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Feature: When talent meets tenacity

Feature: When talent meets tenacity

February 5, 2013

  By Zach Hicks It’s September in Whitewater, Wis., and students are once again trying to balance books with beer or physics with fun. On the weekends, many will trek through the leaf-littered...

Wrestling: Warhawks take down Eagles to remain unbeaten in WIAC

January 23, 2013

By: Neal Johnson The Warhawks wrestling team remained unbeaten in WIAC play with an upset victory over fifth-ranked UW-La Crosse Friday night at Mitchell Hall in La Crosse, Wis. Junior Cedric Gibson...

Wrestlers gear up for big weekend

November 27, 2012

  By Daniel Schoettler The Warhawks Wrestling team will be splitting up this weekend, with half the team traveling to Indiana and the rest competing in Kenosha at UW-Parkside. “There is...

Wrestlers place high at nationals

March 14, 2012
A national championship is like the Super Bowl. It is great to get there, but upon advancing to that stage athletes want to win it. That’s probably what the No. 6 Warhawks were feeling going into the NCAA Championship in La Crosse over the weekend.

Wrestlers aim high for NCAA Tournament

March 7, 2012
The Warhawk wrestling team is preparing for its battle this weekend at the NCAA Championships in La Crosse.

Senior group looks to end on high note

January 25, 2012
It takes a physically strong athlete to become a wrestler, but it takes a mentally strong athlete to remain one. Both physically and mentally taxing, the journey of a wrestler is not for the faint of heart.

Wrestling team faced tough competition over break

January 18, 2012
While most UW-Whitewater students are at home relaxing and decompressing, others, like the No. 12 ranked Warhawk wrestling team, was hard at work with two-a-day practices and matches.

Wrestlers fall short in the Dells

December 14, 2011
The wrestling team’s four-match winning streak ended Friday night in Wisconsin Dells losing to St. John’s University 22-16 and losing to Coe College 33-6. They look to redeem themselves at a weekend invite in Springfield, Ill. on Jan. 7 and 8.

Rare opportunity for UW-W wrestling

November 29, 2011
Lee Kemp, a former three-time wrestling world champion, has been welcomed by the Warhawk staff as a complementary coach. Kemp, 54, has been inducted into both the Wisconsin and American wrestling halls of fame and is widely regarded as one of the best wrestlers of his generation.

Wrestlers face tough competition

November 22, 2011
The wrestling season is under way and the Warhawks are facing quality competition immediately. They faced the No. 1 and No. 2 teams in Wartburg College and UW-La Crosse.

Experienced group to lead wrestlers

November 2, 2011
An experienced UW-Whitewater wrestling team is coming off of a successful season and will begin the 2011 season this Friday against UW-Eau Claire. The Warhawks finished second in the WIAC last season, and sent four wrestlers to the national tournament.

Grapplers show toughness with second-place finish

March 2, 2011

Any team in a sport that falls behind at the beginning of a season dreams of a miraculous resurgence. The wrestling team no longer has to dream of this revival for it is now a reality. A second-place...

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