Sports reporting job a crazy journey
Tyler Job, Sports Editor
May 6, 2019
I’m not sure where to begin. To be honest, I wasn’t even interested in sports until 10 years ago. I’ve been a WWE fan for most of my life, but that’s sports entertainment, not actual sports. I’m not sure what got me interested in sports, but for some reason it stuck with my one day and I ha...
Strive for your passions, take chances
Tyler Job, Sports Editor
March 4, 2019
Getting to the sports editor position at the Royal Purple was not an easy journey. In fact, it took a lot longer than I hoped for. But I earned it by striving day in and day out to get here. I’ve known I wanted to do something associated with writing since my senior year at Ozaukee High School. I began writin...
‘Jon Snow of the Royal Purple’ offers farewell and gratitude
Jack Miller, Assistant Sports Editor
May 8, 2018
Even though I was only at Royal Purple for one year, it’s truly something I will cherish forever. This great experience would not have been possible if it wasn’t for two people. Although I still honestly don’t know what your titles are, I’m so glad you guys were in the position to place your ...
Warhawks ridin’ hot start from Bryden
Joe Byers, Sports Reporter
April 23, 2018
The UW-Whitewater baseball team has been on a tear as of late, and outfielder Daytona Bryden is a big contributing factor. Bryden, a senior from Rockton, Illinois, has put up some of the best numbers in the country so far this season and has helped propel the No. 3 Warhawks to a 17-3 record. Bryden has s...
Softball drops first WIAC game of season
Tyler Job, Sports Reporter
April 23, 2018
The UW-Whitewater softball team continued to roll past its competition this past week, going 3-1 against WIAC foes UW-Platteville and UW-River Falls. All four games were contested on the road, even though the Warhawks’ games against UW-RF were technically at home. That doubleheader was moved to...
Womens’ tennis tops Wheaton College
Cal Steed, Sports Reporter
April 23, 2018
The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater women’s tennis team was victorious Saturday against Wheaton with a score of 9-0. The Warhawks extended their winning streak against Wheaton to seven in a row. The victory brought Whitewater’s record to 16-6, while Wheaton’s record drops to 14-3. In dou...
Softball bounces back from slow start, wins five of six
Tyler Job, Senior Sports Reporter
April 15, 2018
The UW-Whitewater softball team turned things around quickly this past week, going 5-1 in a span of three days. The Warhawks improve to 14-8 overall and 4-0 in the WIAC following a shaky regular season start in Florida. UW-W kicked off its busy week by sweeping UW-Stevens Point in consecutive blowouts,...
Warhawk football hires new assistant offensive coach
Kolton Hegstrom, Sports Editor
April 15, 2018
The UW-Whitewater football team has announced that Peter Jennings will take over as the offensive coordinator on an interim basis for the 2018 season, and he couldn’t be more excited. “I don’t know if there is a better coordinating job in the country,” Jennings said. The Warhawk football team has...
No. 3 Baseball starts WIAC play undefeated
Joe Byers, Sports Reporter
April 8, 2018
The No. 3 UW-Whitewater baseball team started conference play with four straight wins in two doubleheader sweeps of WIAC opponents. On April 5 the Warhawks traveled to Chicago to take on Illinois Tech before hosting UW-Stout in a doubleheader over the weekend. Doubleheader vs. Illinois Tech On Thursday, April 5...
O’Donnell springs her way to eleventh
Jack Miller, Assistant Sports Editor
April 8, 2018
UW-Whitewater gymnastics junior Lisa O’Donnell placed 11th in the all-around competition with a score of 38.750 April 7 at the NCAA Minneapolis Regional at the University of Minnesota's Maturi Pavilion. O’Donnell, who was one of four D-III gymnasts to compete in front of a crowd of 4,700 against...
Women’s tennis finishes fifth at Midwest Invitational
Calahan Steed, Sports Reporter
April 8, 2018
The UW-Whitewater women’s tennis team finished fifth at the Intercollegiate Tennis Association Midwest Invitational at Cherokee Country Club. The Warhawks fell to No. 22 Kenyon but defeated Hope (Mich.) and DePauw (Ind.) April 6 and April 7. “The Kenyon match was really exciting,” head coa...
Several UW-W athletic facilities ready to be upgraded
Kolton Hegstrom, Sports Editor
April 2, 2018
Just months after finishing an expansion to UW-Whitewater baseball’s Miller Stadium--and while still in the process of an expansion to the Warhawk football team’s locker room--the UW-W athletic department has its eyes set on another expansion to the Warhawk athletic facilities. “We’re conti...