The volleyball program held its end of season banquet on Tuesday, October 30th at Whitewater High School.
The program thanked several people who helped make the season so successful!
The families who support athletes and coaches, and for the car rides, the snacks, the dinners, bus food, and love! There has never been a time when this program has not felt the love and support of all of our families and we are thankful!
To team parents- Nikki Amundson and Nicole Grosinske who have been so supportive of anything we have needed this season, from scheduling concessions, hosting pasta and taco parties, and helping wherever we needed! We thank them for all their support this season!!
Bob Mischka, Pictures
Bob is ever present supporting Whippet Athletics. We are so fortunate to have him capture these moments for our student athletes and thank him for his support of Whippet Athletics and our Volleyball program!
Justin Crandall, Athletic Director, Kendra Riddle, Assistant
A huge thank you to our AD who works behind the scenes to ensure we are scheduled correctly, have the right bus times, have the gym set up, announcers, etc. The program would like to thank our Athletic Director, Justin Crandall, for his support of our program all year long, and Kendra for her support of athletics!
Our Coaching Staff and Managers:
Coach Tori Miller-JV2, Coach Amarion Isbell, JV1, Coach Ariel Feiertag, Varsity Assistant, Coach Rosie Jaskolski, Varsity Assistant
Managers: Jasmine Kilar and Chloe Crandall were thanked for their work as junior managers this year!
The Athletes:
The JV1 and JV2 athletes were honored by their coaches for their commitment to the team. Many great attributes were shared about each individual athlete, and we are so proud of the growth each one has shown within the season!
The varsity squad and seniors were honored! The Varsity squad ended up 3rd in conference behind East Troy and Delavan and in front of Jefferson and Monroe. The athletes were each honored for their commitment to the program. In addition, several awards were received.
The members of the varsity volleyball program were:
- Grace Coleman, Sophomore, Setter/Right side
- Kaia Jones, Sophomore, Outside Hitter
- Savannah O’Neil, Junior, Defensive Specialist
- Sydney Schilt- Junior, Right Side
- Ava Alvarado, Junior, Defensive Specialist
- Zoe Kohl, Junior, Defensive Specialist, Pin Hitter
- Cali Grosinske, Junior, Setter/Outside Hitter
- Falyn Krahn, Junior, Outside Hitter
- Ella Spear, Junior, Libero
- Marina Linos, Senior, Setter and RS
- Aidyn Amundson, Senior, Middle Blocker
- Meg Roselle, Senior, Middle Blocker
- Manny Mbifi, Senior, Middle Blocker
Several Post Season awards were also handed out:
Whippet Growth goes to a player who soaked up any information coaches could give and always strived to get better every chance she could. Whippet growth and Captain award went to Manny Mbifi.
Whippet Spirit goes to an athlete who selflessly gave to her teammates, and was a positive supporter of her teammates. The Whippet Spirit Award and Captain award went to Meg Roselle.
Whippet Heart goes to an athlete who gave their entire self to this program. They showed heart to their teammates in word and action. This Whippet Heart and Captain award went to Marina Linos.
Whippet Perseverance goes to an athlete who never quit no matter how hard things got. Never complaining, always keeping a positive mindset even when the injury took her senior season away. This Whippet Perseverance and Captain award went to Aidyn Amundson.
Defensive player of the year goes to an athlete who refused to let balls hit the ground. We would often hope to direct the hits toward this defender. She led us in digs (127) and attitude! Defensive Player of the Year goes to Ella Spear. Ella also made her mark in the record books- she entered into the TOP TEN list for single season digs at 9th with 127, and career digs at 9th!
Offensive Player of the Year goes to someone whose stats speak for themselves. Leading us in kills with 114 (3.86 per set), Offensive Player of the year goes to Calli Grosinske. Calli Grosinske also garnered her 1000th assist this season and ended with 1021 assists, launching her to 4th in our TOP TEN record books!
All Conference selections were also made by the coaches within the Rock Valley Conference.
The Whippets had two athletes receiving All Conference Honorable Mention and they were: Falyn Krahn and Marina Linos.
The Whippets had two athletes receive All Conference FIRST TEAM Honors and they were Calli Grosinske and Ella Spear!
It was a pleasure coaching these athletes and they are all set to do great things in the future! After roughly 20 years coaching in some capacity at Whitewater High School, this was head coach Mary Kilar’s last year. It has been an absolute pleasure working with the athletes, coaches, staff and families! I will now become a super fan! Thank you for all the wonderful memories! Go, WHIPPETS!
Article and Photos Submitted by Mary Kilar
Whitewater High School Head Volleyball Coach
mkilar@wwusd.org
