Sports

The Whitewater Girls’ Swim Team competed at the Elkhorn Invite on Saturday, September 14.

We had some impressive Top 16 finishes (top 8 medal for each event) including: 

• 200 Medley Relay – Grace Coleman, Atreya Wilson, Kendra Serrano, Lucy Davis with a 15th place finish.
• 200 Freestyle – Makayla Bazeley with a 1st place finish. 
• 100 Butterfly – Makayla Bazeley with a 1st place finish.
• 100 Freestyle – Maggie Maas with a 14th place finish.
• 400 Freestyle – Emerson Dunham with an 11th place finish and Charlotte Hajewski with a 12th place finish
• 200 Freestyle Relay – Maggie Maas, Charlotte Hajewski, Emerson Dunham, and Makayla Bazeley with a 6th place finish
• 100 Backstroke – Charlotte Hajewski with a 16th place finish
• 100 Breaststroke- Emerson Dunham with a 15th place finish 
• 400 Freestyle Relay – Makayla Bazeley, Maggie Maas, Charlotte Hajewski, and Emerson Dunham with an 8th place finish & Lucy Davis, Georgia Esch, Atreya Wilson, and Kendra Serrano with a 16th place finish.

We are incredibly proud of our Whippet Swimmers! The Whippets are back in action on Tuesday, September 17 at 5:30 against Burlington Co-Op.

Article and Photos Submitted by Sarah Reynolds
Whitewater High School Head Swim Coach
ReynoldsSM07@uww.edu

Coach Sam Bartlett stated, “Our game against Delavan-Darien was one we would love to have back. Delavan came out of the gates ready to play. They played a disciplined football game all night long. We need to get better in our discipline in games to avoid penalties that cost the team and directly aid in the other team’s success.

A major focus of this week is getting back to the basics of who we are as a team. We need to be a team that is founded on the ACE philosophy. We need to have a great attitude regardless of circumstances, show great character in the face of adversity, and always maintain a high level of effort. We do these actions on a consistent basis, and we will be a successful team.”

Article Submitted by Sam Bartlett
Whitewater High School Head Football Coach
barsa01@wwusd.org

From NFL.com

“One of the NFL’s eldest franchises made history Sunday in the friendly confines of Lambeau Field.

The Green Bay Packers defeated the Indianapolis Colts, 16-10, on Sunday for the franchise’s landmark 800th victory.

The victory came in quarterback Malik Willis‘ first-career start for the Packers. Willis started in place of an injured Jordan Love, and Green Bay relied on a run-heavy approach to get the W. Josh Jacobs rushed 32 times for 151 yards and Matt LaFleur’s team totaled 261 yards on the ground.

Green Bay (1-1) is the first club to reach the milestone mark, improving the franchise’s record to 800-599-38. Trailing behind the Pack for second on the all-time wins list are the Chicago Bears, who enter their Sunday night game at 794-634-42.

The Packers are in their 104th season, having debuted in 1921 as part of the American Professional Football Association. They are the third-oldest club in the NFL, trailing only the Bears (originally the Decatur Staleys) and the Arizona Cardinals (originally the Chicago Cardinals).”

By Angela Kelm
Asst. Athletic Director for Sports Information

Box Score | Arlington Heights, Ill. – The No. 3 University of Wisconsin-Whitewater football team used a 17-point third quarter to defeat Roosevelt University 24-14 on the road Saturday afternoon. 

The Warhawks got on the board with their first drive of the game. Despite an illegal block on the opening kick that pushed UWW back to their own eight-yard-line, the Warhawks needed just nine plays to drive the 92-yards for the score. The big play of the drive was a 46-yard Jason Ceniti to Vasey connection that gave UWW a first down at the RU 16. Two plays later, Ceniti hit Drake Martin for the six-yard passing touchdown. Jackson Fox split the uprights for a 7-0 UWW lead. 

That score held through the rest of the half. The Warhawks came out in the third firing on all cylinders. The defense caused a turnover on the Lakers’ first drive of the second half. On the first play of the drive Tavy Crump forced a fumble on a reception but the receiver was able to recover. Two plays later, the RU quarterback fumbled and Lucas Sadler jumped on the loose ball in the end zone for the defensive score. Fox nailed the point after at the Warhawks lead doubled to 14-0. 

On the next Roosevelt drive, Matt Burba burst into the backfield for a sack to force fourth down and a punt. The offense capitalized, getting into field goal position for Fox who hit the 40-yarder for a 17-0 advantage. 

Roosevelt got on the board courtesy of an 84-yard touchdown reception on their next drive, but the Warhawks and Vasey had the answer. 

Vasey hauled in the 63-yard kickoff and cruised passed defenders for a 98-yard kick return. That return tops his previous kick return for a TD of 93-yards from last season. Fox connected again and the UWW margin ballooned to 24-7. 

Roosevelt capped the scoring in the game with a touchdown in the fourth on a deep pass down the middle from 31-yards out for the final, 24-14. 

Ceniti was 12-21 for 128 yards and a passing touchdown. Brian Wilterdink, Blake Haggerty and Vasey all caught multiple passes from Ceniti with Martin’s sole reception going for the touchdown. 

Brian Stanton led the charge in the ground game with 87 yards on 14 carries – an average of 6.2 per rush. 

The Warhawk defense registered nine tackles for a loss and three sacks in the contest. Nehemiah Lomax, Mike Gutoski and Burba all got to the Lakers quarterback in the backfield. Dyson Klubertanz and Carter Sessa paced UWW with five tackles each. 

UW-Whitewater will return to Perkins Stadium next week (September 21) for the final game of the non-conference slate. UWW will host Mary Hardin-Baylor for the team’s annual Alumni Day with kickoff set for 1 p.m. 

By Angela Kelm
Asst. Athletic Director for Sports Information

Box Score | Whitewater, Wis. – The No. 4 University of Wisconsin-Whitewater women’s volleyball team swept Concordia University (Wisconsin) 3-0 (25-14, 25-13, 25-18) in Russell Arena Saturday. The Warhawks are now 10-0 on the season. 

UW-Whitewater’s offense was too much for the Falcons to handle as the Warhawks enjoyed a 36-21 sway in kills. Alayna Jansky led the way with 11. The outside hitter was incredibly efficient in the match hitting .733 with the 11 kills in 15 attempts and 0 attack errors. Hannah Proctor added five kills in nine attempts without an error from the middle while Chloe Werner tallied three kills in six attempts and zero errors from the right side. 

Aubrie Krzus set up the Warhawk hitters with 23 assists. The sophomore setter added five kills and an ace in the match. 

Jenna Weinfurt bolstered the Warhawks’ win from the service line with three aces. She added nine digs in the match. 

Defensively at the net, Proctor had the big block on the day. She posted a solo and six assist blocks. 

The Warhawks will open Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference play next week with a road match at UW-Oshkosh. The match is set to be a battle of top 10s as the Warhawks are ranked fourth and the Titans sixth in the latest American Volleyball Coaches Association poll.  

By Angela Kelm
Asst. Athletic Director for Sports Information

Box Score || Whitewater, Wis. – The No. 4 University of Wisconsin-Whitewater women’s volleyball team took down No. 16 Millikin University 3-1 (25-22, 25-23, 23-25, 25-16) in Russell Arena Friday evening. The Warhawks, 9-0, have won four matches against top 25 opponents so far this season.

Two words that describe tonight’s thriller in Russell — resilience and relentless. UWW trailed much of the first set as the Big Blue strung together a few runs to build a 17-11 advantage. The Warhawks never quit battling back to within four, 22-18, when an Abbie Dix kill sparked a phenomenal run. With Jenna Weinfurt at the service line, UW-Whitewater rattled off six straight. The powerful outside put the finishing touches on opener serving set point and then tallying the kill from the back row to give UWW a 1-0 lead. 

A five-point run in set two – once again with Weinfurt serving – gave the Warhawks a 13-9 lead. UW-Whitewater held the margin until late in the set when Millikin turned the tables and went on a run of their own. With UWW leading 23-17, the Big Blue rattled off five consecutive to pull within one, 23-22. Alayna Jansky hammered down a kill to force set point. Following a Warhawk miscue from the service line, Jansky put set two away with another kill, her eighth of the second set. 

The squads traded the lead 30 times in set three. Similar to the first two, the end of the set was a battle. Millikin held a 23-21 lead before the Warhawks came back to tie it off of a Weinfurt kill and Big Blue attack error. However, MU responded with a pair of kills to extend the match to a fourth set. 

UW-Whitewater ran away with the fourth set. Ally Longden served a long run mid set that had the Warhawks enjoying a 16-8 advantage. UWW extended the gap to 22-13 and traded points the rest of the way for the win. Weinfurt sealed the deal with the final kill of the contest. 

Jansky led all players with 24 kills on 54 attempts. She added 13 digs in the match. Weinfurt registered 15 kills while adding a pair of aces and 11 digs. Dix joined the outsides in double digits with 10 kills adding a match-high six assist blocks. 

Aubrie Krzus posted 49 assists while Jaedynn Evans led UWW with 19 digs in the four-setter. 

The Warhawks will wrap up play in the second UW-Whitewater Invitational of the season Saturday against Concordia University (Wisconsin) at 2 p.m. 

On Thursday, September 12, the Whippet Volleyball Program traveled to Delavan-Darien to open up conference play. The Whippets fell short in the match-up at all three levels but battled until the end. Varsity scores for the match were 17-25, 9-25, 26-28.

The Whippets were led by:

• Calli Grosinske with 7 kills and 14 assists
• Ella Spear with 17 digs
• Zoe Kohl with 2 aces

The Whippets are back in action this weekend in Dodgeland for a tournament and then have their first home matches on Tuesday, September 17 against Monroe and Thursday, September 19 against Jefferson.

Come out and support your Whippet Volleyball Program. 

Article Submitted by Caitlin Dowden
Whitewater High School Head Volleyball Coach
dowca01@wwusd.org
Photo courtesy of Bob Mischka

On Tuesday, September 10, the Whippet Swim Team took on Edgerton/Evansville in their first conference dual meet of the season. 

The Whippets put up a close battle against Edgerton/Evansville by putting up some impressive times. Here are some highlights from the night:

In the 200 Medley Relay, Makayla Bazeley, Emerson Dunham, Charlotte Hajewski, and Maggie Maas beat out the rest of the competition by 5 seconds. 

In the 50 Freestyle, Laken DePorter, Lucy Davis, and Georgia Esch all posted best times.

Charlotte Hajewski swam a lifetime best of 1:18.26 in the 100 Butterfly. And a quick shout out to Marijose Verduzco for competing in the 100 Butterfly for the first time. 

In the 100 Freestyle, Maggie Maas, Maya Davis, Laken DePorter, and Caitlin Alford all posted best times. Maya Davis had an impressive 10 second time drop which puts her under 1:30. Way to go! 

In the 500 Freestyle, Georgia Esch went a lifetime best time of 7:33.78. Emerson Dunham went a season best time of 6:17.82. And finally, we were so excited to see Zoe Zei back competing in the 500! 

Marijose Verduzco went a lifetime best in the 100 Backstroke with a time of 1:34.40. 

Makayla Bazeley improved in the 100 Breaststroke by going a time of 1:17.20. This secures her 8th place spot in the Whippet Top 10 list. 

The Whippets are back in action on Saturday, September 14, at the Elk Invite in Elkhorn. We hope to see more red in the crowd cheering on our team!

Article and Photo Submitted by Sarah Reynolds
Whitewater High School Head Swim Coach
ReynoldsSM07@uww.edu