UW-W women’s hoops vs. Oshkosh and River Falls

Tyler Job, Sports Editor

January 21, 2019

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After beginning the 2019 WIAC season 1-3, the UW-Whitewater women’s basketball team fought its way back to .500 in conference with wins against No. 12 UW-Oshkosh on the road Jan. 16 and against UW-River Falls Jan. 19 at Kachel Gymnasium. With the two conference triumphs, UW-W improves to 10-7 overall ...

Interim Chancellor steps in

Killian Jauch, Assistant News Editor

January 21, 2019

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The University of Wisconsin - Whitewater has named an interim chancellor for the upcoming semester. Dr. Cheryl Green was announced as the choice for the position on Dec. 21, following former Chancellor Beverly Kopper’s resignation at the end of last semester. According to the announcement by UW System P...

Wrestling takes back-to-back road victories

Ben Lokken, Staff Reporter

December 10, 2018

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The No. 16 UW-Whitewater wrestling team went on the road back-to-back days Dec. 5 and 6 for two separate matches against Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference foes, and won both of them. In the first of the two matches, the Warhawks headed to UW-Eau Claire Whitewater emerged with a decisive 31-16 v...

Men’s hoops shoot for comeback

Dylan Piccolo, Staff Reporter

December 4, 2018

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Last season, the Warhawks lost their first-round matchup in the WIAC tournament against UW-River Falls. The season did not finish the way they wanted, and it was telling they would be back ready to go with six of their seven leading scorers back on the hardwood for the 2018-19 season. UW-W is curren...

Men’s and women’s swim and dive topple Titans

Calahan Steed, Staff Reporter

November 12, 2018

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The men’s and women’s swim and dive team lapped UW-Oshkosh on the road Nov. 9, with both teams defeating the Titans and earning their first wins of the season. The final score for the men was 153-60 and 164-68 for the women.      “I was really happy with how we did at the meet,” head coach Eli...

Warhawk football earns share of conference

Tyler Job, Sports Editor

October 29, 2018

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Thirty-six. That’s the number of Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference championships the No. 5 Warhawk football team is striving for after clinching at least a share of this year’s title with a 40-10 victory over UW-Stout and the help of No. 10 UW-Oshkosh’s loss to UW-Stevens Point. Whit...

Boudreau spikes her way to 400 career wins

Alyssa Brooks, Staff Reporter

October 8, 2018

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Women’s volleyball head coach Stacy Boudreau knows how to lead a team to victory. In her first year coaching  forWhitewater in 2005, Boudreau led the Warhawks to their second national championship in program history. The team has made an appearance in the NCAA tournament every season since except ...

Opportunistic squad secures huge win

Tyler Job, Sports Editor

October 8, 2018

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The No. 10 Warhawk football team shut out their opponent for the second time this season, this time toppling UW-Oshkosh 20-0 at Perkins Stadium Oct. 6. Whitewater’s defense has not allowed more than seven points in a single game so far this season. The Warhawks rank atop the Wisconsin Intercollegiat...

Volleyball continues quality play with trio of wins

Erika Marion, Assistant Sports Editor

October 1, 2018

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The No. 25 women’s volleyball team produced another solid week of competition, going 3-1 in the span of four days. The Warhawks won their sixth straight match Sept. 26 at Russell Arena against rival UW-Oshkosh. They finished in three sets with scores of 25-18, 25-23, 25-20. Head coach Stacy Boudre...

Record crowd witnesses history

Justin St. Peter, Sports Editor

October 13, 2016

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When sophomore running back Drew Patterson received a toss on the Warhawks patented stretch play on third-and-13 with the game on the line, a collective groan emerged from some of the 17,535 fans in attendance. Seconds later, the groan turned to a cheer for Warhawk fans as Patterson waited for a creas...

It’s a wrap: The Royal Purple’s top five stories

May 3, 2016

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By Kimberly Wethal May 4, 2016   Collectively, the Royal Purple’s staff of 17 editors and many more staff writers wrote about the good, the bad and the political news, penned editorials on the world around us, featured the People of Whitewater you see on your way to class and was there th...

Close games the key for UW-W’s young team

January 27, 2016

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Jan. 27, 2016 By Justin St. Peter The Warhawks men’s basketball team was down by 10 to UW-Oshkosh at halftime on Jan. 20 on the road. They had given up nine 3-pointers and head coach Pat Miller said the team wasn’t happy with the way it had played. That was when the team slowly turned it aro...