Baseball team falls in eighth inning By Dan Truttschel Correspondent Big Foot High School’s baseball team tied the game at 1-1 in the fourth, but visiting Parkview won the game in the eighth last Thursday afternoon. The loss dropped the Chiefs to 7-14 overall and 6-10 in the Rock Valley […]
Month: May 2015
National titles lead to third-place finish for men
Senior Dawson Miller and freshman Robert Starnes captured national championships in record-setting fashion Saturday to lead the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater men’s track and field team to third place, matching the best finish in program history at the NCAA Division III Outdoor Track and Field Championships at Merrick-Pinkard Track & Field […]
Jefferson County Dairy Breakfast Saturday
The Jefferson County Dairy Breakfast is set for 6 to 11 a.m., Saturday, May 30 at the Jefferson County Fair Park Activity Center. Breakfast goers will enjoy scrambled eggs, Jones sausage, pancakes, cheeses and ice cream. There will be activities for kids inside the activity center including: a country dress-up […]
Golf, softball end seasons
By Dan Truttschel Correspondent The 2015 spring season came to a close Wednesday for both the Big Foot boys golf and softball teams. Big Foot fell 12-2 to Evansville in a Division 2 regional opener, while the Big Foot golfers finished seventh overall at the 10-team regional played at the […]
Track teams bring home regional titles
By Dan Truttschel Correspondent The Big Foot boys and girls track teams will be well represented at Friday’s Division 2 sectional meet. Both teams combined to fill nine events after strong efforts at Tuesday night’s Clinton Regional Meet. Jefferson won the girls’ regional title, followed by Lakeside Lutheran with 164, […]
Soccer on a roll, head into post-season with a 13-5 overall record
By Dan Truttschel Correspondent The Big Foot-Williams Bay girls soccer team is rolling a bit as the post-season approaches. Big Foot won both of its matches last week with victories of 5-3 over Delavan-Darien and 6-2 over Edgerton. The Chiefs took a 13-5 overall record and an 11-4 mark into […]
District hires two administrators
Principal, activities director bring experience to local schools Two new, experienced administrators will join the Delavan-Darien School District leadership team over summer. Deborah K. Erdmann, principal at Marshall Elementary School in the Dane County Village of Marshall, will become the new director of curriculum and Instruction. She replaces Cora Rund, […]
Tennis duo’s state dreams smashed
By Dan Truttschel Correspondent A Division 2 sectional trip for the No. 2 Big Foot-Williams Bay boys tennis duo of Christian Munoz and Michael Heidenreich had split results Wednesday afternoon. The pair opened on a strong note with a win in the first round, but fell in the championship and […]
Outlook getting better for Sharon’s Peters Road Bridge
County to apply for grant to replace bridge, Town of Sharon to cover cost of application By Kellen Olshefski Editor The Walworth County Public Works Committee voted in favor May 18 of submitting an application for a grant that would help to replace the Town of Sharon’s Peters Road Bridge. […]
Swimming pools will need permit
Ladders OK for large, above-ground pools in Darien By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent Darien residents will need a permit to have a swimming pool this summer but will not be required to pay a fee and will be allowed to use a removable ladder in lieu of a fence for […]
