Category: Wilmot
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VOLLEYBALL: Several Falcons named to All-Area team
Volleyball team features boys, girls from entire area By Mike Ramczyk Sports Editor With the Christmas season approaching, it’s time to fill your hearts and minds with a stocking stuffer – the inaugural Southern Lakes Newspapers All-Area volleyball team. The super team features athletes from all 15 of our schools, including 15 girls varsity and…
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BOYS BASKETBALL: Gendron, Glass down visiting Crusaders
By Jason Arndt Staff Writer A Kyle Gendron shot from the arc with 8:15 left in regulation, followed by four Latrell Glass baskets for Wilmot Union High School, sunk visiting Racine Lutheran 77-69 on Dec. 1. The Panthers had a 43-36 edge entering halftime, but saw the lead diminish to a 55-55 deadlock courtesy of…
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SOFTBALL: Wilmot’s Platts verbally commits to Phoenix
Wilmot Union High School’s Montana Platts has verbally committed to play Division 1 softball at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay. The current junior confirmed social media reports on Thursday night. Platts, also a member of the Wisconsin Lightning club softball team, concluded a sophomore Panthers season highlighted by a 13-game hitting streak. The 13-game hitting streak…
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GIRLS BASKETBALL: Wilmot’s Sjong, Zenon have career nights
Duo scores in double digits Last year, Delaney Sjong knocked in a career-high 24 points in Wilmot Union High School’s 76-55 route of visiting Delavan-Darien on Dec. 22. But, on Tuesday at Delavan-Darien, the 5-foot-10 Sjong did one point better, scoring 25 points, adding nine rebounds and six steals, to secure a new career-high in…
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BOYS BASKETBALL: Wilmot’s leadership, perimeter shooting keys to success
Glass, Bruton threats on the arc By Jason Arndt Staff Writer Although Wilmot Union High School enters the boys basketball season without two leaders lost to graduation, coach Jake Erbentraut believes the squad can compete in the highly-contested Southern Lakes Conference, courtesy of team chemistry. The Panthers, who lost Bobby Brenner and Christian Janssen, are…
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GIRLS BASKETBALL: Panthers take another nail-biter
Speedy guards, senior leaders help the cause By Jason Arndt Staff Writer In another close girls basketball contest, Wilmot Union High School overcame a three-point halftime deficit to defeat visiting Racine Park 52-50 on Nov. 22, when they outscored Park 33-28 in the second half. The two-point victory comes after Wilmot edged host Waukesha South…
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HOCKEY: Wilmot’s Faber helps Thunder in season opening win
Courtesy of three first period goals, including one from Wilmot Union High School’s Cody Faber, the Kenosha Thunder hockey squad defeated visiting Germantown 7-3 Saturday at the Pleasant Prairie IcePlex. The Kenosha Thunder, a WIAA hockey team, is a co-op program that includes students from the Kenosha Unified School District along with representatives of Wilmot…
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GIRLS HOOPS: Panthers return solid nucleus, senior trio
By Jason Arndt Staff Writer Led by a trio of seniors, Wilmot Union High School’s girls basketball squad is looking at another season among the top half of the Southern Lakes Conference, according to coach Keiya Square. Square, whose Panthers shared last year’s SLC title with Union Grove at 12-2, believe the Broncos are still…
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PHOTOS: Wilmot’s Martin to attend UW-Milwaukee
Maddie Martin became the fifth Wilmot Union High School athlete to sign a National Letter of Intent Wednesday when she formally committed to Division 1 University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, where she plans to continue her track career. Martin was last year’s Southern Lakes Conference Athlete of Year as junior where she picked up a handful of…
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Fargo’s family environment fueled Koehn’s decision
Wilmot senior commits to NDSU By Jason Arndt Staff Writer When University of Wisconsin-Green Bay softball coach Beth Spoehr resigned in June, the decision left Wilmot Union High School shortstop Kalyssa Koehn with no guarantee the Division 1 Horizon League school would follow through on the verbal commitment she made as a junior. Spoehr, who…