Whippet Soccer faced a heartbreaking defeat Tuesday evening, September 16, as your Whitewater Whippets fell 2-1 to Tenor-Veritas.

Emiliano Olivares opened the scoring early in the first half with a brilliantly placed shot thanks to a well-timed assist from Kevin Gonzalez. Whippet soccer continued to fight hard pushing for more goals but regretfully conceded an equalizer with only minutes remaining in the half. WHS was in the ascendancy and controlled most of the first 40 minutes.

The second half was a closely contested battle that seemed to be swaying in Whitewater’s favor. A defensive lapse in the Whippet penalty box and a questionable refereeing decision saw Tenor-Veritas awarded a penalty kick with less than 4 minutes remaining. The away side converted the spot kick and went home with the victory.

Your Whippets fought hard until the very end and will take their resolve with them when they travel to Delavan-Darien on Thursday. 

Article Submitted by Sam Burns
Whitewater High School Head Boys’ Soccer Coach
dburns@wwusd.org

The Whitewater Whippets turned in a strong all-around showing at the Dana Waddell Invitational, hosted by Marshall on a very warm day at McCarthy Park on Tuesday, September 16. This year’s course change introduced more challenging hills, and when paired with the heat in the mid-80’s and no wind, it created a race atmosphere the athletes will remember for years to come.

Boys’ Varsity

Freshman Tyler Carollo continues to establish himself as one of the conference’s rising stars, racing to 8th place in a lifetime-best 18:50.5 to earn a medal. Junior Wyatt Esch followed with a career breakthrough, dipping under the 20-minute barrier for the first time to place 19th in 19:54.6 and claim one of the final medals of the day.

Seniors Quinton O’Toole (30th, 20:59.5) and Isaiah Mendez (37th, 21:56.7), along with junior Marcus Roselle (34th, 21:16.2), rounded out the scoring five for Whitewater. Together, they lifted the Whippets to 5th place with 128 points in the nine-team field.

Boys’ JV

In the JV race, freshman Jameson Rothwell led the Whippets with a 28:50.9 finish for 14th overall. Sophomore Ian Agen delivered a milestone effort of his own, setting a personal record of 29:49.1 to finish 16th and break the 30-minute mark for the first time in his career.

Girls’ Varsity

The Whitewater Girls’ Varsity placed 8th as a team with 164 points, led by sophomore Virginia Nelson, who cracked the top 10 with a 22:37.2 performance for 10th place. Senior Delaney Hammack added a season highlight, running a personal-best 23:27.6 for 19th.

Freshman Madelyn Taylor (42nd, 28:01.5), senior Payton Brautigam (53rd, 29:43.5), and senior Kelly Mayorga (57th, 33:57.2, PR) rounded out the Whippet scoring. Mayorga’s race was also her first-ever cross country competition, marking a milestone for the program.

Head Coach Chad Carstens praised his team’s resilience and race strategy:

“Given the conditions, we had a team strategy to run the first half of the race and race the back half. It seemed to pay off as many athletes from other teams clearly had not respected the terrain and temperatures of the day and paid for it. Whitewater was able to move through the field nicely and have some really nice finishes. Tyler breaking 19 again, Wyatt dipping under 20, and Delaney setting a PR were all huge moments. In addition to those athletes, Kelly Mayorga competed in her first ever race, and Ian Agen broke 30. Lots of good things are happening in Whippet CC!”

Full results: https://www.athletic.net/CrossCountry/meet/263167/info

Article and Photo Submitted by Chad Carstens
Whitewater High School Head Cross Country Coach
ccarstens@wwusd.org

The Whippet volleyball program is making great strides this season with three teams: JV2, JV1, and Varsity. Every player at each level is working hard and improving with every practice and game.

The Varsity team, in particular, has been dedicated to learning the game, as many of the players are new to this higher level of competition. They’ve committed to each other, working every day to get better. This season, they’ve had some great battles against strong teams like Stoughton, Johnson Creek, Vader., and St. Joseph’s Kenosha.

Our first conference match was on the road in Monroe. While the team’s performance wasn’t what we know they’re capable of, they showed impressive resilience by regrouping and playing tough against some very solid teams at the recent Dodgeland Invite.

Stat leaders for the season so far include:

● Blocks:  Sydney Schilt- 2

● Kills:  Sydney Schilt-24 (1.6 per set)

● Digs:  Jasmine Kilar- 80 (5.3 per set)

● Assists:  Mya Graves-Koran- 72

● Aces:  Jasmine Kilar- 5

Catch us in action this Thursday at home against East Troy! We’d love to see you there to support our team!

Article and Photos Submitted by Mary Kilar

On Saturday, September 13th, the Whitewater Girls’ Swim Team traveled to Elkhorn for the Elk Invite. The Whippets finished 7th out of 11 teams and packed the day full of big swims, new best times, and heat wins! The energy was high, and the improvements keep rolling in each week! 

Top 16 Finishes:

• 200 Medley Relay A – Charlotte Hajewski, Atreya Wilson, Maggie Maas, Lucy Davis – 11th
• 200 Medley Relay B – Grace Coleman, Maya Davis, Georgia Esch, Paige Kollwelter – 15th
• 100 Fly – Charlotte Hajewski – 15th
• 100 Free – Maggie Maas – 12th, Grace Smith – 16th
• 400 Free – Charlotte Hajewski – 15th
• 200 Free Relay A – Maggie Maas, Atreya Wilson, Grace Smith, Charlotte Hajewski – 12th
• 200 Free Relay B – Emma Maas, Paige Kollwelter, Laken DePorter, Maya Davis – 15th
• 100 Backstroke – Maggie Maas – 9th
• 100 Breaststroke – Atreya Wilson – 13th
• 400 Free Relay A – Grace Coleman, Emma Maas, Grace Smith, Lucy Davis – 11th
• 400 Free Relay B – Georgia Esch, Laken DePorter, Maya Davis, Storm DePorter – 16th

 More Highlights:

Georgia Esch  won her heat in the 50 Freestyle with a new best time!

Jalayne Hanson  continues to improve, dropping another second in the 50 Freestyle!

Grace Smith, Emma Maas, and Laken DePorter went 1–2–3  in their heat of the 100 Freestyle!

All 100 Backstroke swimmers (Maggie Maas, Grace Coleman, Caitlin Alford, Paige Kollwelter) went best times  — plus Storm DePorter gave it a go for the first time and swam awesome!

Atreya Wilson knocked 2 seconds off her 100 Breaststroke !

The Whippets continue to build momentum and show off their hard work in the pool. What a great day of racing! 

The team’s next meet will be Tuesday, September 16th at Lake Geneva against Badger and Platteville/Lancaster. Swimming starts at 5:30pm – come cheer on the Whippets! 

Article and Photo Submitted by Sarah Reynolds
Whitewater High School Head Swim Coach
ReynoldsSM07@uww.edu