The Whippets put on a fun and competitive performance at the Southern Lakes Conference Championship Swim Meet, finishing 4th overall with a ton of strong swims, big time drops, and fast racing across the board.

Top 16 Finishes & Highlights:

200 Medley Relay
• A Relay (Wyatt Esch, David Enns, Sam Nickelsburg, Caleb Kluck) – 7th (2:00.83)
• B Relay (Cooper Housel, Carson Miller, Eloy Rodriguez, Ian Agen) – 15th (2:27.64)

200 Free
• 3rd – Cruz Aranda (1:51.43)
• 11th – Wyatt Esch (2:13.54, 4-second drop)
• Hunter Runnoe (2:28.43)

200 IM
• 5th – Langdon Coburn (2:13.21)
• Ian Agen – really strong final swim of the season in one of the toughest events

50 Free
• 5th – Mateo Bazeley (23.22)
• 16th – David Enns (27.28)
• ChaCha Binagi (28.84)
• Eloy Rodriguez (29.90)
• Angel Kilar (30.65)

100 Fly
• 5th – Langdon Coburn (54.75) → now 3rd all-time on the Whippet Top 10 List
• 12th – Sam Nickelsburg (1:08.86)

100 Free
• 2nd – Cruz Aranda (49.89) → 5th all-time on the Whippet Top 10 List
• 4th – Mateo Bazeley (53.04)
• 12th – Caleb Kluck (58.16)
• ChaCha Binagi (1:06.30)

500 Free
• 15th – Eloy Rodriguez (7:17.43, 45-second drop)
• 16th – Angel Kilar (7:29.58, 29-second drop)
• Cooper Housel (7:50.02)

200 Free Relay
• A Relay (Cruz Aranda, Caleb Kluck, Langdon Coburn, Mateo Bazeley) – 2nd (1:33.84)
• B Relay (David Enns, Hunter Runnoe, Sam Nickelsburg, Mateo Bazeley) – 10th (1:50.30)
– Hunter Runnoe ripped a 26.62 split

100 Backstroke
• 11th – Wyatt Esch (1:13.24)
• 15th – Hunter Runnoe (1:18.09)

100 Breaststroke
• 9th – Caleb Kluck (1:16.32)
• 16th – David Enns (1:22.83)
• Carson Miller (1:34.31)

400 Free Relay
• A Relay (Langdon Coburn, Mateo Bazeley, Wyatt Esch, Cruz Aranda) – 2nd (3:29.97)
– Langdon led off in 50.95, now 7th all-time on the Whippet Top 10 List
• B Relay (Eloy Rodriguez, ChaCha Binagi, Hunter Runnoe, Sam Nickelsburg) – 10th (4:19.60)
– Sam closed it out with a strong 1:01.83 split

Next up:
Saturday, February 14th
WIAA Sectional Meet – Whitefish Bay High School
Swimming starts at 1:00 PM

Come spend Valentine’s Day cheering on your Whippets! 

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

The Whippets had a strong showing at the JV Conference Meet on Tuesday night, highlighted by big time drops, podium finishes, and some great relay swims! The boys came ready to race and delivered across the board.

• 200 Medley Relay – 2nd place (Housel / Miller / Agen / Kilar)
  • The group bettered their seeded time, with Carson Miller posting a strong 41.59 split in the 50 Breaststroke.
• 200 Freestyle
  • Cooper Housel finished 4th, dropping 7 seconds off his previous best.
• 50 Freestyle
  • Angel Kilar took 8th with a solid swim.
• 100 Butterfly
  • Ian Agen placed 3rd, earning a spot on the podium.
• 200 Freestyle Relay – 2nd place (Agen / Kilar / Miller / Housel)
  • The relay dropped 4 seconds off their seeded time, with Cooper Housel anchoring in 30.09.
• 100 Breaststroke
  • Carson Miller finished 5th, knocking off another 3 seconds to post a new best time of 1:34.41.
• 400 Freestyle Relay – 3rd place  (Housel / Agen / Kilar / Miller)
  • A huge swim for this group as they dropped 12 seconds off their seeded time. Cooper Housel led off in 1:10.47, dropping 6 seconds
  • Angel Kilar followed with a 1:15.13, dropping 4 seconds

Overall, it was a great night of racing with lots of medals coming home and strong momentum heading into the championship portion of the season.

Next Up:
Varsity Conference
Jefferson High School
Saturday, February 7
Swimming starts at 11:00 AM

Come out and cheer on the Whippets! 

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

Casey Lyon’s 41 points and 14 rebounds led the Whitewater Boys’ Basketball team to an 87-79 home win over Brodhead on Thursday, January 29th.  Matthew Carollo chipped in 16 points and 10 rebounds, and Aaron Garcia added 11 points, as the Whippets held off the Cardinals to finish January with a victory. 

Whitewater started the game fast, jumping out to a 7-2 lead, and didn’t look back in the first half, building up a 17-point lead with 2 1/2 minutes left. Brodhead closed the gap, but the Whippets still led 40-29 at the half.

The two teams played pretty evenly the first 10 minutes of the second half, with Whitewater maintaining a 9-14 point lead. Then Brodhead went on a run to get within one, 62-61, at the 6 1/2-minute mark.  The Whippets quickly rebuilt the lead with a three pointer by Matt Carollo, a two-point basket by Evan Amundsen, and two free throws by Casey Lyon. Casey also made six free throws in the last 40 seconds to ice the game for Whitewater.

The victory breaks a six-game losing streak, as Whitewater is now 3-6 in the conference and 6-10 overall. The next game is a crossover conference game at Walworth/Big Foot on Tuesday, February 3rd.  The next home game is Friday, February 6th, against Beloit Turner.

Article Submitted by Dwayne Lange
Whitewater High School Assistant Boys’ Basketball Coach