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Whitewater Middle School Spelling Bee Winners

L-R: A’lani Rogers, Zoe Olson, Davin Parboteeah, Quinton O’Toole

The annual school spelling bee was held at Whitewater Middle School on Thursday, January 23. Congratulations to the following winners:

1st place – Zoe Olson, 7th grade with the winning words of senile and aspersions.

2nd place – Davin Parboteeah, 8th grade. Devin went out on the word therapeutic.

3rd place – A’lani Rogers, 7th grade. A’lani went out on the word depot. 

The top 6th-grade speller was Quinton O’Toole who went out on the word withers.

Good luck to Zoe as she advances to compete at the Regional CESA 2 Spelling Bee on Wednesday, January 29th at Whitewater High School.  

Whitewater Community Gives Generously to Mitten Tree Project

Shown above, on Jan. 21st, accepting a good portion of the collection of more than 600 items from the Mitten Tree project are Rick Fassl, Optimist Project Co-Chair; Kelly Seichter, Director of Instruction; Dr. Lanora Heim, Director of Pupil Services; Jeanine Fassl, Co-Chair of the Optimist Project, and Dr. Jim Shaw, Superintendent for the Whitewater Unified School District.

By Jeanine Fassl

It is with our most sincere gratitude that the UW-Whitewater/Community Optimist Club extends a huge thank you to our community. The community responded beyond our expectations! The wonderful people in our community donated over 600 pieces of clothing including socks, underwear, snow pants, hats, scarves, gloves, and 160 pairs of mittens. 105 pairs of those mittens were hand knit by Dottie Koenitzer of Whitewater. A special thanks is given to the generosity of Faye Brugge, at First Citizens State Bank, Diane Carlson, from First English Lutheran Church, for the adorable baby sweaters, those who knit and crochet at PremiereBank and all the other community members who painstakingly hand made dozens and dozens of hats, mittens, sets of both, and scarves! The increase in the collections allowed us to spread out the distribution to other local agencies including the Whitewater Police Department; each of our 10 WPD squad cars received a bag of hats and a bag of mittens or gloves to distribute.

Additional thanks go to the Associated Bank, PremierBank, First Citizens State Bank, Fort Community Credit Union, and First English Lutheran Church, and Irvin L. Young Auditorium for serving as collection sites.

As “Friends of Youth”, the UW-Whitewater/Community Club thanks our very generous local community for helping to spread Christmas cheer this holiday season. We are always looking for new members, year-round, to share that cheerfulness with Whitewater’s youth. If you are interested in joining us in that mission, contact Al Hutchison, President, at alnjoyce.hutchison@gmail.com or visit
http://blogs.uww.edu/uwwcommunityoptimist/ for more details.

UW-W Basketball (56) vs Platteville (77)

Official Basketball Box Score
Wis.-Whitewater vs Wis.-Platteville
01/22/20 7:00 pm at Platteville, WI


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VISITORS: Wis.-Whitewater 6-11,1-5 WIAC
                          TOT-FG  3-PT         REBOUNDS
## Player Name            FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF  TP  A TO BLK S MIN
24 Brahm, Jack......... f  2-3    1-1    0-0    1  0  1   2   5  1  0  0  0  16
25 Jensen, Riley....... c  0-3    0-0    0-0    0  0  0   0   0  0  0  0  0   9
03 Burks, James........ g  1-5    0-2    0-0    1  3  4   1   2  5  1  1  0  26
05 Kale, Bailey........ g  1-13   0-6    0-0    0  4  4   2   2  0  0  0  1  34
21 Gates, Austin....... g  0-1    0-1    0-0    1  1  2   3   0  0  1  0  0  18
04 Huerta, Adrian......    1-2    1-2    0-0    0  0  0   0   3  0  0  1  0   1
10 Spicer Jr., Ricky...    0-0    0-0    0-1    0  0  0   0   0  0  0  0  0   1
12 Fox, James..........    0-0    0-0    0-0    0  0  0   0   0  1  0  0  0   1
14 Walker Jr., Nate....    0-0    0-0    0-0    0  0  0   0   0  0  0  0  0   1
15 Hunt, Breontae......    4-12   1-6    4-4    5  1  6   3  13  0  3  0  0  22
23 Ards, Equan.........    8-20   1-3    2-3    0  5  5   1  19  1  3  0  1  30
30 Pytleski, Will......    0-0    0-0    0-0    0  1  1   0   0  0  0  0  0   1
33 Chislom, Trevon.....    3-7    0-2    0-0    3  2  5   3   6  0  3  2  0  24
34 Martinez, Rocky.....    2-5    2-4    0-0    0  1  1   1   6  0  0  0  2  15
35 Grintjes, David.....    0-0    0-0    0-0    0  0  0   0   0  0  0  0  0   1
   TEAM................
   Totals..............   22-71   6-27   6-8   11 18 29  16  56  8 11  4  4 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 11-38 28.9%   2nd Half: 11-33 33.3%   Game: 31.0%  DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half:  5-16 31.3%   2nd Half:  1-11  9.1%   Game: 22.2%   REBS
F Throw % 1st Half:  0-0   0.0%   2nd Half:  6-8  75.0%   Game: 75.0%   6,7


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HOME TEAM: Wis.-Platteville 15-2,5-1 WIAC
                          TOT-FG  3-PT         REBOUNDS
## Player Name            FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF  TP  A TO BLK S MIN
05 Kyle Tuma........... f  3-8    2-5    2-2    0  4  4   2  10  1  2  0  2  28
30 Justin Stovall...... f  2-6    0-1    3-4    3 10 13   3   7  1  2  2  0  22
01 Drew Gunnink........ g  2-4    1-3    0-0    0  1  1   0   5  1  1  0  1  21
04 Quentin Shields..... g  4-9    1-3    7-8    0  5  5   1  16  3  0  0  1  28
20 Carter Voelker...... g  7-13   2-5    2-2    0  4  4   0  18  4  1  0  1  30
02 Alex Ranney.........    0-1    0-0    0-0    2  4  6   0   0  4  1  1  0  19
03 Blake McCann........    4-9    1-3    4-4    1  0  1   1  13  1  0  0  0  23
10 Tomas Vikonis.......    0-0    0-0    0-0    0  1  1   0   0  0  0  0  0   1
11 Braden Nies.........    0-1    0-0    0-0    0  0  0   1   0  0  0  0  0   1
14 Tanner Hudziak......    0-0    0-0    0-0    0  0  0   0   0  0  0  0  0   1
21 Samuel Meerstein....    0-0    0-0    0-0    0  0  0   0   0  0  0  0  0   1
24 Justin Jarvensivu...    1-2    0-0    0-0    0  1  1   2   2  0  0  1  1   9
34 Justin Fox..........    1-1    0-0    4-4    0  2  2   4   6  0  1  0  0  12
40 Brad Nies...........    0-0    0-0    0-0    0  0  0   0   0  0  0  0  0   1
42 Oliver Barnes.......    0-1    0-1    0-0    0  0  0   0   0  0  0  0  0   1
44 Cam Paske...........    0-0    0-0    0-0    0  0  0   0   0  0  0  0  0   1
50 Tim Bassuener.......    0-0    0-0    0-0    0  1  1   0   0  0  0  0  0   1
   TEAM................                                             1
   Totals..............   24-55   7-21  22-24   6 33 39  14  77 15  9  4  6 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 14-28 50.0%   2nd Half: 10-27 37.0%   Game: 43.6%  DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half:  5-12 41.7%   2nd Half:  2-9  22.2%   Game: 33.3%   REBS
F Throw % 1st Half:  4-4  100 %   2nd Half: 18-20 90.0%   Game: 91.7%   2,1


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Officials: Gary Wild,Kevin Mottor,Jeff Lewis
Technical fouls: Wis.-Whitewater-TEAM. Wis.-Platteville-None.
Attendance: 446
Score by Periods                1st  2nd   Total
Wis.-Whitewater...............   27   29  -   56
Wis.-Platteville..............   37   40  -   77
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No. 13 UW-W Wrestling Downs UW-Stevens Point in Final Dual

The No. 13 ranked University of Wisconsin-Whitewater wrestling team closed its dual season Thursday night, 1/23, with a 33-16 victory at UW-Stevens Point in Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference action.

The Warhawks (10-6 overall, 4-1 WIAC) closed the dual by winning four of the last five bouts over the Pointers (8-9, 0-4).

Seniors Hazen Rice, Ryder Sigler, sophomore Jaritt Shinhoster and freshman Dakarai Clay each recorded pins to lead UW-Whitewater.

Rice, ranked second in the nation by D3wrestle.com and fourth by Intermat, improved to 20-0 at 141 pounds with a pin at 2:53. He was immediately followed by Clay, who closed the dual by flipping Mason Wheeler for a reversal and earning his pin with 12 seconds left in the third period at 149.

In the second bout of the dual, Stigler pinned Jordan Weinzetl in 2:48 at 165 pounds to give the Warhawks a 6-3 lead. Shinhoster, the nation’s consensus No. 1 wrestler at 174 pounds, doubled the UW-W lead with a fall at 1:06, improving to 18-1 for the year.

After two straight wins by UW-Stevens Point, sophomore Dylan Uzumecki edged Noah Wieczorek with a 4-3 decision at heavyweight to put the team ahead for good.

Senior Mike Tortorice, ranked No. 2 by D3wrestle.com and No. 3 by Intermat, earned a forfeit at 125 pounds.

UW-Whitewater has the weekend off before heading to the annual Pete Willson-Wheaton Invitational on Jan. 31-Feb. 1 in Wheaton, Ill.

See below for complete results from Thursday’s dual.

125: Mike Tortorice wins by forfeit

133: Matt Berlin (UWSP) d. Josiah Lynden by major decision, 13-1

141: Hazen Rice d. Anthony Kanable (UWSP) by fall, 2:53

149: Dakarai Clay d. Mason Wheeler (UWSP) by fall, 6:48

157: Luke Smiley (UWSP) d. John Broughton by decision, 5-4

165: Ryder Sigler d. Jordan Weinzetl (UWSP) by fall, 2:48

174: Jaritt Shinhoster d. Taran Holland (UWSP) by fall, 1:06

184: Dan Squires (UWSP) d. Alex Oruna by fall, 4:30

197: Jerry Lipke (UWSP) d. Nick Sundberg by decision, 5-1

285: Dylan Uzumecki d. Noah Wieczorek (UWSP) by decision, 4-3

Lady Warhawks Win 14th Straight: No. 6 UW-Whitewater 67, UW-Platteville 52

Rebekah Schumacher, WHS Grad, made the only 3-pointer for the Warhawks (Photos courtesy of Bob Mischka)
Official Basketball Box Score
Wis.-Platteville vs Wis.-Whitewater
01/22/20 7:00 pm at Whitewater, WI

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VISITORS: Wis.-Platteville 9-8,1-5 WIAC
                          TOT-FG  3-PT         REBOUNDS
## Player Name            FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF  TP  A TO BLK S MIN
31 Maddy Williams...... f  1-2    0-0    0-0    4  1  5   1   2  0  0  0  1  17
11 Maiah Domask........ g  3-11   1-1    5-8    5  6 11   5  12  0  2  0  0  32
12 Allison Heckert..... g  2-5    0-1    0-4    1  1  2   2   4  3  2  0  0  31
20 Morgan Horstman..... g  7-17   0-2    5-7    3  5  8   2  19  1  0  0  0  34
21 Rachel Emendorfer... g  0-2    0-2    1-4    0  2  2   2   1  2  3  0  0  18
05 Erin McGrath........    0-0    0-0    0-0    0  0  0   0   0  0  0  0  1   5
10 Aspyn Stewart.......    3-3    2-2    2-2    1  0  1   1  10  0  1  0  0  13
14 Jai Clemons.........    0-6    0-1    2-2    0  0  0   4   2  1  1  0  1  20
25 Taylor Gilbert......    0-7    0-2    0-2    1  1  2   2   0  0  1  0  0  17
32 Kaite Asche.........    1-3    0-0    0-0    1  2  3   2   2  0  0  0  0  13
   TEAM................                         3  5  8             2
   Totals..............   17-56   3-11  15-29  19 23 42  21  52  7 12  0  3 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 11-29 37.9%   2nd Half:  6-27 22.2%   Game: 30.4%  DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half:  2-7  28.6%   2nd Half:  1-4  25.0%   Game: 27.3%   REBS
F Throw % 1st Half:  4-8  50.0%   2nd Half: 11-21 52.4%   Game: 51.7%    6


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HOME TEAM: Wis.-Whitewater 16-1,6-0 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  5-7    0-1    1-2    0  3  3   4  11  1  0  0  0  20
40 Taylor, Johanna..... c  6-6    0-0    2-2    2  4  6   3  14  3  2  7  1  31
13 Raeder, Becky....... g  3-10   0-3    6-7    2  2  4   3  12  1  2  0  2  38
14 Schumacher, Rebekah. g  1-3    1-1    0-0    0  2  2   3   3  1  3  1  0  19
15 Kieres, Veronica.... g  4-14   0-3    1-2    0  4  4   4   9  1  2  0  2  33
03 Sto. Domingo, Yssa..    1-7    0-2    4-5    0  3  3   3   6  1  0  0  1  26
12 Matthews, Jordan....    0-0    0-0    0-0    0  0  0   0   0  0  0  0  0   1
20 Corcoran, Megan.....    0-1    0-1    2-2    0  2  2   0   2  0  0  0  0   5
24 Johnson, Alexis.....    0-0    0-0    0-0    0  0  0   0   0  0  0  0  0   1
25 Simmons, Erika......    1-1    0-0    0-0    2  1  3   1   2  1  0  0  0  11
30 Oomens, Courtney....    3-7    0-0    2-2    2  4  6   1   8  1  0  2  1  17
32 Baumgartner, Abi....    0-0    0-0    0-0    0  0  0   0   0  0  0  0  0   1
34 Czarnecki, Kenni....    0-0    0-0    0-0    0  0  0   0   0  0  0  0  0   1
   TEAM................                         2  2  4
   Totals..............   24-56   1-11  18-22  10 27 37  22  67 10  9 10  7 204

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 10-29 34.5%   2nd Half: 14-27 51.9%   Game: 42.9%  DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half:  1-6  16.7%   2nd Half:  0-5   0.0%   Game:  9.1%   REBS
F Throw % 1st Half:  2-3  66.7%   2nd Half: 16-19 84.2%   Game: 81.8%   3,1


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Officials:
Technical fouls: Wis.-Platteville-None. Wis.-Whitewater-None.
Attendance: 279
Score by Periods                1st  2nd  3rd  4th   Total
Wis.-Platteville..............   12   16   12   12  -   52
Wis.-Whitewater...............   15    8   20   24  -   67
2019-20 Women's Basketball. Round: 0. Wis.-Platteville vs Wis.-Whitewater. Pla
Becky Raeder
Courtney Oomens
Johanna Taylor

Whippet Girls Lose Close Game to Evansville

The Whippet Girls’ Basketball Team fell to Evansville 52-50 on Thursday, January 23. Kacie Carollo led all scorers with 26 points, including 4 from 3-point range.

The Whippets next play at Beloit Turner on Tuesday, January 28.

Kacie Carollo, Photo Courtesy of Bob Mischka

UW-Whitewater Men’s Basketball to Hold “Kisses From Keegan Night” on Sat., 1/25

The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater men’s basketball team will join Barkley’s Burgers, Brews & Dawgs in Janesville to support Kisses From Keegan & Friends, a local pediatric cancer foundation, on Saturday, Jan. 25, for the team’s game against UW-Oshkosh at 5 p.m. at Kachel Gymnasium.
 
Fans are invited to participate in a silent auction and other fundraisers throughout the game to support the organization. Members of the men’s basketball program have worked to fundraise for the event on campus and in the Whitewater community. The Warhawks will also recognize Keegan and members of the foundation’s board during the game.
 
“It is our hope that this event will become an annual event and part of the UW-Whitewater men’s basketball tradition,” UW-W coach Pat Miller said. “Kisses From Keegan & Friends is a local, non-profit organization that helps families of children who are undergoing treatment for cancer. It is a perfect opportunity for our student-athletes, staff and fans to engage with this organization and the community for a cause that hits close to home for a lot of people in our area.”
 
Kisses From Keegan & Friends was originally inspired by a 7-year-old cancer survivor named Keegan, who was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. She survived after more than two years of chemotherapy, pills, shots, lumbar punctures, surgeries and other complications.

UW-W Chancellor Watson Announces Plan to Reduce Operating Expenses by $12 Million Over Two Fiscal Years Due to Declining Enrollment

In a message to the UW-W campus on January 23, Chancellor Dwight C. Watson announced that due to declines in enrollment, it is expected to be necessary to reduce operational expenses by $6 million in the current fiscal year that ends June 30, and by an additional $6 million in the 2021 fiscal year. It was indicated that these would be “base budget cuts, not one-time reductions.”

“As you likely know, UW-Whitewater has experienced enrollment declines since the 2016-17 academic year. This fall, we faced a drastic decline in enrollment – 4.1 percent. That means we had 498 fewer students than the prior fall. The decline in enrollment has caused a decrease in tuition revenue of approximately $11 million from our peak enrollment in 2016,” the message stated. Undergraduate enrollment declined on both the Whitewater and Rock County campuses. Declining high school graduation classes at some districts in the region have contributed to the losses.

Among the reduction in expenses will be a combination of contract non-renewals, reduction in appointment times and layoffs. Meanwhile, efforts are ongoing to increase recruitment of new students. A new Strategic Enrollment Plan was approved last summer, with specific emphasis on recruitment of Latinx students and students with disabilities.

The announcement concluded, “I understand this news may be difficult to digest. Let’s remember that UW-Whitewater has discerning and dedicated employees. I believe by focusing on our values, and through collaboration and creative problem solving we can develop long-term solutions that will help stabilize the budget, create new sources of revenue and strengthen our enrollment. I know this is a campus that cares deeply about our students and our mission to serve, and as we tap into that dedication to UW-Whitewater we will overcome these challenges.”

To read the full text of the announcement, click here.

WHS Swimmers Make Significant Drops in Times

1/21/20 Whitewater 59 vs Burlington Co-op 110

Despite the loss to the Division I – Burlington Co-op, the team swam amazing! The team posted 21 out of 24 best times with many being significant drops in time.

Winning events for the Whippets were Devin Bazeley in the 200 Individual Medley with a 5 second drop, Jack Mayer in both the 50 and 100 Freestyle posting times just off his State times from last year, and our 400 Freestyle Relay of Devin Bazeley, Shawn Chan, Tony Aranda, and Jack Mayer also earned first place.

Our largest drops came from the following swimmers:

  • Tony Aranda -2 seconds in the 200 Freestyle
  • Tyler Arnett -7 seconds in the 200 Freestyle and -22 seconds in the 500 Freestyle
  • Devin Bazeley -5 seconds in the 200 Individual Medley
  • Keith Cameron -2 seconds in the 50 Freestyle and -16 seconds in the 100 Breaststroke
  • Shawn Chan -4 seconds in the 100 Butterfly
  • Jon Chan -1.5 seconds in the 50 Freestyle and -1.5 seconds in the 100 Butterfly
  • Jovany Manriquez -2 seconds in the 100 Freestyle
  • Jonathan Manriquez -1 second in the 50 Freestyle, -12 seconds in the 100 Butterfly and -21 seconds in the 100 Breaststroke
  • Jack Mayer -2 seconds in the 100 Freestyle
  • Zach Tomomitsu -2 seconds in the 100 Backstroke

We are definitely headed in the right direction going in to our last dual meet before Conference, Sectionals, and State!

Article submitted by Coach Gina Foucault