Wrestling team left wondering what could have been
Carter Secor, Assistant Sports Editor
April 20, 2020
In Cedar Rapids, Iowa members of the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Wrestling team were in their hotel awaiting the 2020 NCAA Division III Wrestling Championships. They had just finished eagerly preparing for the tournament, for which they had sent four wrestlers - three of whom were favorites to...
UW-W Wrestling sends four to nationals
Carter Secor, Assistant Sports Editor
March 2, 2020
The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Wrestling team sent four wrestlers to the national tournament as they took third while competing in the Upper Midwest Regional at Augsburg University over the weekend. Mike Tortorice, Hazen Rice, Jarrit Shinhoster and Ryder Sigler were the four Warhawks who punc...
Wrestling loses lead against UW-L
Carter Secor, Staff Reporter
January 20, 2020
The No.19 ranked UW-Whitewater Wrestling squad was unable to hold off a late run Thursday night in Whitewater as they fell to No.9 ranked UW-La Crosse 25-20. The Warhawks and Eagles competed in a close affair featuring close matches as both squads were able to take five out of 10 matches each. Whitewa...
Beware of “The Mighty Mouse”
Tyler Job, Sports Editor
March 18, 2019
Junior Mike Tortorice might be only 5’3” and 125 pounds, but he is dangerous on the wrestling mat. The Warhawk wrestling team also calls him “Mighty Mouse,” because of his unlikely combination of height and toughness. “I stand at a whopping 5’3” in height which makes me by a decent margin the s...
Wrestling comes up just short
Charlie Ward, Staff Reporter
February 11, 2019
The No. 14 Warhawk wrestling team traveled to Eau Claire Feb. 8 to compete in the WIAC Championship and finished second out of the six teams competing, behind UW-La Crosse. Whitewater wrestlers had great individual performances as well, as they brought home seven top two finishes from the conferenc...
