Sports

By Broderick Frye
Asst. Sports Information Director

River Falls, Wis. – The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater men’s basketball team finished the Radisson Holiday Classic, surpassing the century mark in a 105-71 win over Northland on December 30.

Northland scored the first basket of the game, but it took them seven minutes to find the next as the Warhawk defense started out the game, forcing seven turnovers. On the offensive end, the Warhawks scored 18 straight points, jumping out to a 20-4 lead at the 13-minute mark.

The Lumberjacks started relying on the three ball to close the gap but had no luck as the Warhawks kept finding ways to score. UW-Whitewater was up 32-16 with eight minutes left in the half. 

At the break, the Warhawks led 53-32 over Northland. A large portion of the Warhawk points came off turnovers, forcing 13 Northland turnovers and converting them into 22 points. 

The second half was similar, with the Warhawks expanding their lead to 30 points midway through the half (77-47). The Warhawks didn’t stop there, hitting the century mark with 50 seconds left in the contest.

UW-Whitewater closed the game from there, defeating the Lumberjacks 105-71. 

Four Warhawks hit double digits in the contest. Jameer Barker (Racine, Wis./St. Catherine’s) led the team with 15 points. Barker also dished out five assists and pulled down four rebounds. 

Miles Barnstable (Sheboygan, Wis./Howards Grove), Carter Capstran (Franklin, Wis./Franklin), and Delvin Barnstable (Sheboygan, Wis./Sheboygan Lutheran) all had 12 points. Capstran led the team with six rebounds. James Kelley (Milwaukee, WI/St. John’s Northwestern Military Academy) helped his teammates out in scoring, dishing out five assists.

Northland was led by Jordan Brennan, scoring 25 points. The Warhawks won the battle on the glass, collecting 42 rebounds to Northland’s 22.

UW-Whitewater will return home for their next game, kicking off WIAC play against UW-Oshkosh. The Titans were picked to finish second in the conference at the beginning of the season. The tip-off is at 7 p.m. on January 3rd, 2024.

Box score

St. Thomas More beat Whitewater 52-27 in girls’ basketball action at Whitewater High School on Thursday, December 28. St. Thomas More jumped out to an early double-digit lead and led 27-9 at halftime.

Danielle DePorter was the leading Whippet scorer with 9 points, making all 4 of her free-throw attempts.

Whitewater hosts Deerfield on January 5, Big Foot on January 9, and Edgerton on January 12 to start the new year.

Article Submitted by Mike Dowden
Whitewater High School Head Girls’ Basketball Coach
dowmi01@wwusd.org
Photo Courtesy of Bob Mischka

The Whippet Wrestlers traveled to East Troy to participate in their first conference dual meet of the season and came away with a very nice 51-23 victory to start off the conference season. Whippets picking up wins in the dual included Ema Aranda, Jarvis Porcaro, Connor Friend, Traysen Thomason, Odair Porras, Sebastian Cuellar, Jesus Barajas, Payton Lyon, and Junior Soto. The entire team wrestled well in the dual which was a great start to the evening.

After the win against East Troy, the team closed out the evening with a non-conference dual meet against New Berlin. This was a very tough dual meet with the Whippets down 12-36 with five weight classes to compete. Connor Friend got the ball rolling with a pin at 138, and the team did not slow down going into the last match of the evening at 165 pounds. The Whippets were down 33-36 needing a major decision or better to seal the victory. Sebastian Cuellar came out against a very tough opponent that was back and forth with two very athletic students. Sebastian had a big move to start the 2nd period going up 7-1. He then was able to secure a pin, thus erupting the Whippet bench and bringing home the 39-36 victory.

The wins on the evening improved the Whippets to 5-1 on the season heading into the winter break. The team is next in action on Friday and Saturday, December 29 and 30, hosting the Mid-States Wrestling Tournament at the UWW campus. This event will include 41 teams from Wisconsin and Illinois.

Article and Photo Courtesy of John Schimming
Whitewater High School Head Wrestling Coach
jschimming@wwusd.org

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The Whippet Boys’ Basketball Team hosted the Milwaukee Academy of Science on Thursday evening, December 21, and fell 95 – 36. Jaylyn Ewing and Reece Condon led the Whippets with 9 points each.

The 4th ranked Academy of Science outscored the Whippets 47-21 in the second half and were simply awesome. Coach McCabe stated, “Basketball fans should make a point to see this team play. Whitewater High School Boys’ Basketball got better tonight.”

Article Submitted by Michael McCabe
Whitewater High School Head Boys’ Basketball Coach
mccmi01@wwusd.org

Tuesday night, December 19, the Whippet Boys’ Basketball Team hosted the conference-leading Jefferson Eagles in the first of two Rock Valley matchups this season. Leading 37-35 at halftime, everything was clicking for Whitewater early on. Marcos Sagrero had 18 points, and the team played with tenacity on defense – generating turnovers, getting out in the fast break, and putting Jefferson in a pickle by getting to the free-throw line early. 

In the second half, however, the Eagles made adjustments and just enough plays down the stretch to overcome the two-point halftime deficit. The Whippets had opportunities at the rim and the free-throw line, but could not capitalize on the hot shooting in the first half of the game. Despite Sagrero’s career-high 23 points, Jefferson pulled away in the end to win 71-65 in a highly competitive contest and remains undefeated in the Rock Valley Conference. Whitewater falls to 2-6 overall.

Let’s get ’em next time Whippets! 

Whitewater High School hosts Milwaukee Academy of Science on Thursday, December 21.

Article Submitted by Shane Cullian and Michael McCabe
Whitewater High School Boys’ Basketball Coaches
scullian@wwusd.org, mccmi01@wwusd.org
Photo Courtesy of Bob Mischka

WHAT A COMEBACK! On Monday night, December 18, down 5 with under 2 minutes to go, the Whippet Girls’ Basketball Team was able to claw back and make a buzzer beater layup to force overtime! The Whippets owned the overtime and left Marshall with a 53-49 overtime win!

Video of Danielle DePorter’s layup that sent the game to overtime (no sound):
https://www.hudl.com/v/2MuRut

Comments Courtesy of Justin Crandall
Whitewater High School Athletic Director
jcrandall@wwusd.org

On Saturday, December 16, the Whitewater Girls’ Wrestling team was up early and traveled to Mount Horeb High School to participate in the first annual Mount Horeb Girls’ Wrestling Invite.

Whitewater had a great showing with the most girls of any of the schools participating and all wrestling very well. Of the nine girls that were competing, seven came home with a top two finish.

Leading the way for the Whippets were Lauren Buehler and Giulia Ristagno, each winning their respective weight class. Buehler had two first period pins on her way to the championship, and Ristagno also had two pins on her way to her first championship in wrestling. Lauren was also recognized with the Most Outstanding Wrestler Award, voted on by the coaches at the tournament.

Coming in second place included Ema Aranda, Katie Rojas-Reyes, Atreya Wilson, Myia Cobb, and Marianna Kubicz. All five of these girls wrestled very well on the day, coming up just short of the championship.

The coaching staff is very happy with the progression the girls are making as many are new to the sport of wrestling. They are next in action when they travel to East Troy to compete against New Berlin.

Article and Photo Submitted by John Schimming
Whitewater High School Head Wrestling Coach
jschimming@wwusd.org

On Saturday, December 16, the Whitewater Wrestling team traveled to Mount Horeb to participate in the 16 team Mount Horeb Invitational. The team wrestled very well during the day and in the end found themselves in 2nd place behind Merrill, Wisconsin.

The coaches stressed the importance of being ready and starting the day strong as in a tournament with the bracket as it was if you have an early round hiccup it will be hard to be in a team race. The Whippets wrestled extremely well in the opening rounds and found five individuals in the championship match. Rylan Oldenburg, Jarvis Porcaro, Connor Friend, Sebastian Cuellar, and Payton Lyon all found themselves in the championship match. Unfortunately, they came up short and brought home the silver. All the finalists wrestled very well throughout the day. Highlights included Sebastian Cuellar defeating a state qualifier from Johnson Creek to reach the finals. Payton Lyon had a great semi-final match, pinning a young man whom he had lost to in last year’s semi-finals.

Also reaching the podium and taking 3rd place was Traysen Thomason. His sole loss on the day was in the semi-finals which was a good match with him ending up on the wrong end of a scramble situation. 

Great job to the team with their Runner-Up finish. The team is next in action on Wednesday night when they travel to East Troy to open with an RVC Dual meet with East Troy and then will compete against New Berlin in a second dual on the evening. Wrestling begins at 5:00 with the first dual and approximately 6:30 for the second dual.

Article Submitted by John Schimming
Whitewater High School Head Wrestling Coach
jschimming@wwusd.org
File Photo Courtesy of Bob Mischka