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The Whippet girls, a #3 seed, defeated #6 Big Foot on Friday evening, February 28, in a WIAA Regional Semi-Final game, 47-37.

Kacie Carollo scored 23 points for the Whippets, reaching the 1,000-point mark for her career. Abby Grosinske contributed 11 points, and Cassidy Laue added 10.

The Whippets will take on #2 Martin Luther at Greendale Martin Luther on Saturday evening, February 29, 7:00 p.m. for the Regional Championship.  

For “Carollo hits her mark – Whippet surpasses 1,000 point mark in regional victory” in The Gazette, click here:

For “WIAA D3 girls basketball: Carollo picks up 1,000th point, leads Whippets into regional final” in the Daily Jefferson County Union click here.

WIAC Championship (Presented by Culver’s) – Semifinal

UW-Whitewater will await NCAA Selection Show, which airs Monday at 1:30 p.m. Central Time on NCAA.com. The Warhawks were ranked No. 1 in the Central Region earlier this week.

Official Basketball Box Score
UW-Oshkosh vs Wis.-Whitewater
02/27/20 7:00 pm at Whitewater, WI

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VISITORS: UW-Oshkosh 17-10,8-6 WIAC
                          TOT-FG  3-PT         REBOUNDS
## Player Name            FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF  TP  A TO BLK S MIN
30 Miller, Emily....... f  3-5    0-1    2-2    1  2  3   2   8  2  0  1  0  21
33 Arneson, Nikki...... f  4-11   1-5    4-6    1  4  5   3  13  1  1  0  0  26
01 Campbell, Olivia.... g  1-1    0-0    4-6    1  6  7   3   6  6  3  1  1  38
03 Freitag, Brooke..... g  1-5    1-4    5-6    1  3  4   1   8  0  1  1  0  26
12 Porath, Leah........ g  7-17   1-3    7-9    0  4  4   2  22  1  1  0  0  34
10 Peplinski, Mattea...    0-0    0-0    0-0    0  0  0   0   0  0  0  0  0   1
13 Ludwig, Katie.......    5-7    4-6    1-1    0  2  2   1  15  2  2  0  1  23
14 Grade, Maci.........    0-0    0-0    0-0    0  0  0   0   0  0  0  0  0   1
23 Higgins, Emily......    0-0    0-0    0-0    0  1  1   1   0  0  0  0  0   1
25 Rueth, Karsyn.......    2-6    2-5    0-0    1  4  5   0   6  2  0  0  1  19
32 Staples, Claire.....    1-1    0-0    1-2    1  0  1   0   3  0  0  0  0  10
   TEAM................                         1  6  7             1
   Totals..............   24-53   9-24  24-32   7 32 39  13  81 14  9  3  3 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 15-30 50.0%   2nd Half:  9-23 39.1%   Game: 45.3%  DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half:  8-17 47.1%   2nd Half:  1-7  14.3%   Game: 37.5%   REBS
F Throw % 1st Half: 10-12 83.3%   2nd Half: 14-20 70.0%   Game: 75.0%    4


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HOME TEAM: Wis.-Whitewater 23-3,13-1 WIAC
                          TOT-FG  3-PT         REBOUNDS
## Player Name            FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF  TP  A TO BLK S MIN
33 Grundahl, Aleah..... f  4-7    0-0    1-2    3  3  6   4   9  1  3  2  0  22
40 Taylor, Johanna..... c  3-8    0-0    5-5    4  3  7   0  11  1  0  2  0  29
13 Raeder, Becky....... g  2-8    1-4    0-0    0  1  1   2   5  2  0  0  1  32
14 Schumacher, Rebekah. g  2-9    1-6    2-2    2  4  6   5   7  0  1  1  1  27
15 Kieres, Veronica.... g  4-13   1-2    2-4    0  8  8   2  11  1  1  0  0  31
03 Sto. Domingo, Yssa..    0-2    0-1    2-2    1  2  3   4   2  3  0  0  0  20
20 Corcoran, Megan.....    1-5    1-3    2-2    1  0  1   3   5  0  0  0  0   5
21 Ketz, Kailey........    0-0    0-0    0-0    0  0  0   0   0  0  0  0  0   1
22 Green, Adriana......    0-2    0-0    0-0    0  0  0   0   0  1  0  0  0   7
25 Simmons, Erika......    0-0    0-0    0-0    0  0  0   0   0  0  0  0  0   1
30 Oomens, Courtney....    2-6    0-0    1-2    0  2  2   2   5  0  1  0  0  10
34 Czarnecki, Kenni....    1-1    0-0    0-0    1  1  2   0   2  0  0  0  0   2
44 Belschner, Abby.....    4-10   0-0    0-0    1  1  2   4   8  1  0  0  0  13
   TEAM................                         5  1  6
   Totals..............   23-71   4-16  15-19  18 26 44  26  65 10  6  5  2 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 14-38 36.8%   2nd Half:  9-33 27.3%   Game: 32.4%  DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half:  1-7  14.3%   2nd Half:  3-9  33.3%   Game: 25.0%   REBS
F Throw % 1st Half:  6-7  85.7%   2nd Half:  9-12 75.0%   Game: 78.9%    2


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Officials:
Technical fouls: UW-Oshkosh-None. Wis.-Whitewater-None.
Attendance: 278
Score by Periods                1st  2nd  3rd  4th   Total
UW-Oshkosh....................   24   24   17   16  -   81
Wis.-Whitewater...............   21   14   10   20  -   65
2019-20 Women's Basketball. Round: 0. Wis.-Oshkosh vs Wis.-Whitewater. Played

Boys’ Swim ended their season with an Awards Banquet on Monday, February 24.

All swimmers were recognized for their outstanding efforts this season. In addition to Varsity letters, awards were given for All Conference, Most Valuable, Most Dedicated, and Most Improved.

Earning All-Conference Awards were: (Photo L-R) Jack Mayer 2nd team, Tyler Arnett (Honorable Mention), Jon Chan (2nd team), Shawn Chan (2nd team) and Devin Bazeley (2nd team).

Most Valuable was awarded to Jack Mayer. Most Dedicated was awarded to Tyler Arnett, and Most Improved was awarded to Madux Devitt.

Highlights from the State Meet (Jack Mayer, other photo): Jack Mayer earned a 5th place medal in the 50 Freestyle with a new school record time of 22.15! Jack also swam to a 7th place finish in the 100 Freestyle with a lifetime best time of 48.50! Congrats to Jack on a great season!

Article and Photos Submitted by Coach Gina Foucault.

On Friday, February 21, the WHS Gymnasts were in action at their Conference Tournament at Elkhorn High School. The Whippets competed against BB, WUW, Elkhorn, Waterford, and Jefferson. At Conference, the Whippet Gymnasts competed their hearts out and had clean, polished routines.

Freshman Halee Peters had a successful meet scoring an 8.2 on Vault, a 7.2 on Uneven Bars, and a 7.65 on the Floor Exercise. Anna Ejnik had a stuck beam routine in which she received a 7.25 and a 7.65 on the Vault. Maddy Donnelly scored a 7.75 on Vault and competed JV Beam for the first time scoring a 6.5. Caleigh Yang scored a 7.2 on Vault and Brenda Aguilar scored a personal best on Vault with a 7.6.

The JV competitors had a successful meet scoring many personal bests. The personal bests included Ashly Xochipa with a 7.3 on Vault, Julia Feit with a 6.9 on Vault, and Brooke Bazeley with a 4.9 on the Balance Beam. 

Overall, these athletes had a very successful Conference Tournament, and the WHS Gymnastics Coaches and Parent- Athlete supporters couldn’t be prouder of their accomplishments.

If you want to see more flips and twists, come support your Whippet Gymnasts at their Sectional Tournament on Friday, February 28, at Elkhorn High School. Gooooo, WHS Gymnastics! 

Article and Photo Submitted by Coach Kelly O’Hara

Way to go Jack! 

Congratulations to Jack Mayer on his 5th place finish and new school record time of 22.15 in the 50 Freestyle at the State Swim Meet in Madison on Friday night, February 21!

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Great 100 Freestyle swim too, finishing in 7th with a lifetime best time 48.50!

Way to finish strong!

Article and Photos Submitted by Coach Gina Foucault.

On Saturday, two Whippet Wrestlers traveled to Evansville to participate in the WIAA Sectional Wrestling Tournament. David Cushman and Carter Friend represented Whitewater very well on Saturday, both wrestling top notch matches during the day.

David started off the day with a tough loss in the first round to an eventual state qualifier from Viroqua. David was fortunate to get a wrestle back because his guy made the championship. David had a tough task ahead of him in facing a returning state qualifier from 2019 in a Lodi opponent. David imposed his will and set the pace early on taking a 6-2 lead after the first period with three outstanding takedowns. David finished the match off winning 8-4 to put himself into the 3rd place match. Unfortunately, David fell in this match 7-2 thus just missing out on punching his ticket to the State Tournament.

Carter started his day off with a big win over his Darlington opponent 17-9. This was a good warm up for Carter as he had a very good opponent in the semi-finals from Richland Center who is a strong kid who historically is a pinner. Carter came out and took charge right away getting the victory 9-4 to put himself into the championship match. Here he found himself against a very familiar foe in a Beloit Turner opponent whom he has competed against 6 times now over the year. Unfortunately, Carter dropped this match. Because he had not wrestled the guy who took 3rd Carter had a wrestle back and just was not himself as he admitted. He ended the day in 3rd place, high enough to punch his ticket to his first trip to the WIAA State Wrestling Tournament. 

Carter will be competing at the Kohl Center on Thursday night, starting at 7:00. Thank you to all the fans who traveled to Evansville to support our qualifiers. It was much appreciated.

Article and Photo Submitted by Coach John Schimming.

Official Basketball Box Score
Wis.-Whitewater vs Wis.-Stout
02/22/20 3:00 pm at Menomonie, WI

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VISITORS: Wis.-Whitewater 23-2,13-1 WIAC
                          TOT-FG  3-PT         REBOUNDS
## Player Name            FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF  TP  A TO BLK S MIN
33 Grundahl, Aleah..... f  5-7    0-0    0-0    1  6  7   2  10  0  0  1  0  22
40 Taylor, Johanna..... c  4-7    0-0    1-2    2  7  9   2   9  4  3  2  0  34
13 Raeder, Becky....... g  5-10   3-6    6-8    0  1  1   2  19  2  5  1  0  40
14 Schumacher, Rebekah. g  3-7    3-6    0-0    1  2  3   4   9  2  1  0  0  22
15 Kieres, Veronica.... g  2-7    0-2    0-0    0  2  2   2   4  3  1  0  1  25
03 Sto. Domingo, Yssa..    3-7    1-4    0-0    0  1  1   3   7  1  0  0  3  23
22 Green, Adriana......    1-3    1-3    0-0    0  1  1   0   3  0  0  0  0   9
25 Simmons, Erika......    0-0    0-0    0-0    0  0  0   0   0  0  0  0  0   2
30 Oomens, Courtney....    1-7    0-0    0-0    1  5  6   1   2  0  1  0  0  12
44 Belschner, Abby.....    0-2    0-0    2-2    1  0  1   0   2  1  0  1  0  11
   TEAM................                         1  5  6
   Totals..............   24-57   8-21   9-12   7 30 37  16  65 13 11  5  4 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 13-30 43.3%   2nd Half: 11-27 40.7%   Game: 42.1%  DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half:  7-14 50.0%   2nd Half:  1-7  14.3%   Game: 38.1%   REBS
F Throw % 1st Half:  3-4  75.0%   2nd Half:  6-8  75.0%   Game: 75.0%    1


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HOME TEAM: Wis.-Stout 15-10,6-8 WIAC
                          TOT-FG  3-PT         REBOUNDS
## Player Name            FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF  TP  A TO BLK S MIN
44 Emily Jacques....... f  1-5    1-2    0-0    3  5  8   0   3  0  1  0  0  32
41 Amber Fabeck........ c  3-15   1-6    0-0    4  4  8   3   7  0  1  0  1  24
04 Becky Fesenmaier.... g  1-4    0-1    1-2    3  1  4   0   3  1  0  0  0  20
11 Shannan Watkins..... g  7-20   1-2    5-6    1  6  7   3  20  1  2  0  2  37
14 Kelsey Kainz........ g  0-2    0-1    0-0    0  1  1   0   0  1  0  0  1   6
01 Liz Oswald..........    1-5    0-3    2-4    0  1  1   0   4  1  1  0  1  23
02 Lindsey Johnson.....    1-5    1-1    0-2    5  2  7   0   3  1  0  0  1  16
10 Haylee Yaeger.......    2-2    0-0    0-0    2  0  2   1   4  0  1  0  0   9
20 Lizzy Olsem.........    3-6    0-0    0-0    0  1  1   2   6  0  2  0  0  15
21 Katie Christopherson    2-10   0-4    2-2    1  3  4   5   6  2  1  0  1  18
22 Alexa Neilitz.......    0-0    0-0    0-0    0  0  0   0   0  0  0  0  0  0+
   TEAM................                         7  4 11             4
   Totals..............   21-74   4-20  10-16  26 28 54  14  56  7 13  0  7 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half:  9-39 23.1%   2nd Half: 12-35 34.3%   Game: 28.4%  DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half:  2-9  22.2%   2nd Half:  2-11 18.2%   Game: 20.0%   REBS
F Throw % 1st Half:  5-10 50.0%   2nd Half:  5-6  83.3%   Game: 62.5%    3


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Officials: Todd Armstrong,Tim Widiker,MJ Wagenson
Technical fouls: Wis.-Whitewater-None. Wis.-Stout-None.
Attendance:
Score by Periods                1st  2nd  3rd  4th   Total
Wis.-Whitewater...............   14   22   12   17  -   65
Wis.-Stout....................   13   12   14   17  -   56
2019-20 Women's Basketball. Round: 0. Wis.-Stout vs Wis.-Whitewater. Played at

Official Basketball Box Score
Wis.-Stout vs Wis.-Whitewater
02/22/20 3:00 pm at Whitewater, WI

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VISITORS: Wis.-Stout 6-19,2-12 WIAC
                          TOT-FG  3-PT         REBOUNDS
## Player Name            FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF  TP  A TO BLK S MIN
03 TYreese Alexander... f  6-11   0-0    3-4    5  5 10   0  15  0  0  1  0  37
05 Jon Ciriacks........ f  4-10   1-4    4-4    1  5  6   5  13  3  3  1  0  24
04 Luke Geiger......... g  7-17   4-10   8-8    1  7  8   0  26  4  3  0  1  39
10 Josh Mericle........ g  3-5    0-1    3-4    0  3  3   2   9  4  1  0  2  30
23 Cliff McCray........ g  5-9    3-5    0-0    1  1  2   4  13  2  0  0  2  18
00 Jake Horton.........    0-2    0-1    1-2    1  2  3   0   1  0  0  0  0  10
01 Kyle  Jackson.......    0-2    0-1    0-0    0  2  2   1   0  1  3  0  0   8
12 Preston Briggs......    0-0    0-0    0-0    1  0  1   0   0  1  1  0  0   4
20 Marcus Hill.........    1-4    0-1    0-0    1  3  4   3   2  0  2  0  0  15
24 Kaden Koski.........    2-5    1-4    0-0    0  1  1   3   5  0  1  0  0  13
44 Brady Booth.........    0-0    0-0    0-0    0  1  1   0   0  0  1  0  0   2
   TEAM................                         2  3  5             1
   Totals..............   28-65   9-27  19-22  13 33 46  18  84 15 16  2  5 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 13-29 44.8%   2nd Half: 15-36 41.7%   Game: 43.1%  DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half:  5-13 38.5%   2nd Half:  4-14 28.6%   Game: 33.3%   REBS
F Throw % 1st Half: 11-13 84.6%   2nd Half:  8-9  88.9%   Game: 86.4%   1,1


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HOME TEAM: Wis.-Whitewater 7-18,2-12 WIAC
                          TOT-FG  3-PT         REBOUNDS
## Player Name            FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF  TP  A TO BLK S MIN
15 Hunt, Breontae...... f  2-7    0-4    2-2    0  4  4   3   6  2  1  0  0  28
25 Jensen, Riley....... c  2-5    0-0    1-2    4  4  8   3   5  1  1  1  0  19
10 Spicer Jr., Ricky... g  1-1    0-0    3-4    0  1  1   1   5  2  1  0  0  25
21 Gates, Austin....... g  2-6    2-4    1-2    2  3  5   4   7  1  2  2  2  35
23 Ards, Equan......... g 21-38   4-9    3-7    4  5  9   1  49  1  0  0  0  34
11 Conaghan, Brian.....    0-1    0-1    0-0    0  1  1   3   0  1  1  0  0  12
24 Brahm, Jack.........    1-2    0-0    0-0    2  2  4   1   2  1  0  0  0   9
33 Chislom, Trevon.....    3-10   0-2    2-5    1  2  3   1   8  1  2  1  0  22
34 Martinez, Rocky.....    0-3    0-2    0-0    0  2  2   0   0  1  0  0  1  15
35 Grintjes, David.....    0-0    0-0    0-0    0  0  0   1   0  0  1  0  0   1
   TEAM................                            2  2
   Totals..............   32-73   6-22  12-22  13 26 39  18  82 11  9  4  3 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 18-41 43.9%   2nd Half: 14-32 43.8%   Game: 43.8%  DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half:  5-15 33.3%   2nd Half:  1-7  14.3%   Game: 27.3%   REBS
F Throw % 1st Half:  5-8  62.5%   2nd Half:  7-14 50.0%   Game: 54.5%    4


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Officials:
Technical fouls: Wis.-Stout-TEAM. Wis.-Whitewater-Hunt, Breontae.
Attendance: 608
Score by Periods                1st  2nd   Total
Wis.-Stout....................   42   42  -   84
Wis.-Whitewater...............   46   36  -   82
2019-20 Men's Basketball. Round: 0. Wis.-Stout vs Wis.-Whitewater. Played at W

AMHERST, N.Y. — Former Warhawks football coach Lance Leipold has agreed to a new five-year contract with the University at Buffalo for the second consecutive season, this time after leading the Bulls to their first bowl victory in school history. Leipold’s new contract runs through the 2024 season, extending his previous deal by one year.

For the complete story on espn.com, click here.

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The Whitewater High School Gymnastics team headed to Platteville on Saturday, February 15th, to compete in the 12-team Lisa Steger Memorial Gymnastics Invitational. Out of the 12 teams, there were approximately 60 competitors on each event.

The highlights of the invitational included Jenna Caldwell placing 16th on the Vault, scoring a personal best of 8.325, another personal best on the Uneven Bars, scoring a 7.5, and a 7.5 on the Floor Exercise.

Halee Peters also had a successful meet scoring a 30.7 in the All-Around, 7.95 on the Floor Exercise, 7.35 on the Balance Beam, 7.25 on the Uneven Bars, and an 8.125 on Vault.

Brenda Aguilar scored a personal best on the Balance Beam, scoring 6.9. She also competed Varsity Vault for the first time, scoring a 7.25.

Maddy Donnelly scored a 7.6 on the Vault, and Anna Ejnik scored a 7.9 on the Floor Exercise.

As a team the Whippets scored a 112.675.

If you want to see more flips and twists come support your Whippet athletes at Elkhorn on Friday, February 21th, as they compete at their Conference Meet!

Article and Photo Submitted by Coach Kelly O’Hara.