Month: October 2014

East Troy area

Leach advances in tournament race

By Dan Truttschel Correspondent For the past 17 years, the East Troy girls tennis team has been represented at the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Division 2 State Tournament. And earlier this week, the Trojans had a chance to extend that streak another year. East Troy sophomore Lora Leach advanced from […]

Elkhorn area

Ladies swim with the best

By Chris Bennett Correspondent Don’t let the results of a tough meet be misleading. Though the team finished 11th, the Elkhorn Area High School girls’ swimming team performed well Oct. 4 in the Cardinal Invite at Fond du Lac High School. “If you don’t swim against people that are better […]

Elkhorn area

Football team back on track

By Chris Bennett Correspondent A week after being the nail, the Elkhorn Area High School football got to be the hammer in its 35-7 Southern Lakes Conference victory Oct. 3 at home against Union Grove. The Elks (5-2, 3-2 SLC) ran seemingly at will against the Broncos (3-4, 1-4 SLC). […]

Walworth Big Foot

Conference champs!

3-0 win over Whitewater gives school first championship since 1995 By Dan Truttschel Correspondent It had been nearly 20 years since the Big Foot-Williams Bay boys soccer team could claim itself an undisputed conference champion. Earlier this week, that all came to an end. Big Foot put the finishing touches […]

Elkhorn

Just keep walking

Jackson Elementary students and staff supported its PTA by participating in the third Annual Walk-a-Thon on Sept. 24 at the Walworth County Fairgrounds. Students collected pledges from family and friends before the event, and together, raised nearly $10,000 to benefit the Jackson PTA. The PTA will use the money raised […]