Today is Monday, July 29, 2024
Tuesday night, May 24, was another HUGE performance for a Whippet Team in the tournament! This time it was the golf team, playing in the WIAA Division 2 Lomira Regional with nine other schools.
The kids played well, shooting their best round of the year at 349. Each player improved from front 9 to back 9, and it showed as they were in 4th place after 9 (St Johns 170, Lomira 178, Lake Country Lutheran 179, Whitewater 180, Columbus 186, Lakeside Lutheran 187) and beat everyone on the back 9 except St Johns (St Johns 167, Whitewater 169, Lake Country Lutheran 172, Columbus 182, Lakeside Lutheran 182, Lomira 199).
Reece Condon finished 5th overall with 82, Camden Frye finished 7th with 85, and Jaden Condon just missed the top 10, placing 11th with 89.
The team now travels to La Crosse for sectionals next week! Good luck, boys!
Article and Photos Submitted by Leif Knudsen
Whitewater High School Head Golf Coach
leifknudsen@sbcglobal.net
Although it was cloudy in Big Foot, the sun was shining on the Whippet Track and Field Program as the team competed in its regional competition Monday, May 23. The top four finishers in each event earned a spot to compete in Thursday’s Sectional competition in Prairie du Chien.
On the girls’ side, a complete team effort allowed the team to earn enough points to finish runner-up in the regional. In the 100M Dash final, Maddie Buehler placed second in 12.86 seconds, and A’Lani Rogers finished 9th with a sub 14 effort of 13.99. In the 200 Prelims, Kindyl Kilar roared to the finish line with a time of 26.14, catapulting herself to the 3rd fastest ever in program history. In the finals, Kindyl took the crown in 26.48. Grace Villarreal and Calli Grosinske torched the track and both earned spots at Sectionals by placing 2nd and 4th in the 400. Carley Boudreau is really coming on strong when it matters most and posted a PR in the 100 Hurdles with a time of 21.01, good enough for 6th. In the 300 Low Hurdles, she ripped a 54.05 to claim 2nd overall and dropped 2.5 seconds from her previous best. The 4×100 and 4×200 relays feature the same four girls and consist of Olive Coburn, Maddie Buehler, Emma Weigel, and Kindyl Kilar. The 4×100 Relay took the crown and ran the 7th fastest time in program history with a 50.78. The 4×2 was just off the top 10 list in program history but still took the tape with a time of 1:47.56. The 4×400 Relay of Callie Grosinske, Gwen Truesdale, Nola Coburn, and Grace Villarreal brought the stick home in 3rd overall with a time of 4:35.56.
The field events also produced many sectional advancers. Gwen Truesdale advanced in the High Jump by having fewer misses against her competitor and took the final spot to sectionals with a jump of 4′ 6″. Evie Troxel and Izzy Dieter advanced with 1st and 4th place finishes in the Pole Vault. Evie is on the cusp of a top ten position in program history by just brushing the bar off 9′ 6″, and advanced with a 9′ 0″ clearing. Izzy cleared 7′ 6″. Izzy got it done in the ring as well by placing 3rd in the Discus with a toss of 95′ 2″.
The boys finished in a very respectable 3rd place behind some stellar performances themselves. The 400 featured Ethan Dugan throwing down on the home stretch to run a lifetime best of 51.99 and Connor Sharlow in 3rd to take two Whippets in that event to Sectionals. Connor’s time was 53.44, which was also a personal best. In the 800, Nate Holden and Miles Nickelsburg ran PRs of 2:15.61 and 2:23.17 and were able to cap their seasons off on a high note. Cooper Hammond gutted out a strong effort in the 1600 to run his second-best time ever with a time of 5:00.04 but finished one spot short of advancing on to Sectionals. Colin Dugan ran his lifetime best in the 1600 with a time of 6:02, very close to his goal of breaking 6:00. The 3200 featured freshman Jack Hefty who ran a comfortable pace before letting his legs stretch out a bit. Jack finished under 10:00 for the first time and claimed the regional title in 9:58.92. The 300 Low Hurdles produced two lifetime bests for Caleb Clapper and Andrew McCullars. They finished 6th and 7th, respectively, with times of 49.21 and 49.34. The relays were thrilling as the Boys’ 4×100 of Traysen Thomason, Quincy Boudreau, Nate Black, and Noah Coleman took third in 46.63. The 4×200 was ever so tight but found themselves just short of 4th to take 5th in 1:40.89. That relay consisted of Traysen Thomason, Caleb Clapper, Adrian Rios, and Nate Black. On the anchor leg, Nate was mowing down the field but just ran out of track. The 4×400 finished off the track events for the evening in a heart pumping finish to take the crown. Connor Sharlow set the table giving Cooper the baton in the lead. Cooper then gave it to Quincy who blazed the home stretch to give it to Ethan in the lead. A strong athlete from Big Foot passed Ethan within the first 150m, and Ethan patiently waited until the time was right to strike; he did so in a convincing fashion to take the crown, and the best time of the year in the relay with a finish time of 3:36.18.
The field events were also very fruitful for Whippets as CJ Tomomitsu cleared 12′ in the Vault to take 2nd. The Discus again was the place to be if you are a Whippet fan as Connor Raupp and Jake Kuhlow advanced by placing 1st and 3rd. Connor’s throw was 129′ 7″ and Jake’s was 123′ 3″. The Shot-Put ring was on fire for Jake Kuhlow as he sent the 12-pound steel ball to a 3′ personal best and placed 3rd with a put of 42′ 4″. Connor was close to advancing in both events but ultimately placed 5th.
Next up is the WIAA Sectional Track and Field meet in Prairie du Chien on Thursday, May 26. Field events start at 3:30, and track events begin at 4:15. GO, WHIPPETS!
Complete Results: https://wayzatatiming.com/track/2022/WIAAD2RegionalBigFoot/Results.htm
Article Submitted by Chad Carstens
Whitewater High School Track and Field Coach
ccarstens@wwusd.org
Photos Courtesy of Bob Mischka
Editor’s Note: The following was provided by the Kiwanis Whitewater Breakfast Club and Whitewater United FC (formerly Whitewater Youth Soccer Club.)
For the sixth year, the Whitewater Kiwanis Breakfast Club has donated to Whitewater United FC (formerly Whitewater Youth Soccer Club). On May 18, Tony Aranda, Head Coach of the U15 Select boys team and Vice President of Whitewater United FC, invited the Whitewater Kiwanis to attend a U15 Whitewater vs U15 Croatian Eagles (Milwaukee) soccer game at Whitewater High School. It was a tough, hard fought game resulting in a tie score of 1-1. The Whitewater U8 team was invited on to the field at halftime to play as well.
Tony Aranda has been a leader in the Whitewater United FC club for 16 years. Whitewater United FC has 12 teams of kids from ages 4 to 14 who host their home games at Moraine View Park. For 28 years the league has been encouraging young soccer players to develop a love of soccer and teamwork.
The attached photo features the U15 Select Boys team, along with (left to right) Kiwanian Ed Schweitzer, Head Coach and Vice President of Whitewater United FC Tony Aranda, Kiwanian President Patrick Taylor and Kiwanian Jerry Grant. Aranda accepted the $1,500 donation from Kiwanis on behalf of the Whitewater United. The donation will be used for a new set of goals for U8 at Moraine View Park.
Registration for the next upcoming season, fall 2022- spring 2023, will open in June and registration can be done online on Whitewater United FC’s website at: www.whitewatersoccer.com. Registration is open to all Whitewater surrounding areas.
Following is more information from the Whitewater United FC:
We will be holding tryouts for U12 and U13+ boys & girls select teams on June 6th, 14th, and 16th. On June 6th & 16th U12 tryouts are from 4:30-5:30pm and U13+ tryouts are from 6-7:30pm. On June 14th U13+ tryouts are from 4:30-6pm and U12 tryouts are from 6:30-7:30pm. There are three dates youth can tryout and must attend at least one for evaluation, but they may attend all three as well for additional evaluation. The tryout fee is $25 and includes a t-shirt that youth must wear on tryout dates (this fee covers all tryout dates). We encourage everyone with a birth year of 2008-2013 who have an interest in playing select to tryout. You must register for tryouts and the link to register is: https://go.teamsnap.com/forms/ 315079. Please register for tryouts by June 6th. You can also find tryout information on our website at: www.whitewatersoccer.com. Registration for select teams will open after tryouts conclude, June 17th – July 15th for those who receive offer letters for a select team.
The next soccer season will begin in September (our schedule follows the school year and one season is played in two sessions, fall & spring games) and registration will be open from June 1st – July 15th for Rec teams. You can register starting June 1st and the link for registration will be sent out closer to that date. It will also be open on our website at: whitewatersoccer.com.
If you have any questions you can check our website at: whitewatersoccer.com or email at: whitewateryouthsoccer@gmail.com.
By Chris Lindeke, Assistant Athletic Director, Strategic Communications and Branding, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
NCAA Division III Baseball Web Page
The No. 9 ranked University of Wisconsin-Whitewater baseball team will host No. 12 UW-Stevens Point in the NCAA Super Regional this Friday-Saturday, May 27-28, at Prucha Field at James B. Miller Stadium in Whitewater.
First pitch of the best-of-three series is set for Friday at 12 p.m. The second game is scheduled for Saturday at 11 a.m. and the third game, if necessary, will take place 45 minutes following the conclusion of Game 2.
Tickets for the event will cost $10 per day for adults and $8 for seniors, students and youth above the age of 2 and can be purchased at the entry gate.
The winner of the Super Regional will advance to the NCAA Division III Championship, which is set for June 3-8 at Perfect Game Field at Veterans Memorial Stadium in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
The Warhawks (36-9 overall) won the NCAA Whitewater Regional over the weekend, defeating No. 20 Aurora 12-8 in the tournament final. UW-W earned an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament after winning the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference regular season championship with a 25-3 record.
UW-Stevens Point (38-8) claimed the NCAA Stevens Point Regional title with a 21-8 victory against No. 18 North Central (Ill.) in the final. The Pointers claimed an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament as the 2022 WIAC Tournament champion.
UW-Whitewater and UW-Stevens Point met four times during the season. The Pointers took the opener by a 4-0 score on March 28 at Miller Stadium before the Warhawks took the next three meetings by scores of 2-0 on March 28 and 4-1 and 9-1 in back-to-back games on April 26 in Whitewater.
The two teams were ranked first and second in the final NCAA Region IX Ranking of the 2022 season.
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