Today is Thursday, January 16, 2025
By Angela Kelm
Assistant Athletic Director for Sports Information
The No. 5 University of Wisconsin-Whitewater football team downed UW-Stout 37-20 on a brisk day at Perkins Stadium Saturday afternoon.
The Warhawks put up 24 unanswered points in the second quarter to take a hefty lead and never looked back. UWW senior quarterback Alec Ogden (Marshall, Wis./Monona Grove) eclipsed the 1,000 passing yard mark with 281 yards on 23-40 passing. He added another 90 yards with his feet in the game.
Jeff Isotalo-McGuire put the Warhawks on the board with a 30-yard field goal to cap a 13-play, 82-yard drive in the second quarter. Ogden was the next to enter the scoring column on a six-yard scamper that made it 10-0.
Just over five minutes later, Ogden found the end zone again, this time from 28 yards out to give UWW a 17-0 lead. With just under three minutes to go before the break, Ogden hit Steven Hein (St. Charles, Ill./North) in stride down the middle of the field for the biggest play of the game, an 80-yard touchdown.
UW-Stout hit a 19-yard field goal to send the teams into the locker room and the Blue Devils tallied another one, this time from 32 yards, for the first score on the other side of the intermission to make it 24-6.
The Blue Devils added seven more after capping a 10-play, 57-yard drive with a 20-yard passing touchdown to cut the margin to 24-13.
UW-Whitewater responded with three straight scores, a pair of Isotalo-McGuire field goals including a 33-yarder and 30-yarder, and a nine-yard touchdown catch by Tommy Coates (Chicago, Ill./De La Salle Institute). That pushed the lead to 37-13.
UW-Stout wrapped up the scoring with a touchdown run with 1:02 left. The Warhawks took a knee after the kickoff to run out the clock.
Alijah Maher-Parr (Wauwatosa, Wis./Arrowhead) added 71 yards rushing to lead the corps of running backs. Hein hauled in three catches for 103 yards including the 80-yard TD.
Defensively, Tyson Harvey (Eau Claire, Wis./Memorial) had the Blue Devil receivers on lockdown with two tackles, three pass breakups and an interception. Caden Straka (Lancaster, Wis./Lancaster), Nehemiah Lomax (Park Forest, Ill./Crete-Monee) and Roy Panthier (Elgin, Ill./Elgin) all got to the Blue Devil quarterback in the backfield for sacks in the game. Panthier added three tackles and forced a fumble in the game.
Next week, the Warhawks host UW-Platteville for the team’s annual Homecoming and Hall of Fame game. The contest is also the annual George Chryst Bowl with the teams battling for possession of the pickaxe. Kickoff is slated for 1 p.m.
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
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