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Article by Baron West
Whitewater High School Head Girls’ Tennis Coach
bwest@wwusd.org
The Whitewater Girls’ Tennis Team has been battling the weather all season. On Thursday, part of the team was able to get a match in at the conference meet until the rain finally set in. The rest of the conference matches will be played on Friday, April 16.
On Monday, except for the wind, the weather cooperated enough for the sub-sectional meet to take place. 1 singles, Emilia Houwers, was the first Whippet to earn herself a place at the sectional meet since she had already earned herself a sub-sectional bye. 4 singles, Crystal Chan, also earned a trip to sectionals by winning her match 6-2, 6-0 against Janesville Craig. The 3 doubles team of Jeanette Falcon and Vanesa Wence were the final Whippets to reach sectionals by winning 6-4, 6-4 against Milton.
The sectional meet will take place at Palmer Park in Janesville beginning at 9:00 a.m. on Wednesday, April 14. Good luck, Whippets!
The Whitewater Whippet Football Team traveled to East Troy to compete in a Rock Valley Conference game on Friday, April 9. The Whippets lost that game, 28-6.
Photos and captions from the first half courtesy of Bob Mischka:
Photo 1: Quarterback junior Brock Grosinske looks to throw a pass with junior Mason DePorter defending him.
Photo 2: Brock Grosinske drags a host of Trojan defenders with him as he crosses the goal line for the lone Whippet touchdown. Senior Chase Conn happily signals the touchdown in the background by raising his arms.
Photo 3: Senior Dylan DuClos starts out on a run with Grosinske in the background and Whippet senior Carter Friend rushing up to help with blocking.
Article by Kathy Bullis
Whitewater High School Head Volleyball Coach
kbullis@wwusd.org
Photos Courtesy of Bob Mischka
The Whitewater Whippet Volleyball team became Regional Champs on Saturday, April 10th. In the Regional Semi-Finals the Whippets took care of Jefferson when they defeated the Eagles 3-0 by the scores of 25-8, 25-8, and 25-17.
Senior Cora Linos collected her 2,000th assist early in the match. Fortunately, we had the opportunity to take a time out so the team could celebrate her hitting this milestone. Cora will go down in the Whippet record books as one of the all-time best setters the program has ever had.
After the win, the Whippets went to a large group room in the high school to refuel, rehydrate, and watch the second regional final between Big Foot and Fort Atkinson. Fort defeated Big Foot 3 games straight also.
In the third match of the day, Whitewater battled a very strong Fort Atkinson team for the Regional Title. The games were very close, but ultimately it came down to serving and defense. Whitewater’s sophomore defensive specialist Cali Kopecky came up big in both those areas for the Whippets. She served 100% on 17 attempts and had 2 serving aces. Cali had 7 crucial digs during the match. Her growth this season has been amazing and is a huge part of the team’s success.
Whitewater is awaiting the results of other regional matches to see who they will play and when. Whitewater does know they will travel to Oshkosh West on Tuesday, April 13, to play in the Sectional Semi-Final. The Sectional Final will also be played that night. (Playoff Bracket)
I would like to send a heartfelt Thank You to all the fans who were able to attend the game and to all who watched the live stream. The support is greatly appreciated.
Jefferson Highlights
Fort Atkinson Highlights
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