By Dan Truttschel Correspondent While getting to the WIAA State Tournament a year ago clearly was a historic moment for the East Troy girls basketball team, none of them were pleased they were bounced in the first round. And, though it may not have been admitted publicly, the Trojans were […]
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East Troy girls return to state
By Dan Truttschel Correspondent Anybody who has watched the East Troy girls basketball team the past couple years knows exactly what the Trojans are trying to accomplish. Without the benefit of a dominating inside presence, the Trojans want to turn the basketball game into a track meet. And based on […]
Trojans triumphant
Girls will get their turn at state after historic feat By Dan Truttschel Correspondent The last time the East Troy girls basketball team saw Oostburg on the opposite sideline, the Flying Dutchmen ended the Trojans’ first-ever trip to the WIAA Division 3 State Tournament. In the rematch Saturday with another […]
Fight to the end
Slow start costly for Trojan boys in state loss By Dan Truttschel Correspondent A furious rally Friday morning put the East Troy boys basketball team in position to advance to the WIAA Division 3 state title contest. Unfortunately for the Trojans, a talented Lodi team had something to say about […]
Trojans prepare to tangle with Chargers
By Dan Truttschel Correspondent When East Troy girls basketball coach Jeff Brown looks at Kettle Moraine Lutheran, he sees a lot of his team in the Chargers. And that certainly makes for an interesting matchup later this week when the teams tangle in a Division 3 sectional semifinal. East Troy […]
Regional champion Trojan girls advance to sectional play
By Dan Truttschel Correspondent The game plan for the East Troy girls basketball team really isn’t a secret or a surprise to anyone. And when the Trojans execute that plan, there also isn’t much anybody can do to stop it. East Troy blitzed both of its regional opponents last weekend […]
East Troy girls to open postseason as No. 1 seed
By Dan Truttschel Correspondent When the Whitewater and East Troy girls basketball teams get together, the game normally comes down to a late possession or critical play to decide the outcome. For one quarter last week, it looked like that trend again would play itself out – that is until […]
Hail to the champion
Dedick captures East Troy’s first wrestling crown in 25 years By David Paulsen Correspondent For the first time in 25 years, East Troy High School has a state wrestling champion. Senior Joey Dedick earned the 195-pound Division 2 crown at the WIAA Individual State Wrestling Championships Saturday. Dedick defeated Austin […]
Trojan boys ready to roll
By Dan Truttschel Correspondent If the opposition thought the East Troy boys basketball team may not be quite focused as the WIAA tournament began last week, all they had to do was read a pair of regional box scores. It appears the Trojans are quite ready to go – and […]
East Troy still on top despite first loss
By Dan Truttschel Correspondent As it turns out, the East Troy girls basketball team is human after all. After a season full of lopsided victories and plenty of optimism, the Trojans ran into a tough Division 1 foe in Franklin Monday night. And for a half, the Trojans were more […]
