By Broderick Frye
Asst. Sports Information Director

River Falls, Wis. – The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater men’s basketball team finished the Radisson Holiday Classic, surpassing the century mark in a 105-71 win over Northland on December 30.

Northland scored the first basket of the game, but it took them seven minutes to find the next as the Warhawk defense started out the game, forcing seven turnovers. On the offensive end, the Warhawks scored 18 straight points, jumping out to a 20-4 lead at the 13-minute mark.

The Lumberjacks started relying on the three ball to close the gap but had no luck as the Warhawks kept finding ways to score. UW-Whitewater was up 32-16 with eight minutes left in the half. 

At the break, the Warhawks led 53-32 over Northland. A large portion of the Warhawk points came off turnovers, forcing 13 Northland turnovers and converting them into 22 points. 

The second half was similar, with the Warhawks expanding their lead to 30 points midway through the half (77-47). The Warhawks didn’t stop there, hitting the century mark with 50 seconds left in the contest.

UW-Whitewater closed the game from there, defeating the Lumberjacks 105-71. 

Four Warhawks hit double digits in the contest. Jameer Barker (Racine, Wis./St. Catherine’s) led the team with 15 points. Barker also dished out five assists and pulled down four rebounds. 

Miles Barnstable (Sheboygan, Wis./Howards Grove), Carter Capstran (Franklin, Wis./Franklin), and Delvin Barnstable (Sheboygan, Wis./Sheboygan Lutheran) all had 12 points. Capstran led the team with six rebounds. James Kelley (Milwaukee, WI/St. John’s Northwestern Military Academy) helped his teammates out in scoring, dishing out five assists.

Northland was led by Jordan Brennan, scoring 25 points. The Warhawks won the battle on the glass, collecting 42 rebounds to Northland’s 22.

UW-Whitewater will return home for their next game, kicking off WIAC play against UW-Oshkosh. The Titans were picked to finish second in the conference at the beginning of the season. The tip-off is at 7 p.m. on January 3rd, 2024.

Box score

St. Thomas More beat Whitewater 52-27 in girls’ basketball action at Whitewater High School on Thursday, December 28. St. Thomas More jumped out to an early double-digit lead and led 27-9 at halftime.

Danielle DePorter was the leading Whippet scorer with 9 points, making all 4 of her free-throw attempts.

Whitewater hosts Deerfield on January 5, Big Foot on January 9, and Edgerton on January 12 to start the new year.

Article Submitted by Mike Dowden
Whitewater High School Head Girls’ Basketball Coach
dowmi01@wwusd.org
Photo Courtesy of Bob Mischka

The Whippet Wrestlers traveled to East Troy to participate in their first conference dual meet of the season and came away with a very nice 51-23 victory to start off the conference season. Whippets picking up wins in the dual included Ema Aranda, Jarvis Porcaro, Connor Friend, Traysen Thomason, Odair Porras, Sebastian Cuellar, Jesus Barajas, Payton Lyon, and Junior Soto. The entire team wrestled well in the dual which was a great start to the evening.

After the win against East Troy, the team closed out the evening with a non-conference dual meet against New Berlin. This was a very tough dual meet with the Whippets down 12-36 with five weight classes to compete. Connor Friend got the ball rolling with a pin at 138, and the team did not slow down going into the last match of the evening at 165 pounds. The Whippets were down 33-36 needing a major decision or better to seal the victory. Sebastian Cuellar came out against a very tough opponent that was back and forth with two very athletic students. Sebastian had a big move to start the 2nd period going up 7-1. He then was able to secure a pin, thus erupting the Whippet bench and bringing home the 39-36 victory.

The wins on the evening improved the Whippets to 5-1 on the season heading into the winter break. The team is next in action on Friday and Saturday, December 29 and 30, hosting the Mid-States Wrestling Tournament at the UWW campus. This event will include 41 teams from Wisconsin and Illinois.

Article and Photo Courtesy of John Schimming
Whitewater High School Head Wrestling Coach
jschimming@wwusd.org

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