The Whitewater Girls’ Basketball Team travelled to Edgerton for a conference game Thursday, December 16. The Whippets struggled to create scoring opportunities on offense in the first half. Going into halftime we were down 10-43.
Mayte Navejas
In the second half, the team moved the ball better and executed on offense, outscoring Edgerton 17-15, but could not close the gap, losing 27-58.
Kindyl Kilar had 7 points, 4 rebounds, and 2 assists. Mayte Navejas also scored 7, and had 3 rebounds, 1 steal and 2 assists. Jenna Pope added 4 points, 3 rebounds, and 1 assist. Danielle DePorter had 4 points, 1 rebound, and a steal. Gwen Truesdale ripped down 7 rebounds and had 1 block. Cali Kopecky also scored 4 points.
Article Submitted by Kristen Lippens Whitewater High School Head Girls’ Basketball Coach klippens@wwusd.org File Photo Courtesy of Bob Mischka
Editor’s Note: This information was submitted by Coach (Bob) Schramm
Little Dribblers (Kindergarten and 1st graders) and Shooting Stars (2nd and 3rd graders) completed another great year. Participants learned listening, passing, dribbling, rebounding, defensive and shooting skills. All participants showed a great deal of progress as the 8-week clinic proceeded.
Little Dribblers
Shooting Stars
Coach Bob believes there is a bright future ahead for the girls and boys basketball teams with these dedicated basketball players.
Congratulations to all, Coach Bob, Coach Adam, Coach Zander
The Whippet Boys’ Swim Team traveled to Elkhorn High School to compete in a triple dual against Elkhorn and Platteville-Lancaster on Tuesday, December 14. The Whippets were able to beat Platteville-Lancaster by 10 points!
Tyler Arnett
Tyler Arnett swam in the 100 Fly for the first time this season, putting together a nice race. He also swam in the 100 Backstroke, dropping time from last week, and going a season best, as well as taking second at the meet.
Jack Hefty swam in two new events, taking on the 400 Freestyle, where he was able to take a second-place finish, with a time of 5:28.55. Jack also swam in the 100 Breaststroke, with an impressive time of 1:39.40.
Miles Nickelsburg continues to drop time in the 50 and 100 Freestyle, going personal best times in both events.
Andrew O’Toole swam in his first meet of the season, and with only having four practices in thus far, put on nice races in the 200 and 100 Freestyle. We can’t wait to see what he can do at our next meet!
Casey Schilling started the night in the 200 Freestyle Relay, swimming the 50 freestyle with his goggles around his neck, and still had a nice time of 44.61. He then swam in the 50 Freestyle, with an impressive time of 43.69. He also took on the 100 Backstroke.
Zach Tomomitsu took on 200 IM and 100 Breaststroke. He continues to improve his time in the 100 Breaststroke, going a personal best time!
The Whippets are back in action on Tuesday, January 4th, at 5:30 in Jefferson/Cambridge!
Article Submitted by Sarah Reynolds Whitewater High School Co-Head Boys’ Swim Coach sreynolds@wwusd.org Photo Courtesy of Bob Mischka
On Saturday, December 11, the Whippet Wrestling Team hosted their 8th annual Whitewater Invitational. This year proved to be one of the most competitive team-wise as a couple of new teams were added to the mix to make things much more competitive in many of the weight classes.
Carter Friend and Mason DePorter
When all was said and done, the coaching staff was very pleased with the performance of the team as we felt they wrestled very well throughout the day. On the day the Whippets had approximately 70 matches, so there are always some you look back on and wish you could get back, but overall it was a very good day. In the end, Whitewater finished in 4th place, which surprised the coaches as we felt we had wrestled very well and would be higher, but that just demonstrated the level of competition they saw. In the end we were only 20 points out of first, so the top 4 were all close.
Individually, Whitewater had 6 wrestlers place in the top three and make podium. Once again Carter Friend worked his way through the 170-pound weight class, bringing home first place for the second week in a row.
Mason DePorter had the crowd on their feet in his championship match. It was the very last match of the tournament, so all eyes were on him, and it was against an opponent whose team was vying to overtake Whitewater in the standings. After falling behind early and having some calls that got many in the gym fired up, Mason showed lots of grit and emotion and threw his opponent to his back with less than 1:00 left and pinned him. The gym went crazy, as did Mason! This marked the first of many future Whitewater championships to be won on the newly donated mat.
Connor Friend put together a very successful day as he rolled his way into the finals, only to fall to a very tough opponent from Riverdale, 6-1. Overall, Connor looked very good as he beat a couple of opponents who on paper were seeded higher than him in the tournament.
Coming in 3rd place was Jason Villegas who wrestled well but dropped a couple of close matches.
Hector Arnodo placed 3rd as well. Hector wrestled well all day only losing once close match.
Aaron Porras came into the tournament in one of the top three weight classes in the tournament. He started off as an 8th seed but wrestled extremely well coming in 3rd place. As the day went on he felt he was not feeling well but he told the coaching staff he wanted to keep going. In the end he proved that the mindset is a powerful tool in his reaching the podium!
A big thank you goes out to the wrestling parents who once again stepped up as they do and put together a great meal for the coaches, officials, and workers. That is much appreciated by the officials who do an outstanding job in an often thankless position! Also, thank you to Sam Brown and Sterling Truesdale for staying after the Girls’ Basketball game right until the end, helping set up the four mats. It was much appreciated!
Carter Friend
The Whippets are next in action on Tuesday night when they host the Tiders of Edgerton! We will be dedicating a new wrestling mat to the program as a pre-meet ceremony.
Article Submitted by John Schimming Whitewater High School Head Wrestling Coach jschimming@wwusd.org Photos Courtesy of Bob Mischka
The No. 3 University of Wisconsin-Whitewater football team fell behind by double digits in the first half Saturday and was unable to cut into the deficit in a 24-7 setback against No. 2 Mary Hardin-Baylor (Texas) in a semifinal of the NCAA Division III Playoffs at Perkins Stadium.
The Warhawks (13-1 overall), who were playing in their 13th semifinal round in the last 16 years, conclude the season following their 38th Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference championship and 17th appearance in the NCAA Division III Playoffs.
The Crusaders (14-0) totaled 309 yards through the air and held the ball for nearly 12 minutes in the fourth quarter to maintain their lead.
UW-Whitewater was held to 64 yards rushing and 271 yards of offense, and was limited to 5-of-15 conversions on third down.
Max Meylor finished 23-of-32 passing for 207 yards and one touchdown. Tyler Holte caught six passes for 91 yards and one touchdown, and Alex Peete rushed for 43 yards and tallied 38 yards receiving.
Mark McGrath led the defense with 10 tackles, while Shane McGrail finished with eight stops, including 1.5 for a loss. Thomas Wojnowski and Kyle Koelblinger collected seven tackles apiece.
After a scoreless first quarter, Mary Hardin-Baylor completed a 14-play, 82-yard drive in the end zone to take a 7-0 advantage with 13:00 on the clock.
After a UW-W turnover, the Crusaders scored another touchdown with 9:46 on the clock to double their advantage.
Following a UMHB field goal, the Warhawks drove 80 yards in 12 plays as Meylor hit Holte over the middle for a 9-yard score with 1:01 remaining in the second quarter.
Mary Hardin-Baylor scored on its first drive of the third quarter, punching it in on fourth and goal from the 1-yard line for a 24-7 advantage with 6:31 to play in the period.
UW-Whitewater was unable to get back in the scoring column the rest of the way.
By Lynn Binnie Whitewater Banner volunteer staff whitewaterbanner@gmail.com
December 11, 2021
Those who said that the outcome of the NCAA D III semifinal game would boil down to whether the #3 Warhawks could defend against # 2 Mary Hardin-Baylor’s passing prowess unfortunately “called it.” UW-W lost 24-7 to Mary Hardin-Baylor (MH-B) on December 11, with MH-B dominating on passing. It would have been 24-10 if the nearly-always reliable Matt Maldonado hadn’t had a missed field goal which commentators surmised was caused by wind. The championship game on December 17 in Canton, OH will feature defending champion North Central vs. MH-B. North Central beat UW-W by 41-14 in 2019; the 2020 game was canceled due to COVID-19. Attendance was 2519, compared with 1400 last week.
UW-W
MH-B
Pass
207
309
Rush
64
69
Total
271
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Here’s the link to a comprehensive article in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, assuming you don’t hit a paywall.
The Whitewater Girls’ Basketball Team played a home game against Jefferson Friday night, December 10.
Gwen Truesdale
The Whippets had trouble scoring in the first half, ending the half in a 14 point deficit, at 13-27. They battled back the second half, playing through lots of contact. The Whippets tightened up in the last 6 minutes of the game, closing a 17-point gap to 12, and then exploded with 1:30 left on the clock. Gwen Truesdale and Cali Kopecky scored 5 points apiece, getting us within 6 points. We managed to out-rebound and outscore Jefferson 25-23 in the second half, but came up short, losing 40-48.
Gwen Truesdale led the Whippets with 15 points, 5 rebounds, 2 blocks, 2 steals, and 1 assist. Cali Kopecky followed with 7 points, 4 rebounds, and 1 steal. Kindyl Kilar added 5 points, 9 rebounds, 3 steals, and 1 assist. Jenna Pope contributed with 5 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assist, and 1 steal. Mayte Navejas had 4 points, 4 steals, 2 rebounds, and 2 assists. Calli Grosinske and Danielle DePorter each added 2 points and 1 rebound. Aidyn Amundson ripped down 5 rebounds and had 1 assist.
Article Submitted by Kristen Lippens Whitewater High School Head Girls’ Basketball Coach klippens@wwusd.org Photo Courtesy of Bob Mischka
The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater men’s basketball team used hot shooting and strong second-half defense Wednesday night to defeat host Lake Forest (Ill.) 91-58 and give head coach Pat Miller his 400th career win.
Miller becomes the third coach in Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference history to reach the 400-win plateau, doing so in his 550th game. He is in his 21st season at the helm of the program and has led the Warhawks to two national championships during his tenure.
Miller’s .727 winning percentage is the fifth highest of any coach with 200 or more wins in league history. He entered the season ranked among the top 10 in Division III and among the top 30 in all NCAA divisions among active coaches in winning percentage. Miller is the 35th active coach to achieve the milestone.
The Warhawks (6-2 overall) shot 58.1 percent from the floor in the contest and held the Foresters to 41.8 percent shooting, including a 29.6 percent clip in the second half.
Gage Malensek led all scorers with 21 points on 7-of-9 shooting, including 6-of-6 from 3-point range. He added a team-best seven assists.
Jack Brahm totaled 17 points and five rebounds, while Carter Capstran recorded 14 points, including 12 in the first half, to go along with six rebounds and two assists. Elijah Lambert collected 11 points and five rebounds, and Derek Gray finished with six points, five rebounds, three assists and two steals.
UW-Whitewater committed a season-low six turnovers and led by as many as 37 points in the contest.
Lake Forest (3-8) held a slim lead for most of the first 15 minutes of action. The Warhawks registered a 22-7 run over the final six-plus minutes of the first half, taking the lead for good on Brahm’s dunk with 5:05 on the clock.
Brahm and Lambert drilled back-to-back 3-pointers to make it a seven-point game with 3:32 left in the period, and Capstran scored UW-W’s final six points of the half, pushing the advantage to 49-38 with a jumper in the waning moments.
UW-Whitewater’s lead ballooned to 20 points just under three minutes into the second half. The team’s 11-2 run out of the locker room included four points from Brahm and a 3-point play by Malensek.
The Warhawks pushed their advantage to 30 points at 80-50 with 9:15 remaining on a 3-pointer by Malensek. JT Hoytink scored all five of his points over a two-minute span to bring the lead to 89-52 with 6:10 on the clock.
UW-Whitewater returns to action Tuesday, Dec. 14, at 7 p.m. as it hosts Greenville (Ill.) at Kachel Gymnasium.
The Whippet Boys’ Swim Team traveled to Delavan-Darien to compete in a dual meet against the Comets on Tuesday, December 7.
Miles Nickelsburg, Zach Tomomitsu, Jack Hefty, Tyler Arnett
Tyler Arnett continues to race hard in the 500 Freestyle beating the competition by over a minute. He also swam in the 100 Backstroke, winning the race, and going a 1:13.07. He had an impressive relay split in the 400 Freestyle Relay, going a 57.59.
Jack Hefty was the lone swimmer in the 200 IM; with no competition to help push him, he put together a nice time of 2:42.27. He also continues to put another solid performance in the 100 Freestyle, going a 1:01.67, and winning the event. Jack had a nice relay split in the 200 Medley, doing the 50 Fly going 33.00.
Miles Nickelsburg, after swimming a nice relay split time in the Medley, had to immediately get out of the water and back onto the blocks to swim in the 200 Freestyle, where he put in a nice time of 3:09.90. Miles swam in the 100 Backstroke, going an impressive 1:38.27. Miles continues to improve his time in the 400 Freestyle Relay, going a 1:19.09 in the 100 Freestyle.
Zach Tomomitsu swam in the 50 Freestyle, going a 36.32, and put together a nice 100 Breaststroke time. Zach also continues to improve his relay split time in the 400 Freestyle Relay, going 1:31.71, a 2-second drop from Saturday’s time!
The Whippets ended the night with the most exciting race in the 400 Freestyle Relay, where each swimmer raced hard and ended up winning the event and out-touching the Comets by .45 seconds!
The Whippets are back in action on Tuesday, December 14, at 5:30 p.m. in Elkhorn.
Article and Photo Submitted by Sarah Reynolds Whitewater High School Co-Head Boys’ Swim Coach sreynolds@wwusd.org
The Whitewater Girls’ Basketball team played a conference game against Beloit Turner at home on Tuesday night, December 7. It was another exciting game down to the last seconds.
Danielle DePorter
The Whippets were leading by one in the first half, 17-16. Coming out in the second half, only one point was scored in the first four minutes, by Turner, tying the game up 17-17. Turner then went on an 8-point scoring run in the next 2 minutes.
The Whippets battled back little by little, tying the game up 34-34 with 5 minutes remaining in the game. It was a battle to the end, but unfortunately, the Whippets came up short, losing 39-41.
Danielle DePorter led the Whippets in scoring with 12 points and added 1 assist and 2 steals. Gwen Truesdale had 11 points, 7 rebounds, 2 steals, 2 assists, and 1 block. Kindyl Kilar added 8 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists, and 2 steals. Mayte Navejas had 5 points, 4 rebounds, and 2 steals.
The Whippets play at home against Jefferson this Friday and will be honoring parents for all their support!
Article Submitted by Kristen Lippens Whitewater High School Head Girls’ Basketball Coach klippens@wwusd.org Photo Courtesy of Bob Mischka
