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Gamble and DuVal Punch Tickets to State

Article By John J. Schimming, Photos by Bob Mischka

On Saturday, six Whippet wrestlers competed in the WIAA Cedar Grove-Belgium Sectional hoping to place in the top three, thus punching their tickets to the WIAA D2 State Wrestling Championships. When it was all said and done, the Whippets have two student-athletes, Tommy Duval (182#) and Tyler Gamble (106#), who have extended their senior seasons one more week.

Jimmy DuVal opened up the day taking care of business with a pin in 1:05. DuVal then defeated his next two opponents to claim the championship. In the finals, DuVal looked very calm and in control throughout winning 9-3. By winning the title, he has earned a bye at the first round of the state tournament and will compete on Friday morning. This is a great accomplishment for DuVal and it marks his second trip to the state competition.

Gamble started off the day with a tough loss to the eventual champion from Jefferson. He bounced back with an 18-3 victory to put himself into the third-place match, which put Gamble against a very tough young man from Chilton. Gamble wrestled his best match I have ever seen. He opened up with a great move to the opponent’s back to build a 5-0 lead. He did not look back and closed out the match winning securing a 9-3 final score.

The state tournament will begin on Thursday night. If you are unable to attend the competition at the Kohl Center, it can be seen by going to Trackwrestling.com.

Whitewater Girls Basketball 61 Clinton 51

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.

Whitewater Boys Basketball 64 Brodhead 41

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.

 

UW-Whitewater Basketball Recap

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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Andre Brown led the Warhawk scoring with 14 points.

Photo by Peter Mischka, Courtesy of Bob Mischka

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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Open House at BicycleWise

If you have ever wanted to learn more about bicycle frame building or about the bicycles being built in Whitewater, Sotherland Custom Bicycles invites you to an after hours Open House at BicycleWise.  John Sotherland will discuss his frame building process and his frame building class.  He will also take a few people into the frame shop and give them a hands-on introduction to brazing.

Lauren Raymond Miller, 81, Whitewater passed away on Wednesday, February 14, 2018 at his home, surrounded by his family.

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

 

Whitewater Boys Swim Team Celebrates Great Season; State Swimming Results

 

Members of the swim team at practice getting ready for the end of the season.

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!

 

 

State Swimming Results:Young Liang ended his Freshman year of high school boys swimming with an impressive State meet! Liang swam both the 200IM (Individual Medley) and the 100Breaststroke. Both of these events Liang swam best times, and he was able to podium in both of his events. In the 200IM he dropped 3.5 seconds and moved up 9 places swimming a fast time of 1:58.80. In his 100breaststroke he dropped half a second and was 3rdover all with a fast time of 59.43. Liang scored 30 points for the Whitewater swim team all together!

 

WHS freshman Young Liang competes in the State Competition. Photo by Bob Mischka

30 Hour Famine | St. Patrick Catholic Church

On Friday, Feb 23rd starting at 4:30pm through the evening of Saturday, Feb 24th, ending at about 7:00pm, 8th grade and high school youth will unite together to bring awareness to our global and local famine crisis, by participating in a 30-hour famine. For more information, 

Three Finalists Selected for Whitewater Chief of Police Position

The Police and Fire Commission of the City of Whitewater is pleased to announce that they have selected three finalists for the position of Chief of Police.

Interviews for the three candidates will take place Thursday, March 1, 2018. A community “Meet and Greet” for the finalists will be held at the Cravath Lakefront Building from 5:15 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. This Meet and Greet is open to the public and citizens are encouraged to attend and extend each candidate with a warm welcome. The names of the finalists will be released in the near future.

Reminder that citizens can still fill out the short Police Chief Community Survey located on the HERE on the City of Whitewater’s website.

Irvin L. Young Memorial Library Programs – Week of February 19th through February 26th

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.