Category: Wilmot
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WIAA FOOTBALL: Waukesha West halts Panthers season
By Jason Arndt Editor For the Panthers, their offense started and ended with junior quarterback Zack Watson scoring touchdowns in Friday’s WIAA Division 2 regional showdown with visiting Waukesha West at Frank Bucci Field. The sixth-seeded Wolverines, however, did nearly everything else in between as Waukesha West ended the Panthers season with a 41-26 first…
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WIAA GIRLS GOLF: Destree fires best round when it matters most
By Daniel Schoettler Sports Correspondent Wilmot senior Keegan Destree ended her Wilmot golf career on a high note as she finished tied for eighth at a WIAA Division 1 sectional at Grand Geneva National on Oct. 3. Destree shot a 93 starting slow with a 48 on the front-nine and finishing strong with 45 on…
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WIAA TENNIS: Wilmot’s Andersen captures sectional tennis title
Panther senior competes at state Thursday By Jason Arndt Editor Entering the WIAA Division 1 girls tennis sectionals, Wilmot Union High School senior Bianca Andersen knew what she had to do, which was to come away a winner. She accomplished her objective, capturing her first sectional title, and advanced to the WIAA Division 1 state…
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FOOTBALL: Panthers pounce on Burlington turnovers
Wilmot shuts out Demons in romp By Jason Arndt Editor Wilmot capitalized on nearly every Burlington turnover Friday, when the Panthers football team hosted the Demons in its homecoming game at Frank Bucci Field. The Panthers, who entered play tied for second place in Southern Lakes Conference with the Demons, forced six Burlington turnovers to…
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VOLLEYBALL ROUNDUP: Wilmot boys defeat Union Grove
By Daniel Schoettler Sports Correspondent The Wilmot Union High School boys volleyball team posted three wins last week, including one against Southern Lakes Conference opponent Union Grove on Sept. 27. The Panthers, who head into the last two weeks of the regular season, are currently 6-4-1 overall 2-2 in SLC play. In the Sept. 27…
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FOOTBALL: Ketterhagen’s late catch seals Wilmot victory
By Jason Arndt Editor Unlike the last two seasons, when Lake Geneva Badger handed Wilmot overtime losses, the Panthers did not allow the same the outcome in a Sept. 28 Southern Lakes Conference clash at Badger. The Panthers, who carried a 14-3 lead into halftime, saw it diminish to a 17-17 deadlock with less than…
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GIRLS VOLLEYBALL: Westosha girls sweep Wilmot
By Jason Arndt Editor When Westosha Central High School senior Laura Shoopman finds her zone, the outside hitter cannot be stopped, which propelled the Falcons to a three-game sweep of visiting Wilmot Sept. 28. Shoopman, whose team edged the Panthers, 25-18, 25-12, 25-11, accounted for a match-high 11 kills along with six digs. According to…
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FOOTBALL: Watson wills Wilmot to victory
By Jason Arndt Editor After spending the week of practice running drills as a running back and wide receiver, Wilmot junior Zack Watson acknowledged he was not prepared when starting quarterback Zach Lamberson went down with an injury. Watson, however, found a way to win. Lamberson, among the Southern Lakes Conference leaders in passing yards,…
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BOYS SOCCER: County soccer rivalry renewed
By Daniel Schoettler Sports Correspondent The county boys soccer rivalry continued between Wilmot Union and Westosha Central high schools last week as the host Falcons defeated their Southern Lakes Conference opponent 2-0 on Sept. 11. Westosha Central received its first goal on an Emmett Marckese goal assisted by Tyler Silber at the 34th minute. The…
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FOOTBALL: Missed opportunities
Wilmot falls to Waterford By Jason Arndt Editor In a contest closer than what the score indicates, one team struggled to finish drives, and the other made key stops and plays when it mattered the most Friday at Wilmot Union High School’s Frank Bucci Field. While the Panthers accounted for 304 total offensive yards on…