Today is Tuesday, July 30, 2024
On Saturday, February 19, seven Whitewater Wrestlers traveled to Richland Center to participate in the WIAA Sectional Wrestling Tournament. This is a very competitive tournament with eight wrestlers per weight class, all with the plan to place in the top three to advance to the state tournament.
Whitewater wrestled well on the day, with them all wrestling their hearts out and leaving it on the mat. In the end, the Whippets will have two young men participating at the Kohl Center on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday.
Carter Friend wrestled very well all day, with three wins on his way to the Sectional Championship. He started the day with a 13-4 major decision, followed by a pin, and then a very competitive match in the finals, coming out on top 5-3. This will be Carter’s third trip to the state tournament.
Mason DePorter continued to have a great senior season by reaching the championship match by defeating his first two opponents by pin. Mason then had a tough match in the finals and then had to wrestle again 45 minutes later, and wrestled very well, coming out aggressive, but ended up on the short end, therefore taking 3rd place. This will be Mason’s first trip to the state tournament.
Jarvis Porcaro started the day off in a very positive way by pinning his first opponent. He then dropped his next two matches against two young men who will be in the state tournament.
Traysen Thomason started his day against the number one ranked wrestler in the state and almost got the first takedown. He ended up losing both of his matches.
Leo Ortiz had tough draw as he dropped both of his matches against two guys that placed first and second in his weight class.
Rounding out the Whippet Wrestlers were Aaron Porras and Marcus DePorter who had tough first round losses and unfortunately did not get another match as their guy then lost their next match.
The coaches are very happy with the performance of the seven guys on Saturday. There was disappointment in the results, as of course we wanted all seven to advance, but we are not disappointed in their effort. They wrestled hard, left it on the mat, and can look themselves in the mirror and be proud of their season’s accomplishments.
Article Submitted by John Schimming
Whitewater High School Head Wrestling Coach
jschimming@wwusd.org
Photo Courtesy of Bob Mischka
The Whitewater Girls’ Basketball Team travelled to Clinton for their last regular season conference game Thursday, February 17.
It was a fast paced, high scoring first half. We were down by 14 at halftime, with the score at 28-41.
Clinton built their lead up to 18 points, but we battled back to get within 9 at the beginning of the second half. Clinton made some clutch shots, extending the lead again, and we just couldn’t connect on our shots. The Whippets came up short 45-66.
Kindyl Kilar led the Whippets with 17 points and 5 rebounds. Mayte Navejas added 11 points and 4 rebounds. Cali Kopecky contributed 7 points and 3 rebounds. Danielle Deporter scored 5, and Josie Treder ripped down 10 rebounds and scored 2.
Article Submitted by Kristen Lippens
Whitewater High School Head Girls’ Basketball Coach
klippens@wwusd.org
File Photo Courtesy of Bob Mischka
The Whitewater Boys’ Basketball Team celebrated Parents/Senior night on Tuesday, February 15th, by soundly defeating the Clinton Cougars, 74-49. Shaking off a tough loss at Jefferson last Thursday, the Whippets came out with a vengeance in the first half. Combining their relentless zone defense with an aggressive offense, Whitewater raced out to a 37-19 lead behind ten points each from seniors Jon Aron and Wyatt Nickels. The second half started differently, though, as the Cougars went on a 21-7 run to close the gap to four points, 44-40, with 11 minutes left. But that was as close as Clinton would come, as Whitewater scored the next nine points to build the lead back and controlled the rest of the game.
The Whippets were led in scoring by Jon Aron’s 22 points. Wyatt Nickels played one of his best all-around games with 18 points, 7 rebounds, and 6 steals. Arno Crowley contributed 13 points, and Sam Brown had 8 steals and 6 assists.
Whitewater’s next game will finish the home part of their schedule on Friday, February 18th, as they host the McFarland Spartans.
Article Submitted by Dwayne Lange
Photo Courtesy of Bob and Peter Mischka
On Tuesday night, February 15, the Whippet Wrestling Team traveled to River Valley to compete in the Team Sectional Wrestling Tournament with the hopes of getting two dual meet wins and the right to advance to Team State. The Whippet Community should be proud to call the Whippet Wrestlers their own as they fought hard against a very good Evansville team, but ended up losing the dual, hence ending the team portion of the season. Whitewater finished the season 9-2 with both losses coming to Evansville. I feel as though we wrestled much better last night than we did earlier in the season, so the coaching staff is proud of the team for that.
Individually in the dual, Marcus DePorter got the team on the scoreboard with a well wrestled match against his opponent, winning by a major decision. Aaron Porras followed with another win for the team by getting a second period pin to help spark some excitement for the team. Sebastian Cuellar followed with an exciting takedown to start the match against a young man who has 40 wins on the season and was wrestling well but unfortunately dropped the match. Carter Friend showed he will not back down to anyone as he went up a weight class to get another shot at an opponent he lost to earlier in the season and who was a state runner-up last year. Carter wanted to show he can do better, and indeed did, securing a couple of takedowns in the match and wrestling better overall. However, he was unable to get a victory. The team ended the dual meet by winning the last two matches, so they ended on a couple of positive notes. Mason DePorter got a first period pin, his 27th of the season, which has now broken the single season record held since 2010. Jarvis Porcaro ended the evening for the Whippets when he avenged his Conference Championship loss by defeating his opponent 13-10 in a very exciting match to end the dual meet.
The coaching staff is very proud of the team this season. They showed they are a true team as they are always there in each other’s corner, no matter what, supporting and picking each other up when needed. Although this is the end of the dual meet season, seven individuals will be traveling to Richland Center to participate in the Individual Sectional with the hopes of punching a ticket to State. Wrestling begins at 10:00.
Article Submitted by John Schimming
Whitewater High School Head Wrestling Coach
jschimming@wwusd.org
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