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Delvin Barnstable dribbles towards the hoop in the UW-Whitewater versus Mount Union Final Four game in Fort Wayne, Indiana, March 16, 2023.

Cinderella run falls short

Ryan Baker, Men’s Sports Assistant Editor March 19, 2023

March madness. Madness couldn’t be more of a perfect description of how the UW-Whitewater Warhawks scratched and clawed their way to the semifinal game of the big dance. The underdog mentality was adopted...

Richella Velarmino

‘Being the best I can be’

Brian Gale, Assistant Women's Sports Editor February 12, 2023

Richella Velarmino, a sophomore from Bonney Lake, Washington, is a member of the Whitewater gymnastics team. As a member of the team last year, she posted the second best uneven bar score in Whitewater...

Brotherly love of the game

Brotherly love of the game

Ryan Baker, Men’s Sports Assistant Editor December 12, 2022

  Brotherhood. That seems to be the theme at UW-Whitewater. Warhawk sports have been home to some of the most ferocious sister and brother duos playing sports at the collegiate level together....

Tina Shelton

Tina track star

Brian Gale, Assistant Women's Sports Editor December 11, 2022

Tina Shelton is a junior from Janesville Wisconsin and a member of the Whitewater track and field team. Last year she was an honorable mention all WIAC in the 100 meter-dash. She finished third in the...

Perkins Stadium got new turf before the 2021 season. The stadium is one of the largest in Division III and is one of the most scenic in the WIAC.

Athletic facilities are top notch

Parker Olsen, Men’s Sports Editor October 3, 2022

UW-Whitewater has long been known for having some of the highest quality athletic facilities in the country. The facilities are not only high quality for a Division III college, but some believe that they...

Sarah Clancy protects the ball from a defender during a game

Midfielder makes big moves

Kaitlin Geisler, Journalist October 2, 2022

After transferring to UW-Whitewater from Indiana State University senior midfielder Sarah Clancy had a breakout season on the Warhawk soccer team in 2021. This year she intends to make several goals and...

Female leaders foster success

Female leaders foster success

Mikey Rottier, Women's Sports Editor October 2, 2022

In the last 50 years, the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater has seen eight team National Championships, six National Athletes of the year, and countless individual National Champs, in women’s sports...

Jenna Weinfurt (17) celebrates after a positive Warhawk play
Credit: Jenna Weinfurt

Q&A with volleyball senior standout Jenna Weinfiurt

Kevin Cramer, Women's Sports Editor September 11, 2022

Jenna Weinfiurt is a senior on the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater women’s volleyball team. She has proved to be a dominant and valuable aspect of the Warhawk volleyball program. In the 2021 season,...

Men’s cross country ready for the long haul

Men’s cross country ready for the long haul

Nick Walczak, Men’s Sports Journalist September 4, 2022

The UW-Whitewater men’s cross-country team’s 2022 campaign launches Sept. 10 at the Ken Weidt Invitational hosted by Concordia University-Wisconsin in Mequon, WI, where the team looks to start off...

Junior offensive line Brendan Cavanaugh (62) fights off opposing Eagles during the home game against UW- La Crosse Saturday, Nov. 6, 2021.

A football game for the ages at Perkins Stadium

Parker Olsen, Assistant Sports Editor November 7, 2021

The UW-Whitewater football team (9-0, 6-0 WIAC) handed UW-La Crosse (7-2, 5-1 WIAC) a tough loss as they won 13-7 in front of a crowd of nearly 12,000 fans.  Coming into the game, both teams were ranked...

The UW-Whitewater volleyball team celebrate a hard earned win over UW-Stevens Point, on Nov. 4, 2021 in the Williams Center, to move onto the final round of the WIAC tournament.

Women’s volleyball places second in WIAC tournament

Sam Strash, Sports Journalist November 7, 2021

The UW-Whitewater women’s volleyball team defeated the UW-Stevens Point Pointers in the semifinal match of the WIAC conference tournament on Thursday, but lost to the UW-Eau Claire Blugolds on Saturday...

Autumn Bruno, freshman, competing for UWW women’s tennis team

Taking control on the court

Nay Salter, Sports Editor November 7, 2021

The University of Wisconsin - Whitewater’s women's tennis team is filled with remarkable talent and these athletes have gone above and beyond this season. Freshman Autumn Bruno stepped up her game this...

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