Greyhound Roundup: Girls, Boys Track and Field Compete in State Indoor Championship

Busy week of athletics include the East Side Cup girls soccer tournament hosted at Shorewood High School on Friday and Saturday.

Here is a roundup of Shorewood High School sports courtesy of Athletic Director Bill Haury. Track and Field – On Saturday, the Wisconsin Track and Field Association hosted the Wisconsin Indoor Championship meet at UW-Whitewater.   Leading the way for the girl’s team was the 4 x 200 relay team of Chiara Sanders, Olivia Alvarez, Lily Blind and Alexis Farrington. They placed eighth with a state honor roll leading D2 time of 1:51.92.  Alexis Farrington placed eighth in the 400 meters with a time of 61.32 which places her in second place on the D2 honor roll this season. Morgan Florsheim ran a great race, leading from start to finish in her heat, to place seventh overall and placing her with the sixth best D2 time for the 1600 in 5:13.86. The 4…

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Is Shorewood High Emerging As A 'Sports School?'

Shorewood schools are widely known for their strong focus on the arts, and with that has emerged the perception that it isn't a "sports district." But, is that a false perception, given recent success by several teams?

The Shorewood School District is widely known for its strong focus on the arts, with celebrated theater, band, orchestra and choral programs, churning out right-brained graduates. With that, some argue the district's sports programs have suffered over the years as a result. A perception has emerged that Shorewood isn’t a "sports district," and doesn’t put an emphasis on athletics, high school track coach and Lake Bluff physical education teacher Dominic Newman said. “I feel that Shorewood is not recognized as a sports district,” Newman said. "That's a perception that every coach is trying to change." But athletics in the district seem to be on the verge of a revival.  Shorewood High School was ranked third in the Wisconsin Sports Network …

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N. Peske

6:57 am on Friday, March 29, 2013

Beautifully stated. We definitely have some great sports opportunities with cross country and swimming, and sports can help kids stay off drugs and teach teamwork and relying on others, which is really important. However, we also have to look at how we are serving ALL students. Not everyone's a liberal arts type and book learner or into COMPETITIVE sports. What happened to dance (folk dancing …   more ›

Greyhound Roundup: Boys, Girls Ice Hockey Come Up Short at State

Girls basketball team's season ends after tough, triple-OT loss.

Here is a roundup of Shorewood High School sports courtesy of Athletic Director Bill Haury: Boys Ice Hockey — The WNS team took part in the WIAA State Tournament on Thursday night with a quarterfinal game against Eau Claire Memorial. During the first period, both games played a fast-paced game. Although WNS outshot Memorial, the first period was ultimately scoreless. Four minutes into the second period, Memorial scored with an impressive two-assist backhanded goal that game them a 1-0 lead. Four minutes later, WNS scored to tie the game 1-1. Just a minute into the third period, Memorial intercepted a pass to take a 2-1 lead that they were able to hold throughout the remainder of the game to secure the victory. Despite the loss, however, it…

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Season Looking Up for Lady Greyhounds

Starting the year off 7-3 overall, 4-3 in the Woodland Conference, Shorewood hasn't lost two games in a row all season, and is on track to have its best season since 2005-2006 when it went 12-9.

The lady Greyhounds are on the verge of a big season. Starting the year off 7-3 overall, 4-3 in the Woodland Conference, Shorewood hasn't lost two games in a row all season, and is on track to have its best season since 2005-2006 when it went 12-9.  In contrast, the Greyhounds finished last year 7-17 (3-9). Dating back to 2008, the team went winless for two seasons in a row. The Greyhounds are just one game behind conference leader Whitnall.  Edging out Wauwatosa West 37-34 before the holiday break, the Greyhounds will look to continue their success when they return to the court for an away game at St. Francis on Jan. 4. That game starts at 7:30 p.m.

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Greyhounds Edge Greenfield, Win Season Opener

The Shorewood boys basketball team slipped past Greenfield 68-64 to win its first season and Woodland Conference game of the season.

The Greyhounds edged out Greenfield in its season opener Tuesday night. Shorewood lead 35-26 at halftime and was able to endure a Hawks' 4th quarter surge — outscoring the Greyhounds 13 to 19 — to secure its first season and Woodland Conference win of the year on Greenfield's home court, 68-64. Andrew Davis drained two three-pointers and led the Greyhounds with 18 points, Donovan Freeman scored 14 and Carmen Purvis picked up 13 points. Greenfield's Rick Santiago was the game's top scorer with 23 points, according to Wissports.net. Next up, the Greyhounds will travel to conference foe Cudahy on Nov. 27. Shorewood's home opener is Nov. 30 against Brown Deer.  Shorewood had its best season in a decade last year, posting a 11-12 record but …

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Girls Win 7th Straight Woodland Conference Title

The varsity swimming team cruised to a 58-point victory while the junior varsity team also had an impressive conference meet, dominating with a 126 point victory.

Editor's note: Roundup courtesy of Shorewood Athletic Director Bill Haury The girls swimming team won its seventh consecutive Woodland Conference Championship Saturday, overcoming a 34-point relay disqualification to cruise to a 58-point victory. The girls scored points in 25 of their 27 entries, won nine of the 11 swimming events, set five pool records and set four new Woodland Conference records on their way to a title. The medley relay got things started with the team of Melissa Clausen, Rachel Munson, Ellen Stello and Eva Jorn winning the event in a pool record and conference record time of 1:52.20. The team of Chloe Borut, Monica Dix, Lucy Petrick and Anna Mueller picked up points by finishing eighth. Stello had perhaps the biggest …

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Greyhounds' State Tournament Hopes Stymied in Overtime Shootout

The Pewaukee Pirates out shot Shorewood in a penalty shootout round, following two scoreless overtime periods.

The Greyhounds' state tournament dreams were dashed by Pewaukee Saturday, after the two played to a draw and entered a penalty shootout round. The two met in the WIAA Division 2 boys soccer sectional finals in Whitewater. After two scoreless halves, the teams played two overtime periods in which neither was able to sneak a goal in. In a penalty shootout round, Pewaukee out shot the Greyhounds 4-2, to move on to the state tournament. "If we could have had five more minutes on the field, instead of a shootout, I think it would have been a different outcome," head coach Aron Gentry said. However, Gentry said the 15-2-3 Greyhounds had one the best season's Shorewood has experienced in quite a while. Last season the team went 8-8-3. "It was a …

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Greyhounds Advance to Sectional Finals after Topping Whitewater

Shorewood secured a spot in the WIAA sectional finals Thursday night, after dominating the Whippets Thursday night 5-1. They have a chance to reach state for the first time since 2004.

The rain came in sideways all night, but it didn't seem to bother the Greyhounds Thursday as they cruised to an easy victory over Whitewater and advanced to the sectional finals round of the Division 2 WIAA playoffs. After running into the Catholic Memorial last year in regionals, Shorewood is just one win away from its first state tournament berth since 2004. That year, the Greyhounds lost in the state championship game. Thursday night, Shorewood scored early and often. Its first goal came just inside the 4-minute mark, courtesy of midfielder Josh Landers. The Greyhounds ended the first half with three goals, shutting out the Whippets. Shorewood slipped two more goals past Whitewater in the second half, but and allowed the Whippets' lone …

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Love Shorewood Schools

4:32 pm on Monday, October 22, 2012

Lake Bluff Beagles---another dog in the hound family!!   more ›

Shorewood Snapshot: Village, School Meetings; High School Sports

A look at this week's local events and news.

Here's a look at what's coming up this week in Shorewood. If we're missing something, please add it to the calendar. Governmental and school meetings — The Village Board will meet Tuesday night at 7:30 for a regular meeting. Shorewood's Public Art Committee meets Monday night at 7. The Police Commission meets at 6:30 p.m. in the Shorewood Police Department, 3936 N. Murray Ave. And, the Shorewood Business Improvement District board meets 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday. All committee and board, except for the Police Commission, meets at Village Hall, 3930 N. Murray Ave. Find the agendas for each meetings on the village's website. The Shorewood School District's Policy Committee will meet Tuesday morning at 8:30 to review and discuss School Board …

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Shorewood Runner Poised for State Track Meet

After missing his opportunity last year because of a fluke, Shorewood's Justin Rabon is ready to challenge for the 400- meter relay title.