Category: Wilmot

  • Martin named SLC Athlete of the Year

    Wilmot junior attributes hard work, support system to honor By Jason Arndt Staff Writer Before Wilmot sprinter Maddie Martin hit the track at the WIAA Division 1 state meet last weekend, the junior received an accolade she never thought would happen, Southern Lakes Conference Female Athlete of the Year. The honor, which went to her…

  • Panthers pierce top-seeded Indian Trail

      By Jason Arndt Staff Writer Up against mighty Kenosha Indian Trail, which was No. 1 in the state and features the No. 2 rated shortstop prospect in the nation, the Panthers defied the odds, defeating the Hawks 4-3 to capture the WIAA Division 1 regional title June 2. Entering the game, No. 8 seed…

  • A surreal state moment

    Wilmot takes home a medal in boys 1,600 in state meet By Jason Arndt Staff Writer Jayden Jesse is still absorbing the aftermath of the WIAA Division 1 state track meet in La Crosse held last weekend. The Wilmot Panthers’ senior qualified for the state meet in the 1,600-meter relay squad that included juniors Matt…

  • Lady Panthers’ sprinter Martin moves forward

    Wilmot Union High School junior Maddie Martin, who qualified in two events the WIAA Division 1 state track meet in La Crosse, is moving on to Saturday’s 400-meter finals when she registered a time of 58.14 for 10th best. Martin qualified in the 1,600-relay team that consisted of senior Rebecca Alter and juniors Rachel Kostrova…

  • Lady Panthers pummel Craig to win regional

    By Jason Arndt Staff Writer The hits kept coming, and there was no stopping the Lady Panthers, as they pounded No. 3 seed Janesville Craig to capture a WIAA Division 1 regional title Friday. Wilmot, who produced 20 hits, had every batter in the lineup with at least one hit to down the Cougars 16-1…

  • Panthers charge through Stoughton Sectionals

      By Jason Arndt Staff Writer While the Panthers roared through the WIAA Division 1 Track Sectionals in Stoughton Thursday, school records were broken, and yielded several state qualifiers. Junior Maddie Martin, who broke an earlier school record in the 400-dash, reestablished it with a second place finish in the event at 57.66 seconds en…

  • Wilmot’s Keen takes fourth in wrestling nationals

    Lady Panthers Sophomore Ellie Keen, a nationally recognized Judo fighter, finished fourth in Saturday’s Body Bar UWW Cadet Women’s Nationals held in Irving, Texas. Keen represented Team Wisconsin for USA Wrestling. The sophomore, one of two female Wilmot varsity wrestlers, has earned multiple accolades at the national and international levels in Judo that include a brown…

  • Dopuch drops decisive goal in Westosha Central win

    By Jason Arndt Staff Writer After a hard-fought loss to Delavan-Darien May 10, the Westosha Central girls soccer team stepped up in a rivalry game at Wilmot May 13, shutting out the Lady Panthers 1-0. “They practiced pretty hard this week, they had a let-down earlier in the week,” said Lady Falcons coach Luis Totera.…

  • SOFTBALL: Wilmot shuts down top-ranked Broncos

    By Jason Arndt Staff Writer Against the No. 1 ranked team in Wisconsin, Wilmot softball coach Pat Dopke stated they could compete with any school, even Union Grove. After Sarah Hutchinson’s stellar pitching performance against Westosha Central a week earlier, where the Lady Panthers put a scare into the state title holders, the junior hurler…

  • Another one in the books for Lady Panthers’ Martin

    Junior Maddie Martin had another one for the record books in Tuesday’s Southern Lakes Conference meet in Lake Geneva, where she garnered top honors in the two sprint events, and another on a relay squad. Martin, who notched a school and Kenosha County Meet record in the 400-meter dash, added her second school record in…