Today is Wednesday, January 1, 2025
The 2nd annual Whitewater Holiday Tournament Boys’ Basketball Tournament has concluded. The Laconia Spartans won the championship game over the Clinton Cougars 79-61. Clinton, Laconia, and Poynette all traveled and showed up to support their teams!
The All-Tournament Team included the following:
- Reece Condon, Whitewater High School, 19.5 points per game (second time on all-tournament team)
- Bryce Frey, Poynette High School
- Reagan Flickinger, Clinton High School, 24 points per game, (second time on all-tournament team)
- Camden Smit, Laconia High School
- Cash Ferrell, Laconia High School, 32 points in the championship game
Friday Summary
Game 1 Laconia vs Poynette (5:30 pm):
Laconia defeated Poynette 85-44. Laconia’s defense was led by senior guard Camden Smit, who also contributed 16 points and hit four 3’s. Junior Cash Farrell led Laconia is scoring with 17 points. Head Coach Dylan Wurtz played 12 and led the team to their fourth win of the season. Poynette battled, played hard, and had two players in double figures. Paceler Moll had 13 points, and senior Bryce Frey had 10.
Game 2 Clinton vs. Whitewater (7:00 pm):
Clinton blew out Whitewater 66-37. The Whippets of Whitewater were down two at halftime and a series of turnovers led to the Clinton Cougars extending the lead. Senior Reagan Flickinger had 20 points. Sophomore Mason Floberg contributed 11 points. Whitewater was led by Reece Condon with 21 points. He had 13 of the 17 second half points for the team. Clinton went to 4-3 with the victory and Whitewater fell to 1-7.
Saturday Summary
Game 1 Poynette vs. Whitewater (5:30 pm):
Whitewater (1-8) fell to Poynette (4-4) by a score of 72-56. The game was close until the final two minutes and was a back-and-forth contest throughout most of the second half. The Whippets had three players in double figures: Reece Condon (18), Marcos Sagrero (13), and Matthew Carollo (12). The Poynette Pumas also had three players in double figures: Paceler Moll (16), Bryce Frey (15), Mason Freimuth (13). Poynette made free throws down the stretch to seal the victory.
Championship Game Clinton vs Laconia (7 pm):
The championship game featured two teams playing hard and playing together. Clinton competed and was led by Reagan Flickinger with 28 points. The Cougars were down by 3 with 10 minutes to go, but the Spartans poured on a run to open up a double-digit lead and never looked back. Cash Farrell was dominant on both ends of the court and finished with 32 points.
Whitewater High School will host the tournament again next season and is appreciative of all the communities that make this two-day event possible.
Article and Photo Submitted by Michael McCabe
Whitewater High School Head Boys’ Basketball Coach
mccmi01@wwusd.org
The University of Mount Union of Alliance, Ohio advanced to the Amos Alonzo Stagg Bowl by beating Johns Hopkins 45-37 on December 21. The Stagg Bowl is the annual championship game for D-III football, and this will be the Purple Raiders 23rd appearance. Since 1993 they have won the title 13 times.
Mount Union will face North Central (IL). It’s the fifth consecutive year for North Central to play in the title game. The Cardinals have won two titles, including in 2022 against Mount Union. The bowl is being played this year at Shell Energy Stadium in Houston, Texas. With a capacity of over 20,000, the stadium is the home of a major league soccer team as well as a national women’s soccer league team. The game will air on ESPN at 7:03 p.m. on Sunday, January 5.
The University of Wisconsin – Whitewater Warhawks have won the Stagg Bowl six times: 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, and 2014. They were runner-ups in 2005, 2006, 2008, and 2019. Mount Union was their opponent in every game except for 2019, when they were beaten by North Central.
By Lynn Binnie
Whitewater Banner volunteer staff
whitewaterbanner@gmail.com
On Tuesday, December 19th, the Whippet Swim Team competed in a dual meet against Jefferson/Cambridge, where they triumphed over the EagleJays with a decisive 116-48 victory. The Whippets dominated the meet, showcasing their strength and skill across multiple events. Swimmers got a chance to swim in new events with many showing great success.
In the 200 Freestyle, Miles Nickelsburg won the event with a time of 2:12.94. Caleb Kluck tried out the event for the first time and had a solid swim going a time of 2:33.25.
Cruz Aranda continues to cut time in his 200 IM. He has improved his time to a 2:13.52. Big shout out to Xavier Ortiz for taking on the challenge of the 200 IM.
David Enns, Isaac Straight, Myles Morse, and Andrew O’Toole all went best time in the 50 Freestyle.
Miles Nickelsburg and Jack Hefty both tried out the 100 Fly for the 1st time this season. Jack Hefty won the event with a time of 1:06.99 and Miles Nickelsburg placed 3rd with a time of 1:11.44.
In the 100 Freestyle, Cruz Aranda swam an impressive 52.51. That puts him 7th all-time on the Whippet Top 10 List! Langdon Coburn dropped a whole second to go a time of 57.53. Isaac Straight dropped exactly 10 seconds going a time 1:29.47!
Myles Morse dropped nearly 12 seconds in his 500 Freestyle to go a time 5:47.90. Andrew O’Toole also had a great swim going a time of 6:42.57.
Mateo Bazeley, Wyatt Esch, and Sam Nickelsburg respectively went 2, 3, 4 in the 100 Backstroke, all going best times on the night.
David Enns continues to drop time in the 100 Breaststroke going a time of 1:25.88.
The Whippets will be back up after the holiday break for a dual meet against Badger and Platteville Lancaster on Tuesday, January 7th; the meet will begin at 5:30 pm.
Article and Photo Courtesy of Sarah Reynolds
Whitewater High School Head Swim Coach
ReynoldsSM07@uww.edu
Whitewater beat Jefferson 43-40 in overtime in a Rock Valley Conference girls’ basketball game on Thursday, December 19. The game was a game of runs as both teams went on multiple scoring runs all night long.
Jefferson jumped out to an early double digit lead before Whitewater cut the halftime deficit to 15-21. Whitewater came out of the second half on a 7-0 run to go up 22-21 but the lead was short lived. Jefferson followed that run with an 8-0 run of their own to make it 29-22. To return the favor, Whitewater went on another 12-0 run to take a 34-29 lead with a few minutes remaining. Whitewater had a shot to win the game at the end but Jefferson blocked the potential game winning shot.
In overtime, Jefferson scored the first basket but that was the only basket they would get in the extra period. Whitewater hung on to win a well fought game by both teams.
Article Submitted by Mike Dowden
Whitewater High School Head Girls’ Basketball Coach
dowmi01@wwusd.org
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