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Back row (left to right): Matt Amundson, Evan Amundson, Caleb Jagodzinski, Anjay Magana, Aaron Garcia
Missing from photo: Marcus Roselle — Photo credit: Sara Jagodzinski
The Whitewater 8th grade boys concluded their Badger Development League (BDL) season on Sunday, February 5th by winning the silver bracket championship of the 8th Grade White division. The team played Oregon in the first game of the tournament, having lost to Oregon 19-34 in the first game of the season. The rematch saw Whitewater win the game 38-36 led by Ty Bucholtz scoring 15 points with Aaron Garcia adding 8 and Caleb Jagodzinski scoring 6. Caleb and Jacek Egnoski both added 5 rebounds while Evan Amundson played a strong defensive game limiting Oregon’s leading scorer while also leading the team with 3 assists. In the championship game Whitewater faced Middleton and struggled against the 2-3 zone defense. The second half saw Whitewater close the game on an 18-8 run and secure the win, 35-31. Ty Bucholtz led the team in scoring with 10 points, followed by Paige Kollwelter with 7, Caleb Jagodzinski with 6 and Connor Brummeyer with 5 points. Ty & Caleb each secured 9 rebounds while Aaron Garcia led the way with 6 assists.
“This group has worked hard to improve over the past four years and has improved our skill level, decision making, and effort each season as we have worked to prepare them for high school basketball,” according to Matt Amundson. The team will conclude its season participating in two tournaments later this month and is coached by Cory Brummeyer, Leif Knudsen, & Matt Amundson.
Editor’s note: This story was submitted by Matt Amundson.
In conjunction with the RVC Tournament at Clinton the Whitewater Lady Wrestlers had the opportunity to compete in a tournament of their own. The Whitewater girls did very well during the day. Adalynn Frye and Athena Soto both continued to show progress. This is a challenge for them as they are brand new to wrestling, so each time on the mat is a great learning opportunity for them. The coaching staff sees improvement, although the result the ladies may want is not there.
Leading the way for the Whippets was Lauren Buehler who had two pins on the day on her way to her first championship in her young career.
Ashly Xochipa followed with a second-place finish, going 3-1 on the day with three pins and a tough loss to a strong lady from Badger. Also taking 2nd place was Khloe Meyer who was able to secure a pin for her second-place finish. This is exciting for Khloe as she has shown growth, and it was nice to see the victory come her way.
Odeling Gonzalez started the day off with a loss but then came back and was able to win her last two matches. The exciting part of her day was that both of her victories came against young ladies that she had lost to earlier in the season.
Great job to the lady wrestlers. As always, they represented their team very well.
Article and Photos Submitted by John Schimming
Whitewater High School Head Wrestling Coach
jschimming@wwusd.org
On Saturday, February 4, the Whippet Wrestling Team traveled to Clinton to participate in the Rock Valley Conference Wrestling Tournament. It was a very good day for the team as everyone wrestled very well with some having their best matches of the season to this point of the year. When the day ended, the Whippets found themselves in 2nd place in the Conference tournament behind Evansville.
Leading the way for the Whippets was Aaron Porras who claimed his first RVC Championship. He wrestled very well all day recording two pins and a convincing win against a very strong opponent in the championship match. With the championship Saturday, Aaron checked off the first of his goals for the post season.
Finding their way into the finals were Victor Hernandez, Connor Friend, and Payton Lyon. Each of these wrestlers had very nice wins on their way to the championship match. Friend and Lyon both had a steep hill to climb in the finals as they had defending state champions and unfortunately were unable to knock them off, even though they gave it their all. Hernandez had two very nice matches leading up to the championship before a strong opponent from Big Foot.
Coming in 3rd place for the Whippets included Jasen Porras and CJ Tomomitsu. Each of these wrestlers lost tough semi-final matches but came back strong in the wrestlebacks to bring home the bronze.
Taking 4th place and just missing a medal was Nate Black. Finishing the day strong and winning their last match of the day to take 5th included Jason Villegas, Trayson Thomason, Odair Porras, Jesus Barajas, Avi Kalra, and Ethan Barels. It is tough to battle back and wrestle for placement.
The Whippets are next in action on Saturday, February 11, when they travel to Jefferson to participate in the WIAA Regional Tournament.
Article and Group Photos Submitted by John Schimming
Whitewater High School Head Wrestling Coach
jschimming@wwusd.org
Photo of Aaron Porras Courtesy of Bob Mischka
The Whippets Boys’ Swim Team had a sensational day in the pool competing in the Southern Lakes Conference Championships on Saturday, February 4th. The Whippets finished 6th overall as a team, took home 4 medals, and posted 17 of 21 best times!
Placing in the Top 16 includes (Top 6 medal):
200 Medley Relay A (Tyler Arnett, Jack Hefty, Cruz Aranda, Andrew O’Toole) with a 9th place finish and a time of 2:01.44.
200 Medley Relay B (Onyx Thompson, Xavier Zei, Myles Morse, David Enns) with a 15th place finish and a time of 2:21.07. Dropped 7 seconds off seeded time.
Miles Nickelsburg had an 8th place finish in the 200 Freestyle going a best time of 2:18.69.
Tyler Arnett finished 3rd in the 200 Freestyle with a best time of 2:00.18. He moved up on the Whippet All Time Top 10 List to 7th overall.
Jack Hefty won his heat in the 200 IM with a best time of 2:23.35. His time was fast enough to beat two swimmers in the following heat to earn himself a 5th place finish.
Cruz Aranda won his heat in the 50 Freestyle with a new best time of 25.69. He placed 10th overall!
Cruz Aranda finished 10th in the 100 Butterfly with a time of 1:09.42.
Tyler Arnett finished 2nd in the 500 Freestyle with a best time of 5:29.50
Andrew O’Toole dropped 27 seconds in the 500 Freestyle going a time of 6:24.42. Placing 11th overall.
Myles Morse dropped over 6 seconds in the 500 Freestyle going a time of 6:25.19. Placing 12th overall.
Onyx Thompson placed 15th overall in the 100 Backstroke dropping over 3 seconds going a best time of 1:25.50
Miles Nickelsburg dropped over 3 seconds in the 100 Backstroke placing 10th overall going a 1:13.04
Jack Hefty swam a fun 100 Breaststroke race where he and an opponent from Jefferson/Cambridge touched at the same time. The two of them ended up tying for a 6th place finish. Jack went a new best time of 1:15.16.
400 Freestyle Relay A (Cruz Aranda, Andrew O’Toole, Jack Hefty, Tyler Arnett) placed 5th overall with a time of 3:54.63. They bested their seeded time by nearly 5 seconds. Jack Hefty posted an impressive 55.82 split and Andrew O’Toole also had an impressive split going a 1:01.68.
400 Freestyle Relay B (Myles Morse, Onyx Thompson, Xavier Zei, Miles Nickelsburg) placed 10th overall with a 4:41.92. They all swam well and beat their seeded time by 11 seconds.
With an impressive meet like this, we are excited to watch the Whippets compete in the WIAA Sectional next Saturday, February 11th at Sauk Prairie at 1 p.m. Go Dogs!
Article and Photos Submitted by Sarah Reynolds
Whitewater High School Co-Head Boys’ Swim Coach
sreynolds@wwusd.org
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