Today is Friday, June 19, 2026
We were thrilled to have 25 Little Dribblers (K-1st grade) and 25 Shooting Stars (2nd-3rd grade) participate in our six-week basketball clinic this year. Both groups worked hard throughout the year on basic basketball skills. All participants improved on their listening, dribbling, passing, defense, rebounding and shooting skills. The highlight of the clinic occurred when all participants demonstrated their skills at halftime of the Boys basketball game on December 5 against Jefferson. The Little Dribblers and Shooting Stars also had the chance to root for two of their coaches, Casey and Matt, as they led the Whippets to a great win over Jefferson.
Coach Bob stated: “If the Little Dribblers and Shooting Stars continue their dedication and positive work ethic regarding basketball practice and games, the future of boys and girls basketball will be very bright!”
The coaches and Whitewater Park District also want to extend a large THANK YOU to all the parents who helped with practices and supported these young basketball players.
We hope to see all of the kindergarten, 1st and 2nd graders back next year. We wish our 3rd graders best of luck as they join traveling basketball.
Happy Holidays,
Coaches Gerry, Casey, Matt and Bob
(Submitted by Coach Bob Schramm)
On Saturday, December 13, the Whitewater Wrestling Team hosted the 14th Annual Whitewater Invitational involving 12 teams from around the area. After coming close over the years, for first time in the 14 years of hosting the tournament, the Whippet Wrestling Team found themselves in first place, outdistancing Waterford.
Individually the team had many great performances throughout the day with lots of pins along the way.
Leading the way were three champions in George Christon going 3-0, Gabe Crane going 5-0, and Brady Friend going 5-0. This was the first high school tournament championship for all three of these young men. George had 2 pins, Brady 4 pins, and Gabe pinned all 5 of his opponents. George came out really motivated after a tough loss on Thursday night and was on a mission. Gabe also was on a mission and was focused on doing what he does best in his victories. Brady has shown more confidence each time he steps on the mat, and he is fun to watch.
Coming in as runner ups after making the finals were Alex Morales, Dahlton Vogel, and Austin Retzlaff, with all 3 of them going 4-1 on the day. Alex showed some great technique and persistence in a couple of close matches during the day coming out on top. He learned how to fight through adversity in the semi-finals to win his match, eventually by pin. Dahlton wrestled very well all day before running into a tough opponent from Janesville Craig. Finally, Austin won a tight match in the quarter finals and then came out on top of a very tough competitor in the semifinals before falling in the finals to a strong student from Kenosha Bradford.
Coming in 4th place and just missing out on the podium were Julio Avelino, Duli Balazi, Max Babcock, and Deavion Olson. Each of these students wrestled well but just missed out on the podium.
Great work to the entire wrestling team on a great job on Saturday. Also thank you to the many hands that made this tournament run so smoothly.
The team is next in action on Tuesday night, December 16, when they host East Troy in a Rock Valley Conference match up. Both teams are 1-0 in the conference so come out and support the Whippet Wrestling Team!
Article Submitted by John Schimming
Whitewater High School Head Wrestling Coach
jschimming@wwusd.org
Photos Courtesy of Cora Schimming
East Troy beat Whitewater 41-30 in conference girls’ basketball action on Friday, December 12. Whitewater jumped out to an early 7-4 lead before East Troy went on a 13-0 run to push their lead to ten. The game remained close the rest of the way as Whitewater had multiple chances to cut it to a two-possession game with under five minutes to play.
Emery Kachel led Whitewater with 15 while East Troy had two scorers in double digits.
Whitewater travels to The Lincoln Academy on Tuesday, December 16 and to Monroe on Thursday, December 18.
Article Submitted by Mike Dowden
Whitewater High School Head Girls’ Basketball Coach
dowmi01@wwusd.org
The Whippet Swimmers had a close battle against Burlington Co-op, edging them out 86–82!
The Medley Relay team of Langdon Coburn, Cruz Aranda, Mateo Bazeley, and Caleb Kluck pulled off a nail-biter finish, out-touching Burlington with a time of 1:52.23. Mateo threw down a speedy 27.56 on the fly leg!
Our second Medley Relay crew — Hunter Runnoe, Carson Miller, Xavier Ortiz, and Ian Agen — all scored new best times, with Carson tackling the 50 Breaststroke for the first time and doing a great job.
Individual Highlights:
• Cruz Aranda – Lifetime best 2:10.53 in the 200 IM, moving up the Top 10 list to 7th!
• Ian Agen – Dropped 11 seconds in the 50 Free for a 38.56.
• Carson Miller – Dropped 22 seconds in the 50 Free for a 42.76.
• Caleb Kluck & Wyatt Esch – A 1–2 finish in the 50 Free, both with lifetime bests! Caleb at 26.06, Wyatt at 26.50.
• Eloy Rodriguez – Dropped 5 seconds for a 29.24.
• Langdon Coburn & Sam Nickelsburg – Another 1–2 finish in the 100 Fly. Langdon with a season-best 58.62, Sam with a 1:11.51.
• Mateo Bazeley – Season-best 53.96, taking 1st place in the 100 Free.
• Xavier Ortiz – Dropped 9 seconds for a 1:19.88.
• Caleb Kluck – Lifetime-best 6:46.61 in the 500 Free, dropping 8 seconds.
• Langdon Coburn – Lifetime-best 1:01.47 in the 100 Back, now 7th on the Whippet Top 10 list!
• David Enns – Another strong swim in the 100 Breast, improving to 1:27.00.
The Whippets are back in action Saturday, December 13th, heading to Elkhorn for the Elk Invite! Racing starts at 10:00 am.
Article Submitted by Sarah Reynolds
Whitewater High School Head Swim Coach
ReynoldsSM07@uww.edu
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