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The Whitewater Girls’ Basketball Team traveled to Edgerton for a conference game, Tuesday night, February 7.
We came out with some jitters early in the game. We turned the ball over the first few possessions, but once we settled in, we played solid defense and played with patience on offense. That helped us connect on shots both inside and around the perimeter. We went into half down 21-30.
In the second half, we struggled with Edgerton’s press, giving them a comfortable lead. We lost 44-66.
Calli Grosinske led the Whippets with 13 followed by Danielle DePorter with 12.
We take on Brodhead at home on Friday, February 10.
Article Submitted by Kristen Lippens
Whitewater High School Head Girls’ Basketball Coach
klippens@wwusd.org
File Photo Courtesy of Bob Mischka
Back row (left to right): Matt Amundson, Evan Amundson, Caleb Jagodzinski, Anjay Magana, Aaron Garcia
Missing from photo: Marcus Roselle — Photo credit: Sara Jagodzinski
The Whitewater 8th grade boys concluded their Badger Development League (BDL) season on Sunday, February 5th by winning the silver bracket championship of the 8th Grade White division. The team played Oregon in the first game of the tournament, having lost to Oregon 19-34 in the first game of the season. The rematch saw Whitewater win the game 38-36 led by Ty Bucholtz scoring 15 points with Aaron Garcia adding 8 and Caleb Jagodzinski scoring 6. Caleb and Jacek Egnoski both added 5 rebounds while Evan Amundson played a strong defensive game limiting Oregon’s leading scorer while also leading the team with 3 assists. In the championship game Whitewater faced Middleton and struggled against the 2-3 zone defense. The second half saw Whitewater close the game on an 18-8 run and secure the win, 35-31. Ty Bucholtz led the team in scoring with 10 points, followed by Paige Kollwelter with 7, Caleb Jagodzinski with 6 and Connor Brummeyer with 5 points. Ty & Caleb each secured 9 rebounds while Aaron Garcia led the way with 6 assists.
“This group has worked hard to improve over the past four years and has improved our skill level, decision making, and effort each season as we have worked to prepare them for high school basketball,” according to Matt Amundson. The team will conclude its season participating in two tournaments later this month and is coached by Cory Brummeyer, Leif Knudsen, & Matt Amundson.
Editor’s note: This story was submitted by Matt Amundson.
In conjunction with the RVC Tournament at Clinton the Whitewater Lady Wrestlers had the opportunity to compete in a tournament of their own. The Whitewater girls did very well during the day. Adalynn Frye and Athena Soto both continued to show progress. This is a challenge for them as they are brand new to wrestling, so each time on the mat is a great learning opportunity for them. The coaching staff sees improvement, although the result the ladies may want is not there.
Leading the way for the Whippets was Lauren Buehler who had two pins on the day on her way to her first championship in her young career.
Ashly Xochipa followed with a second-place finish, going 3-1 on the day with three pins and a tough loss to a strong lady from Badger. Also taking 2nd place was Khloe Meyer who was able to secure a pin for her second-place finish. This is exciting for Khloe as she has shown growth, and it was nice to see the victory come her way.
Odeling Gonzalez started the day off with a loss but then came back and was able to win her last two matches. The exciting part of her day was that both of her victories came against young ladies that she had lost to earlier in the season.
Great job to the lady wrestlers. As always, they represented their team very well.
Article and Photos Submitted by John Schimming
Whitewater High School Head Wrestling Coach
jschimming@wwusd.org
On Saturday, February 4, the Whippet Wrestling Team traveled to Clinton to participate in the Rock Valley Conference Wrestling Tournament. It was a very good day for the team as everyone wrestled very well with some having their best matches of the season to this point of the year. When the day ended, the Whippets found themselves in 2nd place in the Conference tournament behind Evansville.
Leading the way for the Whippets was Aaron Porras who claimed his first RVC Championship. He wrestled very well all day recording two pins and a convincing win against a very strong opponent in the championship match. With the championship Saturday, Aaron checked off the first of his goals for the post season.
Finding their way into the finals were Victor Hernandez, Connor Friend, and Payton Lyon. Each of these wrestlers had very nice wins on their way to the championship match. Friend and Lyon both had a steep hill to climb in the finals as they had defending state champions and unfortunately were unable to knock them off, even though they gave it their all. Hernandez had two very nice matches leading up to the championship before a strong opponent from Big Foot.
Coming in 3rd place for the Whippets included Jasen Porras and CJ Tomomitsu. Each of these wrestlers lost tough semi-final matches but came back strong in the wrestlebacks to bring home the bronze.
Taking 4th place and just missing a medal was Nate Black. Finishing the day strong and winning their last match of the day to take 5th included Jason Villegas, Trayson Thomason, Odair Porras, Jesus Barajas, Avi Kalra, and Ethan Barels. It is tough to battle back and wrestle for placement.
The Whippets are next in action on Saturday, February 11, when they travel to Jefferson to participate in the WIAA Regional Tournament.
Article and Group Photos Submitted by John Schimming
Whitewater High School Head Wrestling Coach
jschimming@wwusd.org
Photo of Aaron Porras Courtesy of Bob Mischka
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