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WHS Soccer downs East Troy

  

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From Coach McCrea:

On Thursday, May 10, Whippet Girls’ Soccer traveled to East Troy for a Rock Valley Conference match and defeated the host Trojans 4-2. The 3-2-2 overall, 3-2-0 RVC Whippets came off an impressive 7-3 victory over Palmyra-Eagle on Monday, had two very good practice days and played a solid first half, dominating possession the first half that unfortunately yielded only one goal by Sierra Brunner, assisted by Brianna Zimdars at the 44-minute mark.

Ball possession in the second half was even between the teams and East Troy scored at the 50-minute mark to even the match. The two teams battled until Jaden Henneman scored in the 69th minute. Three minutes later Sierra Brunner scored again, assisted by Crystal Chan to take a 3-1 lead. East Troy scored again in the 79th, trailing 3-2 however Whitewater responded with Henneman’s second goal, assisted by Brunner. The goals by Brunner and Henneman came because of their presence of mind to be in an opportune spot. Both Alexa DuClos and Cora Linos played well in goal, supported by strong defensive play led by Abby Center. Midfield play by Meikayla Korf, Kacie Carollo, and Carmen Kraayvanger allowed the Whippets to move the ball forward to attack.

Passing, player position, and communication were three elements of the game emphasized during this week’s practice and the players executed these concepts well in the second half.

Up next, Whitewater, now 4-2-0 in conference travels on Tuesday, May 15, to Clinton (0-4-0 in RVC). Game time is scheduled for 6:45 PM.

Whippets Tennis conference tournament results

From Coach Dittmer:

Whitewater took 7th in our tennis conference tournament. McFarland took 1st place. Our 3 singles player Nick Kuzoff took 5th with a win against East Troy in the consolation bracket. Our #1 singles player Slate Spear also had a good tournament. After losing his first match to Big Foot, he rebounded nicely. Slate concluded the day with a great comeback win against Edgerton 6-7(7), 7-5, 10-3.

Even though our doubles teams didn’t finish in a great spot, we certainly had our chances to upset some teams. All three of our doubles teams, unfortunately, lost match-tiebreaks during the tournament. Joe Creanza took on the #2 seed in his first match and although Joe lost, he gave the higher seed everything he could handle. Well, it was not reflected in our final place, but I thought we played very well during the tournament.

Whippet golf team finishes up RVC regular season at Decatur Lakes

Billie Jo Parker, pictured in this file photo, led the Whippets with a 43.

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Thursday afternoon, the Whitewater Whippet golf team finished up the Rock Valley Conference (RVC) regular season with a nine-hole match at Decatur Lakes Golf Course, hosted by Brodhead High School. Leading the way for the Whippets was senior Billie Jo Parker with a final round score of 43. Having led the Whippets all season with a nine-hole average of 43 in conference play, Parker will head to the RVC Invitational next Wednesday, hosted by Riverside Golf Course in Janesville. The four-year varsity player will look to secure all-conference honors at the invite. Parker has been a model of consistency in conference play having fired rounds of 41, 43, 43, 43, 45.

Fellow senior Jacob Zuehlke fired a 48 for his season low score. Seniors Tommy Cushman and Jon Brunner each shot 52, and junior Bowen Babcock followed with a 54.

The Whippets are in action next Monday and Wednesday, playing in the Abbey Springs Invitational and the RVC Invitational. Abbey Springs tee times are set for 12 p.m., while the RVC Invite will begin at 9 a.m.

WHS competes in Elkhorn JV Quad

Elkhorn JV Quad: At Elkhorn on Thursday night, Whitewater Boys and Girls produced four individual event winners. Amanda Tovar led the way for the girls’ team by winning the 200m Dash with a time of 29.81 and tying for first in the Pole Vault with a jump of 7’6”. Her teammates, Catherine Skindingsrude (30.49) and Cassidy Pinkowski (31.18) helped sweep the 200m Dash with their second and third place finishes. Skindingsrude was also able to contribute with a second place finish in the 100m Dash with a finishing time of 11.47. Other Whippets to contribute were Kathryn Donner with a second place finish in the 400 (1:15.21) followed by her teammate, Bailee Korf in third place (1:16.73).

On the boys’ side, Zach Gross and Shawn Chan were able to put forth efforts that ended with first place finishes in their respected events. Zach Gross won the 200m Dash with a time of 25.25 and also was part of the second place 4x200m relay team that consisted of Cody Rupke, Denver Isbell, and Thomas Utynek (1:47.00). Shawn Chan won the 300m hurdles with a time of 48.18 and also finished fourth in the 110m hurdles (19.54). Carter Henry (58.69) and Jovany Manriquez (1:01.64) placed second and fourth in the 400m dash to help add to the overall team point total.

WHS Baseball falls to Beloit Turner

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Whitewater 8   Beloit Turner 11

Article by Nate Parrish

The Whippet baseball team (10-3, RVC 10-2) fell to 6th ranked Beloit Turner (11-2, RVC 11-2) by a final score of 11-8. The loss knocked Whitewater out of a 1stplace tie with Jefferson (RVC 11-1), as Jefferson defeated McFarland. With most teams having 5 – 6 conference games left over the next two weeks the race for the conference title is still up for grabs.

Beloit Turner was able to jump on the Whippets early by scoring 2 runs in the first and 6 more in the second for an early 8-0 lead. Whitewater would answer in the bottom of the 2nd as Cooper Pease doubled with 1 out. Hunter Martin singled scoring Pease and Alex Fero singled scoring Martin. James Dedrick, then, doubled to make the score 8-3 with the inning would end on the base paths. The Whippets answered again in the 4th as Bryce Parrish led off with a double and Jimmy Duval walked. After a failed sacrifice bunt attempt the led to a force out at 3rd, Hunter Martin singled scoring Duval making it 8-4 as the Whippets squandered some opportunities for a potential big inning. The Turner Trojans answered the call by adding 3 more in the 5th inning to make it 11-4 but the Whippets were not done yet. Alex Fero led off the 6th with a double, James Dedrick singled and Dylan Pease loaded the bases. Jimmy Duval would walk with 1 out forcing in a run and Jordan Curtis would single scoring 2 more to make it 11-7. Cooper Pease fouled out down the right-field line but Jimmy Duval tagged up on the play with some heads-up base running and made it 11-8. Unfortunately, the rally would stop there as the Whippets stranded 9 baserunners on the evening. James Dedrick led the hitting by going 2 for4 with a double and 1 RBI, Cooper Pease 2 for 4 with a double and 1 RBI, Hunter Martin 2 for 4 with 2 RBI’s, and Alex Fero 2 for 4, with a double and 1 RBI. Whitewater would get 11 hits on the night and had a number of chances to add to the run total. James Dedrick took the loss and Hunter Martin threw 5.1 innings in relief. Coach Pease felt we had some good chances at the plate and we squared a few balls to give us a chance but we needed to pitch better. The Whippets gave up 7 walks and 4 hit batters, which is uncharacteristic of Whippet Baseball. It is difficult to overcome that many free passes to a good team, and Turner must be given credit for coming out and taking advantage of it.

With a lot of games left, the team will need to bounce back on Thursday. The Whippets will travel to Beloit Turner for the second part of the home and home. First pitch is 4:45 at Beloit Turner High School.

Box Score

Grosinke, Murphy, and boys’ relay team win in Elkhorn

Comments from Coach Houwers:

The boys and girls track teams headed to Elkhorn for the Walworth County meet on Tuesday.  It was their final tune-up before the conference meet on Saturday.

The two biggest highlights came with wins from Abby Grosinske in the shot put and the boys 4x100m relay.  Abby threw 36′ 2″ to win the shot.  That throw puts her at #5 on the all-time top ten list for Whitewater High School.  The boys 4×100 relays also made the top ten list, placing 8th all-time with their winning time of 44.35.  Hailey Murphy also won the 300 hurdles in another good race.  She will find more time to cut as her season continues.  Ali Ketterhagen had a personal best in the discus, taking second.  Brianna Staebler had a personal best while finishing third in the shot put.  Jack Mayer ran a great 200m race to take second in that event.  Brianna Tillett jumped well again, taking third in the long jump, and Morgan Radaj finished third in the 100m dash.

Thursday the Whippets return to Elkhorn for a JV meet before heading to Jefferson for the conference championships on Saturday.

WHS Tennis takes down Racine

WHITEWATER HIGH 6, RACINE PARK 1

Singles
No. 1 — Cole Kinson, WHITEWATER HIGH, def. Braxton Borner, Racine PARK, 6-3, 1-6, 10-8; No. 2 — Jared Christensen, Racine PARK, def. Joseph Creanza, WHITEWATER HIGH, 6-2, 6-4; No. 3 — Anthony Reed, WHITEWATER HIGH, def. Ben Granger, Racine PARK, 6-0, 6-0; No. 4 — Colin Chenoweth, WHITEWATER HIGH, def. Jacob Wilson, Racine PARK, 6-0, 6-1;

Doubles
No. 1 — Austin Kaja-Slate Spear, WHITEWATER HIGH, def. Daniel Ruiz-Isaac Wilson, Racine PARK 6-0, 6-0; No. 2 — Broderick Frye-Henry Bresser, WHITEWATER HIGH, def. James Sisk-Christian Barlow, Racine PARK 6-0, 6-0; No. 3 — Weston Lema-Zach Brantmeier, WHITEWATER HIGH, def. Forfeit Forfeit-Forfeit Forfeit, Racine PARK 2-0, 2-0;

Comments from Coach Dittmer:

“All throughout the lineup, our team played very focused. Cole Kinson and Anthony Reed were both able to pull out victories in their Senior Night matches. The doubles pair of Henry Bresser and Broderick Frye got their first win of the season as a team. They played some very aggressive tennis and hit lots of overheads. I am very happy with how we played and hope that we can keep the momentum rolling into our conference tourney on Thursday.”

WHS Baseball – Whitewater 13 Beloit 2

Bryce Parrish, pictured, was 2 for 3.

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Article by Nate Parrish

The Whitewater High School boys baseball team (10-2) scored 10 runs in the first inning in route to a 13-2 victory over Clinton. James Dedrick led things off with a triple and scored on a wild pitch. Dylan Pease would walk and Bryce Parrish singled to left. Jimmy Duval followed up with a double scoring both runners and a 3-0 lead. Cooper Pease singled scoring Duval and Chris Dedrick was hit by a pitch. Alex Fero then delivered a 3 run home run to make it 7-0. James Dedrick would single and Dylan Pease would reach on an error, Bryce Parrish doubled scoring both runners making the score 9-0. Jimmy Duval would follow up with a single scoring Parrish to make it 10-0 after the first inning. Whitewater would add two more runs in the second inning including a James Dedrick RBI single to make it 12-0. Clinton would get two back in the 3rd inning and the Whippets would add another run in the 4th inning as Sam Meyer was hit by a pitch, moved to 2nd on a ground ball, then to 3rd on a passed ball and scored on a groundout by Chris Dedrick to make the final score 13-2. Whitewater had 10 hits led by James Dedrick gong 3×4, triple and 1 RBI. Alex Fero – 2×3, double, home run, and 3 RBI’s, Bryce Parrish- 2×3, double and 2 RBI’s, Jimmy Duval- 2×3 double and 3 RBI’s. Dylan Pease got the win on the mound going 3 innings allowing 5 hits, 2 runs while striking out 2. Chris Dedrick and Alex Fero each threw one inning and did not allow a run. The defense added two double plays in the 1st and 2nd inning to stifle any potential momentum by the visiting Cougars.

Next up for the Whippets is Beloit Turner at home, Tuesday – 4:45 pitch. Please come out and support the team as Beloit Turner is state-ranked and a conference favorite; it should be some great baseball.

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Whippet Softball defeats Edgerton

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From Coach Sdano:

The Lady Whippets played excellent defense behind Sara Johnson’s solid pitching to defeat Edgerton 2-0.

Johnson went the distance in earning her 5th win of the season. She allowed only 2 hits while walking 2 and striking out 7.

Whitewater scored their first run in the 4th inning as Jacee Johnson singled with one out. Sara Johnson grounded out to third base advancing Jacee to second. With two outs, Kiyla Kopecky had one of her three hits on the day to drive in Jacee.

The Whippets got an insurance run in the 6th inning as Alyssa Schumacher tripled with one out. With two outs, Sara Johnson singled to score Schumacher and give the Whippets a 2-0 lead.

That was all the runs the team needed as Sara Johnson shut down the Crimson Tide the rest of the way. Whitewater is now 7-8 overall and 7-4 in conference. The Whippets will be busy this week as they play at Beloit Turner on Tuesday, travel to Big Foot on Wednesday, and then have home games on Thursday and Friday against Beloit Turner and Evansville respectively.

East Troy bests WHS tennis

EAST TROY HIGH 6, WHITEWATER HIGH 1

Singles
No. 1 — Nick Bourdo, EAST TROY HIGH, def. Cole Kinson, WHITEWATER HIGH, 6-2, 6-2; No. 2 — CJ D’Amico, EAST TROY HIGH, def. Joseph Creanza, WHITEWATER HIGH, 6-2, 6-2; No. 3 — Nicholas Kuzoff, WHITEWATER HIGH, def. Mac Dudkiewicz, EAST TROY HIGH, 6-3, 6-2; No. 4 — Paul Friemuth, EAST TROY HIGH, def. Weston Lema, WHITEWATER HIGH, 6-0, 6-1;

Doubles
No. 1 — Joe Moede-Jered Brehm, EAST TROY HIGH, def. Slate Spear-Austin Kaja, WHITEWATER HIGH 6-0, 6-0; No. 2 — Logan Fitch-Connor Knudson, EAST TROY HIGH, def. Anthony Reed-Colin Chenoweth, WHITEWATER HIGH 6-4, 6-2; No. 3 — Griffin Gerber-Sam Jurglianas, EAST TROY HIGH, def. Broderick Frye-Henry Bresser, WHITEWATER HIGH 6-0, 6-1;

Comments from Coach Dittmer:

Our lone victory came at #3 singles from Nick Kuzoff. Nick played one of his best matches of the season. I can see how his game has really improved from the beginning of the season. He is now hitting a lot of good backhands in his matches. Even though he lost, Cole Kinson also put up a solid fight at #1 singles. He was effective in executing his game plan but just wasn’t able to win the critical points in the set.