The Whitewater Whippets were blown out and run out of the gym by the Monona Grove Silver Eagles on Monday night in boys’ basketball. The final score was 82-42. Whitewater started off the game strong with an opening three pointer by senior Marcos Sagrero. The Whippets were tied with the Silver Eagles at 14-14 early in the first half, but Monona Grove applied pressure on defense and attacked the open court to build a 51-20 lead at halftime.
WHS was led in scoring by Marcos Sagrero with 13 points, and Matthew Carollo added 11. Leading scorer Austen Luchette was one of four Silver Eagles in double figures. He had 19 points.
Monona Grove is 3-1, and the Whippets fall to 1-4. Whitewater High School goes to East Troy on Friday night and then plays in the Win Parkinson Tournament at Milwaukee Bradley Tech on Saturday.
Article by Michael McCabe Whitewater High School Head Boys’ Basketball Coach mccmi01@wwusd.org
On Tuesday, December 17th the Whippet Boys’ Swim Team competed against Burlington Co-op. The Whippets beat Burlington by a score of 95 to 72. There were quite a few best times and some first-time swims for a few swimmers.
Whippet Boys’ Swim Team
The 200 Freestylers took a clean sweep of 1st thru 3rd. Cruz Aranda went a best time of 1:55.80. Mateo Bazeley and Andrew O’Toole both had great times for their first time swimming the event!
Miles Nickelsburg and Myles Morse battled it out in the 200 IM; this was a first time swim in this event for the two of them. Both put up good times and we’re looking forward to watching them drop throughout the season.
In the 50 Freestyle, all swimmers went season best times! Jack Hefty went a 24.92, Wyatt Esch went a 27.39, Sam Nickelsburg had a 2 second drop going a 30.73, and Angel Kilar went a 34.32!
All swimmers in the 100 Butterfly also went season best times! Cruz Aranda went a 1:00.64. With this time, it now puts him 7th on the Whippet Top 10 List! Langdon Coburn dropped 2 seconds to go a time of 1:02.57, and Sam Nickelsburg also dropped 2 seconds to go a time of 1:13.99.
Angel Kilar dropped 3 seconds in the 100 Freestyle and is officially under the 1:20 mark by going a time of 1:19.77. David Enns also swam a season best time by going a 1:06.59.
Myles Morse dropped 4 seconds in his 500 Freestyle to go a time of 5:59.38. Wyatt Esch dropped nearly 13 seconds off his time going a time of 6:41.78.
Jack Hefty dropped 2 seconds in the 100 Breaststroke to go a time of 1:16.66.
The Whippets are back in action on Thursday, December 19th at home against Jefferson/Cambridge! Swimming starts at 5:30pm; come out and cheer on the boys!
Article and Photo Submitted by Sarah Reynolds Whitewater High School Head Swim Coach ReynoldsSM07@uww.edu
New Berlin West beat Whitewater 72-31 in girls’ basketball action on Tuesday, December 17. After the game started 12-12, West went on a 23-4 run to close the first half with a halftime score of 35-16.
Freshman Emery Kachel led the Whippet scoring with 12 points, including three 3-pointers.
Article Submitted by Mike Dowden Whitewater High School Head Girls’ Basketball Coach dowmi01@wwusd.org
The Whippet Boys’ Swim Team competed at the Elk Invite on Saturday, December 14th. The boys finished 5th overall, brought home 14 medals, and had 23 Top 16 finishes. There were lots of really good swims from the boys!
Whippet Boys’ Swim Team
Top 16 finishes (Top 8 medal):
200 Medley A Relay (2nd – 2:05.95): Langdon Coburn, Jack Hefty, Cruz Aranda, Mateo Bazeley
200 Medley B Relay (6th – 2:19.60): Miles Nickelsburg, David Enns, Myles Morse, Andrew O’Toole
200 Freestyle (3rd – 2:14.83): Cruz Aranda
200 Freestyle (7th – 2”36.27): Miles Nickelsburg
200 Freestyle (13th – 2:46.91): Wyatt Esch
200 IM (7th – 2:41.64): Langdon Coburn
200 IM (10th – 2:54.67): Jack Hefty
50 Freestyle (5th – 28.10): Mateo Bazeley
50 Freestyle (13th – 30.41): Andrew O’Toole
50 Freestyle (15th – 30.75): Myles Morse
100 Butterfly (6th – 1:10.03): Cruz Aranda
100 Butterfly (10th – 1:23.40): Sam Nickelsburg
100 Freestyle (4th – 1:01.09): Mateo Bazeley
100 Freestyle (7th – 1:03.94): Jack Hefty
400 Freestyle (4th – 5:16.85): Myles Morse
400 Freestyle (7th – 5:22.66): Miles Nickelsburg
200 Freestyle A Relay (3rd – 1:49.86): Cruz Aranda, Langdon Coburn, Mateo Bazeley, Jack Hefty
200 Freestyle B Relay (11th – 2:08.02): Wyatt Esch, David Enns, Xavier Ortiz, Caleb Kluck
100 Backstroke (4th – 1:11.70): Langdon Coburn
100 Backstroke (16th – 1:30.67): Andrew O’Toole
100 Breaststroke (16th – 1:36.20): David Enns
400 Freestyle A Relay (8th – 4:43.41): Miles Nickelsburg, Andrew O’Toole, Wyatt Esch, Myles Morse
400 Freestyle B Relay (13th – 5:49.58): Sam Nickelsburg, Angel Kilar, Isaac Straight, Caleb Kluck
200 Medley A Relay200 Medley B Relay
The boys have two conference dual meets this week, starting with an away meet at Burlington on Tuesday, December 17th. The meet starts at 5:30 pm; we hope to see you there!
Article and Photos Submitted by Sarah Reynolds Whitewater High School Head Swim Coach ReynoldsSM07@uww.edu
East Troy beat Whitewater 61-24 in girls’ basketball action on Friday night, December 13. East Troy is now 3-0 in conference while Whitewater drops to 1-2 in conference play.
East Troy jumped out to an early lead, and although Whitewater played good defense and had chances to get back into the game, Whitewater could not find a way to score. East Troy was able to build their lead to 26-8 at halftime, and Whitewater never got closer in the second half.
Whitewater plays home against New Berlin West and at Jefferson this week.
Article Submitted by Mike Dowden Whitewater High School Head Basketball Coach dowmi01@wwusd.org
Carollo drives to the lane in an earlier game this season (Tim Kruse)
Kacie Carollo’s career-high 33 points paced the No. 8 University of Wisconsin-Whitewater women’s basketball team to a 65-58 win over Wheaton (IL) Wednesday night.
The Warhawks capitalized on the pace of play, pushing the ball forward to outscore the Thunder 22-4 on fast break points. The free throw line became pivotal late in the contest as UWW hit 20-25 in the contest compared to Wheaton’s 14-16.
UW-Whitewater pushed the pace early, tallying 10 fastbreak points in the first 10 minutes to build a 20-14 lead after the first period. Carollo took over in the second quarter, scoring 12 of the Warhawks’ 16 points in the period. She was 4-8 from the field, 2-4 from three-point range and 2-2 from the charity stripe. At the intermission, UWW held a 36-29 advantage heading into the locker room.
The Thunder whittled away at the lead on the other side of the break eventually pulling to within two, 42-40. A bucket by Renee Rittmeyer followed by a pair of Carollo free throws quickly pushed the margin back to six, 46-40, with 4:17 left in the third. Carollo added another free throw about a minute later before Wheaton capped the scoring in the period with a pair of free throws. Heading into the fourth, UWW held a 47-42 lead.
The Warhawks scored the first four points of the fourth from the charity stripe – all four made by Katie Hildebrandt – to extend the gap to nine, 51-42. Over the next seven minutes, Wheaton cut into the margin eventually tying the game 56-56 at the 1:43 mark.
On the offensive end, Carollo knocked down one of the biggest triples of the game to put UWW back on top. The Thunder countered with a step back jumper that dropped to narrow the lead to one and the Wheaton coach immediately signaled for a timeout. UW-Whitewater perfectly executed a play with Hildebrandt hitting a cutting Carollo perfectly in stride for the layin and another three-point UWW advantage with 29.4 seconds to go.
Wheaton forced up a three-pointer on their end and Bri McCurdy chased down the board drawing a foul in the process. She hit both free throws to add a cushion with 11.1 to go. Carollo came up with a big block on the defensive end before capping the game with the final two points of the contest on a pair of free throws for the seven-point win.
Carollo tallied a double-double with 33 points and 10 boards. She added three assists, three blocks and three steals in 39 minutes played. Hildebrandt added 13 bolstered by a perfect 7-7 from the charity stripe while hauling in five boards. Rittmeyer was active on defense with five steals while dishing out three assists on the offensive end.
UW-Whitewater will head south for a pair of games at Daytona Beach on December 20 and 21. The Warhawks will wrap up 2024 against Calvin at 1 PM on December 30 in Kachel Gym before opening 2025 with conference play.
The Whippet swimmers started off conference duals with a win against Edgerton/Evansville with a score of 112 to 46 on Tuesday, December 10th. The night was filled with a lot of really good swims!
Whippet Boys’ Swim Team
Most notable swims include:
Medley Relay of Miles Nickelsburg, David Enns, Myles Morse and Caleb Kluck out touched the Tide at the wall to secure a 1st place finish. Caleb Kluck had an impressive split in the 50 Freestyle going a time of 26.98.
Langdon Coburn and Miles Morse finished 1st and 2nd in the 200 Freestyle. Langdon swam a lifetime best with a time of 2:08.24
Isaac Straight dropped over 6 seconds in his 50 Freestyle going a time of 40.08, and Sam Nickelsburg continues to drop time in his 50 Freestyle going a time of 32.34
Mateo Bazeley made his way onto the Whippet Top 10 List in the 100 Freestyle with a time of 53.93. He is now 10th overall.
Xavier Ortiz dropped 6 seconds in his 100 Freestyle with a time of 1:11.55.
Miles Nickelsburg swam a lifetime best in the 500 Freestyle with an impressive time of 6:07.13.
In the leadoff spot of the 200 Freestyle Relay, Cruz Aranda went a 23.93. With that time he now sits 7th on the Whippet Top 10 List.
Angel Kilar dropped over 30 seconds in his 100 Backstroke to go a time of 1:40.97.
Jack Hefty and David Enns both swam great races in the 100 Breaststroke.
The Whippets are back in the water on Saturday, December 14th at the Elkhorn Invite. The meet begins at 10 am; we hope to see you there!
Article and Photo Courtesy of Sarah Reynolds Whitewater High School Head Swim Coach ReynoldsSM07@uww.edu
The Whippet Boys’ Swim Team had a great meet at the Tom Lieder Invite in Milton on Saturday, December 7th. The boys finished 3rd out of 11 teams and brought home 6 medals!
200 Freestyle Relay (6th – 1:47.52) – Wyatt Esch, Miles Nickelsburg, Andrew O’Toole, Mateo Bazeley
100 Backstroke –
5th – Langdon Coburn (1:03.06)
100 Breaststroke –
13th – David Enns (1:27.09)
400 Freestyle Relay (This race is a little different at this meet it is an 8×50) 2nd place finish with a time of 3:27.59 – Cruz Aranda, Miles Nickelsburg, Langdon Coburn, Wyatt Esch, Myles Morse, Mateo Bazeley, Caleb Kluck, Jack Hefty
There were many best times on the day! Angel Kilar dropped nearly 10 seconds off his seeded time in the 50 Freestyle going a 35.62. Isaac Straight started right where he left off last season crushing the 100 Breaststroke! Xavier Ortiz got to experience some individual racing for the first time; he had a great 100 Breaststroke time.
The Boys will have their first home meet on Tuesday, December 10th against Edgerton/Evansville. The meet starts at 5:30 pm. We hope to see you there!
Article and Photos Submitted by Sarah Reynolds Whitewater High School Head Swim Coach ReynoldsSM07@uww.edu
The Whitewater High School Boys’ Basketball team traveled to Delavan-Darien High School on Friday night to open up the Rock Valley Conference season. The Whippets won 82-70 in overtime. Whitewater High School was led in scoring by Reece Condon with 27 points; none were bigger than his three pointer to open up overtime. The Whippets outscored the comets 15-3 in overtime, and sophomore Connor Brummeyer added six of those.
Reece Condon
Matthew Carollo opened up the game with 5 of his 6 threes in the first half and handled the ball against a very physical DDHS team. The second half was more of a fight than a basketball game. The Whippets built a 17-point lead and withstood a late game charge from the Comets.
Senior Ty Hagedorn had huge rebounds in the second half!
The Whippets play Monroe on Thursday night, December 12.
Article Submitted by Michael McCabe Whitewater High School Head Boys’ Basketball Coach mccmi01@wwusd.org Photo Courtesy of Bob Mischka
Warhawks celebrate a point during the match against Juniata (Keith Lucas)
Salem, Va. – The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater wrapped up a phenomenal 2024 campaign as the NCAA Division III National Runner-Up Saturday. The Warhawks fell to undefeated Juniata 3-2 (25-19, 25-19, 15-25, 26-28, 15-10) at the Cregger Center in Salem, Virginia. UWW pushed a fifth set for the first time in nine seasons in the national title match – the previous eight were 3-0 sweeps.
UW-Whitewater battled back to force the decisive fifth after trailing 0-2 in the match. The Warhawks turned it around in set three as the best blocking team in the country lived up to its reputation. UWW registered seven blocks in the set, holding the Eagles to a negative attack percentage. Meanwhile the offense picked up the pace hitting .235 with 13 kills. The offense-defense combination led to a lop-sided 25-15 win in the set.
The fourth set was arguably one of the most thrilling of the season. UW-Whitewater trailed early until Jenna Weinfurt took over. The powerful outside hitter posted UWW’s next five points – all on kills – to tie the set 10-10. From there, the teams traded points, battling it out as the set continued on. Juniata claimed the first set and match point, 25-24, but the Warhawks had the response on an Alayna Jansky kill.
The Eagles forced another match point and setter Aubrie Krzus pushed the ball back to this outside, this time for Weinfurt. She drove the ball on a dart toward the endline and the line judge lifted his flag to signal out. Juniata rushed the floor as Head Coach Stacy Boudreau immediately grabbed the green challenge card. The officials went to the monitor and quickly returned to the floor indicating the ball was in, the call overturned for a UWW point and the set now tied 26-26.
On the next play, the Eagles’ set drifted over the net and Weinfurt put it back down for a UW-Whitewater set point. In a rare feat for a title match, the Warhawks won the set on a bad set as the Juniata setter pushed the ball to the outside pin as the hitters all collapsed toward the middle. The error sent the squads into a fifth.
Following the brief intermission, the Eagles came out on fire scoring the first eight points. The Warhawks did not fold and continued to battle pulling to within four, but the deficit was too much to overcome in the shortened fifth set.
Weinfurt had a phenomenal match with 25 kills while Jansky posted 16 in the contest. The pair combined for 99 kills over the three matches in the championship and were named to the NCAA Division III Championship All-Tournament Team for their performances. Krzus tallied 38 assists in the match.
Defensively, Jaedynn Evans led UWW with 19 digs while Weinfurt added 18 and Jansky posted 12. At the net, Hannah Proctor had 10 blocks, Krzus and Abbie Dix each registered eight and Chloe Werner added four.
The Warhawks wrap up the 2024 campaign with a 31-4 record, the first 30-win season since 2015. The trip to the national title match is UWW’s first since 2007. Juniata has won 97 consecutive matches including three straight titles.
