The Whippet Boys’ Swim Team competed at the Stoughton Invitational on Saturday, January 10th, finishing 5th overall while racing against Division 1 programs and swimming college-format events. The boys stepped up to the challenge and put together a strong day of racing!

Meet Highlights:

• 400 Medley Relay
  • A Relay (Cruz Aranda, Caleb Kluck, Langdon Coburn, Mateo Bazeley) finished 5th overall. Mateo Bazeley had a really nice split of 50.80 in the 100 freestyle portion.
  • B Relay (Wyatt Esch, David Enns, Sam Nickelsburg, Eloy Rodriguez) finished 12th overall. David Enns had a strong 100 breaststroke split of 1:18.61.
• 200 Freestyle – Mateo Bazeley placed 3rd with a time of 2:00.17.
• 50 Freestyle – Wyatt Esch finished 10th with a time of 25.62.
• 400 IM – Cruz Aranda finished 4th with a time of 4:35.93.
• 100 Freestyle – Sam Nickelsburg placed 11th, touching in 1:03.52.
• 200 Freestyle Relay
  • A Relay (Langdon Coburn, Caleb Kluck, Mateo Bazeley, Cruz Aranda) finished 2nd with a time of 1:35.77
  • B Relay (Wyatt Esch, Eloy Rodriguez, Sam Nickelsburg, David Enns) finished 12th with a time of 1:55.23
• 500 Freestyle – Caleb Kluck placed 13th with a time of 6:31.88
• 200 Backstroke – Langdon Coburn placed 7th with a time of 2:16.41.
• 400 Freestyle Relay
  • A Relay (Cruz Aranda, Mateo Bazeley, Caleb Kluck, Langdon Coburn) finished 2nd overall with a time of 3:35.74
  • B Relay (David Enns, Sam Nickelsburg, Eloy Rodriguez, Wyatt Esch) finished 10th with a time of 4:15.93

Racing against larger programs in a college-style meet gave the boys great experience and showed the continued progress of this group as the season moves forward.

The Whippets are back in action on Tuesday, January 13th against Delavan-Darien!

 Senior Night  — be sure to come out and cheer on our seniors and the rest of the team.

‍️ Swimming starts at 5:30 pm 

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

Congratulations to the Boys’ Varsity Wrestling Team for winning the Clinton Invitational on Saturday, January 10. Bringing home individual gold were Gabe Crane and Austin Retzlaff. There were lots of big wins on the day and a couple big come from behind wins. The Whippets won the tournament by 1 point.

Congratulations to the girls’ team for taking 5th out of 32 at Muskego. Top finishers for the Whippets included Ema Aranda 4th and Madi Kubicz 6th. Many girls had winning records on the day.

Finally, the JV competed at home hosting a 17 team JV regional. Yuver Meija will represent Whitewater at Wausau in the state JV finals. Just missing out on a trip were Franklin DiFiore and Carlos Salinas.

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

The Whippet Boys’ Swim Team hosted Elkhorn and The Prairie School on Tuesday, January 6th for an exciting triple dual. While the Whippets outswam The Prairie School 111–43, they came up short against a strong Elkhorn squad 109–61. Overall, the boys had some really good swims, and it was great to be back racing!

Highlights from the night include:

• 200 Medley Relay – Langdon Coburn, Caleb Kluck, Cruz Aranda, and Mateo Bazeley finished 2nd with a time of 1:50.19. Caleb had a strong 50 Breast split, clocking 34.44.

• 200 Freestyle – Langdon Coburn finished 2nd with a time of 2:04.78. Carson Miller and Ian Agen both tried the 200 Free for the first time and went under 3:30.

• 200 IM – Cruz Aranda won the event with a time of 2:07.94, moving him into 5th place on the Whippet Top 10 List. Eloy Rodriguez swam the event for the first time and did a great job.

• 50 Freestyle – Mateo Bazeley continued to swim fast, hitting right on his best time. Chacha Binagi dropped a huge 4 seconds, going 34.67, and Cooper Housel posted a new best time of 34.50.

• 100 Butterfly – David Enns and Mateo Bazeley both swam the event for the first time in their careers. Mateo finished 7th with a time of 1:07.30, and David followed with a solid 1:24.34.

• 100 Freestyle – Cruz Aranda took 2nd with a time of 52.12. Wyatt Esch dropped 5 seconds to go 1:02.18. Hunter Runnoe dropped an impressive 8 seconds, hitting 1:12.06, and Ian Agen had a massive 16-second drop, posting a best time of 1:24.88.

• 200 Freestyle Relay – Langdon Coburn, Mateo Bazeley, Caleb Kluck, and Cruz Aranda won the event with a time of 1:39.23.

• 100 Backstroke – Chacha Binagi and Hunter Runnoe both had huge time drops. Chacha dropped nearly 15 seconds, finishing in 1:40.47, and Hunter dropped 14 seconds, posting a new best time of 1:34.80.

• 100 Breaststroke – David Enns continued his strong improvement with a best time of 1:23.43. Carson Miller dropped 10 seconds, touching in 1:52.58.

• 400 Freestyle Relay – Wyatt Esch led off with a strong split, bettering his 100 Free time again with a 1:01.23.

Up next: The Whippets head to Stoughton on Saturday, January 10th to compete in the Stoughton College Invitational. Swimming starts at 10:30 AM — hope to see you there!

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

On December 30, the Whitewater Girls’ Wrestling Team woke up early and caught the bus at 5:45 AM to travel to Lakeland University in Plymouth, WI. They participated in the Sheboygan South Girls Holiday Invite, which featured 27 teams. This event was an excellent test of both ability and mental toughness for our girls, and they performed very well in both areas.

Our 13 wrestlers managed their emotions effectively and supported each other throughout the day. As a team, the girls placed fifth out of 27 teams. Leading the way was Marianna Kubicz, who won all four of her matches by pin. Marianna demonstrated remarkable mental toughness in the championship match, remaining calm under pressure and successfully pinning her opponent, who had only two losses on the season.

Other notable performances came from Isabelle Cantu and Ema Aranda, who both finished in third place. Isabelle won four matches, losing only one in the semifinals, and clinched her third-place match with a score of 8-3. Ema also won three matches, but she fell in her semifinal match to a girl with only two losses on the season. Ema secured her third-place finish by winning her final match due to a medical forfeit.

All the girls showed great improvement throughout the day. The team will be on the move again this upcoming weekend for the Muskego Invite.

Article and Photos Courtesy of Juan Gomez
Whitewater High School Girls’ Wrestling Coach
jgomez@wwusd.org