Congratulations to the 6th grade Math 24 team for an outstanding job competing in the Southern Lakes Advanced Learner Network Math 24 Meet held on February 15 at Whitewater Middle School.
Special congratulations go out to Emerson Ellenwood for winning third place individually and to Jared Apgar for winning sixth place individually. Jefferson students worked extra hard this year and earned the first, second, fourth and fifth place individual trophies. Overall, our school placed 2nd among all five schools competing. Jefferson came in first with 1159 points. Whitewater students earned 753 points.
Each of these students successfully solved cards and added to our team’s success. Great job everyone!
Whitewater Team members included Emerson Ellenwood, Jared Apgar, Silas Baker, Leah Newmann, Noah Coleman, Nick Wilson, and Atreyu Blahnik. (Not pictured in the order listed.)
The No. 14 ranked University of Wisconsin-Whitewater women’s basketball team clinched the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference regular-season championship and the top seed in next week’s conference tournament Wednesday night with a 77-42 victory over UW-Platteville on Play4Kay Night at Kachel Gymnasium.
The Warhawks’ league title, which they clinched at least a share of last Saturday, is the eighth in program history and the team’s first since 2013-14. UW-Whitewater will begin its quest for a second straight WIAC Tournament championship at home next Thursday in the tournament’s semifinal round against the lowest remaining seed.
Senior guard Malia Smith led the Warhawks with 15 points, four assists, and four steals. Senior guard Brooke Trewyn posted 14 points and tied a career-high with seven steals. Twelve other players scored in the contest for UW-Whitewater, which shot 51.6 from the floor in the first half and hit 16-of-21 at the free-throw line while holding UW-Platteville to 32.5 percent from the floor.
The University of Wisconsin- Whitewater men’s basketball team fell to UW-Platteville, 70-66, in a Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletics Conference contest Wednesday night.
Junior guard Andre Brown led UW-Whitewater with 16 points, four rebounds, three steals and two assists. Junior forward Riley Jensen added 13 points and junior guard David Sachs tallied 11 points.
UW-Whitewater clinched the No. 5 seed for the WIAC Championship next week and will be traveling to UW-River Falls next Wednesday to kick off post-season play.
The Whippets varsity gymnastics team took on eleven other teams at the Lisa Steger Memorial Invitational at Platteville High School this past weekend.
The team started off strong on the vault with junior Autumn Lesar leading the way with a score of 8.1, followed my teammate Katherine Staniszewski with a score of 7.8. Junior Nicole Tomomitsu had the highest score for the Whippets on the uneven bars with a score of 7.8. Behind Tomomitsu was freshman Mariana Cano with a score of 7.55. Junior Sierra Brunner led the team on the beam with a season-high of 8.15, followed by Nicole Tomomitsu with a season-high of 8.0. Tomomitsu also had a season-high on the floor exercise to lead the Whippets with a score of 8.575. Autumn Lesar was right behind her with a score of 8.15.
The team placed 5th out of eleven teams with a score of 123.925, earning their highest team score of the season. The Whippets will be back in action on Friday, February 16 at the conference meet at Waterford High School.
This year the Whitewater Polar Plunge raised over $59,000 for Special Olympics Wisconsin athletes in Southeastern Region. It was great seeing all the people willing to jump into freezing water to raise money for the Special Olympics. We would like to thank The Whitewater’s Parks & Recreation sponsors: The Sweet Spot, Second Salem, and The Whitewater Aquatic Center for their donations and support at Freeze Fest. Thank you to everyone who came out and supported the event and helped raise over $59,000.
Whitewater drops second game to Big Foot, 52-67. The Chiefs were too hot to handle tonight. Their shooting was on fire, and although the Whippets made a nice comeback, it wasn’t enough to overcome the early damage. The high point was the girls going 14 for 16 from the charity stripe. Whippets were led by Kacie Carollo 14, and Abby Grosinske 12.
Whitewater will finish the regular season this Friday at home against Clinton. We are promoting a “Pawsitive Pride” night, along with a recognition of our Sr. players on the team.
JV1 game was won by Big Foot. JV2 game was won by Whitewater.
Whitewater got off to a slow start and never recovered. With just over 6 minutes to play the lead was 10 points but the gap was too much to overcome. Daniel Fuller led Whitewater with 19 points.
The Whippet Boys are next in action at Brodhead on Thursday.
The National Center for Women & Information Technology (NCWIT) sponsors an annual award called Aspirations in Computing. This award honors young women in grades 9-12 active and interested in computing and encourages them to pursue their passion for technology. This year, we have two Whitewater High School students who will be recognized at the banquet at Alverno College on Sunday, April 22.
Gwynne Sahyun has been named a Wisconsin Winner, and Marina Cano has earned a Wisconsin Honorable Mention. Marina also received an Honorable Mention last year. Both girls are members of Ferradermis, the WHS FIRST Robotics team, as well as the high school computer programming team. Marina recently started a girls’ coding group at Washington Elementary as well. The Wisconsin NCWIT affiliate recognizes around 40-50 girls total statewide each year. Awardees will get cool prizes, gadgets, and can apply for scholarships to several Wisconsin university programs. The Wisconsin award winners and honorable mentions will receive an engraved award for both the awardee and her school.
The Gentlemen 101 Course is open to High School Junior & Senior men. The program teaches young men traditional manners and respect. This free course provides a school of instruction, meal, and local mentors from the Whitewater Masonic Lodge that help prepare the young men for prom.
