Today is Monday, November 25, 2024
The Whippet City Mile will once again be run this year fifteen minutes prior to the start of the 4th of July Parade. The race course follows right along the parade route with the starting line located by the corner of Highland and Prince Streets. On-site registration will be available, but runners are encouraged to preregister. Registration forms may be found on the 4th of July website. [Please note that the race is on Thursday. The form erroneously references Tuesday.]
Anyone interested in helping at the on-site registration area or at the finish line should contact Mark Maas at: 970-306-2828. Please leave a message.
Editor’s note: This announcement was submitted by Mark Maas.
Whitewater Youth Baseball Tryouts for the 2025 season will be July 24 and 25! Don’t miss out on the opportunity to be a part of the growing youth baseball program. This is not affiliated with the Park and Rec.
Please follow link to register for tryouts:
https://forms.gle/bqFP2b3MiQ2aaFnn9
Article and Photo Submitted by Michael Hookstead
Whitewater High School Head Baseball Coach
mhookstead@wwusd.org
Posted to WIAC Sports
MADISON, Wis.–Three Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference track & field standouts have secured spots in the 2024 U.S. Olympic Track & Field Trials.
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse’s Sam Blaskowski and UW-Oshkosh’s Davian Willems will compete in the 100-meter dash, while UW-Whitewater’s Shelvin Garrett II will participate in the triple jump.
Blaskowski and Willems are the only NCAA Division III individuals of the 34 declared competitors in the event. Both student-athletes qualified for the trials at the UW-La Crosse Eagle Open on May 10. Blaskowski had a time of 10.09 seconds, while Willems posted a time of 10.14 seconds.
Garrett II is one of two NCAA Division III student-athletes participating in the triple jump. He had a leap of 52-4 3/4 (15.97m) at the NCAA Division III Indoor Track & Field Championships on March 9 to qualify for the trials.
The trials will take place June 21-30 at historic Hayward Field on the campus of the University of Oregon and will be available to watch live on NBC, Peacock and USA.
6th-8th grade tackle football and 4th/5th grade hybrid football registration is open. Please visit the Whitewater Parks and Recreation website to register. Click here, then go to Youth Sports / Football.
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