The Whitewater Boys’ Swim Team competed against a tough and very fast Badger Co-op on Tuesday, December 20th.
The Whippets logged many best times on the night; those include:
- In the 200 Medley Relay, we had a few notable splits: Miles Nickelsburg – 28.81 (50 FR), Xavier Zei – 45.22 (50 BR), David Enns – 30.70 (50 FR)
- 200 Freestyle Crew all had best times: Jack Hefty – 2:13.73, Sam Nickelsburg – 2:51.77 (4 second drop), Onyx Thompson – 3:01.33 (20 second drop)
- All 50 Freestyles went best times: Cruz Aranda – 26.28, Myles Morse – 30.44, David Enns – 33.30
- Sam Nickelsburg tried out the 100 Fly for the 1st time and had a great time of 1:22.43
- Myles Morse and David Enns continued to swim fast on the night both dropping significant time in the 100 Freestyle.
- Tyler Arnett continues to have a strong performance in the 500 Freestyle, winning the event and going a season best time of 5:30.46.
- Miles Nickelsburg tried out the 500 for the 1st time in his career, swimming a great time of 6:42.77
- Tyler Arnett and Miles Nickelsburg, after a short break from the 500 Freestyle, were back in the water swimming a 100 Backstroke where both swam great times.
- Xavier Zei continues to drop more time in the 100 Breaststroke going a 1:47.20
- Miles Nickelsburg (1:05.60) and Cruz Aranda (1:00.49) both had great splits in the 100 Freestyle.
The boys are back in action on Tuesday, January 3rd at 5:30 p.m. in Elkhorn.
Article and Team Photo Submitted by Sarah Reynolds
Whitewater High School Co-Head Boys’ Swim Coach
sreynolds@wwusd.org
Action Photo Courtesy of Bob Mischka
Whitewater’s girls’ basketball team traveled to Brodhead for a conference game Tuesday night, December 20.
The Whippets got a spark on offense early in the game when Kindyl Kilar hit a jump shot within the first two seconds, forced a turnover in transition, and then Danielle DePorter hit a 3-point shot. That gave us confidence and momentum. We battled on defense throughout the game keeping the score within 9 with 9 minutes left in the second half.
Foul trouble changed that momentum, and Brodhead went on a 19-point scoring run to win 66-32.
Mayte Navejas led the team with 10 points, 6 rebounds, and 2 steals. Kindyl Kilar followed with 8 points and DePorter added 5.
Article Submitted by Kristen Lippens
Whitewater High School Head Girls’ Basketball Coach
klippens@wwusd.org
File Photo Courtesy of Bob Mischka
By Angela Kelm,
Assistant Athletic Director for Sports Information,
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater women’s basketball head coach Keri Carollo, a California native, recorded her 400th win Wednesday as the Warhawks defeated Minnesota-Morris 82-45 at Kaiser Permanente Arena in Santa Cruz.
In her 21st season with UW-Whitewater, Carollo already holds the most wins in program history. Leading up to the 400-win milestone, Carollo has led the Warhawks to four Final Four appearances including a pair of national runners-up and two third-place finishes, the most by a coach in Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference history. UW-Whitewater has made the NCAA Division III tournament 13 of the last 14 seasons and she has recorded 20 or more wins nine times. Carollo has coached nine All-Americans, a Women’s Basketball Coaches Association Division III All-Star, a WIAC Judy Kruckman Scholar Athlete and over 60 to all-conference honors. She has garnered Division III National Coach of the Year accolades along with 12 total coach of the year awards including conference, regional and national honors.
The Warhawks were rolling from the opening tip Wednesday. Minnesota-Morris scored the opening bucket but UW-Whitewater rattled off 14 of the next 15. By the end of the first, UWW widened the gap to 25-10.
UW-Whitewater dropped in the first six of the second quarter to take a 21-point lead. That advantage eventually swelled to 27 by halftime. The Warhawks cruised the rest of the way outscoring their opponent 20-12 in the third and 18-16 in the fourth leading to the final.
The Warhawks turned defense into offense once again outscoring their opponent 37-21 in points off turnovers.
All 19 Warhawks saw action in the milestone-reaching contest with 11 entering the scoring column. Aleah Grundahl led all players with 16 points on 6-10 from the floor. Kacie Carollo added 12.
Yssa Sto. Domingo dished out eight assists while Abi Baumgartner hauled in 10 boards and registered four steals in the contest.
UW-Whitewater wrapped up their winter trip in California with a 2-0 record and will return to Whitewater for their next game on December 30.
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Saturday, December 17, the Whitewater JV Wrestling Team traveled to The Elkhorn Invitational taking on 25 tough teams, most from division one schools. Many of the teams the Whippets competed against were from well-known wrestling programs throughout the state. The 13 competing Whippet Wrestlers found themselves in really tough brackets.
As a team, the Whippets had eleven wrestlers place in the top three. Taking third were Max Babcock, Quinton O’Toole, and Rylan Oldenberg.
Richie Kalra, Michael Obregon, and Keven Gonzalez pushed on to take second place.
Four wrestlers brought home first place medals for the Whippets. Jake Luebker allowed only one point during the tournament, finishing first. Marcus Seaver finished first by pinning all four of his opponents. Curtis Rossmiller followed suit by pinning two of his three opponents and winning by a decision to take first. The fourth Whippet taking first was Christian Minett, pinning two of his opponents and winning in overtime.
Overall it was a great day for the Whitewater JV Team. As a team, they keep showing improvements on the wrestling mat, which is exactly what the coaches are looking for as the season progresses.
Article and Photos Submitted by Juan Gomez
Whitewater High School JV Wrestling Coach
jgomez@wwusd.org