On Friday, April 14, the Whippet Track & Field Team traveled to Clinton for the annual Clinton Relay. Squaring up against both conference and non-conference opponents, the Whippets performed well in the unseasonably warm temperatures. At the Clinton Relays, all events on the track were relay events, and all field events involved adding the distances and heights of three athletes’ throws and jumps to determine the winner. Overall, Whitewater’s teams held their own, placing 4th in both the boys’ and girls’ team competitions. 

The following athletes and relay teams earned medals by placing in the Top-3 of their relay events:

Boys’ Distance Medley Relay: Nate Holden, Curtis Rossmiller, Miles Nickelsburg, Jack Hefty (1st)
Boys’ Discus Relay: Jake Kuhlow, Connor Raupp, Cole Schlicher (1st)
Boys’ Shot-Put Relay: Jake Kuhlow, Connor Raupp, Sam Radaj (2nd)
Boys’ Pole Vault Relay: CJ Tomomitsu, Cole Schlicher, Curtis Rossmiller (2nd)
Boys’ 4x100m Relay: Traysen Thomason, Quincy Boudreau, Nate Black, Ty Hagedorn (3rd)
Girls’ Pole Vault Relay: Evie Troxel, Izzy Dieter, Ella Spear (1st)
Girls’ 4x100m Relay: Cara Yang, Kindyl Kilar, Emma Weigel, Calli Grosinske (2nd)
Girls’ 4x200m Relay: Emma Weigel, Calli Grosinske, Sydney Schilt, Kindyl Kilar (2nd)
Girls’ 4x400m Relay: Calli Grosinske, Athena Soto, Sydney Schilt, Kindyl Kilar (2nd)
Girls’ Discus Relay: Izzy Dieter, Grace Foucault, Skylar Staebler (2nd)
Girls’ Distance Medley Relay: Mady Hefty, Grace Villarreal, Athena Soto, Nola Coburn (3rd)

Individually, Jake Kuhlow and Izzy Dieter had stellar performances, as their discus throws added both their names to the All-Time Top 10 list. Jake’s throw of 149’-11” is the 10th furthest throw by a WHS athlete, and Izzy’s toss of 117’-10” moved her into the #4 spot on Whitewater’s Top 10 list. Congratulations!

The Whippets are back in action this week at Brodhead on Tuesday, and at Oregon on Friday for the Oregon Panther Relays. 

Article Submitted by Matt Green
Whitewater High School Head Track and Field Coach
mgreen@wwusd.org
Photos Courtesy of Bob Mischka

The Whitewater Softball Team grabbed the lead in the third inning and then held off East Troy to take home the victory 4-2 on Thursday, April 13.

East Troy scored twice in the 2nd inning to take a 2-0 lead, but Whitewater responded with two runs of their own in the bottom of the second to tie the game at 2-2.  Sydney Schilt hit a double to lead off the second and scored on an East Troy error. Reece Hammond made it to first on an error, and then promptly stole second. A throwing error from third base allowed Hammond to score, tying the game.

The Whippets grabbed the lead for good in the 3rd inning as Falyn Krahn got on by an error and then scored when Shyan Lesperance singled up the middle. Lesperance stole second and went to 3rd on a bad throw by the catcher. Lesperance would score on a ground out by Schilt, and Whitewater had a 4-2 lead.

East Troy put two runners on base with one out in the last inning but Schilt got the last two batters to ground out to end the game.

Sydney Schilt pitched all seven innings, giving up two hits, while striking out eight in the winning effort.

Article Submitted by Ron Sdano
Whitewater High School Head Softball Coach
rsdano@wwusd.org
Photo Courtesy of Bob Mischka

​On Tuesday, April 11, the Whippet Track & Field team traveled to Evansville for a Quad where they competed against Evansville, Big Foot, and East Troy. It was a beautiful day for a track meet, as temperatures were over 70°! The team all competed hard, with many participating in their first track meet as Whippets!

The teams showed their depth, as they won the Junior Varsity team competition for both the boys and girls. 

The following athletes placed in the top 3 in the Junior Varsity competitions:

• Cole Schlicher, Discus, 1st
• Ty Hagedorn, Long Jump, 1st
• Sam Radaj, Shot Put, 1st; Discus, 3rd
• Jaime Garcia, 200m, 2nd
• Nathaniel Radaj, Shot Put, 2nd; Discus, 2nd
• Jaime Garcia, 200m, 2nd
• Payton Bunger, Shot Put, 3rd
• A’lani Ross, 100m, 1st place; 200m, 1st
• Skyler Hibbs, 100m, 2nd
• Grace Foucault, 200m, 2nd
• Atreya Wilson, Discus, 2nd
• Mari Rocha, Discus, 3rd
• Zuzana Pastorova, 100m, 3rd

In the Varsity competition, the Whippets scored in a variety of events on the track and in the field, competing against both other teams, and each other! The weather made for some great performances, and all athletes cheered each other on until the end. The following athletes placed in the top 3 in the Varsity competition:

• Jack Hefty, 3200m, 1st
• Traysen Thomason, Quincy Boudreau, Nate Black, Ty Hagedorn, Boys 4x100m Relay, 1st
• Jack Hefty, Nate Holden, Xavier Zei, Miles Nickelsburg, Boys 4x800m Relay, 1st
• Connor Raupp, Discus, 1st; Shot Put, 2nd
• CJ Tomomitsu, Pole Vault, 2nd
• Nate Black, Long Jump, 2nd
• Jake Kuhlow, Discus, 3rd; Shot Put, 3rd
• Quincy Boudreau, 110m Hurdles, 3rd
• Maddie Buehler, 100m, 1st
• Kindyl Kilar, 100m, 2nd; 200m, 1st
• Athena Soto, 800m, 1st
• Mady Hefty, 1600m, 1st
• Evie Troxel, Pole Vault, 1st
• Izzy Dieter, Discus, 1st
• Nola Coburn, 1600m, 2nd
• Zuzana Pastorova, High Jump, 3rd

In the field events, Evie Troxel’s pole vault height of 10’ 6” moved her into a tie for 5th place all-time in WHS history! The Whippets return to action on Friday at the Clinton Relays. 

Article and Photo Submitted by Matt Green
Whitewater High School Head Track and Field Coach
mgreen@wwusd.org