Outdoor track season starts
Ben Lokken, Senior Sports Reporter
April 15, 2018
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The UW-Whitewater men’s and women’s track teams opened their outdoor seasons April 12 when they traveled to Platteville for the UW-Platteville Invitational. “We were happy to finally get the outdoor season underway,” head coach Mike Johnson said. “The weather helped us get some good perfor...
Swimming makes splash at WIAC championships
Ben Lokken, Sports Reporter
February 19, 2018
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Over the weekend the UW-Whitewater women’s swimming and diving team tied their best-ever finish at the conference championships and the men’s team finished fourth. The women’s team finished second, scoring a total of 730.5 points. “The women had a great offensive game plan going into the...
Warhawk Bowling Open Results
Ben Lokken, Staff Reporter
December 7, 2017
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The UW-Whitewater bowling team placed sixth out of 24 teams in the Warhawk Open Dec. 2-3 at Sheridan Lanes in Addison, Illinois. The Warhawks totaled 8,445 total pins across 10 games throughout the tournament. “Overall, I felt like the team performed well,” head coach Leann Sullivan said...
UW-W Bowling strikes competition
Ben Lokken, Sports Writer
November 15, 2017
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The UW-Whitewater bowling team took 15th place in the Warhawk Classic Nov.10-12 with an 8-5 record at Sheridan Lanes in Kenosha, Wisconsin. The No.11 Warhawks started out the weekend by winning three of its five Baker games Nov.10. In the first day the Warhawks averaged 176.9 points per game and sco...
Tennis competes at ITA Midwest Regional Championship
Ben Lokken, Staff Writer
October 3, 2017
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The UW-Whitewater men’s tennis team had their last competition until 2018 on Sept. 29-30, when the team traveled to Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, Minnesota for the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Midwest Regional Championships. “This was a really good competition,” head coach Frank Barne...
Track and field team split for the weekend
Ben Lokken, Staff Writer
May 2, 2017
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Both the UW-Whitewater men’s and women’s track teams split up this weekend with some members of each team heading out to Des Moines, Iowa for the 108th edition of the Drake Relays track meet. The remaining members of the two teams stayed in Whitewater and competed in the Drake alternative meet at...
Women’s tennis team wins twice
Ben Lokken, Staff Writer
April 13, 2017
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The Warhawks women’s tennis team traveled to Madison for the Midwest Invitational where the team won two out of three matches against three nationally ranked opponents. The men’s side dropped a close home match to nationally ranked Kalamazoo College (Michigan). “This is a perfect setup for the...
Softball begins season 3-1 at home
Ben Lokken, Staff Writer
April 6, 2017
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The UW-Whitewater softball team emerged with a 3-1 record on the weekend after a pair of home doubleheaders. The team started conference play with two games on April 1 against 22nd ranked UW-La Crosse. The Warhawks won both games in close, hard fought fashion to start out 2-0 in the WIAC and at home, moving t...
Gymnasts victorious on Senior Day
Ben Lokken, Staff Writer
March 14, 2017
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The UW-Whitewater gymnastics team, 8-3, ended its three meet skid and celebrated senior night by edging out WIAC foe Hamline (Minnesota) by a final score of 192.125-188.850 on March 11 at Kris Russell Volleyball arena in Whitewater. It was the Warhawks fifth consecutive score above 190 points to fi...
Tennis squads sweep the weekend
Ben Lokken, Staff Writer
March 14, 2017
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The Warhawks men's and women's tennis teams combined to go 3-0 on the weekend. On March 10th the men's team beat Carthage College 5-4. The men won again on March 11 when they defeated Augustana College 7-2. Finally on March 12 the women's team completed the weekend sweep for the tennis program when t...
Tennis team splits weekend in Minnesota
Ben Lokken, Staff Writer
March 14, 2017
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March 8, 2017 The UW-Whitewater men’s tennis team split a pair of matches in St. Peter, Minnesota March 4. The No. 17 ranked Warhawks pushed their overall record to 6-4 on the season. The Warhawks lost their first match by a score of 8-1 to No. 23 ranked Gustavus Adolphus College (Minnesota). T...
UW-W takes second at conference
Ben Lokken, Staff Writer
February 21, 2017
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Feb. 15, 2017 The 10th ranked UW-Whitewater wrestling team earned a second place finish at the WIAC championships meet Feb. 10 in Platteville. The Warhawks finished with 108 team points behind only fifth-ranked UW-La Crosse’s 160 team points. “It was really disappointing,” head coach Ned Shuck...