Today is Monday, July 29, 2024
By Chris Lindeke, Assistant Athletic Director, Strategic Communications and Branding, UW-W
Women:
No. 8 UW-Whitewater 73, No. 10 UW-Eau Claire 64
Stats:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1UM5OcZtDHmFn6354KaYasrW2p0yt4WRk/view?usp=sharing
Men:
UW-Whitewater 77, UW-Eau Claire 72
Stats: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1y6oLXgw62mtIhECaX8FG8ED1wy3CZ9by/view?usp=sharing
The Whippet Gymnastics Team took on their first dual meet of the season Tuesday night, January 4, at Elkhorn High School. This was also the first meet for our awesome JV girls! They pushed aside their nerves and showed the judges and the large crowd what they’ve been working on for the last month.
On the JV side, we had Myialynn Cobbs, Lexi Kuhnke, and Izzy Dieter compete on beam. Myialynn and Lexi both had no fall beam routines, and Izzy scored really well for her first routine of the season!
We had a full roster of five girls take on JV Floor: Estefany Reyes-Saldana, Maritza Vidales, Miyu Tekeda, Jackie Franco, and Brooke Bazeley. Brooke was the lone veteran as all four of the other girls were getting to experience this for the first time. It was fun to see the girls smiling through their routines and hitting all their required moves.
Flipping to the Varsity side, we had some new routines and lots of cheering and encouragement as they fought hard against Elkhorn’s strong gymnasts. Vault proved to be a strong event for these girls as Makayla Bazeley, Nola Coburn, and Izzy Dieter all scored personal season bests as well as a team season best score of 30.025. This was Izzy’s first time competing in vault this season as well as first time competing on varsity this year with a nice 7.325! Nola improved her score by almost a whole point with a 7.15.
As the girls hit the Floor, Makayla and Nola again had personal season best scores. This was the first time this season Nola competed on floor, and she competed like a pro! Makayla scored a 7.1 on floor with some changeups in her routine. Halee Peters got to try out her new routine that she has been putting together and caught everyone’s attention, scoring an 8.05.
On the beam, the Bazeley sisters both had season best scores and both had no fall routines! Brooke stepped up and competed in Varsity for the first time ever and nailed her double back roll flawlessly, while Makayla hit her back-to-back back walkovers solidly. Brooklyn Griswold tied her personal best with a strong performance and remains a very consistent competitor.
This was Nola Coburn’s first time competing in All-Around, which was a nice addition to our All-Around team. Makayla Bazeley scored a season best score in her All-Around with a 27.15, while Halee Peters rounded out the trio with a 31.55.
The gymnastics team will be back in action next Tuesday for the first home dual meet against Jefferson/Cambridge.
Article and Photos Submitted by Shawnda Peters
Whitewater High School Head Gymnastics Coach
speters@wwusd.org
The Whitewater Girls’ Basketball Team played a non-conference game against the Milton RedHawks on Tuesday, January 4th. It was an exciting, close game with a point difference never greater than 8. The Whippets went into halftime with the lead, 30-27.
The second half was an even tighter scoring battle, back and forth with the point difference staying within four most of the half. With 2:11 left on the clock it was a tie game, 52-52. Unfortunately, the Whippets didn’t connect on some key field goal attempts and needed to foul, which created a scoring deficit, ending the game with a loss, 61-55.
Danielle DePorter led the Whippets with a career high of 17 points and added 2 assists, 1 steal, and 1 rebound. Gwen Truesdale had a double-double with 16 points and 10 rebounds, along with 6 blocks, 2 steals, and 2 assists. Mayte Navejas added 3 rebounds, 2 assists, and 1 steal, and scored 11 points, shooting 4-4 in field goals plus an additional 3 free throws. Kindyl Kilar had 5 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, and 2 steals. Cali Kopecky ripped down 9 rebounds, scored 5 points, and had 1 assist. Josie Treder added 2 points, 3 rebounds, 1 block, and 1 assist.
Article Submitted by Kristen Lippens
Whitewater High School Head Girls’ Basketball Coach
klippens@wwusd.org
File Photo Courtesy of Bob Mischka
The Boys’ Swim Team was back in action Tuesday night, January 4, going against Jefferson/Cambridge and PSC after having a couple weeks off.
Tyler Arnett continues to put on strong performances in the 200 Freestyle, going a 2:08.88, and 500 Freestyle, going a 5:36.85, just seconds off of his season best time. Tyler won both of his individual events!
Jack Hefty won the 200 Individual Medley and had a 6 second time drop. He continues to swim fast in the 100 Freestyle, going a 1:00.02, so close to getting under a minute. Later, during the meet, he led off in the 400 Freestyle Relay, where he broke that minute mark and went a time of 59.55!
Miles Nickelsburg had a 4 second drop in the 50 Freestyle, going a 32.40 and had a nice swim in the 100 Backstroke going a 1:41.23.
Andrew O’Toole had a nice swim in the 100 Freestyle, going a 1:15.39! He also tried out the 100 Breaststroke for the first time, going a 1:59.88. Andrew also had an impressive relay split in the 200 Freestyle Relay going a 33.81.
Casey Schilling continues to improve his 50 Freestyle time, going a 36.78! He also had an impressive drop in the 100 Backstroke, going a 1:53.15.
Zach Tomomitsu swam a 100 Butterfly, going an impressive time of 2:13.98. Zach also continues to improve his 100 Breaststroke time, with a 14 second drop, going a 2:07.85!
The boys are up against Burlington and Edgerton/Evansville on Tuesday, January 11th, at Burlington Wellness Center starting at 5:30 pm.
Article and Photo Submitted by Sarah Reynolds
Whitewater High School Co-Head Boys’ Swim Coach
sreynolds@wwusd.org
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