Today is Wednesday, November 27, 2024
The Whitewater Volleyball team lost to Johnson Creek in 4 sets (25-16, 23-25, 16-25, 16-25) on Thursday, October 12.
Whitewater came out strong in the first set and took charge from behind the service line, accumulating 24 aces on the night, with Ella Spear picking up 11 of those aces, and winning the first set. Ella really has been working hard on her serving game, and tonight she came out on fire. Eleven aces on the night is an outstanding stat. She also has been dialing in to making sure she is leading in her defensive play!
Unfortunately, we couldn’t hold the momentum from the first set and lost the next three.
Statistical leaders on the night included Calli Grosinske with a double-double with 13 kills, 3 aces, 13 digs, and 2 blocks, Ella Spear with a double-double with 11 aces and 11 digs, Emmanuella Mbifi with 4 kills and 2 blocks, Zoe Kohl with 11 digs, and Marina Linos with 13 assists and 4 aces.
Zoe Kohl has really been working hard to refine her defense. She is asking great questions, and working hard each day in practice. It has been great to see her dig stat improve with double digits tonight!
Whitewater will travel to Stoughton for their first regional match up at 7:00 PM on Tuesday, October 17.
Article Submitted by Mary Kilar
Whitewater High School Head Volleyball Coach
mkilar@wwusd.org
By Angela Kelm
Asst. Athletic Director for Sports Information
The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater football team heads to UW-River Falls to take on the league-leader this Saturday. Kickoff is slated for 1 p.m. | Game Notes PDF
IN THE POLLS
UWW: #7 D3football.com (down four spots) / #11 American Football Coaches Association (down eight)
UWRF: #4 D3football.com (up one) / #4 AFCA (up one)
LAST TIME OUT
The Warhawks fell to UW-La Crosse 37-34 on a field goal as time ran out last week. UWW came back from a 14-point fourth quarter deficit to knot the game 34-34 with just under six minutes left, but a late drive for the Eagles set up the game-winning field goal.
Alec Ogden (Marshall, Wis./Monona Grove) was 10-16 for 154 yards and a pair of passing touchdowns. He added 72 yards and two more scores on the ground. Alijah Maher-Parr (Wauwatosa, Wis./Arrowhead) was responsible for 177 of the team’s 427 yards of offense. The running back went for 113 yards on seven carries with a rushing touchdown and added a single reception for a 64-yard score.
Defensively, Joey Antonietti (La Grange, Ill./Lyons Township) led the Warhawks for the second consecutive week with 14 tackles including seven solo. Hawk Heffner (Grafton, Wis./Grafton) and Kyle Koelblinger (Crystal Lake, Ill./Prairie Ridge) joined Antonietti in double digits with 12 and 11 tackles respectively.
Kamrin Hutt (Schaumburg, Ill./Maine West) had a career game in special teams play. In his first time punting for UWW, Hutt averaged 37.8 yards per punt with a long of 50 yards. He pinned the Eagles inside the 20 on one of his five boots. On the other side of special teams, Hutt got to the Eagles’ punter blocking a kick late in the game to set up UW-Whitewater with a short field.
UW-River Falls scored early and often in a 49-7 win at Eau Claire last week. The Falcons posted 14 points in each of the first three quarters, adding another touchdown in the fourth.
Kaleb Blaha is UWRF’s dominant offensive threat. He was 27-37 for 288 yards and four touchdown passes against the Blugolds. The quarterback added 99 yards on 24 rushing attempts with a TD.
Three Falcon defenders posted six tackles in the contest. Andrew Schumacher posted a solo sack for a loss of 16 yards. Cade Schmidt registered a 53-yard pick-six to lead River Falls.
ON THE AIR
Saturday’s game will air live online on the WIAC Network on the UW-River Falls 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 65th meeting between the Warhawks and Falcons. UWW leads the all-time series by over 20 wins and currently holds a 20-game win streak over the Falcons.
The Whippet Swimmers took on Delavan-Darien on Tuesday, October 10th. The Whippets took home a big win beating the Comets 108 to 56 and placing 1st in every event on the night.
1st place finishes include:
Medley Relay: (Maggie Maas, Emerson Dunham, Makayla Bazeley, Charlotte Hajewski) – 2:15.36
200 FR: Charlotte Hajewski – 2:27.93
200 IM: Makayla Bazeley – 2:18.30
50 FR: Lucy Davis – 33.35
100 FLY: Charlotte Hajewski – 1:21.87
100 FR: Makayla Bazeley – 56.92
500 FR: Emerson Dunham – 6:05.31
200 FR Relay: (Atreya Wilson, Georgia Esch, Payton Peacock, Lucy Davis) – 2:17.44
100 Backstroke: Maggie Maas – 1:18.85
100 Breaststroke: Emerson Dunham – 1:24.29
400 FR Relay: (Makayla Bazeley, Maggie Maas, Charlotte Hajewski, Emerson Dunham) – 4:23.60
Impressive Time Drops Include:
All 500 FR Swimmers went best times on the night. Emerson Dunham (3 second drop), Lucy Davis (16 second drop), Zoe Zei (8 second drop).
All 200 FR Swimmers went best times. Charlotte Hajewski (2 second drop), Atreya Wilson (7 second drop), Payton Peacock (7 second drop)
Georgia Esch went 4 for 4 on best times. She had an impressive 7 second time drop in the 100 Fly and 3 second drop in the 100 Backstroke.
Sanibel Fox-Simes put up a nice relay split in 50 Freestyle.
The Whippets are up again next week Tuesday, October 17 at 5:30 p.m. against Beloit Memorial for their last dual meet of the season. Go Whippets!
Article and Photo Submitted by Sarah Reynolds
Whitewater High School Head Swim Coach
sreynolds@wwusd.org
The Whippet Volleyball Team traveled to East Troy on Tuesday, October 10, and battled the Trojans (22-25, 21-25, 13-25).
Coach Mary Kilar commented, “I felt we came out on fire in sets 1 and 2! We surprised some people as we have improved so much over the course of this season. Our struggles always come in unforced errors whether in serve receive or behind the service line. Unfortunately, we racked up 14 service errors, and when we do the math, that gifted the other team roughly 5 points a set. Had we corrected that stat, we would be on the winning side of the sets.”
“Calli Grosinske played the best offensive sets I have seen this season in sets 1 and 2. She saw the court so well and was bettering the balls she needed to, and crushed some great sets from Marina Linos.” Calli finished with 18 kills (hitting a .196) and 7 digs.
Manny Mbifi and Meg Roselle keep improving their game in the middle, their volleyball IQ is developing and we see it in both their blocking and running of offensive routes. Manny and Meg finished with 1 kill a piece.
Falyn Krahn was aggressive defensively. Falyn had some digs no one thought she could get to; that was a spark we needed! Falyn finished with 11 digs and 2 kills.
Ella Spear finished with 1 kill, 1 ace, and 6 digs. Zoe Kohl finished the night with 3 digs. Sydney Schilt passed a 2.0 in serve receive and added 1 dig.
Marina Linos was a force behind the service line. She served under pressure and delivered a solid comeback in set 2! She had 2 aces and 19 assists on the night.
“To see this fight early in the match was how I knew we could play! We have Johnson Creek on Thursday in a non-conference match and then head into regionals, playing Stoughton on Tuesday at 7:00 p.m. in Stoughton.” Let’s go, Whippets!
Article Submitted by Mary Kilar
Whitewater High School Head Volleyball Coach
mkilar@wwusd.org
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