Today is Sunday, June 21, 2026
Article by Ron Sdano
Alyssa Schumacher recently was named to the WFSCA All-State Second Team for softball. The sophomore catcher hit .551 this spring which places her third on the Whitewater softball all-time list for batting average. Schumacher passed Michelle Haines .549 (1984) to move into third place. Anna Lisa Lawton .558 (1991) holds the record with Missy Fojtik .554 (1983) in second.
Alyssa was also named to the All-District First Team as well as being placed on the Janesville Gazette’s All-Area Team.
Alyssa is the daughter of Mike and Shannon Schumacher
WHS Graduate (2016) Julian Sonn completed his freshman season on MSOE’s (Milwaukee School of Engineering) baseball team – an injury red-shirted him his academic freshman year. Playing in the NACC conference, Julian was First Team selection playing first base.
Sonn’s statistics for the 2018 season:
Batting Average- .339, Runs – 26, Hits – 57, Doubles – 11, Triple – 1, Home Runs – 3, and led the conference with 42 rbi’s.
Reese Brantmeier (3rd from right in back row) pictured with her Team USA teammates.
Reese Brantmeier, a 13-year-old 8th grader at Whitewater Middle School, and daughter of Scott and Becky Brantmeier of Whitewater, was recently chosen as one of 6 top juniors to represent the U.S. in the qualifying rounds of Junior Davis and Fed Cup by BNP Paribas (16-and-under) and World Junior Tennis (14-and-under), the world’s premier junior team competitions. The events were played April 26-28 in Mexico City.
The North/Central American and Caribbean Final Qualifying rounds consisted of three days of round-robin play, with each matchup consisting of two singles matches and one doubles match. Reese won all her singles and doubles matches to contribute to the Win for the USA team!
Willow Brook Golf Course’s Junior Golf Program starts on June 11th. Lessons will be held on Monday mornings 8:00 am to noon. The program is open to ages 8-17. $50 per participant. A sign-up event will be held Monday, May 21st from 5:00-7:00 pm. Registration can also be done through mail or stop by the clubhouse during regular business hours. More information can be found on their website here: http://willowbrookgolfwhitewater.com
Ron Binning will be in charge of this year’s program. Questions can be sent to willowbrookww@gmail.com or call 262-473-3305. For a flyer with details, 
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