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The Whitewater Girls’ Basketball Team played and lost their first conference game against McFarland Friday night, November 19, 23-67.

Eight Whippets contributed in scoring, but McFarland’s defense kept all the Whippets under double digits. Aidyn Amundson (5), Gwen Truesdale (4), Calli Grosinske (4), Kindyl Kilar (4), Katie Gillette (2), Danielle DePorter (2), Josie Treder (1) and Mayte Navejas (1) all scored for the Whippets. 

Cali Kopecky and Katie Gillette led the team in rebounds with 5 each, and Jenna Pope followed with 4. 

The Whippets will play Big Foot at home on Tuesday, November 23. It will be a special night as we will honor Judy Harms for being inducted into the WBCA Hall of Fame during halftime of the Varsity game. 

Article Submitted by Kristin Lippens
Whitewater High School Head Girls’ Basketball Coach
klippens@wwusd.org

By Chris Lindeke, Assistant Athletic Director, Strategic Communications and Branding, U-WW

Saturday, November 20, 2021

Results

The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater men’s cross country team moved up three spots in the standings over the final three kilometers Saturday to place fifth at the NCAA Division III Cross Country Championships at the E.P. “Tom” Sawyer State Park Course in Louisville, Ky.

The Warhawks equaled their highest finish in program history (1999) after totaling 201 points at the 32-team meet.

David Fassbender, Christian Patzka and Gunner Schlender all finished among the top 30 to earn All-America honors.

Fassbender finished his career as a three-time All-American with a personal-record time of 23:57.1, good for a sixth-place finish, equaling his previous top finish from 2019.

Patzka placed 23rd with his career-best time of 24:09.4, and Schlender collected a PR of 24:13.7. Both were competing at their first-ever national cross country meet.

Justin Krause recorded a career-best 24:48.7, good for 94th place out of 289 competitors. Kyle Neuroth cracked 25 minutes in his final collegiate race, finishing 104th in a PR of 24:53.4.

Christian Seagren and Conner Hackett also represented UW-Whitewater in the race. Seagren earned a spot in the top half of the field with at 25:01.2, good for 134th overall, and Hackett finished 265th in a season-best 26:08.1.

UW-Whitewater punched its ticket to the national meet as a team for the first time since 2003 by winning the NCAA North Regional title last week. UW-W finished second at the WIAC Championship.

By Chris Lindeke, Assistant Athletic Director, Strategic Communications and Branding, UW-WSaturday, November 20, 2021

Game Statistics: https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/uwwsports.com/documents/2021/11/20/28415.pdf

The No. 3 ranked University of Wisconsin-Whitewater football team scored 28 first-quarter points Saturday afternoon on its way to a 69-7 victory against Greenville (Ill.) in the first round of the NCAA Division III Championship at Perkins Stadium.

The Warhawks (11-0 overall) advance to the second round, where they’ll face DePauw (Ind.) next Saturday, Nov. 27, at a time and location to be announced.

Alex Peete paced the UW-W offense with 93 yards rushing and four touchdowns (one receiving), eclipsing the 1,000-yard mark for the season for the third time in his career. Max Meylor threw for 239 yards and three touchdowns, and Ryan Wisniewski led the receiving corps with five receptions, 98 yards and one touchdown.

Hawk Heffner led the defense with 11 tackles, and Luke Nelson collected eight stops. UW-Whitewater limited the Panthers (8-3) to 72 rushing yards, more than 175 yards below their season average.

The Warhawks tallied four touchdowns in the first 15 minutes of action. Meylor hit Peete for a 27-yard catch-and-run on third-and-16 for the first score of the game, and, after UW-W recovered a fumble on the ensuing kickoff, Meylor found Wisniewski for a five-yard score.

Greenville drove into Warhawk territory on the next drive, but the defense put together a fourth-down stop. UW-W then embarked on an eight-play, 69-yard drive capped by Peete’s 1-yard touchdown for a 21-0 lead with 2:18 on the clock.

On the next drive, Thomas Wojnowski stepped in front of Chase Butterfield’s pass at the 25-yard line and ran it in untouched for a 25-yard touchdown.

The Panthers found the end zone with just over three minutes to play in the second quarter to cut their deficit to 28-7 before halftime.

Following a three-and-out by Greenville on the opening possession of the second half, Peete zig-zaged his way through the defense for a 32-yard touchdown at the 11:22 mark of the third quarter to bring the UW-W lead back to 28 points.

A 13-yard touchdown pass from Meylor to Tyler Holte, which was set up by Wisniewski’s 49-yard reception, made it 41-7 with 9:20 remaining in the quarter. Peete posted a 10-yard touchdown run, and Evan Lewandowski tossed a 12-yard score to Michael Berentes as UW-Whitewater closed the period with a 55-7 advantage.

Lewandowski avoided pressure to his right and found Dain Hudson near the goal line for a 34-yard touchdown early in the fourth quarter, and Ryan Ponick completed the scoring just over three minutes later with an 11-yard touchdown run.

UW-Whitewater’s offensive scoring output Saturday was its highest in the NCAA Playoffs since 2009, when it defeated Lakeland 70-7 in the first round.

Editor’s note: Per UW-W students who were selling seatback rentals before the game, this was Greenville’s first postseason appearance ever, and some of their fans stated they were just glad to be able to see Perkins Stadium! The current brackets can be found here. North Central College advanced to the second round in a “no contest” outcome versus Carnegie Mellon, which withdrew due to a COVID-19 outbreak among its players.

The Whitewater Girls’ Basketball Team played their first regular season game against Lake Mills, a non-conference opponent, on Tuesday, November 16. The Whippets had trouble scoring early in the first half but battled hard with the Wildcats. They closed the gap to 8 points, but then ended the first half trailing by 13. 

Lake Mills pulled away in the second half by forcing turnovers with a full court press, and ended with the win, outscoring the Whippets 61-40. 

Kindyl Kilar led the team in scoring with 17 points, 12 of which were free throws. Mayte Navejas added 12 points, followed by Gwen Truesdale with 4. 

Come out to watch the Whippets play their first conference game at McFarland on Friday! 

Article Submitted by Kristen Lippens
Whitewater High School Head Girls’ Basketball Coach
klippens@wwusd.org
Photo Courtesy of Justin Crandall

Grace Foucault swam an impressive race Friday night at the State Meet! For the second time this season, she broke her previous 100 Backstroke school record with a time of 1:00.69, placing fifteenth in Division 2.

Congratulations on a successful season and competing in state. We cannot wait to see what you accomplish next year!

Article Submitted by Sarah Reynolds
Whitewater High School Head Girls’ Swim Coach
sreynolds@wwusd.org
Photos Courtesy of Gina Foucault

By Chris Lindeke, Assistant Athletic Director, Strategic Communications and Branding, UW-W

November 13, 2021

Final Stats: https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/uwwsports.com/documents/2021/11/13/26622.pdf

The No. 3 ranked University of Wisconsin-Whitewater football team rushed for a season-high 372 yards and totaled 599 yards of offense Saturday to close the regular season with a 56-10 victory at UW-Stevens Point in a Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference game.

With the win, the Warhawks (10-0 overall, 7-0 WIAC) clinched the WIAC championship outright one week after punching their ticket to the NCAA Playoffs, which begin next Saturday. UW-W will learn its first-round opponent during Sunday’s NCAA Selection Show, which is slated for 4:30 p.m. Central Time on NCAA.com.

Alex Peete posted 10 carries for 131 yards and two touchdowns, while Max Meylor passed for 195 yards and three scores. Jaylon Edmonson ran for 121 yards and one touchdown, Ryan Wisniewski tallied six receptions for 69 yards and one touchdown, and Derek Kumerow caught five passes for 72 yards and one score.

Nate Tyley paced the defense with five tackles, including one for a loss. Hawk Heffner and Kyle Koelblinger registered four tackles apiece.

After the Pointers (2-8, 0-7) kicked a field goal on their first drive of the game, Peete took a handoff from Meylor on the second offensive play from scrimmage and ran 67 yards for a touchdown to give UW-W a 7-3 lead with 11:53 to play in the first quarter.

Egon Hein helped preserve the Warhawks’ lead with an interception on the first play of the next drive following a 57-yard kickoff return into UW-W territory by UW-Stevens Point.

Kumerow scored on a 2-yard rushing touchdown on the first play of the second quarter to cap an 11-play, 70-yard drive by the Warhawks for a 14-3 advantage.

After a Pointer punt, UW-Whitewater drove 69 yards on 13 plays, including a third-and-16 conversion on a 24-yards pass from Meylor to Wisniewski and a fourth-and-1 conversion, as Peete made it 21-3 with 4:39 remaining on a 1-yard touchdown run.

The Warhawks closed the half with an eight-play, 80-yard drive in just under two minutes to take a 28-3 lead into halftime. Meylor hit Wisniewski for a 7-yard score with just 11 seconds left in the period.

UW-Stevens Point cut its deficit to 28-10 on the opening drive of the second half, but UW-Whitewater responded following Edmonson’s 50-yard kickoff return. Meylor hit Kumerow for a 25-yard touchdown to bring the lead back to 25 points with 10:08 on the clock in the third.

Following a three-and-out, Peete’s 45-yard run set up a 4-yard touchdown pass from Meylor to Michael Berentes with 6:49 to play in the quarter. The Warhawks made it 49-10 on the next drive as Edmonson scampered 97 yards, the team’s longest play from scrimmage of the season, for a touchdown following a defensive stand from the 2-yard line.

Evan Lewandowski, who entered the game at quarterback for Meylor late in the third quarter, led UW-Whitewater on a nine-play, 48-yard drive capped on a 1-yard touchdown run by Preston Strasburg with 3:45 remaining in the contest.

Congratulations to Kindyl Kilar for being selected by the Wisconsin Volleyball Coaches Association as a member of the All-State Honorable Mention Team!  We are proud of you!

Article Submitted by Kathy Bullis
Whitewater High School Head Volleyball Coach
kbullis@wwusd.org
Whippet Photo Courtesy of Bob Mischka