The Whippets Gymnasts took on their last home meet of the season in a triangular against Badger Co-op and Union Grove Co-op on Tuesday, February 1. We had some new skills performed along with a few season best scores to make it a great night! We had our highest team score of the year with 107.875.

Izzy Dieter and Nola Coburn both had season best scores on Bars while Myia Cobbs and Estefany Reyes-Saldana had season best scores and no fall routines on Beam. Nola also improved her All-Around Score with a 24.075.  

Two of our girls tried the Vault for the very first time and scored quite well! We’re very proud of Miyu Tekeda and Jackie Franco for working so hard to be able to compete on the Vault! Adding these two vaults to our lineup improves our JV Team score, which scored nine points higher Tuesday night!

We had a great night of firsts. Beyond our two new vaulters showing their new skills, Lexi Kuhnke added a roundoff back handspring to her Floor routine, and her fans got crazy loud cheering for her. Maritza Vidales added a front handspring to her Floor routine, which was awesome to see. Makayla Bazeley added a 720 pirouette as well as a straddle jump to the end of one of her tumbling passes, to improve her difficulty in her Floor routine. We love seeing the girls incorporating new skills into their routines as they head into their post season meets.

Halee Peters got 3rd in All Around with a 31.95, 2nd on Vault with an 8.3, 5th on Bars with a 7.55, 5th on Beam with an 8.2, and 6th on Floor with a 7.9. 

The Whitewater Gymnastics Team will be heading to Dodgeville on Saturday, February 5th, for an invitational, and then their last dual meet is next Tuesday, February 8th.

Article Submitted by Shawnda Peters
Whitewater High School Head Gymnastics Coach
speters@wwusd.org
Photo Courtesy of Bob Mischka

Congratulations to the Whippet Wrestling Team on completing their regular season with a 55-21 victory over Janesville Craig. The win improved the Whippets to 9-1 on the season.

Winning for the Whippets included Jarvis Porcaro, Jason Villegas, CJ Tomomitsu, Marcus DePorter, Aaron Porras, Carter Friend, Mason Nobs, Hector Arnodo, Mason DePorter and Leo Ortiz. 

Thank you to the parents who have supported us all season and all the fans who came out to support us in our last home competition of the season.

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The JV is next in action on Thursday in a dual against Badger High School. The Varsity travels to Brodhead to participate in the Rock Valley Conference Tournament on Saturday.

Article Submitted by John Schimming
Whitewater High School Head Wrestling Coach
jschimming@wwusd.org
Action Photo Courtesy of Bob Mischka, Additional Photos Courtesy of Coach Schimming

The Whitewater Girls’ Basketball Team traveled to Cambridge for a non-conference game on Monday, January 31. It was a defensive first half, and by the end we were down 15-22. Cali Kopecky dominated the court scoring 10 of our 15 points.  

In the second half, we came out strong, closing the gap to 23-27. After a Cambridge time out, we struggled to connect offensively; the Blue Jays dominated in the paint, and we lost 26-60. 

Cali Kopecky led the Whippets, scoring half of our total points, with 13, going 3 for 3 from 3-point range. Gwen Truesdale followed with 4. Kindyl Kilar and Danielle DePorter both contributed 3. Mayte Navejas had 2, and Cali Grosinske added 1.   

We travel to Jefferson* for a conference game Thursday, February 3. 

*Masks will be required for players, coaches, and fans. 

Article Submitted by Kristen Lippens
Whitewater High School Head Girls’ Basketball Coach
klippens@wwusd.org
File Photo Courtesy of Bob Mischka

The Whitewater Boys Basketball earned a split of their last two games by defeating Delavan-Darien, 49-41, on Saturday, January 29th, after losing to East Troy, Thursday, January 27th, 57-40.

Wyatt Nickels led Whitewater with 14 points and 9 rebounds against Delavan, while sophomore David Rubio chipped in 12 points, hitting four three-pointers. Playing a more deliberate style of offense and deploying an aggressive zone defense, Whitewater gradually pulled away from a 27-all tie with nine minutes left in the game. The Whippets hit nine free throws in the last three and a half minutes to ice the game. Sam Brown added 9 points, Jon Aron scored 8, and Ramon Wence had 6 points to round out the scoring.

The East Troy game was much closer than the final score indicates. Wyatt Nickels scored 16 points to lead Whitewater to a 25-23 halftime lead. Unfortunately, the Whippets had a hard time scoring to begin the second half, as East Troy went on a 10 -0 run in the first three minutes. They maintained that lead throughout the second half, before making free throws at the end to get to the final score. Nickels’ 16 points and Jon Aron’s 10 points led Whitewater in scoring.

Whitewater’s next game is Tuesday, February 1st, at Walworth Big Foot. The next home game is Friday, February 4^th, against Brodhead.

Article Submitted by Dwayne Lange
Photos Courtesy of Bob Mischka