Abundant Life Christian School beat Whitewater 55-24 in non-conference girls’ basketball action on Monday, December 8. The game was close for the first 10 minutes before ALCS broke it open before halftime. In the second half, Whitewater went on a spurt but struggled to score against the ALCS defense. Emery Kachel led Whitewater with 15 while ALCS had two in double digits.

The Whippets play at Delavan-Darien Tuesday, December 9 before returning home to play East Troy on Friday evening. Both games start at 7:15 pm.

Other Recent Action from Last Week

The Whippets are struggling on the offensive end to start the season. Last week we lost to Lake Mills (61-36) and Marshall (58-23). The team is very young and is working to grow in each game with many players playing both JV and Varsity.

Article Submitted by Mike Dowden
Whitewater High School Head Girls’ Basketball Coach
dowmi01@wwusd.org

The Whippets had a strong showing at the Tom Lieder Invitational on Saturday, finishing 3rd out of 11 teams! The boys continue to build momentum early in the season with several top-16 finishes, big time drops, and two relay wins!

Top 16 Finishers:

• 200 Medley Relay – 7th (2:13.28)

Wyatt Esch, David Enns, Sam Nickelsburg, Xavier Ortiz

• 200 Free:

1st – Cruz Aranda (1:55.46)

• 50 Free:

1st – Mateo Bazeley (23.73)

12th – Wyatt Esch (26.86)

• 100 Fly:

3rd – Langdon Coburn (59.59)

7th – Sam Nickelsburg (1:10.49)

• 100 Free:

1st – Cruz Aranda (51.32)

2nd – Mateo Bazeley (54.07)

• 100 IM:

2nd – Langdon Coburn (1:03.38)

8th – Caleb Kluck (1:15.06)

11th – Xavier Ortiz (1:24.85)

• 200 Free Relay – 1st (1:35.72)

Cruz Aranda, Mateo Bazeley, Caleb Kluck, Langdon Coburn

• 100 Back:

11th – Wyatt Esch (1:15.22)

14th – Sam Nickelsburg (1:22.65)

• 100 Breast:

12th – David Enns (1:27.32)

15th – Caleb Kluck (1:31.16)

• 400 Free Relay – 1st (3:37.45)

Cruz Aranda, Langdon Coburn, Caleb Kluck, Mateo Bazeley

Other Highlights:

• 200 Freestyle group of Angel Kilar, Cooper Housel, ChaCha Binagi, and Hunter Runnoe — all with time drops!

• Angel Kilar with two PRs, including a 5-second drop in his 100 Free!

The Whippets will be back in action on Tuesday, December 9th, at home vs. Burlington Co-op. Swimming starts at 5:30 pm — come pack the pool!

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

The Boys’ Swim Season is officially underway!

The Whippets kicked things off on Thursday night, December 4th, hosting Conference Relays at their home pool. The night was full of energy with strong swims, standout splits, medals earned, and huge improvements across the board!

200 Medley Relay
Wyatt Esch, David Enns, Sam Nickelsburg, and Caleb Kluck set the tone for the night with a 5th place finish in 2:06.66. Sam had a sharp 50 Fly split at 31.93, and Caleb crushed a lifetime best 50 Free split at 24.67!

200 Freestyle Relay
Two teams made up almost entirely of brand-new swimmers jumped in for their first official meet as Whippets!
• Eloy Rodriguez, Hunter Runnoe, Cooper Housel, and Angel Kilar raced to a 9th place finish in 2:17.92.
• ChaCha Binagi, Ian Agen, Joshua Nygren, and Carson Miller also secured a 14th place finish, going 2:45.75 — each with significant drops from last week’s mock meet!

4×100 IM Relay
Mateo Bazeley, Langdon Coburn, Wyatt Esch, and Cruz Aranda put together a strong swim, finishing 4th overall in 4:22.10.

1000 Crescendo Relay
Caleb Kluck joined Mateo, Langdon, and Cruz for this unique 100-200-300-400 event. The boys battled from the first stroke to the last and brought home the first medal of the night, taking 2nd place in 10:37.77 — just seconds off first!

200 Fly Relay
Langdon Coburn, Mateo Bazeley, Sam Nickelsburg, and Cruz Aranda powered to a 4th place finish with a time of 1:52.81.

Splash & Dash (25s Relay)
• ChaCha Binagi, Carson Miller, Ian Agen, and Josh Nygren finished 13th with a 1:13.25.
• Xavier Ortiz, Hunter Runnoe, David Enns, and Angel Kilar threw down a blazing 58.27, earning 3rd place and a medal!

500 Crescendo Relay (50-100-150-200)
Xavier Ortiz, David Enns, Sam Nickelsburg, and Wyatt Esch placed 6th overall in 5:53.56.

400 Backstroke Relay
Cooper Housel, Angel Kilar, Eloy Rodriguez, and Sam Nickelsburg all swam strong.
Cooper and Eloy made their debut in the 100 Back, and despite losing his goggles (which covered his mouth the entire race!), Sam posted a gritty 1:20.60 split!

400 Freestyle Relay
The crew of Cruz Aranda, Langdon Coburn, Caleb Kluck, and Mateo Bazeley dominated the field, bringing home GOLD with a time of 3:35.24.
• Cruz led off with a strong 52.13
• Langdon followed with a smooth 53.02
• Caleb blasted a lifetime best split of 58.39
• Mateo closed it out with a flying 51.70 to seal the win! 

The Whippets are back in action on Saturday, December 6th as they travel to Milton for the Tom Lieder Invitational! Swimming starts at 10:00 AM. Come cheer on the boys as they continue their strong start to the season!

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

Outstanding job by all of the wrestlers as they headed into their Thanksgiving by having an intersquad meet on Wednesday morning, November 19. This was a great opportunity to get the first matches under their belt under the light without worry about outcomes. 

The team kicks off their competitions on Saturday, December 6 with the Boys’ Varsity and Girls in Watertown and the Boys’ JV at Big Foot. Wrestling begins at 9:00 in Big Foot and 9:45 in Watertown.

Article and photo submitted by John Schimming
Whitewater High School Head Wrestling Coach
jschimming@wwusd.org