With another week of training under their belt and not feeling like they were racing on the surface of the sun, the Whippet Cross Country Team was able to come away with several positive takeaways from their first Invite of the year in West Allis on Friday, September 3. All runners ran better than they did a week ago, with a significant portion cutting more than five minutes off their time — some as much as thirteen minutes!

In this meet, Gwen Truesdale led the Lady Whippets in 59th, followed closely behind by Sophie Walton in 63rd. Chasing down her teammates was Caelyn Caputo in 66th; then three more Whippets finished in a row with Emma Weigel in 69th, Nola Coburn in 70th, and Isabella Aranda in 71st. Evie Troxel rounded out the top 7 Varsity runners in 76th. In the JV race, Jenny Villarreal returned to action to place 82nd. Lucy Troxel and Sami Van Daele competed together side by side to place 87th and 88th, respectively. The Girls’ Varsity placed 7th out of 8 complete teams, and the JV did not have a complete team to score.

On the boys’ side, freshman Jack Hefty made his mark in the high school scene by placing 9th overall in a time of 17:33 and earning a medal. Cooper Hammond was 37th overall, with teammates CJ Tomomitsu and Nate Holden 55th and 56th overall. Miles Nickelsburg placed 89^th, and Ben McCulloch finished in 93rd. Andrew Rollette completed the Varsity field by placing 96th for Whitewater. In the JV race, Keith Cameron led the team with a 110th place finish. Josiah Holden finished in 125th, Onyx Thompson in 126th, Sterling Truesdale in 148th, Casey Schilling placed 159th, Xavier Zei 173rd, and Alex Clarksen finished in 179th. The Boys’ Varsity placed 9th out of 14 teams, and the JV team placed 14th.

Full results: https://wi.milesplit.com/meets/440056-wac-bulldog-invite-2021/info#.YTLU4p1KhPZ

Up next will be a week off from racing to focus on a great week of training followed by the Marshall Invite on Tuesday, September 14th. The first race goes off from McCarthy Park at 4:30 for Boys’ JV and Varsity and 5:15 for Girls’ JV and Varsity.

Article Submitted by Chad Carstens
Whitewater High School Head Cross Country Coach
ccarstens@wwusd.org
Jack Hefty Photo Credit: Bob Mischka
Photo Gallery Photo Credit: Tammy Tomomitsu

Thursday night, September 2, the Whippet Volleyball Team defeated Johnson Creek in a thrilling five set match. After dropping the first set 19-25, Whitewater found their rhythm and won the next two sets 25-21 and 25-23. In the 4th set, Kindyl Kilar led the Whippets with 17 kills, but the team couldn’t pull out the win, losing 23-25. Whitewater came out in the 5th set on fire, led by Avery Hintz’s 2 serving aces, and went on to win 15-6. Whitewater displayed their offensive firepower and relentless defense in this marathon of a match, setting themselves up to enter conference play next week with great confidence. 

I am proud of the resilience and aggressive play of the whole team. Sophomore Aidyn Amundson was asked to step up as a middle and played her role beautifully. She put up a strong block and ran her routes confidently. The Whitewater JV and JV2 teams along with a great fan base, provided a lot of cheering which made the loud Johnson Creek Dome even louder! Thank you to all who attended the match! 

Stat Leaders:
Aces: Avery Hintz-7
Kills: Kindyl Kilar-45
Blocks: Jenna Pope-3
Assists: Avery Hintz-24, Calli Grosinske-22
Digs: Caleigh Yang-38, Kindyl Kilar-28, and Cali Kopecky-23

Article Submitted by Kathy Bullis
Whitewater High School Head Volleyball Coach
kbullis@wwusd.org

The Whitewater Girls’ Swim Team started the season by competing at Conference Relays in Elkhorn on Thursday, September 2. Everyone was excited to compete in their first events of the season.

Some highlights include the following:

5th place in both the 200 Medley Relay and the 500 Freestyle Crescendo Relay was earned by Grace Foucault, Emerson Dunham, Makayla Bazeley, and Brooke Bazeley.

The 200 Butterfly Relay of Ashly Xochipa, Skylar Staebler, Josie Treder, and Karime Velazquez bettered their seeded time all while Ashly swam with her goggles around her neck!

The 100 Freestyle Relay of Grace, Emerson, Brooke, and Makayla took home some hardware with a second place finish and a time of 58.42. Our second 100 Freestyle Relay of Skylar, Aileen Perez, and Michelle Abarca got to do some fast swimming in a unique event (each swam 25 meters). Shout out to Michelle for competing in her first race, ever!

The 400 Backstroke Relay of Makayla, Brooke, Emerson, and Grace took some more hardware home with a 3rd place finish and a time of 5:11:36.

The night was finished off with the 400 Freestyle Relay crew of Ashley, Skylar, Josie, and Karime who all swam some great times.

Way to go Whippets! What an impressive way to start off the season!

Article and Photo Submitted by Sarah Reynolds
Whitewater High School Head Girls’ Swim Coach
sreynolds@wwusd.org

The Whitewater Whippets celebrated their seniors at last night’s match against Wilmot. Before the game players shared reflections on how the seniors Nikita Hartheim, Avery Hintz, Lexi Juoni, and Savannah Hill have impacted the program with their work ethic, dedication, leadership, ability to have fun, and most importantly, how each of them have become such good friends. The celebration was topped off by a 3-1 victory over the Panthers by the scores of 25-10, 23-25, 25-17, and 25-11.

Thursday night the Whippets travel to Johnson Creek. Game times are slightly different than our typical Rock Valley start times. The JV and JV2 play at 6:00 and the varsity takes the court at 7:30. 

Stat leaders:
Aces: Avery Hintz with 3
Kills: Kindyl Kilar with 18 and Avery HIntz with 7
Blocks: CC Alexander with 2
Assists: Calli Grosinske with 12, Avery Hintz with 7, and Caleigh Yang with 5
Digs: Avery Hintz with 18, Cali Kopecky with 15 and Kindyl Kilar with 14