Saturday, May 19, 2012
More than 600 runners came out to support Whitefish Bay schools in the annual 5k run/walk event.
More than 600 people came out to Whitefish Bay High School Saturday morning for the sixth annual Run the Bay, a 5k run/walk organized by the Whitefish Bay Public Education Foundation to raise money for the schools. Participants ran individually, with familes and strollers, and in groups. A team of school district employees ran together in support of Middle School Associate Principal Chuck Orvold's battle against cancer. David Salmon, a Shorewood High School cross country alumnus training for the Lakefront Marathon, won the race (and a $25 Performance Runnning Outfitters gift card) with a time of 16:55.08. This year was the first year the race was timed. Salmon told his mom, Liz Nelson, he came with the goal of finishing first. "The kid …
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Emma-Lisa Murphy led the long-distance events, while Sofie Yang took first in pole vault and Hannah Schwartz won high jump. The boys finished third in the conference meet.
For the second year in a row, the Whitefish Bay girls track team has established itself as the best in the North Shore Conference. The girls significantly outplaced their nearest rivals, Germantown, with 118 points to the Warhawks' 100 points. Senior Emma-Lisa Murphy led the girls squad, winning the the one-mile race with a time of 5:07 and the two-mile race with a time of 11:42. Other Whitefish Bay girls also excelled in the two-mile race, including sophomore Alana Blegen's third place finish (12:28) and junior Jenna Wirkus' fourth place showing (12:33). Sophomore Anna Bednarczyk took third in the 400-meter dash with a time of 1:01. In the field events, senior Hannah Schwartz won the high jump (4 feet 10 inches) and senior Sofie Yang won …
Monday, May 14, 2012
Patch user "mp" guessed that the teams would combined for 33 runs, two fewer than the actual total of 35.
Editor's note: Due to an oversight, the winner of this contest was incorrectly announced on Monday. We sincerely regret the error. It shouldn’t be surprising that most entrants in Patch’s Pro Baseball Pick ‘Em Contest did not give the batters enough credit in making their selections. Milwaukee outscored Chicago 18-17 in the three-game series over the weekend, and few participants counted on 35 total runs from the teams battling for last place in the division. By guessing the teams would score 33 runs (Brewers 19, Cubs 14), Patch user "mp" was chosen to win the $100 gift card good for pro baseball apparel. Thanks to everyone who participated. Enjoy the rest of the baseball season!
Tuesday, May 8, 2012
The park is also getting a makeover with new open-air dugouts, which will be built as part of an Eagle Scout project.
The Little League field that retired Milwaukee Brewer Craig Counsell played on as a kid will be named after the hometown hero. Water Tower Park, the home field for Whitefish Bay Little League located on the north end of Lydell Avenue, was renamed Craig Counsell Park Monday night through a resolution unanimously passed by the Village Board. The suggestion was made by a resident, who wished to remain anonymous. Counsell grew up in Whitefish Bay, playing Little League in Water Tower Park and for the Whitefish Bay Blue Dukes at Cahill Square Park, where his old number 19 is hung on the fence by home plate. After a 15-year major league career, including two World Series victories, Counsell retired in 2011 as the fourth-oldest player in the …
Thursday, May 3, 2012
The kids are hanging out at Bayshore for a variety of reasons. And don't miss sports highlight videos from two of the community's bright young stars.
In these days of cell phone cameras and user-friendly editing software, everybody's a producer. Or can be. And YouTube is the medium of choice for millions of people, including some right here in Whitefish Bay. Whitefish Bay High School students have used YouTube the last several years to make tongue-in-cheek promotional videos for the high school. They might not pass for the typical promotional videos you see for educational institutions, but it definitely shows the kids have a sense of humor. User TheKleinStudios uploaded this year's video. User maggieanderson16 uploaded a video of a flash mob conducted in the main lobby at Bayshore Mall. The Best Buddies group performed the mob in support of a campaign against the use of word "retarded…
Wednesday, May 2, 2012
Whitefish Bay residents Matt Sostock and Dave Clark swam for the Wisconsin Masters team competing at the US Masters national swimming championships
Friday, April 27, 2012
The Ripsharks took 4-0 lead and never are caught in Thursday's victory. Quinn Mooney is the winning goalie.
The Lakeshore Ripsharks co-op lacrosse team upset the fourth-ranked University School Wildcats 9-4 win on Thursday. Lakeshore dominated the first quarter, capturing 21 ground balls to the Wildcats' 12. Short stick specialists Quinten Ziegler and Dakota Kwasny combined for five straight face-off wins to give the Ripsharks consistent possession throughout the quarter. Co-captain Anders Bjella made the most of the opportunities, scoring three points, with Ziegler netting another to finish the period 4-0 in favor of Lakeshore. Riley Liegel scored his first goal of the season in the second quarter, ripping a top shelf strike from the right side of the box. USM came back with two goals by Jeff Walters for a halftime score of 5-2. Alec Monaghan…
Thursday, April 26, 2012
Sophomore scores four goals and seniors Anders Bjella nets five in easy victory for co-op team with players from Shorewood, Nicolet, Whitefish Bay and Port Washington.
Sophomore attack John Jaekels had something to prove in Lakeshore's 12 – 2 win over Wauwautosa on Monday in high school boys lacrosse. Coming off a one-game hiatus for aggressive play against Marquette, Jaekels quickly let his teammates know that he came to play. Lakeshore scored the first three goals before Wauwatosa got on the board. Jaekels contributed to the 6–1 halftime score by putting in two goals off assists from middies Quinten Ziegler and Anders Bjella. His third goal came shortly after the half from a charge behind the net and double clutch fake. His fourth goal of the night was a shifty dodge between two defenders that required an off-balance shot while falling that left his teammates buzzing on the sidelines. “Did you see …
Tuesday, April 24, 2012
The Blue Dukes took a 4-0 lead but saw the game get away in the fifth and sixth innings. Check out Patch's photos from the game on a sunny, breezy day in Port Washington.
Whitefish Bay fell to 0-3 in the North Shore Conference on Monday with a 14-4 loss to Port Washington in high school softball. The Blue Dukes took a 4-0 lead, according to a boxscore at WisSports.net. Kay Burns, Kristin Enea and Paige Kerwin each had two hits for the Blue Dukes. Port Washington scored all its runs in the fifth and sixth innings. The Blue Dukes committed four errors in the game and walked seven batters. Whitefish Bay (1-5 overall) hosts Grafton today.
Sunday, April 22, 2012
Port Washington's Dakota Kwasny scored his first hat trick in a lopsided victory. The team faces Wauwatosa at Shorewood High School at 8 p.m. Monday.
Dakota Kwasny of the Lakeshore Lacrosse team had three goals in the Ripsharks' 15-3 win over St. John's Military Academy on Thursday. The Lakeshore Lacrosse is a co-op team made up of players from Shorewood, Whitefish Bay, Nicolet, Port Washington, and Homestead high schools. Kwasny, from Port Washington, has had numerous two-goal games while playing for the Ripsharks and on select summer teams, but until now, had not notched a hat trick. The Ripsharks dominated the game against the lower division Lancers from the start. St. John's, coached by Syd Jones, maintained composure throughout the game despite the lopsided score, keeping Lakeshore net minder Danny Wilson busy with 12 saves on the night. Lakeshore defensemen Kelly Jackson, …
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6:18 pm on Friday, May 11, 2012
I think maybe we should name it Alan Deakin Park, in honor of someone who is actually doing more for the park. Way to go Boy Scouts! more ›