Tuesday night, May 24, was another HUGE performance for a Whippet Team in the tournament! This time it was the golf team, playing in the WIAA Division 2 Lomira Regional with nine other schools.
Dane Hillmer, Jaden Condon, Reece Condon, Carson Bueschel, Camden Frye
The kids played well, shooting their best round of the year at 349. Each player improved from front 9 to back 9, and it showed as they were in 4th place after 9 (St Johns 170, Lomira 178, Lake Country Lutheran 179, Whitewater 180, Columbus 186, Lakeside Lutheran 187) and beat everyone on the back 9 except St Johns (St Johns 167, Whitewater 169, Lake Country Lutheran 172, Columbus 182, Lakeside Lutheran 182, Lomira 199).
Reece Condon finished 5th overall with 82, Camden Frye finished 7th with 85, and Jaden Condon just missed the top 10, placing 11th with 89.
By Lynn Binnie Whitewater Banner volunteer staff whitewaterbanner@gmail.com
On Tuesday, May 24 the Whitewater Unified School District School Board voted to authorize the appointment of Brent Mansky as principal of Whitewater High School. Mansky will succeed Michael Lovenberg, whose resignation, effective June 30, was announced on April 18. Mansky has served as principal at Williams Bay Middle/High School for the past two years. Enrollment of that school is approximately 375, compared with about 570 students at WHS. Previously for fifteen years he taught social studies at Westosha Central High School in Paddock Lake. He began his career as a teacher at Black Hawk High School in South Wayne, WI. During much of his career he has also served as a varsity-level basketball and football coach.
Mansky is from Waunakee, WI and graduated from UW-Eau Claire with a B.A. in Broadfield Social Studies (Economics), and holds a Master’s degree in Educational Leadership from Cardinal Stritch University. According to the Williams Bay Middle/High School website he lives with his wife Ali and their two children in Williams Bay. He enjoys playing golf and says that his family is “proud supporters of all Wisconsin sports teams.”
Are you interested in helping to clean up, restore, and enhance Whitewater Creek? Would you like to improve fishing, paddling, and hiking opportunities? Please come to the Cravath Lakefront Community Center at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday, June 1st, for a discussion of a Friends of Whitewater Creek group. We’ll talk about our interests, identify priority projects, and develop a timeline of events. We hope to see you there!
Editor’s Note: The following was provided by the Kiwanis Whitewater Breakfast Club and Whitewater United FC (formerly Whitewater Youth Soccer Club.)
For the sixth year, the Whitewater Kiwanis Breakfast Club has donated to Whitewater United FC (formerly Whitewater Youth Soccer Club). On May 18, Tony Aranda, Head Coach of the U15 Select boys team and Vice President of Whitewater United FC, invited the Whitewater Kiwanis to attend a U15 Whitewater vs U15 Croatian Eagles (Milwaukee) soccer game at Whitewater High School. It was a tough, hard fought game resulting in a tie score of 1-1. The Whitewater U8 team was invited on to the field at halftime to play as well.
Tony Aranda has been a leader in the Whitewater United FC club for 16 years. Whitewater United FC has 12 teams of kids from ages 4 to 14 who host their home games at Moraine View Park. For 28 years the league has been encouraging young soccer players to develop a love of soccer and teamwork.
The attached photo features the U15 Select Boys team, along with (left to right) Kiwanian Ed Schweitzer, Head Coach and Vice President of Whitewater United FC Tony Aranda, Kiwanian President Patrick Taylor and Kiwanian Jerry Grant. Aranda accepted the $1,500 donation from Kiwanis on behalf of the Whitewater United. The donation will be used for a new set of goals for U8 at Moraine View Park.
The attached photo features the U15 Select Boys team, along with (left to right) Kiwanian Ed Schweitzer, Head Coach and Vice President of Whitewater United FC Tony Aranda, Kiwanian President Patrick Taylor and Kiwanian Jerry Grant.
Registration for the next upcoming season, fall 2022- spring 2023, will open in June and registration can be done online on Whitewater United FC’s website at: www.whitewatersoccer.com. Registration is open to all Whitewater surrounding areas.
Following is more information from the Whitewater United FC:
We will be holding tryouts for U12 and U13+ boys & girls select teams on June 6th, 14th, and 16th. On June 6th & 16th U12 tryouts are from 4:30-5:30pm and U13+ tryouts are from 6-7:30pm. On June 14th U13+ tryouts are from 4:30-6pm and U12 tryouts are from 6:30-7:30pm. There are three dates youth can tryout and must attend at least one for evaluation, but they may attend all three as well for additional evaluation. The tryout fee is $25 and includes a t-shirt that youth must wear on tryout dates (this fee covers all tryout dates). We encourage everyone with a birth year of 2008-2013 who have an interest in playing select to tryout. You must register for tryouts and the link to register is: https://go.teamsnap.com/forms/ 315079. Please register for tryouts by June 6th. You can also find tryout information on our website at: www.whitewatersoccer.com. Registration for select teams will open after tryouts conclude, June 17th – July 15th for those who receive offer letters for a select team.
The next soccer season will begin in September (our schedule follows the school year and one season is played in two sessions, fall & spring games) and registration will be open from June 1st – July 15th for Rec teams. You can register starting June 1st and the link for registration will be sent out closer to that date. It will also be open on our website at: whitewatersoccer.com.
The No. 9 ranked University of Wisconsin-Whitewater baseball team will host No. 12 UW-Stevens Point in the NCAA Super Regional this Friday-Saturday, May 27-28, at Prucha Field at James B. Miller Stadium in Whitewater.
First pitch of the best-of-three series is set for Friday at 12 p.m. The second game is scheduled for Saturday at 11 a.m. and the third game, if necessary, will take place 45 minutes following the conclusion of Game 2.
Tickets for the event will cost $10 per day for adults and $8 for seniors, students and youth above the age of 2 and can be purchased at the entry gate.
The winner of the Super Regional will advance to the NCAA Division III Championship, which is set for June 3-8 at Perfect Game Field at Veterans Memorial Stadium in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
The Warhawks (36-9 overall) won the NCAA Whitewater Regional over the weekend, defeating No. 20 Aurora 12-8 in the tournament final. UW-W earned an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament after winning the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference regular season championship with a 25-3 record.
UW-Stevens Point (38-8) claimed the NCAA Stevens Point Regional title with a 21-8 victory against No. 18 North Central (Ill.) in the final. The Pointers claimed an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament as the 2022 WIAC Tournament champion.
UW-Whitewater and UW-Stevens Point met four times during the season. The Pointers took the opener by a 4-0 score on March 28 at Miller Stadium before the Warhawks took the next three meetings by scores of 2-0 on March 28 and 4-1 and 9-1 in back-to-back games on April 26 in Whitewater.
The two teams were ranked first and second in the final NCAA Region IX Ranking of the 2022 season.
By Lynn Binnie Whitewater Banner volunteer staff whitewaterbanner@gmail.com
According to the Daily Citizen, Whitewater City Manager Cameron Clapper is one of four finalists for the administrator of Dodge County. Per an article that was posted on May 23, the successful candidate will replace Jim Mielke, who is retiring on June 1. “The four finalists have been invited to Juneau for a two-day assessment process that will take place on June 6 and 7,” the article states, adding that, “It is anticipated that a new permanent administrator will be in place by Aug. 1.”
The other finalists are Rebecca Bell, who has served as the Dodge County Human Services and Health Director since 2016; Daryl DeDeker, who is currently an assistant professor of accounting at UW-Stevens Point; and Scott Feldt, who currently serves as the county administrator in Kewaunee County.
Clapper has served as Whitewater’s city manager since 2012. Prior to that he served as interim city manager for four months upon the resignation of city manager Kevin Brunner, with whom he had worked as assistant city manager for two years.
According to wisconsindemographics.com, Dodge County is the 19th largest county of the 72 in the state, with a population of nearly 88,000. Walworth County is listed as 15th largest, with approximately 103,000 residents, and Jefferson County is shown as 20th largest, with approximately 85,000 people. The Dodge County seat is Juneau. (There is a Juneau county, but the city of Juneau is obviously not in that county.)
Coincidentally, Dodge County is being assisted in its search process by Public Administration Associates, LLC, a firm in which former Whitewater City Manager Kevin Brunner is President/Partner.
Steve Watson writes, “Last week’s walks found new growth around the lakes.”
Duck babies (Ducklings)
Fox baby (Cub, kit, pup, or whelp!)
Geese babies (Goslings)
Our thanks to Steve Watson for sharing more beautiful photosfrom his walks.
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Editor’s note: The following announcement was provided by the City of Fort Atkinson.
The Robert Street Bridge in Fort Atkinson will close to all traffic on or after Tuesday, May 24, 2022 beginning at 5 a.m. for extensive reconstruction. To allow for added traffic volume, Main Street, between just south of S. 3rd Street and N. 3rd Street, will be restriped to four lanes of active traffic, removing all on-street parking. All parking on side streets will remain available. Pedestrian detours will be marked on sidewalks. See the map below.
The bridge will undergo a total deck replacement, including a dedicated left turn lane northbound, signal coordination at Third Street, decorative lighting, a parapet wall and wider sidewalk along with a decorative fence/rail. When the project is complete, the bridge will be safer for pedestrian and vehicular traffic and more aesthetically-pleasing.
Traffic signals will be coordinated through the Main Street corridor to allow for better traffic flow in the downtown area. Additional signage will also be placed at significant intersections.
The bridge will reopen and Main Street will return to two lanes of traffic with on-street parking on or before Aug. 27, 2022.
Editor’s note: The following was received from UW-Milwaukee.
The following individuals from the Whitewater area are among the 3,181 prospective candidates for degree attending the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee commencement exercises Sunday, May 22, 2022, in Milwaukee.
Katherine Riemer, College of Nursing, Bachelor of Science
Catherine Strait, School of Education, Bachelor of Science
Editor’s Note: The following was provided by PremierBank.
The Whitewater Chamber of Commerce recently elected Krystal Walsh, Branch Manager of PremierBank’s Whitewater office, to serve on its Board of Directors. The announcement was made during the celebration of the Whitewater Chamber of Commerce’s 80th Anniversary dinner.
Walsh has an associate degree in Business Management from Northeast Wisconsin Technical College in Green Bay. After moving to Southeast Wisconsin, Walsh worked at a regional credit union, working her way up to Assistant Branch Manager. She joined PremierBank in April 2021 as the Branch Manager for the Whitewater location. Having nearly two decades of customer service and sales experience, Walsh is a perfect fit.
Krystal Walsh
Walsh said, “I am looking forward to serving on the Chamber Board. My focus is to be a voice for the local Whitewater businesses and community members. I want to help strengthen the relationships between the community and businesses while fostering growth for all.”
Since starting her position with PremierBank, Walsh has regularly volunteered with the chamber and spending time getting to know the various businesses and not-for-profit organizations in the Whitewater community. In Walsh’s free time, she enjoys taking her children to the Milwaukee Zoo, farmer’s markets, and cheering on the Milwaukee Bucks!
About the Whitewater Chamber of Commerce: The Whitewater Chamber of Commerce is a business association that serves the areas local businesses by bring business owners and the community together through events and promotions. Their memberships of businesses and individuals is dedicated to keeping Whitewater as the perfect place to live, learn, work, play and dream through support and encouragement of local community members. The chamber’s mission is to support growth in business and education.
About PremierBank: Established in 1863, PremierBank is a locally-owned community bank that prides itself on building strong partnerships with the businesses and residents in Jefferson, Rock, and Walworth counties. PremierBank is committed to serving its customers with personalized service and convenient financial products as a trusted financial partner. With over $548 million in assets, PremierBank has nine convenient office locations in Fort Atkinson, Janesville, Jefferson, Johnson Creek, Sullivan, and Whitewater, including a full-service Wealth Management division. For more information, visit www.bankwithpremier.com.
