Henry Clarence “Hank” Williams, 85, passed away Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2014. Hank graduated High School in East Troy, and was a 1950 graduate of the University of Wisconsin. He proudly served his country in the U.S. Navy and entered Officers Candidate School. While living in Chicago, Hank’s career brought his […]
Month: October 2014
Volleyball team advances to sectionals
Trojans take down Whitnall, Elkhorn in regionals By Dan Truttschel Correspondent It’s safe to say that visiting Whitnall may have stunned the East Troy High School volleyball team in the first set of a Division 2 regional final Saturday night. But the defending state champions weren’t about to let that […]
Girls finish ninth at sectional, boys come in 13th
By Dan Truttschel Correspondent The 2014 cross country season came to an end Saturday for the East Troy High School boys and girls squads. East Troy’s girls finished ninth, while the boys were 13th, at a Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Division 2 sectional at Pewaukee. Pewaukee won the girls’ sectional […]
Elks beaten at their own game
Season ends in first playoff game By Chris Bennett Correspondent The final two games of the regular season for the Elkhorn Area High School football team are the stuff of schoolboy legend. The same is not true of the Elks’ second consecutive playoff appearance, but the experience does little to […]
Swimmers rout rival Delavan
By Chris Bennett Correspondent The Elkhorn Area High School girls swim team routed Delavan-Darien 135-35 in a Southern Lakes Conference swim meet Oct. 21 at Elkhorn. The victory in the Elks’ final SLC dual meet of the year improved the team’s SLC dual meet record to 5-2. “We swam really […]
Mair makes school history
By Chris Bennett Correspondent The Elkhorn Area High School cross country program is sending a runner to state for the first time since 2009. Taylor Mair finished sixth Oct. 25 in the WIAA Division 1 Sectional Meet at Verona and qualified for the WIAA Division1 State Cross Country Championships Nov. […]
Kickers finish just shy of state
By Chris Bennett Correspondent The better team prevailed Oct. 25 in the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Division 2 boys soccer sectional final match between Elkhorn and Oregon at Wilmot High School. Oregon won 4-0 and advanced to the WIAA Division 2 boys state soccer tournament, which started Thursday and concludes […]
State power sweeps Lady Elks
By Chris Bennett Correspondent There is only one way the Elkhorn Area High School girls volleyball team could have played a tougher opponent Oct. 23 in a Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Division 2 regional final match. The Elks could have played the No. 1 ranked team in the state. They […]
Volleyball season ends in regional finals
The Big Foot girls volleyball team closed its season last week with a 14-25, 23-25, 16-25 loss at Edgerton in a Division 2 regional final. Statistics from that matchup were unavailable this week. Big Foot advanced to the final with a 16-25, 26-24, 22-25, 25-15, 15-13 win two nights earlier […]
Chiefs fall in level one playoff game, 43-28
Team finishes season 7-3 overall; coach says not to dwell on loss, but focus on positives By Dan Truttschel Correspondent The final result Friday night didn’t work out the way the Big Foot football team had hoped. But it couldn’t take away from what was another highly successful season. Big […]
