Sports

The Girls’ Tennis Team had a tough battle against Monroe on Thursday, September 7, but managed to come out on top, winning the meet 4-3. The Whippets are now 3-0 halfway through the conference season.

Singles:

• No. 1 – Emilia Houwers def. Lindsay Leuzinger 6-2, 6-2
• No. 2 – Kate Kundert def. Jackie Franco 6-0, 6-4
• No. 3 – Liz Servin def. Adeline Eckerman 6-2, 6-1
• No. 4 – Ryann Dahlman def. Vicki Ramirez 6-2, 6-1

Doubles:

• No. 1 – Maritza Vidales & Stephanie Wence def. Emma Tran & Brooke Hanson 6-4, 6-0
• No. 2 – Delaney Fortney & Sydney Wunschel def. Vanesa Wence & Leah Newmann 6-4, 7-5
• No. 3 – Isabel Aranda & Aimee Servin def. Layla Pallesen & Chyler Blackburn 4-6, 6-4, 10-4

Article and Photo Submitted by Baron West
Whitewater High School Head Tennis Coach
bwest@wwusd.org

The Whitewater Volleyball team fell to visiting Delavan-Darien (14-25, 16-25, 25-23, 21-25) on Thursday, September 7. “This was a disappointing loss. We prepared well with film; we just didn’t play our game tonight. We failed to control the ball on serve receive, passing only a 1.6, and saw ourselves out of system way too many times. Our communication broke down, and we played most of the night tight. We had some great rallies, but costly errors at unfortunate times saw us playing from behind most of the night. We didn’t capitalize on our game plan, and that cost us. However, it really is early in the season, and we will continue to put the work in to get better every single day. It truly will be a matter of staying focused and positive so we can peak at the right time.”

“This team works hard, they put in the time and effort every day at practice. We won’t shy away from that, and we will continue to put in the work to get stronger and better each day. I have confidence in this group; I just want them to play with that same confidence!”

Calli Grosinske put up another double-double on the night with 12 kills and 21 digs. Marina Linos led us in assists with 14. Ella Spear had 3 aces, and Meg Roselle and Zoe Kohl posted two blocks apiece.

Next up, the Whippets travel to Dodgeland for a tournament on Saturday, September 9. Then they play two away matches at Monroe and Jefferson next week.

Article Submitted by Mary Kilar
Whitewater High School Head Volleyball Coach
mkilar@wwusd.org

The Whippet Swimmers hosted their first home meet on Thursday, September 7, against Edgerton/Evansville. Charlotte Hajewski started off the meet with the National Anthem. What a beautiful voice she has!  

The Whippets had some impressive top 3 finishes which included:

• 200 Medley Relay – Maggie Mass, Emerson Dunham, Makayla Bazeley, Charlotte Hajewski (1st) 
• 200 Freestyle – Maggie Mass (2nd) 
• 200 IM – Makayla Bazeley (1st) 
• 50 Freestyle – Charlotte Hajewski (3rd) 
• 100 Fly – Makayla Bazeley (1st)
• 100 Freestyle – Emerson Dunham (1st) 
• 500 Freestyle – Charlotte Hajewski (3rd) 
• 200 Freestyle Relay – Adalynn Frye, Payton Peacock, Atreya Wilson, and Lucy Davis (3rd) 
• 100 Backstroke – Maggie Mass (2nd) 
• 100 Breaststroke – Emerson Dunham (2nd) 
• 400 Freestyle – Charlotte Hajewski, Maggie Mass, Emerson Dunham, and Makayla Bazeley (2nd)

Some best times include:

• Georgia Esch in the 200 Freestyle
• Sanibel Fox-Simes in the 50 Freestyle (dropped 3 seconds) 
• Charlotte Hajewski in the 50 Freestyle 
• Emerson Dunham in the 100 Freestyle 
• Adalynn Frye in the 100 Freestyle 
• Marijose Verduzco had a quick split in the 200 Freestyle Relay

Shout out to a few of the girls for trying some new events. Lucy Davis tried two new races including the 200 IM and the 100 Fly. These are some pretty tough races and she did both in one night! Zoe Zei tried the 200 Freestyle, and she ended up loving it. And lastly, the birthday girl, Atreya Wilson, tried the 500 Freestyle. We are looking forward to seeing these girls try a few more new events this season! 

The Whippets are in Elkhorn for the Elkhorn Invite on Saturday September 9. We hope to see you all there!

Article and Photo Submitted by Sarah Reynolds
Whitewater High School Head Swim Coach
sreynolds@wwusd.org

​When Division 2 team Racine Park came to Whitewater, we knew that we were in for a defensive battle, but your Whippets put on a clinic on how to defend as a unit. 

The first half saw 40 minutes of soccer that was dominated by an attacking Racine Park. WHS’s defense held strong, and keeper Phoenix Jones made some crucial saves. 

The second half was much more evenly matched with Whitewater still playing primarily a defensive role. With 10 minutes left in the game, Park was exhausted and the Whippets were able to put them under sustained pressure. The high pressure eventually led to a defensive mistake that allowed Ethan Dugan to play a dangerous ball into the box that was put into the back of the net by a Racine Park defender. 

Please join us Thursday night (tonight) for a rivalry game that promises to be an engaging match vs Delavan-Darien. JV1 game @ 4:45 p.m., Varsity @ 6:45 p.m.

Whitewater:

• 79’ Goal by Ethan Dugan
• Phoenix Jones 9 saves
• Casey Schlicher 3 saves

Racine Park:

• Jonny Babrba-Lopez 5 saves

Article Submitted by Sam Burns
Whitewater High School Head Boys’ Soccer Coach
dburns@wwusd.org
Photo Courtesy of Bob Mischka

The Whitewater Girls’ Tennis Team moved to 2-0 in conference play on Tuesday after defeating Big Foot at home 7-0.

Singles:

• No. 1 – Emilia Houwers def. Lauren Decker 6-0, 6-0
• No. 2 – Jackie Franco def. Easton Gregory 5-7, 6-4, 14-12
• No. 3 – Liz Servin def. Kara Rees 6-1, 6-3
• No. 4 – Vicki Ramirez def. Gabby Klein 6-1, 6-2

Doubles:

• No. 1 – Isabel Aranda & Stephanie Wence def. Robin Cronin & Hannah Grever 7-6 (4), 6-4
• No. 2 – Vanesa Wence & Leah Newmann def. Addie Larson & Mia Nor 6-1, 6-2
• No. 3 – Lillian Navejas-Ortiz & Ariadna Gonzalez Cervantes def. Ryann Grunow & Mya Gonzalez 6-3, 7-6 (1)

Article and Photo Submitted by Baron West
Whitewater High School Head Tennis Coach
bwest@wwusd.org

Mary Hardin-Baylor, #3 in D3football.com’s preseason poll, fell to #23 UW-River Falls by a score of 22-45 on September 2 at River Falls. Reportedly MH-B lost many of their leading players and are fielding a younger squad. The team has won three D-III championships, most recently in 2021.

As previously reported, the #11 Warhawks beat #19 John Carroll by 27-23 on September 2. UW-W will face MH-B in week #3 in Texas.

Former UW-W Head Football Coach Lance Leipold joined the University of Kansas as head coach in May 2021. Bret Bielema, former UW Head Football Coach, hired on in the same position at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in December 2020. The teams coached by the two men will meet for the first time on September 8 in Lawrence, Kansas.

This article titled “Leipold and Bielema’s shared history informs KU’s approach to Week 2” in kusports.com may be of interest to readers.

​Friday night, September 1, saw a closely contested and hard-fought game for Whippet Soccer’s 1st annual youth night. Your Whippets never gave up after going down 2-0 and fighting back through a sensational hat trick from Sebastian Cuellar Meza to see things tied at 3 with 10 minutes remaining. Another comeback was necessary when in the 76’ minute Rosenberg Escobar tied things up for Whitewater again at 4-4.

Two minutes from full time, Living Word Lutheran scored the final goal of the contest, thus sealing their chances for victory. It was a tough loss but you can bet that we will be ready for another hard-fought match on Tuesday when we host Racine Park. 

Whitewater:

• 27’ goal by Sebastian Cuellar Meza assisted by Sebastian Alvarez
• 41’ goal by Sebastian Cuellar Meza assisted by Rosenberg Escobar
• 70’ goal by Sebastian Cuellar Meza assisted by Chris Cortes\
• 76’ goal by Rosenberg Escobar assisted by Ethan Dugan
• Casey Schlicher 3 saves
• Phoenix Jones 2 saves

Living Word Lutheran:

• 14’ goal by Denny Oechsner
• 26’ goal by Ethan Breckenfelder
• 66’ goal by Timmy Bagin
• 72’ goal by Ethan Breckenfelder 
• 78’ goal by Timmy Bagin 

Article Submitted by Sam Burns
Whitewater High School Head Boys’ Soccer Coach
dburns@wwusd.org
File Photo Courtesy of Bob Mischka

Whitewater headed to West Allis to compete in the 52nd annual Bulldog Invite hosted by West Allis Central on Friday, September 1st at McCarty Park. Under sunny skies with temperatures around 80 degrees and a mild breeze, the Whippets performed very well rubbing elbows with schools much larger than ours. Nearly all the athletes ran faster than they did a week ago at Alumni!

In the girls’ varsity race, the team was once again led by Mady Hefty who started a little back in the field but sliced her way to a 25th place finish with a season best time of 21:51 and finished with a medal. Athena Soto, Carley Boudreau, and Nola Coburn packed up nicely gaining confidence together, and rolled through the course to finish in 45th, 47th, and 48th places, respectively. Their times were 22:42, and a tie at 22:57 for both Carley and Nola in a battle to the finish line. Lauren Buehler and Silvia Harris ran solid races to finish in 82nd and 83rd. They stopped the clock at 25:38 and 25:42. Isabella rounded out the 7 varsity runners by placing 98th in 27:28. Overall the team finished 10th out of 14 complete teams. The JV team was led by Sami Van Daele to place 50th in 26:39. The JV team placed 8th overall out of 14 complete teams. 

The boys’ race featured Jack Hefty sharing the lead with another runner for much of the race before both boys were overtaken by the eventual winner. Jack blitzed to the finish to outkick his opponent and place 2nd overall with a time of 16:54. Nate Holden placed 10th in 17:36. Xavier Zei came across as the team’s third runner to take 21st in a time of 18:28. Miles Nickelsburg rounded out the medalist for the team by placing 29th in 18:46. Quincy Boudreau came across the line in 68th with a time of 20:11 for a big improvement from last week. The final varsity runner was Onyx Thompson in 87th with a time of 20:50. The varsity team placed 3rd overall with 17th complete teams. In the JV race, Andrew O’Toole led the team with a top 10 finish to take 9th with a time of 20:02. Wyatt Esch secured a medal by placing in the top 30 with a new personal best of 20:52 and placed 24th. The JV team finished in 7th with 18 complete teams in this event.

The team will take a week off from racing next week to get some good practices in before lacing up their spikes again to compete in the Marshall Invite on Tuesday, September 12th. 

Full results can be found here: http://milesplit.live/meets/563696

Article Submitted by Chad Carstens
Whitewater High School Head Cross Country Coach
ccarstens@wwusd.org
Photo Courtesy of Jeff Hefty