to Albuquerque, New Mexico, where he remodeled and sold houses with longtime friend JG, played viol in the Celtic Coyotes, and explored the area’s ruins and canyons. In 1993, he married Nena (Moreno) Williams of Baquag, Philippines, who joined him in Albuquerque along with her daughter Sheela. A few years later, they moved away for health reasons, selecting their new home in Springfield, Oregon, because nearby Eugene is a hotbed of early musical activity and hosts an international Bach festival. While Nena worked, Raleigh kept busy with home repairs, doing tricky math problems, and napping with their two dachshunds. He played in the Eugene Recorder Orchestra and performed Elizabethan favorites with vocalist Alice Davenport. He started building vihuelas and built and flew model airplanes, including his hybrid creation—the flying mandolin—which he said flew almost as poorly as it played. In 2017, he presided over the first Williams family reunion in forty years, and the following year, celebrated his 90th birthday with nieces, daughter and close friends.
Raleigh had many talents and interests, but none who knew him can forget his sense of humor, raucous yet gentle, and often inappropriate. He was a born storyteller, spinning yarns for his nieces and daughter and delighting his friends with his fanciful tales. Wherever he went, people were drawn to his humor, resilience and charm. He confronted old age and its limitations with deliberate resolve, shedding old interests when necessary and focusing on what life could still offer him. He was a strong and cheerful spirit.
He was preceded in death by his parents; brothers Robert, Stanley and Donald; cousins Joan Rall and Leonard Williams; and nephew Charles. He is survived by his wife Nena; daughter Susan Williams (Bryan James) of Madison, Wisconsin, and step-daughter Sheela of Melbourne, Australia; nieces Catie Weldon, Sidney (Peter) Hulin, and Barbara Neri; nephews Chip, Dan, Bruce, Mark, David and Kim Williams; and cousin-in-law Frank Rall. The family would like to thank the caring staff at the VA home-based program; his companions Sonia, Vinny, Ashley and Sofia who brightened his last days; and his early music friends, including Lynne Coates, who did so much to help him stay active in music.
Donations in his memory can be made to the University of Wisconsin Foundation, payable to Madison Early Music Fund. To be notified when his memorial service is scheduled, please email Susan at raleighmemorial@gmail.com. For online condolences, visit forevermissed.com.
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WHITEWATER, WI (01/24/2020)– The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater women’s track and field team opens its 2020 season this Saturday by hosting the Karl Schlender Invitational at Kachel Fieldhouse.
The Warhawks finished seventh at the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Indoor Championships last season, and had two individuals qualify for the NCAA Indoor Championships, both finishing among the top 12 in their respective events, and an All-American during the outdoor season.
Saturday’s meet, which begins at 10 a.m., is one of three indoor events UW-Whitewater is set to host in 2020. The team hosts the annual Warhawk Classic on Feb. 1 and the Midwest Elite Invitational on Feb. 15.
The Warhawks will face WIAC opponents at UW-Stevens Point’s Pointer Invitational on Feb. 8 before heading to Naperville, Ill. for North Central’s Slick Invite on Feb. 21. The WIAC Indoor Championships will be hosted by UW-Oshkosh Feb. 28-29. The team also visits UW-Platteville on March 6 and UW-Stevens Point again on March 7 for last chance meets.
The NCAA Indoor Championships are set for March 13-14 at the JDL Fast Track in Greensboro, N.C.
The outdoor season begins April 3 as UW-Whitewater hosts the Rex Foster Twilight. UW-Whitewater visits UW-Platteville (April 11) and Augustana (April 17) before hosting the Drake Alternative Meet on April 25 at Rex Foster Track.
The WIAC Outdoor Championships will take place May 1-2 in La Crosse. The Warhawks will compete in last chance meets May 8 and May 15 before the NCAA Outdoor Championships, which are slated for May 21-23 in Rochester, N.Y.
Junior Shelby Nickels (Manitowoc, Wis./Lincoln) is a returning 2019 national qualifier. In the long jump, she finished in seventh at the WIAC Indoor Championships and fifth at the outdoor championships. Nickels placed 12th in the long jump in her NCAA Indoor Championships debut.
Senior Ashley Tijerina (West Chicago, Ill./West Chicago) was part of the 2018 national qualifying 4×400-meter relay, which earned All-America honors for an eighth place finish.
Other returning conference scorers include sophomores Kylie Jacobs (Watertown, Wis./Watertown), Abigail Missiaen (Muskego, Wis./Muskego) and Kailey Reynolds (Whitewater, Wis./Whitewater), juniors Jessie Braun (Wales, Wis./Kettle Moraine) and Sydney Davidson (Elburn, Ill./Kaneland) and seniors Alissa Korslin (Vesper, Wis./Pittsville) and Madi McDonald (Brookfield, Wis./East).
At the 2019 indoor championships, Korslin and Jacobs were part of the 4×400-meter relay, finishing in fifth. Reynolds placed seventh in the 60-meter dash. Wrapping up the group were McDonald and Davidson in the pole vault, where they finished sixth and eighth, respectively.
At the outdoor championships, two relays finished in fifth, including the 4×100 meter relay featuring Nickels and Reynolds and the 4×400 meter relay consisting of Jacobs and Tijerina.
McDonald placed fourth in the pole vault, while Missiaen finished fifth in the javelin throw and sixth in the heptathlon.
The following UW-Whitewater student-athletes from the Whitewater area are members of the 2020 Warhawk women’s track and field team:
Miranda Reynolds of Whitewater (Whitewater High School), a freshman majoring in undeclared.
Kailey Reynolds of Whitewater (Whitewater High School), a sophomore majoring in physical education.
For more than 150 years, UW-Whitewater has provided students with the education and training to begin their careers with a solid foundation behind them. The UW-Whitewater is committed to the development of the individual, the growth of personal and professional integrity and respect for diversity and global perspectives. These are met by providing academic and co-curricular programs that emphasize the pursuit of knowledge and understanding and a commitment to service within a safe and secure environment.
FAYETTE, IA (01/23/2020)– Upper Iowa University has announced the Dean’s List for the 2019 fall semester. To be honored, a student must have earned a minimum 3.50 grade point average for the semester and be enrolled as a full-time student.
The honored students included Michaela Schumacher, a Exercise/Sport Studies major from Whitewater, WI.
About Upper Iowa University Founded in 1857, Upper Iowa University is a private, nonprofit university providing undergraduate and graduate degree programs to about 5,200 students-nationally and internationally-at its Fayette, Iowa, Campus, 21 U.S. locations, as well as a location in Hong Kong. Upper Iowa University is a recognized innovator in offering accredited, quality programs through flexible, multiple delivery systems, including online and self-paced degree programs. With a focus on developing leaders and lifelong learners, UIU provides dual enrollment programs for high school students as well as continuing education and professional development opportunities for learners of any age. For more information, visit www.uiu.edu.
Harold Miles, age 89, of Whitewater, WI passed away on Friday, January 24, 2020 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Madison, WI. He was born in LaGrange, WI on May 15, 1930 the son of Ruben and Norma (Green) Miles. He went to Whitewater College High. He served in the Army from 1947 to 1950. On September 9,1950 he married Darlene Cramer. He was employed at Hawthorn Mellody Dairy for 36 years. He was a member of the Whitewater Fire Department for 20 years.
Harold is survived by Darlene, his wife of 69 years. He is also survived by his son Jerry (Linda) Miles, and daughter Judy (Dennis) Fero all of Whitewater. He will be dearly missed by his grandchildren Stacy (Charles) Wendt of Cottage Grove, Shelly (Scott) Gaffner of Palmyra, and Scott (Lisa) Fero of Stoughton. He was a wonderful papa to his great-grandchildren Hailey (Brently) Bohn, Kristina (Chet) Trimborn, Sophie Wendt, Sadie Wendt, and Micayla (Kyle) Fero-Stauff. He recently was told that he would become a great-great papa later this year. He is further survived by his brothers Bill, Ray (Waverly), David (Joanne), Jim (Donna), sister-in-law Marilyn, brother-in-law Ronald Aarstad, and many nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents, sister Margaret Aarstad, brother Robert, sister-in-law Dorothy Miles, nephew Gary Miles and a great-grand daughter.
Funeral services will be held on Thursday January 30, 2020 at Nitardy Funeral Home in Whitewater. Visitation will be from 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. with services to follow. Burial will be held at a later date.
Harold’s family would like to express a special thank you to the Whitewater Fire and Rescue Squad and Davita Dialysis Center in Fort Atkinson.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations in Harold’s name be given to the Whitewater Rescue Squad.
Nitardy Funeral Home is assisting the family.
www.nitardyfuneralhome.com
Official Basketball Box Score
Wis.-Whitewater vs UW-Oshkosh
1/25/20 3 p.m. at Kolf Sports Center - Oshkosh, Wis.
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VISITORS: Wis.-Whitewater 16-2, 6-1 WIAC
TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS
## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN
33 Grundahl, Aleah..... f 5-12 1-4 1-4 3 6 9 5 12 3 2 2 0 34
40 Taylor, Johanna..... f 3-9 0-0 1-1 1 0 1 5 7 0 7 0 0 18
13 Raeder, Becky....... g 4-11 2-4 0-0 1 1 2 1 10 2 3 0 3 38
14 Schumacher, Rebekah. g 2-6 1-4 0-1 1 2 3 3 5 1 1 0 0 22
15 Kieres, Veronica.... g 1-6 0-0 0-0 0 6 6 3 2 1 3 0 0 29
03 Sto. Domingo, Yssa.. 3-3 1-1 0-0 1 3 4 1 7 1 2 0 3 32
25 Simmons, Erika...... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+
30 Oomens, Courtney.... 4-9 0-3 0-0 0 5 5 3 8 0 0 2 1 21
44 Belschner, Abby..... 0-2 0-0 0-0 2 1 3 1 0 1 1 2 0 6
TEAM................ 1 1 2
Totals.............. 22-58 5-16 2-6 10 25 35 22 51 9 19 6 7 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 10-30 33.3% 2nd Half: 12-28 42.9% Game: 37.9% DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 2-7 28.6% 2nd Half: 3-9 33.3% Game: 31.3% REBS
F Throw % 1st Half: 2-4 50.0% 2nd Half: 0-2 0.0% Game: 33.3% 3,1
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HOME TEAM: UW-Oshkosh 11-7, 4-3 WIAC
TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS
## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN
12 Porath, Leah........ f 5-15 2-4 5-9 1 5 6 0 17 1 1 0 1 36
30 Miller, Emily....... f 1-3 0-2 0-0 1 5 6 3 2 2 1 0 0 16
33 Arneson, Nikki...... f 2-9 0-6 7-8 0 2 2 2 11 1 1 1 2 29
01 Campbell, Olivia.... g 1-2 0-0 3-4 1 3 4 4 5 5 4 0 2 33
03 Freitag, Brooke..... g 3-3 0-0 1-3 2 0 2 1 7 1 5 0 4 28
02 Kaiser, Abby........ 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+
04 Jorgensen, Jenna.... 2-5 1-2 1-2 0 1 1 0 6 0 1 0 0 10
23 Higgins, Emily...... 1-5 0-1 4-4 1 5 6 1 6 1 1 0 0 18
25 Rueth, Karsyn....... 2-6 2-4 0-0 0 4 4 1 6 0 1 1 2 24
32 Staples, Claire..... 1-2 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 6
Team................ 5 1 6
Totals.............. 18-50 5-19 21-30 11 27 38 12 62 11 16 2 11 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 10-27 37.0% 2nd Half: 8-23 34.8% Game: 36.0% DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 4-12 33.3% 2nd Half: 1-7 14.3% Game: 26.3% REBS
F Throw % 1st Half: 2-3 66.7% 2nd Half: 19-27 70.4% Game: 70.0% 4
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Officials: Erin Frias, Michael Murphy, Mark Repinski
Technical fouls: Wis.-Whitewater-None. UW-Oshkosh-None.
Attendance: 277
Score by Periods 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total
Wis.-Whitewater............... 12 12 11 16 - 51
UW-Oshkosh.................... 17 9 17 19 - 62
UWW ranked sixth in the NCAA Div. III by D3hoops.com...UWO is the defending
WIAC champion...UWW had 14-game winning streak snapped (first loss since
Nov. 16, 2019 vs. DePauw Univ.)...UWW held to lowest point total of season...
UWO rceeives 17 points from Porath, 11 from Arneson (9 in fourth quarter).
Official Basketball Box Score
Wis.-Oshkosh vs Wis.-Whitewater
01/25/20 5:00 pm at Whitewater, WI
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VISITORS: Wis.-Oshkosh 12-6,6-1 WIAC
TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS
## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN
15 Adam Fravert........ f 9-17 1-6 5-6 2 8 10 3 24 4 5 2 1 36
30 Levi Borchert....... f 3-5 0-0 1-1 4 2 6 2 7 2 2 0 0 32
44 Jack Flynn.......... c 6-9 0-0 6-7 2 2 4 2 18 1 0 0 0 33
04 Eddie Muench........ g 4-12 1-5 3-5 0 0 0 2 12 3 4 0 2 35
11 Eric Peterson....... g 1-4 1-3 0-4 0 2 2 3 3 2 1 0 4 36
00 Brandon Whiteside... 0-0 0-0 1-2 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 2
03 David Vlotho........ 3-7 2-6 0-0 2 2 4 2 8 0 0 0 0 17
20 Quinn Steckbauer.... 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 7
42 Brian Wilman........ 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
TEAM................ 1 1
Totals.............. 26-55 5-21 16-25 10 19 29 16 73 12 12 2 7 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 12-30 40.0% 2nd Half: 14-25 56.0% Game: 47.3% DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 2-12 16.7% 2nd Half: 3-9 33.3% Game: 23.8% REBS
F Throw % 1st Half: 6-10 60.0% 2nd Half: 10-15 66.7% Game: 64.0% 6
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HOME TEAM: Wis.-Whitewater 6-12,1-6 WIAC
TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS
## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN
15 Hunt, Breontae...... f 4-6 1-1 0-0 0 1 1 3 9 1 3 0 1 20
24 Brahm, Jack......... f 1-1 0-0 0-0 1 2 3 3 2 0 2 0 1 21
25 Jensen, Riley....... c 1-1 0-0 2-2 2 1 3 4 4 1 1 0 0 20
05 Kale, Bailey........ g 6-18 1-5 1-1 0 3 3 1 14 3 4 0 3 34
21 Gates, Austin....... g 3-5 0-1 2-2 2 5 7 5 8 1 1 1 1 25
03 Burks, James........ 1-4 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 2 2 0 1 0 1 21
23 Ards, Equan......... 10-19 0-1 4-5 0 3 3 1 24 1 2 0 1 27
33 Chislom, Trevon..... 1-3 0-0 2-4 3 1 4 0 4 2 0 0 0 10
34 Martinez, Rocky..... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
35 Grintjes, David..... 2-2 0-0 0-0 1 1 2 5 4 1 0 1 0 18
TEAM................ 3 2 5
Totals.............. 29-59 2-8 11-14 12 22 34 24 71 10 14 2 8 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 16-34 47.1% 2nd Half: 13-25 52.0% Game: 49.2% DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 1-4 25.0% 2nd Half: 1-4 25.0% Game: 25.0% REBS
F Throw % 1st Half: 4-6 66.7% 2nd Half: 7-8 87.5% Game: 78.6% 2
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Officials:
Technical fouls: Wis.-Oshkosh-None. Wis.-Whitewater-Hunt, Breontae.
Attendance: 842
Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total
Wis.-Oshkosh.................. 32 41 - 73
Wis.-Whitewater............... 37 34 - 71
2019-20 Men's Basketball. Round: 0. Wis.-Oshkosh vs Wis.-Whitewater. Played at