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Edgerton at Whitewater Tennis

From Coach Tim Nelson

Whitewater celebrated senior night with a 5-2 victory on Sept. 17 over Edgerton. The win puts the Whippets at 14-7 on the year.

Overall, I was pleased with our effort. Our footwork was a little better this evening and we didn’t try and overdo things. Cassidy Laue played well this evening. She was down most of the first set but at 4-5 in the first set, she really started picking her game up and won the next three to take the first set and then kept it going in the second. Tessa and Josie at 3 and 4 singles were steady throughout the evening. Our 1 and 2 doubles teams were both pretty solid. They each had a game or two when they were a little flat, but were able to turn things around right away so that the matches were never in doubt.

We finish up the conference season at McFarland on Thursday evening.

Results:

1S Cassidy Laue beat Kelsey Lien 7-5, 6-2

2S Kaitlyn Partoll lost Sylvia Fox 6-0, 6-2

3S Tessa Papcke beat Ashley Ulset 6-2, 6-1

4S Josie Hintz beat Kylee Houfe 6-4, 6-1

1D Odessa Sonn beat Elizabeth Oetzel 6-1, 6-2

Sophie Olson Taylor Shaw

2D Melanie Reyes beat Johanna Rusch 6-2, 6-2

Mariana Cano Jordan Bauer

3D Katelyn Lashley lost Isabella Gilmour 6-3, 7-6(4)

Emily Scherer Karlye Smrecek

No. 3 Warhawks Outlast Concordia-Moorhead

The No. 3 ranked University of Wisconsin-Whitewater football team scored 17 unanswered points Saturday afternoon, Sept. 14 to defeat Concordia-Moorhead 20-10 in a non-conference affair at Jake Christiansen Stadium in Moorhead, Minn.

The Warhawks (2-0 overall) finished with 267 yards passing offensively and held the Cobbers to 62 yards rushing at a 1.8 yards-per-carry clip on the defensive side. UW-Whitewater also forced four turnovers, including two interceptions and two fumbles.

Junior quarterback Zach Oles finished 19-of-29 passing for 248 yards and one touchdown and rushed for a team-high 56 yards on 14 carries with one score. Senior running back Jarrod Ware rushed for 49 yards.

Junior wide receiver JT Parish collected four receptions for 99 yards and one touchdown, and junior wide receiver Derek Kumerow registered six catches for 68 yards.

Senior linebacker Matt Anderson totaled a team-high nine tackles, and senior defensive back Jacob Frey recorded eight stops.

Junior kicker Wojciech Gasienica opened scoring for the Warhawks with a 23-yard field goal midway through the first quarter after an interception by senior defensive back Garrett Purdy set up UW-W near midfield.

The Cobbers (0-2) tallied the next 10 points, finding the end zone five minutes into the second quarter and kicking a field goal with 2:38 left in the period for a 10-3 advantage.

UW-Whitewater closed the first half strong in just two plays. After a 16-yard completion to Kumerow, Oles hit Parish for a 54-yard touchdown with 1:53 on the clock to tie the game at 10-10.

Gasienica knocked through his second field goal of the game from 33 yards out five minutes into the third quarter to complete an 11-play, 58-yard drive that started the second half.

Early in the fourth quarter, Concordia drove deep into Warhawk territory, but junior defensive back Mark McGrath picked off Blake Kragnes in the end zone for a touchback with 11:52 to play in the contest.

On the ensuing drive, UW-Whitewater drove 80 yards on 14 plays, converting two third downs and a fourth down late in the drive. On second-and-10 from the Cobbers’ 14-yard line, Oles took a quarterback draw untouched into the end zone for a 20-10 lead with 4:59 to go.

The two teams exchanged punts, but the Warhawks forced and recovered a fumble on the punt return with 1:54 remaining to seal the win.

UW-Whitewater closes the non-conference regular season next Saturday, Sept. 21, at St. Xavier. Kickoff is slated for 1 p.m. in Chicago, Ill.

WHS Tennis Champions at Edgerton Quad

Whippet Champs with Edgerton Quad trophy

The Whippets participated in the Edgerton Quad on Sat. Sept. 14, played at Delavan-Darien High School due to construction taking place on Edgerton’s home courts. Whitewater had a very successful day defeating Delavan-Darien and Columbus 7-0 and Edgerton 6-1 to take home the championship. Edgerton finished second at 2-1, Delavan-Darien finished at 1-2 and Columbus was 0-3.

We were missing a couple of kids today due to ACT testing which led to a couple of different doubles teams, but the two new teams played well, especially considering the lack of practice time that they had to work together. Mariana Cano and Emily Scherer teamed up at 2 doubles and only lost 4 games combined in their 3 matches. Anisa Dauti and Crystal Chan, making her varsity debut, won all three of their matches in very close fashion having at least one tiebreaker in each match.

Whitewater will be back in action on Tuesday at Whitewater with a dual against Edgerton.

Whitewater Results:

1S Cassidy Laue beat Annyce Peralta (DD) 6-0,6-2

lost Sylvia Fox(Edg)0-6,1-6

beat Aly Theilen(Col)6-2,6-0

2S Kaitlyn Partoll beat JoJo Duran(DD) 6-2,6-0

beat Kylee Houfe(Edg)6-2,2-6,10-5

beat (Col) default

3S Tessa Papcke beat Anna Sorg(DD)6-0,6-2

beat Zoe Lein(Edg)6-3,6-0

beat Macy Woodward(Col)6-0,6-0

4S Josie Hintz beat Gabby Montelongo(DD)6-0,6-0

beat Natalie Langer(Edg)6-0,6-0

beat (Col) default

1D Odessa Sonn beat E.Dejong/L.Aleman(DD)6-0,6-2

Sophie Olson beat T.Shaw/A.Ulset(Edg)6-1,6-3

beat A.Olson/A.Olson(CC)6-3,6-2

2D Mariana Cano beat M.Shackett/D.Patel(DD)6-0,6-1

Emily Scherer beat J.Bauer/J.Rusch(Edg)6-0,6-2

beat A.Erdmann/H.Knipfer(Col)6-1,6-0

3D Anisa Dauti beat J.Olson/R.Crull(DD)7-6(3),6-1

Crystal Chan beat I.Gilmour/K.Smrecek(Edg)3-6,6-3,10-2

beat I.Coughlin/E.Purvis(Col)6-7(5),6-2,11-9

— Courtesy of Coach Tim Nelson

Whippet Volleyball Opens Conference Play, Finishes 3rd at Parker Invite

The Whippets defeated Beloit Turner in their home opener on September 12 while celebrating those who support the players the most, their parents and guardians. Whitewater won 3-0 by the scores of 25-7, 25-12, 25-16. 

Coach Bullis stated, “It was really awesome having lots of fans cheering the Whippets on to their first conference win of the season.  I don’t think we have had such a loud cheering section before!  Thanks to all the fans who attended.”

Coach Bullis would like to extend a special thanks to the football team, that helped create a tunnel with the JV and JV2 volleyball players for the varsity players to run through before the game. 

As of Thursday night, Whitewater is 7-6 overall and 1-0 in Rock Valley Conference play.

On Saturday, September 14, the Whippets took third at the Parker Invite.  

Results from the Parker Invite:
Lost to Parker (0-2)21-25, 17-25
Beat Milton (2-1) 25-21, 18-25, 18-16
Lost to Stoughton (2-1) 25-27,25-16, 9-15
Beat Jefferson (2-1)25-18, 21-25,18-16
Lost to Shoreland (2-1) 19-25, 25-20, 14-16  

Stat leaders for the weekend:
Aces: Emme Bullis 9, Cora Linos 8, Amanda Tovar 7
Kills: Emme Bullis 54, Kacie Carollo 27, Cora Linos 18
Blocks: Cora Linos 9, Kacie Carollo 6, Kiyla Kopecky 4
Assists: Cora Linos 65
Digs: Emme Bullis 70, Kacie Carollo 52, Cora Linos 35

Top Performers from the weekend tournament:
Catherine Skindingsrude, Hannah O’Brien and Amanda Tovar did a nice job on serve receive.  Maddie Arnett did a nice job on both the right side and middle and continues to improve on off blocking defense.  CC Alexander played some valuable minutes, which helps us add depth to our lineup.

Article submitted by Coach Kathy Bullis

Whippet Tennis Falls to Jefferson

The Whippets lost a close 3-4 match to Jefferson at Whitewater on Monday, September 9.

We certainly had our opportunities to pull this match out. Our lack of footwork continues to be an area that we need to work on. If we don’t move you can’t get the ball to go where you need it to go. I was pleased with several things as well though. Our 1 and 2 singles players actually played some very nice points. They were setting their points up quite well, but they were playing two very good players who don’t let you make an error of any kind without making you pay for it.

  • Melanie Reyes
  • Tessa Papcke
  • Mariana Cano

Photos Courtesy of Bob Mischka

Tessa Papcke showed some mental toughness after completely losing focus in the second set; she was able to pull it back together and win a close 3rd set.

Our 1 and 2 doubles teams were hitting some very nice angles at the net. That is something that we have been working on and was a definite positive this evening.

On Thursday we head to Walworth to face a very tough Big Foot team.

Article Submitted by Coach Tim Nelson

Whippets Shut Out Cougars 44-0! This Week’s Game Will Be at Perkins Stadium

Courtesy of Jason Bleck: The Whippets got their first win of the 2019 season in a big way on Friday night, Sept. 6 against Clinton.  Whitewater shut out the Cougars and won by a score of 44-0.  The Whippets’ offensive attack was led by running back Will Leibbrand who had 3 receptions for 125 yards and 9 carries for 33 yards with 3 total touchdowns (2 rushing, 1 receiving). Quarterback Brock Grosinske also had a breakout game completing 9 of 14 passes for 214 yards and 2 touchdowns. 


The Whippet defense had a spectacular game holding Clinton to just 61 yards of total offense.  They were led by Carter Friend who had 10 tackles and Cooper Pease who had 6 tackles (3 of which were tackles for loss).  Gehrig Monday returned an interception for a touchdown in the 3rd quarter and Jacob Heritage added an interception in the first half as well.


The Whippets will face Big Foot in their next game this Friday, Sept. 13.  The game will be played at UW-W Perkins Stadium; kickoff is at 7 p.m.

Medals Won at Hotly Contested Verona Cross Country Invitational

Report courtesy of Chad Carstens: Trenten Zahn and Gio Anello medaled for the Whippet boys CC team in the hotly contested Verona Invitational on Saturday, 9/7. Trenten placed 20th with a strong time of 17:16 and Gio placed 39th in 17:38. Peter Zimdars ran a superb race to finish as the team’s 3rd runner in 19:48. Their efforts boosted the boys to a 4th place finish out of 8 teams in our division. The JV team was led by Evan Schepp and Marcus DePorter who finished with times of 21:34 and 21:38, respectively. The JV team finished in 17th out of 21 scoring teams.


Facing the equally tough field, the girls were led by Trinity Nickels who placed 129th in 25:14 and Gwen Truesdale placing 137th in 26:37. The varsity girls finished in 8th place from their division. The JV girls were led by Jenny Villarreal 255th in 28:44 and Nikole Pelot 289th in 30:18. Their efforts helped the team finish in 16th place overall. 


It was a strong day overall for the program and the team looks to complete some great training this week as they are off from racing before returning to the starting line on Tuesday, September 17th at the Marshall Invitational.

Whippets Compete at Elkhorn Invite

It was another great meet for the Whippets at the 9 team Elkhorn Invite on Saturday, September 7. We earned 17 medals in seven different events and five out of six relays scored points today. This is a tough Invite with five Division 1 schools.

200 Medley Relay, 2nd place – Grace Foucault, Ella Houwers, Brianna Zimdars, Sophia Fanshaw
200 Medley Relay, 14th place – Amber Krebs, Hailey Murphy, Lexi Hackney, Ellie Treder
200 Freestyle – Mina Truesdale dropped 19 seconds
200 Individual Medley, 2nd place – Ella Houwers
200 Individual Medley, 11th place – Amber Krebs
50 Freestyle – Karime Velazquez dropped 2 seconds
100 Butterfly, 3rd place – Brianna Zimdars
100 Butterfly, 7th place – Grace Foucault
400 Freestyle, 1st place – Brianna Zimdars
400 Freestyle, 6th place – Sophia Fanshaw
400 Freestyle, 7th place – Amber Krebs
200 Freestyle Relay, 11th place – Ellie Treder, Lexi Hackney, Brooke Bazeley, Sophia Fanshaw
200 Freestyle Relay, 16th place – Hailey Murphy, Raquel Ortiz, Lucy Amos, Mina Truesdale
100 Backstroke, 3rd place – Grace Foucault
100 Backstroke, 6th place – Sophia Fanshaw
100 Backstroke, Lucy Amos dropped 9 seconds
100 Breaststroke, 2nd place – Ella Houwers
400 Freestyle Relay, 3rd place – Brianna Zimdars, Amber Krebs, Grace Foucault, Ella Houwers

A big highlight was Brianna Zimdars winning the 400 Freestyle race after swimming a very smart, controlled race and in the last 25 yards rallied more strength to touch her competitor out by .09 seconds and on her birthday, too! Very proud of all the girls who raced today, way to go Whippets!

Brianna Zimdars

Article submitted by Coach Gina Foucault

Whitewater Girls’ Tennis Falls to East Troy

While Whitewater still fell 7-0 to defending conference champion East Troy, the match was much more competitive with several matches much closer than the match played between the two earlier in the year.

We still need to make major improvements in our aggressiveness and our footwork. I was pleased with progress that we have made. Our number two doubles team of Melanie Reyes and Mariana Cano showed a huge step forward from the first time these two teams played. In the earlier match the duo lost 6-2, 6-2 and in tonight’s matchup they closed it to a 6-4, 7-5 loss. We have to continue to work on improving these areas that make the difference in matches as we get ready for our next conference match.

This Monday the Whippets face Jefferson at 4pm at WHS.

Results:

1S Cassidy Laue lost Lauren Lindow 0-6, 0-6

2S Kaitlyn Partoll lost Syd Raddeman 2-6, 2-6

3S Tessa Papcke lost Jessica Tess 1-6, 0-6

4S Josie Hintz lost Izzy Galluzzo 4-6, 4-6

1D Odessa Sonn lost S.Rondeau/K.Metcalf 4-6, 4-6

Sophie Olson

2D Melanie Reyes lost O.Fitch/E.Scurek 4-6, 5-7

Mariana Cano

3D Katelyn Lashley lost O.Egle/E.Stern 3-6, 5-7

Emily Scherer

WHS Swimmers Break Two Conference Records

The Whippet Swim Team started their competition portion of the season Thursday night, September 5, with some impressive swims. Despite disqualifying two of the thirteen relays, the Whippets were still able to finish in 5th place overall. This season all swimmers were able to swim at least one relay for the team. The following girls did great in their first meet as Whippets: Brooke Bazeley, Vanessa Falcon, Grace Foucault, Hailey Murphy, Emily Radaj, Josie Treder, Karime Velazquez, and Ashly Xochipa. 

We had four 1st place medal winning performances earned by different combinations of five of our swimmers:

4×100 IM *NEW Southern Lakes Conference Record previously held by a 2012 Whitewater High School relay team, now held by Grace Foucault, Sophia Fanshaw, Brianna Zimdars, and Ella Houwers with a time of 4:16.88. This is over 5 seconds faster than the previous record and 8 seconds faster than any other relay that swam.

1000 Freestyle (100, 200, 300, 400) – Amber Krebs, Grace Foucault, Brianna Zimdars, and Ella Houwers with a time of 10:25.70 which was 12 seconds faster than any other team that swam, and it was 22 seconds faster than our group that finished the same relay in first last year at this meet.

500 Freestyle (50, 100, 150, 200) – Sophia Fanshaw, Grace Foucault, Brianna Zimdars, and Ella Houwers with a time of 4:53.28 which was 18 seconds faster than any other relay that swam.

400 Backstroke – Brianna Zimdars, Sophia Fanshaw, Grace Foucault, and Ella Houwers sprinted to a *NEW Southern Lakes Conference record with a time of 4:10.05, over 5 seconds faster than the previous record and over 7 seconds faster than all relays that swam.

Other highlights include the eight swimmers that swam on our 200 Butterfly relays all went best times. The relay of Raquel Ortiz, Brooke Bazeley, Ellie Treder, and Lexi Hackney went 22 seconds faster than their seedtime. In addition, the relay team of Natalie Amos, Giselle Ramirez, Josie Treder, and Mina Truesdale all dropped time to go 6 seconds under their seedtime.

A few standout splits include Hailey Murphy in the 50 Breaststroke 36.89, Brooke Bazeley in the 50 Freestyle 29.99, and Mina Truesdale in the 50 Butterfly 38.92.

Coach Foucault stated, “I am very proud of our team and cannot wait to see more racing in the next couple of weeks.”