Today is Wednesday, October 7, 2026
On Sunday the Whitewater Buehler Law Office 14U softball team completed their season. Although the final game was not a win for the girls they had a very successful year finishing 12-4-1 on the season in Quad County Rec play.
In tournament action this weekend the girls started off on Friday night with a late game vs Big Foot, starting at 9:00. Big Foot is a very competitive team whom the girls defeated earlier this year 16-14 and tied 8-8. Yet again the young Chiefs and the young Whippet girls had a barn burner of a game. Whitewater was down five in the last inning and proceeded to score six in their bottom half to win the game 9-8, pushing them into the semi final game.
Against Lakeland the girls played very well, down only 1-0 in the 5th against a team that had outscored their opponents 118-16 in their last 6 games leading up to our game. Unfortunately the girls could not get their bats going and did end up losing 9-1. This put the girls in the 2nd place game against East Troy.
Yet again the girls were down going into the last inning, this time by six. They began to play much smarter ball and were more patient at the plate. The girls were able to get their six to force extra innings. Unfortunately the girls gave up one in the extra inning and lost 10-9 to finish in 3rd place.
Although the girls did lose that last game, I was proud of how they battled back when down by a lot to force extra innings. They showed a lot of heart in their last game of the season together.
As a coach it was very fun working with these young ladies and I look forward to watching them in the future as they grow as players. Thank you to the girls for a great season that provided a lot of excitement. Thank you to the parents for your support of the girls. Thank you to Josh Kubicz for his help coaching. It was a fun summer.
Article Submitted by John Schimming
Save the Date!
Attention Whippet Athletes and Parents: 2019-20 Athletic Code of Conduct Meeting
(for all high school sports)
Sunday, August 4, 2019, at 6 p.m.
Whitewater High School Auditorium
Individual Fall Sport Team meetings to follow.
Please contact Athletic Director Justin Crandall at jcrandall@wwusd.org with any questions or comments.
July 17 (Daily Jefferson County Union) – Justin Wegner, a former catcher for the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater baseball team who battled a rare form of cancer for more than three years, died last week. He was 22.
A celebration of Wegner’s life will take place at St. Raphael Catholic Church at 1215 Modaff Rd. in Naperville, Ill., this Thursday, July 18, with visitation from 4 to 9 p.m. Funeral mass Friday, July 19 at the church starting at 10:30 a.m.
Wegner played for the Warhawks in 2016, batting .250 with one home run and had nine RBIs during 24 games, including 14 starts. A member of the WIAC Scholastic Honor Roll, Wegner helped UW-Whitewater reach the NCAA Division III World Series that season after winning the NCAA Central Regional in Sauget, Ill.
Following the 2016 season, Wegner was diagnosed with a rare type of soft tissue sarcoma, a type of cancer.
Wegner captivated hundreds of student-athletes at UW-Whitewater, which held fundraisers for his #JwegStrong campaign during several athletics events.
Members of the UW-Whitewater community took to social media to share memories of the courageous battle Wegner fought.
Mr. Mike Lovenberg is proud to announce the administrative recommendation of Justin Crandall as the next WHS Athletic Director. Justin was selected from a candidate pool of 27 applicants and starts July 15. The interview committee was impressed with his experience and organizational skills. Justin has worked for the Port Edwards School District since 2012 as a physical education teacher and the last five years as its athletic director. He has experience as a Head Football Coach and Head Baseball Coach. At Whitewater, Justin will serve as the High School Athletic Director and teach physical education courses.
In his letter of application, Justin shared that one of his major goals as an educator is to build many solid relationships with his students. “I want to be the teacher that my students look forward to the most. I think the best way to make my class desirable is by challenging them. In my opinion, most of my students thrive on being challenged and pushed out of their comfort zones. It’s only after I make some type of connection and build a positive relationship with the student can I push them to those limits. I’ve learned over the course of my working with young people that I can get so much more academically, socially, and emotionally from them if those solid relationships are built and maintained.”
We are excited to have Justin joining our athletic program and community. We look forward to future successes. A welcome reception is being planned so that the community will have an opportunity to meet Justin.
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