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Soccer Falls in Cold, Rainy Battle with Jefferson

October 12, 2022

On a cold, rainy, and some would say miserable night, your Whitewater Varsity Boys’ Soccer team lost 1-0 to Jefferson on Tuesday, October 11.

Chris Cortes

Once again plagued by absences of varsity starters, our team played a tough game of soccer where almost nothing went right. A game that was dominated (possessionally) by the Whippets saw a missed penalty kick, two goal line clearances, three free kicks sailing over the crossbar, and numerous saves from the Jefferson keeper. A decent free kick early in the second half saw Jefferson score the game’s only goal.

Overall, it must be said that although there was a poor performance in all aspects of the game, Chris Cortes did a wonderful job reading balls and marking players in the 25 MPH wind.

Our last game before regionals will be on Thursday (10/13) at Big Foot. 

Article Submitted by Sam Burns
Whitewater High School Assistant Varsity Soccer Coach
dburns@wwusd.org
Photo Courtesy of Bob Mischka

12th Annual Run for Trey – Sunday, October 16th! Sign up today

October 9, 2022

Treyton Kilar, age 6, was killed in a senseless car crash by a drunk driver on September 2, 2010. Although his dreams were shattered by a senseless tragedy this field provides a safe place for children and families to celebrate life, to spend and enjoy time together, and a place where children are encouraged to dream big and learn that through hard work and vision, their dreams can become reality! Although Treyton is now playing on the “real” field of dreams in heaven, with your help we can help thousands of other children have a better future and learn responsible life-long decision-making skills.

                  Sign up here:      www.treysfield.org

The proceeds from the 12th Annual Run for Trey will be used to maintain the field through its endowment and fund the scholarships that are given in Trey’s name.  The benefit this field provides to the youth community teams, the visiting teams from around the region, and the students who benefit from Treyton’s Field of Dreams is truly amazing.

Run For Trey features an all terrain run/walk

Run onto the field at Perkins Stadium at UWW

  • Dogs welcome
  • Bounce houses
  • Obstacle course for the kids
  • Balloons
  • Raffle
  • Great food to enjoy!

…Let us run the race of perseverance that is set before us

Thank you for your help and we appreciate you coming out to support Treyton’s Field of Dreams.

$20.00 Registration (Adults) – Before October 16, 2022

$25.00 same-day registrations at the event (Adult)

$15.00 Registration (17 & Under) – NOTE: Runsignup will discount at checkout based on birthdate.

$20.00 same-day registrations at the event (17 & Under)

Packet pickup starts at 8 a.m. on race day.

UW-W Women’s Golf Wins Sixth Consecutive WIAC Title, NCAA Bid

October 9, 2022

By Angela Kelm
Assistant Athletic Director for Sports Information
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater

Reedsburg, Wis. — The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater women’s golf team captured its sixth consecutive Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference title after defeating UW-La Crosse in a one-hole playoff. The Warhawks receive the league’s automatic bid into the NCAA Division III Championships. 

With a 30-stroke margin separating the top two teams from the rest of the field, the battle for the title was solely in the hands of UW-W and UW-La Crosse Sunday. UW-Whitewater erased a five-stroke deficit after the first round to take a two-stroke lead into the final day of competition at the Reedsburg Golf Course. The Warhawks traded the lead throughout the final round with UW-Whitewater coming in with their best round of the tournament, 314. The Eagles carded the best round of any team in the competition, a 312, to bring the three-day total for both squads to 971 forcing a playoff.  

In front of a fantastic gallery cheering on both squads, Madi LaPaz (Oconomowoc, Wis./Oconomowoc) opened the playoff hole with a par. Kallie Lux (Janesville, Wis./Craig) and Lily Sheppard (Sherwood, Wis./Kaukauna) were up next for UW-W. Lux sunk a great putt for par while Sheppard carded a bogey. Elizabeth Johnson (Johnsburg, Ill./Johnsburg) and Ashton Sinak (St. Louis, Mo./Visitation Academy) also posted bogeys on the hole to put the pressure on the Eagles. The final two UW-La Crosse golfers had to hit their putts to force a second playoff hole. The Warhawks watched on as the putts didn’t fall securing UW-Whitewater’s sixth consecutive and eighth overall WIAC team title in program history. 

Sinak shot the best round of any golfer in the entire tournament, carding a 72 Sunday, the fifth-best round in championship history. She finished as the runner-up with a 54-hole total of 234 (77-85-72). Johnson finished sixth with a total of 241 (79-80-82) followed by Lux’s 244 (85-82-77) for a share of seventh. Sheppard finished 14th with a three-day total of 253 (89-81-83). LaPaz posted her best round Sunday with an 83 for a 54-hole total of 257 to tie for 23rd. 

Grace Westerman (Oconomowoc, Wis./Oconomowoc) was the top finishing Warhawk competing individually. Carding rounds of 79-90-79, Westerman tied for 11th. Teammates Haley Myers (Somerset, Wis./Somerset) and Abbie Reiser (Washington, Ill./Washington Community) tied for 15th, each finishing with a three-day total of 254. Jennifer Berardi (Highland Park, Ill./Highland Park) and Emma Norton (Lanark, Ill./Eastland) posted rounds of 86 and 85 respectively to finish with a 258 to tie for 25th. Lauren Winter’s (Johnsburg, Ill./Johnsburg) 54-hole total was 261 to tie for 29th. Jessica LaBerge (Bonduel, Wis./Bonduel), UW-Whitewater’s representative on the All-Sportsmanship Team, finishing among the top 50 with a total of 274. 

The Eagles finished second followed by UW-Stout (1002), UW-Eau Claire (1023), UW-Stevens Point (1033), UW-River Falls (1043), UW-Platteville (1051), and UW-Oshkosh (1067). UW-Eau Claire’s Lexi Meade won the individual title by one stroke with a total of 233. 

The Warhawks earned the league’s automatic bid into the NCAA Division III Championship slated for May 9-12, 2023, at Mission Inn Resort in Howey-in-the-Hills, Florida. 

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Houwers Advances to State Tennis

October 7, 2022

Emilia Houwers advanced to the WIAA State Tournament next week with a 6-3, 6-1 win over Rachel Winters of Lodi High School in the opening match of the Edgewood Sectional on Thursday, October 6.

Information Submitted by Greg Stewart

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