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The Whippet Boys’ Swim Team traveled to Baraboo on Saturday, February 12, to compete in the WIAA Sectional Meet. They came to swim fast and did just that; they went 8 for 10 in individual best times!
Senior Zach Tomomitsu finished off his swim career with some spectacular swims in the 100 Freestyle and 100 Backstroke! In the 100 Free, Zach nailed down some perfect flip turns. In the 100 Back, he went a best time by 4 seconds!
Tyler Arnett continues to flourish in the 200 and 500 Freestyle. Tyler started off the day going a best time in the 200 Free by dropping 4 seconds and earned himself a spot on the Whippet Top 10 List! Tyler also had a lifetime best swim in the 500 Free where he had a 6 second drop going 5:24.97 and placing 5th overall at the meet! Tyler also had a season best split in the 400 Freestyle Relay going 56.04!
Jack Hefty improved his time in the 200 IM, dropping 2 seconds. He also continues to improve his time in the 100 Freestyle, going a 57.91. Later in the meet, during the 400 Freestyle Relay, Jack dropped his time even more from the leadoff spot, going a 57.31!
Miles Nickelsburg had a wonderful swim in the 100 Backstroke, where he had a 4 second drop. He also had a season best relay split in the 400 Freestyle Relay, going a 1:09.39.
Andre O’Toole improved his overall 50 Freestyle time, going a 30.67! He also had a season best time in the 100 Breaststroke, where he had a 2 second drop!
Congratulations to the boys’ swim team on an amazing season. We can’t wait to see what they can accomplish next year!
Article and Photo Submitted by Sarah Reynolds
Whitewater High School Co-Head Boys’ Swim Coach
sreynolds@wwusd.org
By Chris Lindeke, Assistant Athletic Director, Strategic Communications and Branding, UW-W
The No. 7 ranked University of Wisconsin-Whitewater women’s basketball team secured the program’s 10th Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference championship outright on Saturday with an 87-56 win against UW-Stout at Kachel Gymnasium.
The Warhawks (22-2 overall, 12-1 WIAC), who have now won three conference regular season titles in the last five years, also honored Courtney Oomens, Rebekah Schumacher and Johanna Taylor on Senior Day presented by Educators Credit Union in a halftime ceremony.
Aleah Grundahl registered a game-high 18 points to go with three rebounds and three steals to pace a group of seven UW-W scorers with eight or more points in the contest. Veronica Kieres collected 13 points and five rebounds, and Abby Belschner posted 12 points and five rebounds.
Taylor recorded a double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds to go with four blocks and two steals. Schumacher and Kacie Carollo totaled nine points apiece and Yssa Sto. Domingo added eight points.
UW-W turned 28 turnovers into 36 points on the other end and added 20 second-chance points on 20 offensive rebounds.
The Blue Devils (13-9, 8-4) scored the first four points of the game and held an 8-3 lead three minutes into the opening quarter. UW-Whitewater rallied for 11 straight points and never trailed again in the contest.
The Warhawks’ lead increased to double digits in the final minute of the period, and Taylor’s put-back layup made the score 24-13 through 10 minutes of play.
UW-Stout scored the first basket of the second before UW-Whitewater’s 8-0 run made it 32-15 just past the midway point of the quarter. The Warhawks maintained a double-digit advantage and led 47-32 by halftime.
UW-Whitewater scored six consecutive points to start the third quarter, including buckets by Schumacher, Kieres and Grundahl, for a 21-point advantage with 8:42 on the clock. UW-W led by as many as 27 points in the period and held a 69-46 advantage heading to the fourth.
All 19 players saw action in the fourth quarter for the Warhawks and eight of them found their way into the scoring column.
UW-Whitewater closes the regular season Wednesday at UW-Oshkosh. Tipoff is slated for 7 p.m.
The Whippet Girls’ Basketball Team came out strong in the beginning of the first half in a very physical, faced-paced game at Brodhead on Friday, February 11. We were tied within the first 9 minutes of the first half, playing a tight defense. Brodhead went on an 11-point scoring run, stretching their lead. Going in to halftime, we were down 14-37.
We got into foul trouble, and struggled to stop Brodhead’s offense, coming up short, 37-67.
Josie Treder led the Whippets with 10 points, 3 rebounds, and 1 assist. Gwen Truesdale contributed 6 points (4 for 4 from the free throw line), 3 blocks, and 2 rebounds. Cali Kopecky also added 6 points, 2 rebounds, and 2 steals.
The Whippets will host Evansville at home Monday, February 14th. It is our last regular season home game and Senior Night.
Article Submitted by Kristen Lippens
Whitewater High School Head Girls’ Basketball Coach
klippens@wwusd.org
By Chris Lindeke, Assistant Athletic Director, Strategic Communications and Branding, UW-W
Saturday, February 12, 2022
The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater wrestling team placed nine wrestlers among the top six of their respective weight classes Saturday on its way to a fifth-place finish at the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Championship (presented by Culver’s) in Oshkosh, Wis.
Jaritt Shinhoster earned the individual championship at 184 pounds to lead the Warhawks, who totaled 85.5 team points for the tournament.
Shinhoster, the 2020 champion at 174 pounds, earned his first title at 184, posting a pair of pins on his way to the final, where he bested UW-La Crosse’s Kalyn Jahn by 7-0 decision. Shinhoster was also named the 2022 WIAC Wrestling Max Sparger Scholar-Athlete, UW-W’s first such honoree since 2005. (Check back in the coming week for the complete announcement.)
Jake Burford finished as runner-up at 149 pounds, tallying a 3-1 record with one pin and one major decision on the way to his second career top-three WIAC finish. He was also selected to the WIAC All-Sportsmanship Team following competition. Ryan Vedner rebounded from a semifinal loss to place third at 174 pounds, and Cadin Koeppel finished third at 285 pounds following a narrow semifinal defeat.
Fourth-place finishers included Ethan Pogorzelski at 133 pounds, Dakarai Clay at 141 and Shelby Jones at 285.
Ryan Riser placed fifth at 174 pounds, and Drew Nash finished sixth at 141.
UW-Whitewater is set to compete next at the NCAA Upper Midwest Regional, which is slated for Feb. 25-26 in Eau Claire.
See below for complete UW-Whitewater results from Saturday’s tournament.
125
Griffin McEnroe
First Round: lost to Remington Bontreger (UW-La Crosse) by decision, 11-8
Consolation: lost to Brandon Murphy (UW-La Crosse) by technical fall, 18-2 (7:00)
133
Matt McEnroe
First Round: Bye
Quarterfinal: lost to Denis Murphy (UW-Oshkosh) by decision, 7-5 (SV-1)
Consolation: lost to Julian Purney (UW-La Crosse) by fall, 3:24
Ethan Pogorzelski
First Round: Bye
Quarterfinal: lost to Zach Thompson (UW-Platteville) by decision, 8-4
Consolation: d. Caleb Radtke (UW-Platteville) by decision, 6-4 (SV-1)
Consolation: d. Denis Murphy (UW-Oshkosh) by decision, 7-3
Third Place: lost to Zach Thompson (UW-Platteville) by decision, 11-6
141
Dakarai Clay
First Round: Bye
Quarterfinal: d. Tyler Shackle (UW-La Crosse) by fall, 6:38
Semifinal: lost to Zach Sato (UW-Eau Claire) by decision, 8-6
Consolation: d. Luke Hill (UW-Stevens Point) by decision, 6-1
Third Place: lost to Tyler Shackle (UW-La Crosse) by technical fall, 15-0 (7:00)
Drew Nash
First Round: d. AJ Schoenfuss (UW-Oshkosh) by fall, 6:43
Quarterfinal: d. Markus Brown (UW-Eau Claire) by decision, 8-6 (SV-1)
Semifinal: lost to Zach Licht (UW-Platteville) by fall, 4:41
Consolation: lost to Tyler Shackle (UW-La Crosse) by major decision, 10-1
Fifth Place: lost to Luke Hill (UW-Stevens Point) by medical forfeit
149
Jake Burford
First Round: d. Wyatt Willey (UW-Platteville) by fall, 0:43
Quarterfinal: d. Tyler Goebel (UW-La Crosse) by decision, 6-4
Semifinal: d. Gabe Pugh (UW-Eau Claire) by major decision, 10-2
Final: lost to Brock Parker (UW-Platteville) by decision, 3-2
Alex Valenzona
First Round: lost to Brock Parker (UW-Platteville) by major decision, 14-2
Consolation: lost to Tyler Goebel (UW-La Crosse) by technical fall, 17-1 (5:13)
157
Ty Miller
First Round: lost to Owen Norman (UW-Platteville) by decision, 5-4
Consolation: lost to Mason Wheeler (UW-Stevens Point) by decision, 3-1
Simon Rillie
First Round: lost to Isaac Ortegon (UW-Oshkosh) by decision, 10-4
Consolation: lost to Adam Rients (UW-Eau Claire) by major decision, 11-2
165
Tommy Hoy
First Round: Bye
Quarterfinal: lost to Seth Brossard (UW-La Crosse) by major decision, 19-5
Consolation: lost to Cody Welker (UW-Oshkosh) by medical forfeit
Nick Klug
First Round: lost to Nick Fetzner (UW-La Crosse) by fall, 2:35
Consolation: lost to Josh Heuss (UW-Stevens Point) by fall, 4:38
174
Ryan Riser
First Round: d. Trystan Altensey (UW-Stevens Point) by decision, 5-1
Quarterfinal: lost to Jared Stricker (UW-Eau Claire) by decision, 10-5
Consolation: d. Muzi Siseltha (UW-Oshkosh) by major decision, 16-2
Consolation: d. Niall Schoenfelder (UW-Eau Claire) by major decision, 12-3
Consolation: lost to Ryan Vedner by decision, 7-3
Fifth Place: d. Luke Clark (UW-La Crosse) by decision, 11-5
Ryan Vedner
First Round: d. Niall Schoenfelder (UW-Eau Claire) by decision, 8-4
Quarterfinal: d. Luke Clark (UW-La Crosse) by decision, 5-2
Semifinal: lost to Nick Dado (UW-Platteville) by decision, 3-2
Consolation: d. Ryan Riser by decision, 7-3
Third Place: d. Isaac Gust (UW-La Crosse) by decision, 4-3
184
Jerred Grell
First Round: lost to Kalyn Jahn (UW-La Crosse) by fall, 1:59
Consolation: lost to Jacob Sklenar (UW-Platteville) by major decision, 12-2
Jaritt Shinhoster
First Round: Bye
Quarterfinal: d. Darren Leibsle (UW-Stevens Point) by fall, 1:27
Semifinal: d. Chase Melton (UW-Eau Claire) by fall, 3:54
Final: d. Kalyn Jahn (UW-La Crosse) by decision, 7-0
197
Jakub Maciorowski
First Round: Bye
Quarterfinal: lost to Tyler Hannah (UW-Platteville) by decision, 4-0
Consolation: lost to Blake Flach (UW-Stevens Point) by fall, 1:56
285
Shelby Jones
First Round: d. Matt Hanke (UW-Oshkosh) by major decision, 14-5
Quarterfinal: d. Ben Gunderson (UW-Stevens Point) by decision, 3-1 (SV-1)
Semifinal: lost to Ben Kawcyznski (UW-La Crosse) by decision, 4-2 (SV-1)
Consolation: d. Matt Hanke (UW-Oshkosh) by decision, 3-1
Third Place: lost to Cadin Koeppel by fall, 1:47
Cadin Koeppel
First Round: d. Ethan Tegels (UW-Eau Claire) by major decision, 16-6
Quarterfinal: d. Noah Wieczorek (UW-Stevens Point) by major decision, 13-3
Semifinal: lost to Jordan Lemcke (UW-Oshkosh) by decision, 3-1
Consolation: d. Brett Schoenherr (UW-Platteville) by decision, 10-4
Third Place: d. Shelby Jones by fall, 1:47
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