The Whippet Swimmers raced to a 6th place finish at the Southern Lakes Conference Meet on Saturday, February 8. The team earned 9 medals and swam 16 individual best times. Earning medals at the meet were: Devin Bazeley, 4th place in the 200 Individual Medley and 5th place in the 100 Butterfly; Jack Mayer, 2nd place in the 50 and 100 Freestyle; Shawn Chan, 6th place in the 50 Freestyle; and the 200 Freestyle Relay team of Devin Bazeley, Shawn Chan, Jon Chan, and Jack Mayer took 3rd place. Earning new times on the Top 10 All Time Individual Events list were Jack Mayer in the 50 and 100 Freestyle and Shawn Chan in the 50 Freestyle.

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Many swimmers raced hard and dropped significant time. Tyler Arnett dropped 3 seconds in the 200 Freestyle and 4 seconds in the 500 Freestyle. Wyatt Anderson dropped 4 seconds in the 200 Individual Medley and 3 seconds in the 500 Freestyle. Tony Aranda dropped 3 seconds in the 200 Individual Medley and 2 seconds in the 500 Freestyle. Madux Devitt dropped 5 seconds in the 50 Freestyle and 11 seconds in the 50 Backstroke. Jon Chan dropped time a second in the 100 Butterfly and 4 seconds in the 100 Breaststroke. Youssef Mohammed dropped 5 seconds in the 100 Backstroke. Keith Cameron broke 30 in the 50 Freestyle and dropped 2 seconds in the 100 Breaststroke.

Congratulations to all the boys on some fast swims! Next up is Sectionals on Saturday, February 15, at 1:00pm, in Baraboo.

Article and Photos Submitted by Coach Gina Foucault

Whitewater hosted the Rock Valley Conference Wrestling Tournament on Saturday, February 8. The Whippets ended up in 5th place in the 9 school tournament. Evansville/Albany was first for the 4th straight year.

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Next Saturday, the team will travel to Evansville for the WIAA Regional tournament which will begin the selections for the State Tournament in Madison at the end of February.

Rock Valley Conference Wrestling Tournament Results:
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Article and Photos Submitted by Bob Mischka

The Whitewater Whippets Girls’ Basketball team defeated McFarland 61-57 on Thursday night, February 6.

The key to this win was determination and teamwork. Cora Linos and Brianna Zimdars defended well underneath. Cassidy Laue and Alyssa Schumacher scored well in the first half. We had four of our players score in double digits.

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Kacie Carollo and Cassidy Laue both scored 15, followed by Alyssa Schumacher with 12, and Abby Grosinske with 11. Kacie Carollo and Abby Grosinske hit key free throws that helped us maintain our lead until we secured the win.

Article Submitted by Coach Kristen Lippens, Photos by Bob & Peter Mischka

On Tuesday, February 4th, the Whitewater Whippet Gymnastics Team competed against Waterford in a dual at Waterford High School. The gymnasts had a successful meet, making many individual improvements.

The highlights of the meet include freshman Halee Peters Placing 1st in the All-Around with a 29.1 and 2nd on the Balance Beam and Floor Exercise, scoring a 7.35 on Beam and 7.45 on Floor. Junior Jenna Caldwell placed 2nd on the Uneven Bars, scoring a 6.85, and 3rd in the All-Around. Sophomore Anna Ejnik placed 1st in the Floor Exercise, scoring a 7.5.

Lastly, on the Junior Varsity side, Brenda Aguilar scored a season high on the Floor Exercise, scoring a 6.5.

If you want to see more flips and twists come on out and support your Whippet Gymnasts in their last dual meet against the Elkhorn Elks at Elkhorn High School on Tuesday, February 11th. Goooo, Whippets!

Photo and story courtesy of Coach Kelly O’Hara.