Robotics and Engineering Club seek out new challenges By Tracy Ouellette Editor The eTREC (East Troy Robotics and Engineering Club) robotics team will be competing in the FIRST FTC Wisconsin Qualifying tournament in Madison this weekend. The all-day tournament runs from 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 25, […]
Month: January 2015
Two recognized at state fair association convention
Two longtime supporters of the Walworth County Fair were recently honored at the 2015 Wisconsin Fair Association for their dedication to the fair. The V.I.P. Award for District 4 was presented to Audrey Wuttke of the Walworth County Fair. Susan Pruessing, Walworth County Fair Marketing and Public Relations Manager, said […]
Swimmers best visiting Burlington
By Chris Bennett Correspondent Brett Schmieden’s victory in the 100 meter butterfly helped the Elkhorn Area High School boys swim team to a 98-72 Southern Lakes Conference dual meet victory Jan. 13 at home against Burlington Co-op. “That just helped us start getting that momentum and getting us back on […]
Elks blow late lead, fall to Wilmot
By Chris Bennett Correspondent The Elkhorn Area High School boys basketball team’s 63-52 loss Jan. 16 at home in a Southern Lakes Conference game against Wilmot is one that might leave the Elks scratching their heads. “It’s a disappointing loss,” Elks coach Josh Skatrud said. “We had a ten-point lead […]
Grapplers grab Norski championship
Team wins invite for third year in a row By Chris Bennett Correspondent Most head up north for vacation. The Elkhorn Area High School wrestling team heads up north to win tournaments against some of the state’s better competition. The Elks traveled to DeForest High School Saturday and won the […]
Whippets trounce girls, 72-32
By Dan Truttschel Correspondent The East Troy High School girls basketball team has engaged in many epic battles with Whitewater through the years. And in that time, the Whippets certainly have put outstanding teams on the floor – but maybe none better than this season’s version. Whitewater, currently ranked […]
Boys beat Palmyra-Eagle on the road
Loose to Chicago Marshall in Dream Classic By Dan Truttschel Correspondent The East Troy High School boys basketball team ventured to Chicago last weekend to compete in the Martin Luther King Dream Classic and came home with a 62-42 non-conference loss to Chicago Marshall. Statistics and more details from the […]
Wrestlers take down Whitewater
East Troy beats Whippets, 39-36 By Dan Truttschel Correspondent In all six losses to visiting Whitewater last week, the East Troy High School wrestling team was beaten by pinfall. But those 36 points were all the Trojans would allow –and they had just enough to pull off the Rock Valley […]
Chiefs defeat Badger in overtime victory
By Dan Truttschel Correspondent There are nights in a team’s development that stand out above the others. For the Big Foot girls basketball team, Monday may have been one of those nights. The Chiefs notched their 10th win of the season with a 57-55 overtime victory at Division 1 Badger. […]
Boys fall in hard-fought matchup
By Dan Truttschel Correspondent There were several times last Thursday night when the Big Foot boys basketball team did good things in its Rock Valley Conference contest against visiting Edgerton. Unfortunately for the Chiefs, there just weren’t enough of them. Big Foot led by one point at halftime but a […]
