Today is Monday, June 22, 2026
The Whippets lost a close 3-4 match to Jefferson at Whitewater on Monday, September 9.
We certainly had our opportunities to pull this match out. Our lack of footwork continues to be an area that we need to work on. If we don’t move you can’t get the ball to go where you need it to go. I was pleased with several things as well though. Our 1 and 2 singles players actually played some very nice points. They were setting their points up quite well, but they were playing two very good players who don’t let you make an error of any kind without making you pay for it.
Melanie Reyes 
Tessa Papcke 
Mariana Cano
Photos Courtesy of Bob Mischka
Tessa Papcke showed some mental toughness after completely losing focus in the second set; she was able to pull it back together and win a close 3rd set.
Our 1 and 2 doubles teams were hitting some very nice angles at the net. That is something that we have been working on and was a definite positive this evening.
On Thursday we head to Walworth to face a very tough Big Foot team.
Article Submitted by Coach Tim Nelson
Courtesy of Jason Bleck: The Whippets got their first win of the 2019 season in a big way on Friday night, Sept. 6 against Clinton. Whitewater shut out the Cougars and won by a score of 44-0. The Whippets’ offensive attack was led by running back Will Leibbrand who had 3 receptions for 125 yards and 9 carries for 33 yards with 3 total touchdowns (2 rushing, 1 receiving). Quarterback Brock Grosinske also had a breakout game completing 9 of 14 passes for 214 yards and 2 touchdowns.
The Whippet defense had a spectacular game holding Clinton to just 61 yards of total offense. They were led by Carter Friend who had 10 tackles and Cooper Pease who had 6 tackles (3 of which were tackles for loss). Gehrig Monday returned an interception for a touchdown in the 3rd quarter and Jacob Heritage added an interception in the first half as well.
The Whippets will face Big Foot in their next game this Friday, Sept. 13. The game will be played at UW-W Perkins Stadium; kickoff is at 7 p.m.
Report courtesy of Chad Carstens: Trenten Zahn and Gio Anello medaled for the Whippet boys CC team in the hotly contested Verona Invitational on Saturday, 9/7. Trenten placed 20th with a strong time of 17:16 and Gio placed 39th in 17:38. Peter Zimdars ran a superb race to finish as the team’s 3rd runner in 19:48. Their efforts boosted the boys to a 4th place finish out of 8 teams in our division. The JV team was led by Evan Schepp and Marcus DePorter who finished with times of 21:34 and 21:38, respectively. The JV team finished in 17th out of 21 scoring teams.
Facing the equally tough field, the girls were led by Trinity Nickels who placed 129th in 25:14 and Gwen Truesdale placing 137th in 26:37. The varsity girls finished in 8th place from their division. The JV girls were led by Jenny Villarreal 255th in 28:44 and Nikole Pelot 289th in 30:18. Their efforts helped the team finish in 16th place overall.
It was a strong day overall for the program and the team looks to complete some great training this week as they are off from racing before returning to the starting line on Tuesday, September 17th at the Marshall Invitational.
It was another great meet for the Whippets at the 9 team Elkhorn Invite on Saturday, September 7. We earned 17 medals in seven different events and five out of six relays scored points today. This is a tough Invite with five Division 1 schools.
200 Medley Relay, 2nd place – Grace Foucault, Ella Houwers, Brianna Zimdars, Sophia Fanshaw
200 Medley Relay, 14th place – Amber Krebs, Hailey Murphy, Lexi Hackney, Ellie Treder
200 Freestyle – Mina Truesdale dropped 19 seconds
200 Individual Medley, 2nd place – Ella Houwers
200 Individual Medley, 11th place – Amber Krebs
50 Freestyle – Karime Velazquez dropped 2 seconds
100 Butterfly, 3rd place – Brianna Zimdars
100 Butterfly, 7th place – Grace Foucault
400 Freestyle, 1st place – Brianna Zimdars
400 Freestyle, 6th place – Sophia Fanshaw
400 Freestyle, 7th place – Amber Krebs
200 Freestyle Relay, 11th place – Ellie Treder, Lexi Hackney, Brooke Bazeley, Sophia Fanshaw
200 Freestyle Relay, 16th place – Hailey Murphy, Raquel Ortiz, Lucy Amos, Mina Truesdale
100 Backstroke, 3rd place – Grace Foucault
100 Backstroke, 6th place – Sophia Fanshaw
100 Backstroke, Lucy Amos dropped 9 seconds
100 Breaststroke, 2nd place – Ella Houwers
400 Freestyle Relay, 3rd place – Brianna Zimdars, Amber Krebs, Grace Foucault, Ella Houwers
A big highlight was Brianna Zimdars winning the 400 Freestyle race after swimming a very smart, controlled race and in the last 25 yards rallied more strength to touch her competitor out by .09 seconds and on her birthday, too! Very proud of all the girls who raced today, way to go Whippets!
Article submitted by Coach Gina Foucault
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