File photo from earlier this season (Olivia Zinanni)
The UW-Whitewater women’s volleyball team swept UW-Stevens Point 3-0 (25-20, 25-16, 25-22) in the first round of the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Tournament Tuesday evening in Russell Arena.
With the win, the No. 11 Warhawks advance to face fourth-ranked and top-seeded UW-Oshkosh on Thursday in Oshkosh. The winner of that match will advance to the WIAC Tournament Championship to battle for the league’s automatic bid into the NCAA Division III Tournament.
The first was a set dominated by big runs for both teams. The Pointers scored the first four of the contest. The Warhawks ran off the next six before UWSP tallied eight in a row to reclaim the lead 12-6. The Pointers maintained their six-point advantage later in the set, 18-13 when UWW went on a tear. The Warhawks tallied 12 of the last 14 points in the set to win 25-20.
UW-Whitewater strung together runs of four and five before capping set two with a 6-0 spurt to take a two-set advantage in the match.
The Warhawks battled in set three, coming from behind for the sweep. UWSP held the lead early until a 4-0 run knotted the set 13-13. A few points later, UWW strung together five in a row to open up a 22-17 lead. The Warhawks held off a late surge to take set three 25-22.
Abbie Dix paced the Warhawk offense and defense at the net. The junior middle hammered down 13 kills and registered eight blocks in the match. Fellow middle Amanda Hillmann was efficient tallying six kills on eight attempts – an attack percentage of .750 in the contest.
Aubrie Krzus recorded 33 assists adding four blocks. Meanwhile, libero Natalie Lawton held down the backcourt with 16 digs.
The Whippet Swim Team finished out their season at the WIAA Sectional Meet at Sauk Prairie High School on Saturday, November 8th. The girls went 100% on best times, ending the season on an incredible high note!
Meet Highlights:
The 200 Medley Relay (Charlotte Hajewski, Atreya Wilson, Lucy Davis, and Emma Maas) dropped over 6 seconds from their seed time to go a 2:18.35! Lucy Davis had an impressive fly split of 34.73. The girls finished 11th overall!
In the 200 Freestyle, Grace Coleman dropped 6 seconds to go a 2:31.10, Charlotte Hajewski dropped 2 seconds to go a 2:29.85, and Grace Smith improved her time to a 2:22.50, placing 13th overall!
In the 50 Freestyle, Laken DePorter swam a fast 32.50, Lucy Davis broke the 30-second mark with a 29.60 and won her heat, and Maggie Maas hit a lifetime best of 28.78!
In the 100 Freestyle, Emma Maas dropped 7 seconds to go a 1:08.43, Storm DePorter continued her time-drop streak with a 1:13.32, Atreya Wilson bettered her time to a 1:08.89, and Grace Smith continued to improve with a 1:05.17!
In the 500 Freestyle, Charlotte Hajewski won her heat and dropped over 15 seconds to go a 6:33.47! Lucy Davis followed with a lifetime best, dropping 9 seconds to go a 6:40.77!
The 200 Freestyle Relay (Maggie Maas, Emma Maas, Grace Coleman, and Grace Smith) dropped 2 seconds from their seed to finish at 1:59.62 and place 10th overall! Grace Smith anchored with a strong 29.57 split.
In the 100 Backstroke, Georgia Esch capped off her season with a 2-second best time (1:32.60), Grace Coleman dropped nearly 3 seconds to go a 1:22.86, and Maggie Maas finished 12th overall with a best time of 1:13.81!
In the 100 Breaststroke, Maya Davis dropped 4 seconds to go a 1:29.81, Emma Maas dropped over 3 seconds to go a 1:29.10, and Atreya Wilson won her heat with a best time of 1:26.51!
The 400 Freestyle Relay (Grace Smith, Lucy Davis, Atreya Wilson, and Maggie Maas) bettered their seed time by 1 second to go a 4:29.89! Lucy Davis had a standout split of 1:06.33!
The Whippets closed out their season full of energy, smiles, and personal bests. Every swimmer finished stronger than they started — showing the hard work, determination, and team spirit that defines this group!
Thank you to everyone who came out to support the Whippets this season — it’s been one to remember!
Article and Photo Submitted by Sarah Reynolds Whitewater High School Head Swim Coach ReynoldsSM07@uww.edu
Ty Schultz on one of his four rushing touchdowns, tying the Warhawk Single Game Record (Olivia Zinanni)
31-point Second Quarter Lifts Warhawk Football to Victory
The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater football team bounced back with a dominant win over UW-Eau Claire on a cold Saturday afternoon. The Warhawks started clicking in the second quarter, exploding for 31 second quarter points to enter the halftime up 41-3. The Warhawks kept the Blugolds at bay, taking the 51-10 victory as it started to snow on Perkins Field.
After a three-and-out on their first drive, the Warhawks put together a promising 10-play, 50-yard drive to get the ball moving early in the game. The Blugolds managed to hold UWW out of the endzone, but Hunter Liszka (St. Charles, Ill./St. Charles North) hit the field goal from 30-yards out to add the first three points on the board.
UW-Eau Claire drove down the field their next drive and was able to match the field goal to tie the game 3-3.
From there, the flood gates opened. UW-Whitewater kept stringing together big plays and scored 38 unanswered points with a huge help from the defensive turnovers.
During the stretch, Ty Schultz (Lockport, Ill./Lockport) ran for three touchdowns, including a 67-yard touchdown to kickstart the run. Schultz then ran it twice more after Kaden Sleets (Oak Park, Ill./Oak Park River Forest) and Ethan Gallagher (Homer Glen, Ill./Lockport Township) each grabbed an interception on back-to-back Blugold drives.
The Warhawks then decided to showcase the passing game. Justin Klinker connected with Jacques Brooks (Franklin, Wis./Franklin) on a 41-yard pass in the endzone to add another score on the board. The following drive, Hunter Liszka (St. Charles, Ill./St. Charles North) made his field goal from 43 yards out to put the Warhawks up 34-3.
The Blugolds managed to get the ball away from the Warhawks after five straight scoring drives with an interception but then threw an interception to Efrein Ramirez on UWEC’s very first offensive play of the drive. UWW marched down the field to give Justin Klinkner (Two Rivers, Wis./Two Rivers) a rushing touchdown before the end of the half.
In the first half alone, the Warhawks put up 357 total yards of offense (206 rushing, 151 passing) while holding UW-Eau Claire to just 83 total yards (1 rushing, 82 passing).
The Warhawks’ big plays slowed down in the second half, as they were controlling the clock and their large lead. UW-Eau Claire scored their first touchdown of the game with five minutes left in the third, set-up by good field position after recovering a Warhawk fumble.
Hunter Liszka (St. Charles, Ill./St. Charles North) capped off his perfect day with a 25-yard field goal to add another three points to the board. The Warhawks forced another punt, and gave Ty Schultz (Lockport, Ill./Lockport) his fourth rushing touchdown of the game, tying the Single Game Rushing Touchdown mark in the Warhawks’ record book. Schultz finished with 171 yards in 20 carries.
UW-Eau Claire started to drive down the field again, but Ashton Maney (Three Lakes, Wis./Three Lakes) yanked the ball out of the receiver’s hands to get the interception and stop the Blugolds from adding another touchdown at the end of the game.
The Warhawks finished the day with over 311 yards rushing and 210 yards passing. The defense held UW-Eau Claire to just 214 yards with 87 yards on the ground. Kartsen Libby led the team with 10 tackles, including two tackles for a loss.
The Warhawks will head out to Oshkosh to face the Titans next weekend in the regular season finale. Kick-off is set for 1 PM on November 15th.
Camryn Nies drives to the hoop against WashU (Michael Gouvion)
The No. 24 UW-Whitewater women’s basketball team opened the 2025-26 campaign with a huge 63-58 win over No. 19 Washington University in St. Louis Saturday afternoon in Kachel Gym.
A big first quarter gave the Warhawks an early cushion that came in handy late. UWW shot nearly 45% in the first ten minutes to open up a 19-14 lead by the end of the quarter. A 5-0 run bolstered by a pair of jumpers from Mia Gillis and Caden Krohn in the middle of the period gave UWW the five-point lead they held to the break.
UW-Whitewater extended the gap into double figures by the midway point of the second quarter. A Camryn Nies five-point run courtesy of a three-pointer pushed the margin to 12, 29-17, with 4:28 left before halftime. The Bears closed the half on a 6-0 run to send the teams into locker rooms with UWW leading 29-24.
On the other side of the break, the Warhawks scored the first eight points of the third quarter to take their largest lead of the contest, 37-24. Once again WashU turned on the offense late in the period tallying seven of the last nine points of the period to make it 44-37 heading into the fourth.
The Bears whittled away at the margin pulling to within two multiple times, the latest with just 32 seconds left in the game. From that point, UW-Whitewater sealed the game from the free throw line. Gillis hit a pair with 24 seconds to go. Bri McCurdy drained a pair with 14 to go and then sealed the game with two more with three seconds left.
Gillis paced the Warhawk offense with 18 on 8-15 from the floor adding five boards. McCurdy ended with 13 bolstered by an 8-10 performance from the free throw line. She added a game-high three steals. Nies rounded out the double-digit scorers with 11 including three triples in the contest. Renee Rittmeyer was the most active on the glass with seven rebounds.
UW-Whitewater will head to Bloomington, Illinois to compete in a tournament hosted by Illinois Wesleyan next weekend. Millikin is on the docket for Saturday at noon followed by a top 25 battle with the Titans Sunday at 2 PM.
Editor’s note: The above press release was provided by UW-Whitewater Athletics.
Gavin Kohel wrestles against Parkside’s Brady Schuh Saturday. (Olivia Zinanni)
The UW-Whitewater wrestling team fell to Division II UW-Parkside 30-9 in Russell Arena Saturday morning.
The match started with the 174-pound weight class that featured a pair of ranked brawlers. Jermaine Butler, ranked twelfth in Division III, battled but fell to seventh-ranked Dajun Johnson by 4-3 decision.
Gavin Kohel had the response in a thrilling bout at 184. Kohel connected on a shot on the opening whistle for an early takedown and fended off a late attack from Parkside’s Brady Schuh for a 13-10 decision.
The Rangers won the next three bouts with Cooper Caray winning by 16-1 technical fall over Isaak Smith at 285, second-ranked Shane Corrigan won by 16-1 technical fall over Brady Phelps at 125 and Elon Rodriguez picked up a 7-2 decision over UWW’s Jordan Rasof.
Justin Fortugno, ranked tenth, added three to the Warhawk total with a 7-2 decision over Troy Dolphin. Fourth-ranked Jalen Spuhler won by technical fall, 16-1, over Dominik Mallinder at 149 pounds. At 157, it was Parkside’s Easton Worachek with a close 4-3 decision over Luke Swan.
Brayden Peet capped the dual with a phenomenal win over Brody Hemauer. Peet, ranked third, registered a takedown to take the lead. Hemauer, ranked fourth in DII, was able to tally a late escape to set up a thrilling end. The wrestlers battled with Peet fending off a few Hemauer shots to hold on for the 3-1 decision.
Editor’s note: This press release was provided by UW-Whitewater Athletics.
The boys’ and girls’ cross country teams wrapped up their season Wednesday evening with a celebration recognizing the athletes, their accomplishments, and the memories shared throughout the year. Team parent Sara Brautigam beautifully decorated the event, helping highlight just how special the sport of cross country truly is.
Major awards were presented to the following athletes:
Most Valuable Runner: Virginia Nelson, Tyler Carollo
Most Improved: Melody Smith, Ian Agen
Heart and Soul: Delaney Hammack, Quinton O’Toole
Jack Daniels Award: Quinton O’Toole
Phyllis Sievert Award: Delaney Hammack
Congratulations to all Whippet runners on a great season!
Article and Photos Submitted by Chad Carstens Whitewater High School Head Cross Country Coach ccarstens@wwusd.org
The 2025 Warhawk Auction Raffle will take place on Saturday, November 8, 2025 at the Hamilton Room on the UW-Whitewater campus. This has become a big Whitewater event and a vital funding source for Football, Men’s Basketball, and Baseball programs. All funds raised from our auction will be used for recruiting, travel, equipment, supplies, and facility enhancements. Please make plans to join us!!
The Whippets swam well at the Southern Lakes Conference Championship Meet on Saturday, November 11th at Beloit Memorial! The girls placed 7th overall as a team, picking up several PRs and Top 16 finishes!
The first half of the meet didn’t start quite the way the ladies had hoped, but after the nerves settled, they came back with confidence and energy — finishing the second half of the meet strong and having a lot of fun along the way!
Meet Highlights – Top 16 Finishes:
200 Medley Relay A – 12th place, 2:25.06 Grace Coleman, Atreya Wilson, Lucy Davis, and Emma Maas (Grace led off with a strong 39.14 backstroke split!)
200 Medley Relay B – 14th place, 2:39.15 Georgia Esch, Maya Davis, Jalayne Hanson, and Laken DePorter (Georgia posted a great 41.87 backstroke split!)
200 IM – 10th place, 2:46.76 – Maggie Maas
100 Freestyle – 16th place, 1:08.37 – Grace Smith
500 Freestyle – 15th place, 6:49.20 (PR) – Lucy Davis
200 Freestyle Relay A – 10th place, 2:01.74 Maggie Maas, Grace Coleman, Emma Maas, and Grace Smith (Maggie led with a 29.49; Grace Smith closed with a 30.13)
200 Freestyle Relay B – 16th place, 2:20.90 Storm DePorter, Maya Davis, Caitlin Alford, and Laken DePorter (Caitlin clocked her best relay split – 37.28!)
100 Breaststroke – 13th place, 1:27.86 (PR) – Atreya Wilson
400 Freestyle Relay A – 8th place, 4:30.83 Grace Smith, Lucy Davis, Atreya Wilson, and Maggie Maas (Lucy 1:08.41 split; Maggie anchored fast with a 1:03.42!)
400 Freestyle Relay B – 13th place, 5:15.54 Storm DePorter, Laken DePorter, Paige Kollwelter, and Georgia Esch
Individual Highlights & Personal Records:
Grace Coleman – Best time in the 200 Freestyle (2:37.43) and 4-second drop in the 100 Backstroke (1:25.09)
Georgia Esch – Best times in both the 200 Freestyle (2:53.21) and 100 Backstroke (1:34.14)
Atreya Wilson – Dropped 3 seconds in the 100 Freestyle (1:09.61) and set a PR in the 100 Breast (1:27.86)
Storm DePorter – Dropped 3 seconds in the 100 Freestyle (1:13.65)
Paige Kollwelter – Dropped time in the 100 Freestyle (1:20.93)
Lucy Davis – Lifetime best in the 500 Freestyle (6:49.20)
Maya Davis – Time drop in the 100 Breaststroke (1:33.93)
Maggie Maas – Top-10 finish in the 200 IM and strong 100 Back time (1:14.63)
Next up —WIAA Sectionals! The Whippets will be back in action on Saturday, November 15th at Sauk Prairie. Swimming starts at 1 pm. Let’s keep the momentum going — Go Whippets!
Article and Photo Submitted by Sarah Reynolds Whitewater High School Head Swim Coach ReynoldsSM07@uww.edu
The Whippets are gearing up for the end of the season, which can only mean one thing… it’s Conference territory! On Tuesday, October 28th, a group of our athletes competed at the JV Conference in Elkhorn and put together an incredible team performance — finishing 6th overall!
The Whippets kicked off the night strong with a 6th-place finish in the 200 Medley Relay, featuring Caitlin Alford, Maya Davis, Jalayne Hanson, and Storm DePorter. Their effort set the tone for an evening full of great swims, positive energy, and big time drops!
Best Times & Highlights: • Caitlin Alford – 200 Medley Relay backstroke split: 35.44 • Maya Davis – 200 Medley Relay breaststroke split: 42.60 • Storm DePorter – 200 Medley Relay free split: 34.52 • Jalayne Hanson – 1:27.45 in the 100 Freestyle • Caitlin Alford – 1:38.75 in the 100 Backstroke • Jalayne Hanson – 36.75 split in the 200 Freestyle • Maya Davis – 7:25.06 in the 500 Freestyle (17-second drop!) • Storm DePorter – 7:44.58 in the 500 Freestyle (over 40-second drop!)
Medal Finishers: • 200 Freestyle Relay – Caitlin Alford, Maya Davis, Jalayne Hanson, and Storm DePorter — 6th place • 500 Freestyle (Maya Davis) – 6th place – 7:25.06 • 500 Freestyle (Storm DePorter) – 8th place – 7:44.58 • 200 Freestyle Relay – Storm DePorter, Caitlin Alford, Jalayne Hanson, and Maya Davis — 6th place
It was an exciting night for the Whippets! Their teamwork, energy, and spirit were on full display as they wrapped up a fantastic JV season.
Next up: the Varsity Conference Championship on Saturday, November 1st at Beloit Memorial! Swimming starts at 11:00 am — hope to see you there!
Article and Photos Submitted by Sarah Reynolds Whitewater High School Head Swim Coach ReynoldsSM07@uww.edu
Meet Highlights – Top 16 Finishes:
Individual Highlights & Personal Records:
