Whitewater High School Volleyball hosted the Eagles of Jefferson Thursday night, September 19, in a conference matchup. The Whippets started the night out strong winning the first two sets (25-16, 25-22). The Eagles didn’t back down and fought back to take the remaining three sets to win the match (23-25, 17-25, 8-15).

The Whippets were led offensively by senior Falyn Krahn tallying 13 kills and senior Calli Grosinke dishing out 21 assists. Senior Zoe Kohl controlled the net for the Whippets with 3 blocks. Defensively senior Ella Spear led for the Whippets picking up 24 digs.

The Whippets are off until next Thursday when they travel to East Troy for a Valley Division matchup.

Article Submitted by Caitlin Dowden
Whitewater High School Head Volleyball Coach
dowca01@wwusd.org
Photo courtesy of Bob and Peter Mischka

On Tuesday, September 18, the Whitewater Girls’ Swim Team competed against Burlington Co-Op. 

There were a handful of best times at the dual meet. Here are a few of them:

• All the 200 Freestyle swimmers earned themselves a best time including Charlotte Hajewski who dropped 3 seconds, Georgia Esch who dropped 14 seconds, and Grace Coleman who dropped 17 seconds. We love to see a clean sweep of best times in a single race! 

• Atreya Wilson competed in the 200 IM for the first time in her swim career. Despite many nerves at the beginning of the race, Atreya crushed it and went a time of 3:14.17. Kendra Serrano continues to improve by dropping 2 seconds in the 200 IM. 

• In the 50 Freestyle, Caitlin Alford went a best time of 43.11. She continues to get closer to her goal to go under 40 seconds! 

• Makayla Bazeley not only went a season best time (1:00.18) in the 100 Butterfly but she broke a 19-year-old Burlington pool record. Congratulations Makayla! Georgia Esch also showed up to compete by dropping an impressive 9 seconds from her previous time. 

• Another sweep of best times in the 100 Freestyle included Laken DePorter who dropped 5 seconds, Charlotte Hajewski with a time of 1:10.36, and Kendra Serrano with a time of 1:13.66. 

• In the 100 Backstroke, Maggie Maas went a best time of 1:18.48, and Makayla Bazeley went a best time of 1:00.47. 

• In the 100 Breaststroke, Maya Davis continues to drop time every week. She went a 1:42.32 that is 9 seconds faster than her previous time. 

Come support the Whippets at home on Tuesday, September 24 as they take on Badger and Platteville/Lancaster at 5:30 pm. Let’s fill the stands with a ton of red and white!

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

Whitewater Varsity Volleyball hosted the Cheesemakers of Monroe Tuesday night, September 17, in a conference matchup. The Whippets rallied together and won the match in 3 straight sets (25-23, 27-25, 25-18) to move to 1 – 1 in conference play.

Whitewater had a balanced offensive attack led by senior Falyn Krahn (6 kills), junior Sydney Schilt (5 kills), and seniors Ava Alvarado and Calli Grosinske (each with 4 kills). Senior Calli Grosinske tallied 15 assists on the night.

Defensively the Whippets were led by senior Ella Spear (14 digs) and senior Ava Alvarado (13 digs).

The Whippets will host another conference opponent on Thursday evening, September 19, as they take on the Eagles of Jefferson.

Article and Photo Submitted by Caitlin Dowden
Whitewater High School Head Volleyball Coach
dowca01@wwusd.org 

The Whippet Cross Country Team competed in hot conditions on Tuesday, September 17 in Cottage Grove at the Dana Waddell Invitational hosted by Marshall High School.  

Earning medals on the day were:

BOYS
Varsity Boys: Xavier Zei 4th, Miles Nickelsburg 13th, Luc Pomazak 15th, and Andrew O’Toole in 16th.
JV Boys: Wyatt Esch 7th, Isaiah Mendez 10th
Team finish: The Varsity Boys placed 3rd out of 10 and the JV Boys placed 2nd.

GIRLS
Varsity Girls: Virginia Nelson 14th, Athena Soto 20th
JV Girls: Lucy Troxel 4th, Delaney Hammack 10th
Team finish: The Varsity Girls placed 5th, and the JV Girls took 2nd.

Full race results: https://my.raceresult.com/309431/

Next up for the team will be the Angel Invitational at UW-Parkside on Saturday.

Article submitted by Chad Carstens
Whitewater High School Head Cross Country Coach
ccarstens@wwusd.org