Whitewater Swim had a triangular home meet against Platteville/Lancaster and PSC on Tuesday, September 20. The Whippets came out on top beating both teams! 

Lucy Troxel competed in her first swim meet of the season! She had some impressive times in the 50 Freestyle and the 100 Backstroke. 

We had a handful of 1st and 2nd places finishes. These awesome finishes include:

🏆 200 Medley Relay (1st – 2:03.36) – Grace Foucault, Emerson Dunham, Makayla Bazeley, and Brooke Bazeley

🏆 200 Freestyle (1st – 2:03.94) – Makayla Bazeley. She also earned herself a spot on the Whippet Top 10 List at #8! 

🏆 200 Freestyle (2nd – 2:20.64) – Brooke Bazeley. 

🏆 200 IM (1st – 2:24.57) – Grace Foucault

🏆 JV 50 Freestyle (1st – 57.57) – Sanibel Fox-Simes and Andrea Alcala (2nd) with a best time of 59.90.

🏆 50 Freestyle (2nd – 31.11) – Josie Treder. She also earned herself a best time! 

🏆 JV 100 Freestyle (2nd) – Sanibel Fox-Simes 

🏆 100 Freestyle (1st – 58.12) – Grace Foucault 

🏆 500 Freestyle (1st) – Brooke Bazeley with a best time of 6:07.40! 

🏆 500 Freestyle (2nd – 6:17.13) – Emerson Dunham 

🏆 200 Freestyle Relay (1st – 1:50.82) with Makayla Bazeley, Emerson Dunham, Brooke Bazeley, and Grace Foucault 

🏆 JV 100 Backstroke (2nd) – Lucy Troxel 

🏆 100 Backstroke (2nd – 1:20.77) – Ashly Xochipa 

🏆 100 Breaststroke (1st – 1:17.24) – Makayla Bazeley. This will put her on the Whippet Top 10 List at #8! 

🏆 400 Freestyle Relay (2nd – 4:59.63) – Ashly Xochipa, Karime Velazquez, Josie Treder, and Charlotte Hajewski 

Some other notable finishes include:

✔Charlotte Hajewski finished 3rd in the 200 IM (2:56.66) and 100 Butterfly(1:24.31). 

✔Josie Treder competed in the 100 Backstroke for the first time. She earned herself a 3rd place finish with a time of 1:21.34! 

Come see our Whippets compete next week Tuesday, September 27, at 5:30pm against Badger Co-op at home!

Article and Photo Submitted by Sarah Reynolds
Whitewater High School Head Girls’ Swim Coach
sreynolds@wwusd.org

In warm conditions with a soft course, the team laced their spikes up for the second time this week on Saturday, September 17. This meet has nearly forty teams in attendance with a good cross-section of each division represented. The day had an interesting twist as many athletes were getting stung by bees during the JV races so the meet management changed the course for the varsity athletes which provided a much safer competition venue for the athletes and allowed all races to be completed. 

The varsity girls were led once again by freshmen Maddy Hefty who ran her best time of the season on a very difficult UW-Parkside course. Her time of 22:37 was good for 62nd overall. Maddy is beginning to see some major gains after a strong summer of training. Other varsity runners ran close to their best time on Tuesday which was raced on a much less difficult course. In particular, Lauren Buehler and Emma Weigel were closest to those times and finished near each other with times of 25:16 and 25:29. The varsity girls finished in 19th overall, but 5th out of the division 2 schools in attendance.  The JV girls were led by freshman Silvia Harris in 79th place with a season-best time of 27:20. Sami Van Daele, Evie Troxel, Lucy Troxel, and Adalynn Frye all race their best times of the week. Italian exchange student Elisa Albertini ran in her first race as a Whippet and secured a time of 32:19 and said ‘it was hard but fun!’.

The boys’ varsity was led by the ever-steady Jack Hefty. He has strung together some consistently strong performances running near the front of all the races he competes in. Today he finished in 17th, two places from a medal, in the strongest field he has seen yet. His finish time was 17:25. Nate Holden is also enjoying the fruits of his labor and his summer running to place 45th with a time of 18:18. Also becoming a totally new runner this season is sophomore Xavier Zei. He is running lights out and PR’d today with a time of 20:40. He has so much pop in his stride and a strong thirst for improvement, it is a real joy to be a part of. The varsity boys placed 16th overall and 4th in the division 2 field. The JV boys were led by sophomore Andrew O’Toole who was only a few ticks off his personal best by stopping the clock in 23:33, good enough for 147th. His younger brother Quinton, a freshman, is also figuring out the sport quickly and ran his lifetime best in 24:58. Newcomer Gavin LaFlash ran his season best with a time of 25:46.

Next up for the team is the prestigious Janesville Midwest Invitational hosted by Janesville Craig at Blackhawk golf course. This event will take place on Saturday, September 24th. The first race begins at 9:00 a.m. 

Full results: https://wisconsinrunner.com/results/2022/2022angelinvite/

Article Submitted by Chad Carstens
Whitewater High School Head Cross Country Coach
ccarstens@wwusd.org

Whitewater (2-1 conference, and 13-6 overall) battled an equally talented McFarland team and won the first set 25-23. The Whippets then lost the next three sets 15-25, 14-25, 22-25.

Head Coach Mary Kilar shared, “I think what tonight told us is we have what it takes to battle and beat good teams. We gave them too many points on mental mistakes of missed serves and miscommunication. We had 12 missed serves in the match. If we shore up those lapses in our mental game, the outcome may have been different.”

Kilar continued, “This team continues to play tough. I am proud of their efforts and determination game in and game out. This past week was a tough competition week; having Brodhead away and McFarland at home all in the same week is a tough schedule. But, that’s what makes good teams great. Next week we travel to Beloit Turner Tuesday and Edgerton on Thursday. Every match matters at this point in the season. We keep building and hope to peak at the right time.”

Statistical leaders for Whitewater included Kindyl Kilar with a double-double 20 kills and 11 digs, Calli Grosinske with 23 assists, Cali Kopecky with 5 aces, Campbell Alexander, Jenna Pope, Aidyn Amundson, and Calli Grosinske with a block apiece, and Caleigh Yang with 14 digs. McFarland statistical leaders include Gwen Crull with 21 kills, Ava Dean with 36 assists, Maggie Paulias with 26 digs, and Ainsley Pennekamp with 7 aces.

We hope to regroup for a strong week next week!

Article Submitted by Mary Kilar
Whitewater High School Head Volleyball Coach
mkilar@wwusd.org
Photo courtesy of Bob Mischka

The Whitewater Whippets traveled to Walworth to play against a top 10 state ranked Big Foot soccer program on Thursday, September 15.

Big Foot’s leading goal scorer managed to put two early goals past Whitewater’s defense due to some formational confusion. A third goal was scored shortly after albeit through a nearly impossible angle.

However, the second half was a totally different story. Whitewater dominated possession, created chances, and had Big Foot pinned in their own defensive third for almost the entire 40 minutes. Ethan Dugan was first to react and after some sustained pressure, managed to put a beautiful ball past Big Foot’s keeper. The Whippets continued to create chances but were unable to convert throughout the remainder of the game. It was a huge improvement and a very confidence building evening for Whitewater.

The Whippets play at home vs East Troy on Monday (9/19) and away at Jefferson on Thursday (9/22).

Article submitted by Sam Burns

Whitewater High School Assistant Varsity Soccer Coach

dburns@wwusd.org

File photo courtesy of Bob Mischka