Photos and Story by Bob Mischka
WHS beat Brodhead/Juda 19-7 at home to improve to 2-5 on the season. A strong Whippet defense kept the Cardinals from scoring from the red zone on several occasions and 249 yards rushing, led by Aldo Soto with 219 yards, resulted in the win. Next, the Whippets travel to Edgerton who are now 6-1 after beating East Troy 47-28 on Sept 28.
For more information and game stats at the Janesville Gazette, 
From Coach Carstens:
Competing under the lights on Friday night used to just be for football players but not any longer as the Whippet cross county teams headed up for their 3rd trip to Wisconsin Dells and competed in the Nightfall Classic contested on the Spring Brook Golf Course. This race is held entirely under a lighted 2-looped course that is flat, fast and spectacular to see in person. The atmosphere is electric, the setting is perfect, and the weather couldn’t have been better. Forty degrees, calm winds, and that cool, crisp feeling runners love in the fall. It proved to be a perfect mix as nearly all the Whippets ran a new personal best and finished their regular season on a high note.
The boys’ program raced first and Gio Anello walked away with a medal in his hand after his 15th place finish. He did a really nice job digging down and grinding with the pack and ran 17:26. Aidan Coburn returned to the line up after an illness and fought his way to 36th in 18:02. Pack running is so fun to watch and three Whippets are really thriving in this situation. Freshman Cooper Hammond and Sophomores Manny Rodriguez and Will Hofman do it well. They finished in 55th, 56th, and 58th place overall. Their new personal best times are now 18:42. 18:43 and 18:46 for 5000 meters. Running a little under the weather was Senior Nick Kuzoff who finished as the team’s 6th runner in 69th in 19:08. Senior Dan Trost absolutely crushed his race and ran a lifetime best of 19:14 and finished in 80th. Jaden Salmieri again impressed by running a time of 19:28. Also competing and running their best time of the season were Peter Zimdars, Jack Mayer, Wesley Salverson, Justin Mitchell, Andy Vo, Aldo Rodriguez, Andrew Rollette, Evan Schepp, Mason West, and Michael Bigelow. There were only team scores for the varsity programs in this meet and Whitewater finished in 7th place out of 14th D2 schools in the same race.
The girls were ready to make some noise next and Nicole Tomomitsu certainly didn’t disappoint as she finished in fifth place overall running her fastest 5K dating back to last season. Her time of 20:13 and top five finish easily secured her a medal and some confidence as the championship portion of the season approaches. Hailey Prager and Crystal Chan finished tenths of a second apart, but they ran far different races. Hailey got out more aggressive with the large field and getting ahead before the first turns whereas Crystal went out a little more conservative but kept slaying her way through the field. It made for a thrilling finish and wound up just outside the medals in 24th and 25th place. They both ran 22:00 and ran their best times in the last two seasons. Trinity Nickels was the team’s fourth runner with a strong showing in 23:40, good enough for 66th. Jenna Lee ran her season best by over a minute to secure 86th in 24:34. Olive Coburn ran her best time of the season given the course variations the program races on. Sophie Walton, Jenny Villarreal, Mackenzie LaFlash, Sophie Wagner and Rosie Aschenbrener also ran very fast and dropped considerable amounts of time from their previous races. The varsity team placed 8th in D2.
Next up for the Whippets will be the RVC CC Championship on Thursday, October 11th hosted by Whitewater on the campus of UW-Whitewater. The race schedule is as follows:
3:30 p.m. Middle School Girls 3k
3:32 p.m. Middle School Boys 3K
4:10 p.m. Varsity Boys 5K
4:45 p.m. Varsity Girls 5K
5:20 p.m. JV Boys and Girls 5K
The Whitewater Unified School District School Board will hold a community listening session Wednesday, October 3 at 7 p.m. The event will take place at the Whitewater High School Auditorium, located at 534 S. Elizabeth St. in Whitewater. For more details click here
La junta escolar del Distrito Escolar Unificado de Whitewater llevará a cabo una sesión de escucha comunitaria el miércoles 3 de octubre a las 7 p.m. El evento se llevará a cabo en el auditorio de Whitewater High School, ubicado en 534 S. Elizabeth St. en Whitewater. Paramás detalles haga clic aquí
If there are any community groups interested in touring our buildings, please contact the District Administrator, Mark Elworthy, at 262-472-8708.
The Community Clothes Closet is Open on Tuesday AM 8:30 to 11 as well as the 1st and 3rd Saturday of the month.
The Community Clothes Closet is a nonprofit organization run totally by volunteers and depends completely on the generous donations from the Whitewater community as well as the surrounding area. You will find clothing and shoes for the entire family, also find many household items including housewares and bedding, toys, books, and games.
We welcome EVERYONE and EVERYTHING we have is FREE.
Any questions call (262) 379-0187. Donations are accepted during regular hours of operation or by appointment.
2018 marks the 3 rd year that the Whitewater Community Foundation has awarded grants to nonprofits that serve Whitewater area residents. The Foundation’s mission is to collaborate with our civic partners to create opportunities for youth and adults to achieve their educational and economic dreams, to create a vibrant city for the arts, and to celebrate and preserve the qualities that make Whitewater exceptional.
Grants in 2017/2018 were awarded to programs such as Bethel House, Rock River Free Clinic, Whitewater Dementia Friendly Community Initiative, Wisconsin Makers and others. The Foundation was proud to support the Ferradermis Robotics Team at the High School with a grant that helped enable them to build their robot and travel across the state and country to complete.
An additional grant was awarded which would enable these students to assist in establishing the FIRST Lego Team at Lakeview Elementary School and at Lincoln Elementary School, along with providing inspiration and mentoring to these younger students.
Please spread the word to groups trying to effect positive change in the Whitewater area. We look forward to working with leaders who are striving one goal at a time to make our community a greater place to live, work, and learn.
Interested organizations can find more information at http://www.whitewatercommunityfoundation.org/grants/
The deadline for submitting applications is October 31, 2018.
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From Coach Carstens:
What a great day to be a CC runner! The girls’ race was first and they had to contend with strong rain throughout the race that made for an experience they will not soon forget. The Whippets were determined to not let the rain get in the way of having successful races. Leading the charge was senior Nicole Tomomitsu who placed 6th after a hard-fought sprint to the finish over two pack runners from Palmyra-Eagle. Crystal Chan had a nice performance compared to her race last Saturday to finish in 22:47 and Hailey Prager challenged herself more today by going out with and running along with Crystal which allowed her to finished with a time of 23:16. The girls’ varsity finished in 6th place out of 11 teams competing.
On the boys’ side, the rain was almost finished but the course got very sloppy from the first event which allowed them the opportunity to gain some mental toughness and push through such slippery conditions. Gio Anello returned to the line up in spectacular fashion and secured himself a medal in 12th place. The boys looked strong and competed hard which is what it is ultimately about when conditions are like this. The times aren’t fast, but the experience is awesome! Will Hofmann was the team’s 2nd runner and close behind was newcomer Manny Rodriguez as the team’s 3rd runner. They finished 25th and 28th, respectively. The boys’ varsity and JV teams finished in 6th overall out of 11 teams competing.
Results
Boys: http://www.accuracetiming.com/results/jeffcc_2018b.pdf
Girls: http://www.accuracetiming.com/results/jeffcc_2018g.pdf
Whitewater hosted the #2 ranked team in the state, East Troy on Tuesday night, during the annual Play For Trey night. The Whippets battled with the perennial powerhouse team but came up short in the three sets. Whitewater lost 21-25, 10-25 & 21-25. Whitewater returns to play Thursday night when they host Evansville.
Stat leaders for East Troy were as follows:
Kills: Winkler 20
Assists: Wendt 38
Digs: Jakscht-13
Blocks: Winkler 2
Whitewater Whippets 2018
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From Coach Nelson:
The Whippets finished their 2018 dual meet season with a 6-1 win over Beloit Memorial. Whitewater finished the season at 14-8.
Whitewater changed their line-up around for this final dual, allowing several seniors an opportunity to play some different positions or varsity matches to conclude their high school dual careers. In addition, Beloit was missing one of their third doubles’ players, so the match was played with five singles and two doubles teams.
The Whippets played solid tennis at every position. Cassidy Laue, moved up to 1 singles from her normal 3 singles position and lost a tough three set match. Hailey Murphy moved up from jv for the evening to win a tough two set win at three singles. Hannah Hoesly and Josie Hintz moved up from jv to play the two doubles spot and played a very nice match winning in straight sets. The biggest comeback of the evening came from Marissa Mueller at 4 singles. Not used to playing singles, as she is one of Whitewater’s regular third doubles’ players, required some major adjustments. After the first set, Marissa made those adjustments and took control of the match.
Whitewater will return to action next Monday at UWW as they begin WIAA Sub-sectional play.
