Today is Monday, November 25, 2024
Comments from Whitewater Whippet Boys Soccer Coach John Chenoweth:
“The Whitewater Boys Soccer team advanced to the regional championship with a victory over Jefferson Thursday night. The boys came out with the effort and energy needed from the starting whistle. We appeared to have control of the game for most of the first half and went up midway through the half on a goal by Juan Cuellar. Jefferson then managed to get a point of their own before the half ended. In a back-and-forth second half, the Whippets got ahead on a goal from Cristian Reyes to take the lead 2-1. Then the Eagles earned a penalty kick and found the back of the net to bring it back to a tie. Both teams put together some opportunities to keep it a nail-biter until the end of regulation time leaving a 2-2 tie. The Whippets and Eagles tied 3-3 earlier in the season, but in the playoff’s there must be a winner so we played two 10 minute overtime halves. Both teams played with a lot of heart as legs were starting to get tired, but neither team could get a goal. As the game had been played on a field with no lights and it was now past sundown, we had to move over to the lighted football stadium field for the final penalty shoot-out. Our team had practiced penalty kicks the day before and had locked in a line-up so we were ready. The first two kickers from both teams scored on their PK’s with Juan Cuellar and Morgan Janovec getting the Whippets on the board. Then our keeper, Antwan Banda, stepped up and got a big save against Jefferson’s shooter. Cristian Reyes picked up the third goal for the Whippets. Banda got his hands on the fourth shot from Jefferson but it made it in the goal. Colin Chenoweth made his PK to keep us ahead 4-3. Jefferson’s final shot found the net to bring it to 4-4 with Jose Espana stepping up for our final try. Espana’s shot went straight in and the Whippets celebrated an exciting, hard-fought match with a victory! It was an all-around team effort with everyone stepping up to the task. The Whippets play in the Regional Championship game on Saturday at 1:00pm on the road at Mt. Horeb.”
Photos Courtesy of Bob Mischka
A Message from Whippet Head Cross Country Coach Chad Carstens:
“Whitewater is excited to be hosting a double (D2 and a D3) cross country sectional this coming Saturday at UW-Whitewater. I wanted to pass along the meet information so you can see what this very unique event will entail. This has never been done before in our area and we are excited to host a first-class event for everyone involved. The meet info is essentially the same for each sectional; however, the box assignments are the main difference so you can see what teams will be coming.”
D2: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1aOBSV7owjilurS5NfSZCmmDCv64i77NNlT8HgoJqbF0/edit?usp=sharing
D3: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1cz-Vm7lAQeQociCK45nFahJ1VErm3-ma3u6c0QKVRHs/edit?usp=sharing
The No. 3 ranked University of Wisconsin-Whitewater football team overcame a slow start and rainy weather Saturday, October 19 for a 38-0 triumph at UW-Stevens Point in a Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference contest at Goerke Park.
The Warhawks (6-0 overall, 3-0 WIAC) piled up 215 rushing yards and held the Pointers to 59 yards rushing on the other side of the ball. Junior running back Alex Peete rushed 16 times for 114 yards and three touchdowns to lead the UW-Whitewater offense. Junior wide receiver Derek Kumerow caught four passes for 47 yards, and junior wide receiver JT Parish tallied three receptions for 47 yards.
Defensively, senior defensive lineman Jordan Brand registered seven tackles, including two for a loss, and senior linebacker Jacob Erbs collected seven stops, including one for a loss. Junior linebacker Kaleb Kaminski contributed six tackles, including 1.5 for a loss, and senior linebacker Matt Anderson, junior defensive back Mark McGrath and sophomore linebacker Ryan Liszka each posted six tackles.
Erbs started the scoring for the Warhawks, ripping the ball from Pointers quarterback Matt Urmanski near midfield and rumbling 46 yards for a touchdown to make it 7-0 just over two minutes into the game. In the second quarter, Peete completed an eight-play, 84-yard drive with an 11-yard touchdown run to make it 14-0 with 9:01 to play in the half. UW-Whitewater’s defense forced two more punts in the quarter to help the team take its 14-point lead into halftime.
The Warhawks started the second half strong with a 10-play, 75-yard drive to take a 21-0 advantage. Peete scampered in from 19 yards out with 10:40 left in the third quarter.
The two teams exchanged punts before the defense came up with a turnover. Kaminski popped the ball loose from Urmanski and Brand recovered it at the UW-W 32-yard line.
From there, UW-Whitewater drove 51 yards in 12 plays to set up a 34-yard field goal by junior kicker Wojciech Gasienica with 12:46 left in the fourth quarter.
The Warhawks forced another fumble on the ensuing drive as freshman defensive lineman Niko Lemke came up with the strip and recovery.
UW-Whitewater took advantage of the miscue with a seven-play, 75-yard drive capped by Peete’s 3-yard touchdown three plays following a 26-yard completion from junior quarterback Zach Oles to Parish. The team took a 31-0 lead with 8:24 on the clock.
A short punt following a three-and-out gave the Warhawks a short field, and they capitalized as sophomore running back Jaylon Edmonson carried on all five plays and crossed the goal line for a five-yard score with 3:36 remaining to account for the final margin.
UW-Whitewater resumes action next Saturday, Oct. 26, at UW-River Falls. Kickoff is slated for 1 p.m.
The Whitewater Whippets Boys Soccer team finished up the regular season this past Thursday with a 3-0 victory over Big Foot-Williams Bay. The Whippets picked up two goals in the first half, the first from a header from Cristian Reyes off of a corner kick from Colin Chenoweth and the second from a strike from Juan Cuellar with Marcos Contreras picking up the assist. Juan Cuellar notched the third goal of the night on a low, hard-driven corner kick that proved too difficult to handle by the keeper. Good defensive play by defensive midfielders and defensive back stopped most of the offensive pressure of Big Foot with goalkeepers Antwan Banda and Sergio Zuniga each stopping shots to pick up the clean sheet. The Whippets are in the state playoffs Thursday with an away game at Jefferson.
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