Today is Wednesday, July 24, 2024
By Angela Kelm
Assistant Athletic Director for Sports Information
The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater football team returns to Perkins Stadium to host UW-Stout this Saturday. Kickoff is slated for 2 p.m. The game will be the first against an unranked team for the Warhawks this season.
Full Game Notes (PDF)
IN THE POLLS
UWW: #5 D3football.com (up one spot) / #6 American Football Coaches Association (up five)
UWS: unranked
LAST TIME OUT
The Warhawks took down UW-River Falls, ranked fourth last week, on their home field 21-14. The UWW defense bolstered the win with four takeaways that led to 10 Warhawk points. In addition to winning the turnover battle, UW-Whitewater dominated time of possession with the Warhawk offense on the field for over 38 minutes in the contest.
UWW quarterback Alec Ogden (Marshall, Wis./Monona Grove) was 15-22 for 180 yards with a touchdown pass. He added 73 yards and a touchdown on the ground. Tommy Coates (Chicago, Ill./De La Salle Institute) was Ogden’s favorite target on the day with five catches including a touchdown grab. In the run game, the Warhawks backfield tandem of Tamir Thomas (Menomonee Falls, Wis./Menomonee Falls) and Alijah Maher-Parr (Wauwatosa, Wis./Arrowhead) combined for 120 yards and a rushing touchdown.
The defense was stellar all day with numerous Warhawks making big plays. Joey Antonietti (La Grange, Ill./Lyons Township) jumped a passing lane and picked off one of the best QBs in the country for his third interception in as many games. He also helped pace UWW with seven tackles. Hawk Heffner (Grafton, Wis./Grafton) also tallied seven tackles adding a sack for a loss of six. Kyle Koelblinger (Crystal Lake, Ill./Prairie Ridge) posted five tackles, a tackle for a loss, an interception with a 35-yard return and three pass breakups while Matt Burba (Lake in the Hills, Ill./Huntley) got into the backfield for a sack that pushed UWRF back 16 yards. Egon Hein (St. Charles, Ill./North) hauled in the Warhawks’ third interception of the game and Cole Yocum (DeForest, Wis./DeForest) scooped up a Falcon fumble and returned it 32 yards.
UW-Stout ran away with their game against UW-Stevens Point last week. The Blue Devils scored 28 points in the first half and never looked back.
Blue Devil quarterback Mitch Waechter was 19-30 for 291 yards, three touchdowns and one pick. He connected with Will Knutson on five completions for 116 yards and a touchdown while Patrick Corcoran tallied a pair of touchdown catches in the game. On the ground, Dylan Nelson posted 89 yards on seven carries including a 74-yard scamper.
Defensively, Tysen White led UW-Stout with nine tackles while Jack Luedtke added eight.
PARKING
The Perkins Stadium Lot (Lot 24) is sold out for the season. To pre-purchase parking spots for Saturday’s game click here. No cash will be accepted for parking this season.
ON THE AIR
Saturday’s game will air live online on the WIAC Network on the UW-Whitewater portal. The contest can be heard on 105.9 FM The Hog in the Whitewater area, or online at www.1059thehog.com.
SERIES
This is the 66th meeting between the Warhawks and Blue Devils with UWW winning the last 20 matchups.
The Whitewater Girl’s Swim Team competed in their final dual meet against Beloit Memorial on Tuesday (10/17). The team left with some best times as we enter into championship season.
Some best times include:
- Maggie Maas – 200 Freestyle (2:26.48) and 100 Freestyle (1:07.21)
- Charlotte Hajewski- 200 IM (2:51.87) with an impressive finish!
- Lucy Davis – 200 IM by dropping 13 whole seconds (3:08.63) and 100 Backstroke (1:36.29)
- Sanibel Fox-Simes – 50 Freestyle (50.85) and 100 Freestyle by dropping 4 seconds (1:50.45)
- Adalynn Frye – 50 Freestyle (34.79)
- Makayla Bazeley- 100 Backstroke (1:00.99) which improves her time in the Whippets Top 10!
- Emerson Dunham – 50 Freestyle (30.20)
- Marijose Verduzco – 100 Freestyle (1:26.33) and 100 Backstroke by dropping 4 seconds (1:34.88)
- Atreya Wilson – 500 Freestyle by dropping 18 seconds (7:46.01)
- Georgia Esch – 200 Freestyle dropping 4 seconds (2:53.56)
The Swim Team is back in the pool on Saturday, October 21, at UW-Platteville. We hope to see you all as we head into our championship season.
Article and Photo Submitted by Sarah Reynolds
Whitewater High School Head Swim Coach
sreynolds@wwusd.org
12th seeded Whitewater Volleyball team lost to 5th seeded Stoughton in the first round of regionals (7-25, 12-25, 14-25) on Tuesday, October 17.
We tried a different line up after losing the first two sets to see if we could get some momentum, and we certainly hung with them the first half of set three, but then costly service and serve receive errors cost us several points and we couldn’t recover.
Zoe Kohl was called upon to play a 6 rotation outside in set three, and added 2 kills in that set to go with her 3 digs. Ava Alvarado was asked to change up her defensive position in set three. Both players did their jobs. I was pleased with Ava’s defensive presence on the court. She passed a 2.5 on the night and added 5 digs. Ava has certainly grown in her confidence and has held steady for us all year. She has a great volleyball IQ and definitely became a leader in the backcourt.
Statistical leaders on the night included Calli Grosinske with 8 kills and 11 digs, Falyn Krahn with 3 kills and 4 digs, Ella Spear with 1 ace and 2 digs, and Marina Linos with 7 assists, 2 aces, and a block. Manny Mbifi added 1 block on the night as well.
This was the final match as a Whippet for our four seniors Manny Mbifi, Meg Roselle, Marina Linos, and Aidyn Amundson. These seniors were exemplary leaders on and off the court. They certainly set a high standard for our younger players about team culture, work ethic, and dedication. They came day in and day out giving their all to this team and program, and certainly have grown into fine student athletes over the last four years. They will all be deeply missed by this program.
Article Submitted by Mary Kilar
Whitewater High School Head Volleyball Coach
mkilar@wwusd.org
By Angela Kelm
Assistant Athletic Director for Sports Information
River Falls, Wis. — The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater football team, ranked seventh according to D3football.com, took down fourth-ranked UW-River Falls on their home field Saturday afternoon.
Tommy Coates dives into the end zone for a touchdown (Olivia Zinanni)
The Warhawks were dominant in the first half. The Falcons generated more offense in the second half, but two statistics stood out and sealed the game for UWW — the Warhawks tallied four takeaways and owned the possession game with the offense on the field for 38:14 in the contest. Two of those takeaways led to points and a hefty UWW lead in the first half.
After a three-and-out on the first drive of the game, the Warhawk defense forced a punt and the offense capitalized. UWW went 55 yards in 14 plays capped by an Alec Ogden six-yard touchdown scamper.
The UWW defense got the offense back onto the field in a hurry. Six plays into the Falcons’ next drive, Joey Antonietti picked off UWRF quarterback Kaleb Blaha, one of the best in the nation, for his third interception in as many games. Once again, the UW-Whitewater offense capitalized. Ogden hit Tommy Coates for a 13-yard reception on the first play. Two snaps later, Nick Wind hauled in an Ogden pass for a 36-yard gain. Two plays later, the Ogden-Coates connection was good from 21-yards out for the passing score. The Warhawks opted to go for two to make up for a missed extra point on the first touchdown, but the try was unsuccessful leaving UWW with a 12-0 lead.
The next series of drives was more of the same – a UWW takeaway that led to more points. This time Cole Yocum scooped up a fumble and returned it 32 yards to set up the Warhawk offense at the River Falls 30. The UW-Whitewater drive stalled sending out the field goal unit. Jeff Isotalo-McGuire split the uprights from 44-yards out to make it 15-0 Warhawks with over 10 minutes to go before the half.
The defense forced a punt with the offense getting into field goal range on UWW’s next drive, but the 53-yard attempt was no good giving the ball back to the Falcons at their own 26 with 5:27 left.
UW-Whitewater’s stingy defense nearly held UWRF off the board in the first half forcing 4th down and 12 from the UWW 18 but Blaha was able to find a receiver in the end zone for the score. The extra point made it 15-7. The teams traded interceptions with Kyle Koelblinger picking off Konnor Aufenthie’s pass as time expired.
On the other side of the break, the defense continued to frustrate the Falcon offense, forcing a punt on the first drive of the half. Ogden went up the middle for 37 yards on UW-Whitewater’s first play of their drive. Tamir Thomas broke off the right side of the line and upfield for 22 more. He would cap the drive five plays later with a five-yard run. Another two-point attempt was unsuccessful to keep the score at 21-7.
That score held through the third. Early in the fourth the Falcons recovered a fumble and turned the takeaway into points to pull within a touchdown, 21-14, with over 13 minutes remaining.
Neither team was able to put up points in their ensuing drives and UWRF took over at their own 20 with 2:45 on the clock.
The Warhawk defense came up big, like they had been doing the whole game. After back-to-back incomplete passes for Blaha, Hawk Heffner came flying past the end of the line and straight to the quarterback for a sack and a loss of six yards to make it 4th and 16. Blaha’s next pass fell incomplete and the Warhawk offense took to the field in victory formation.
Ogden was 15-22 for 180 yards and a passing touchdown. He added 73 yards and a touchdown on the ground.
Thomas was UWW’s leading back with 68 yards and a touchdown. Nick Wind hauled in three catches for 63 yards while Coates caught five passes for 46 yards and the score.
Defensively, Heffner tallied seven tackles and the late sack. Antonietti posted seven tackles and had the i
River Falls, Wis. — The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater football team, ranked seventh according to D3football.com, took down fourth-ranked UW-River Falls on their home field Saturday afternoon.
Photo 1: Tommy Coates dives into the endzone for a touchdown (Olivia Zinanni)
Photo 2: Kyle Koelblinger looks up the field after hauling in an interception (Olivia Zinanni)
The Warhawks were dominant in the first half. The Falcons generated more offense in the second half, but two statistics stood out and sealed the game for UWW — the Warhawks tallied four takeaways and owned the possession game with the offense on the field for 38:14 in the contest. Two of those takeaways led to points and a hefty UWW lead in the first half.
After a three-and-out on the first drive of the game, the Warhawk defense forced a punt and the offense capitalized. UWW went 55 yards in 14 plays capped by an Alec Ogden six-yard touchdown scamper.
The UWW defense got the offense back onto the field in a hurry. Six plays into the Falcons’ next drive, Joey Antonietti picked off UWRF quarterback Kaleb Blaha, one of the best in the nation, for his third interception in as many games. Once again, the UW-Whitewater offense capitalized. Ogden hit Tommy Coates for a 13-yard reception on the first play. Two snaps later, Nick Wind hauled in an Ogden pass for a 36-yard gain. Two plays later, the Ogden-Coates connection was good from 21-yards out for the passing score. The Warhawks opted to go for two to make up for a missed extra point on the first touchdown, but the try was unsuccessful leaving UWW with a 12-0 lead.
The next series of drives was more of the same – a UWW takeaway that led to more points. This time Cole Yocum scooped up a fumble and returned it 32 yards to set up the Warhawk offense at the River Falls 30. The UW-Whitewater drive stalled sending out the field goal unit. Jeff Isotalo-McGuire split the uprights from 44-yards out to make it 15-0 Warhawks with over 10 minutes to go before the half.
The defense forced a punt with the offense getting into field goal range on UWW’s next drive, but the 53-yard attempt was no good giving the ball back to the Falcons at their own 26 with 5:27 left.
UW-Whitewater’s stingy defense nearly held UWRF off the board in the first half forcing 4th down and 12 from the UWW 18 but Blaha was able to find a receiver in the endzone for the score. The extra point made it 15-7. The teams traded interceptions with Kyle Koelblinger picking off Konnor Aufenthie’s pass as time expired.
On the other side of the break, the defense continued to frustrate the Falcon offense, forcing a punt on the first drive of the half. Ogden went up the middle for 37 yards on UW-Whitewater’s first play of their drive. Tamir Thomas broke off the right side of the line and upfield for 22 more. He would cap the drive five plays later with a five-yard run. Another two-point attempt was unsuccessful to keep the score at 21-7.
That score held through the third. Early in the fourth the Falcons recovered a fumble and turned the takeaway into points to pull within a touchdown, 21-14, with over 13 minutes remaining.
Neither team was able to put up points in their ensuing drives and UWRF took over at their own 20 with 2:45 on the clock.
The Warhawk defense came up big, like they had been doing the whole game. After back-to-back incomplete passes for Blaha, Hawk Heffner came flying passed the end of the line and straight to the quarterback for a sack and a loss of six yards to make it 4th and 16. Blaha’s next pass fell incomplete and the Warhawk offense took to the field in victory formation.
Ogden was 15-22 for 180 yards and a passing touchdown. He added 73 yards and a touchdown on the ground.
Thomas was UWW’s leading back with 68 yards and a touchdown. Nick Wind hauled in three catches for 63 yards while Coates caught five passes for 46 yards and the score.
Defensively, Heffner tallied seven tackles and the late sack. Antonietti posted seven tackles and had the interception. Koelblinger added five tackles and three pass breakups to his interception on the day. Matt Burba registered four tackles and a sack for a loss of 16 yards.
nterception. Koelblinger added five tackles and three pass breakups to his interception on the day. Matt Burba registered four tackles and a sack for a loss of 16 yards.
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