Today is Friday, October 9, 2026
The Whitewater Girls’ Swim Team started the season by competing at Conference Relays in Elkhorn on Thursday, September 2. Everyone was excited to compete in their first events of the season.
Some highlights include the following:
5th place in both the 200 Medley Relay and the 500 Freestyle Crescendo Relay was earned by Grace Foucault, Emerson Dunham, Makayla Bazeley, and Brooke Bazeley.
The 200 Butterfly Relay of Ashly Xochipa, Skylar Staebler, Josie Treder, and Karime Velazquez bettered their seeded time all while Ashly swam with her goggles around her neck!
The 100 Freestyle Relay of Grace, Emerson, Brooke, and Makayla took home some hardware with a second place finish and a time of 58.42. Our second 100 Freestyle Relay of Skylar, Aileen Perez, and Michelle Abarca got to do some fast swimming in a unique event (each swam 25 meters). Shout out to Michelle for competing in her first race, ever!
The 400 Backstroke Relay of Makayla, Brooke, Emerson, and Grace took some more hardware home with a 3rd place finish and a time of 5:11:36.
The night was finished off with the 400 Freestyle Relay crew of Ashley, Skylar, Josie, and Karime who all swam some great times.
Way to go Whippets! What an impressive way to start off the season!
Article and Photo Submitted by Sarah Reynolds
Whitewater High School Head Girls’ Swim Coach
sreynolds@wwusd.org
The Whitewater Whippets celebrated their seniors at last night’s match against Wilmot. Before the game players shared reflections on how the seniors Nikita Hartheim, Avery Hintz, Lexi Juoni, and Savannah Hill have impacted the program with their work ethic, dedication, leadership, ability to have fun, and most importantly, how each of them have become such good friends. The celebration was topped off by a 3-1 victory over the Panthers by the scores of 25-10, 23-25, 25-17, and 25-11.
Thursday night the Whippets travel to Johnson Creek. Game times are slightly different than our typical Rock Valley start times. The JV and JV2 play at 6:00 and the varsity takes the court at 7:30.
Stat leaders:
Aces: Avery Hintz with 3
Kills: Kindyl Kilar with 18 and Avery HIntz with 7
Blocks: CC Alexander with 2
Assists: Calli Grosinske with 12, Avery Hintz with 7, and Caleigh Yang with 5
Digs: Avery Hintz with 18, Cali Kopecky with 15 and Kindyl Kilar with 14
Per nfl.com, the Packers’ season opener on September 12, which was scheduled to be played in New Orleans, has been moved to Jacksonville’s TIAA Bank Field. This is due to the aftermath of Hurricane Ida. Jacksonville, FL is approximately 550 miles from New Orleans. The game will remain a 3:25 p.m. CDT start and be broadcast on FOX.
Congratulations, Reese Brantmeier! The Mixed Doubles draw was announced last night to the public at the 2021 US Open Tennis Championships. Reese Brantmeier of Whitewater will be teaming up with Nicholas Monroe of Austin, Texas, as one of the 32 mixed doubles teams competing in the US Open. Her partner is also playing men’s doubles with Francis Tiafoe.
You can find more information on the match by going to the official US Open site at https://www.usopen.org/en_US/draws/index.html?event=XD.
Article Submitted by Greg Stewart
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