By Kevin Cunningham Sports Correspondent In sports, no matter the level of play, continuity is important. As an example at the NFL level, some quarterbacks are thrown into sticky situations with poor talent around them beginning their rookie season. Not having weapons to throw to, a poor offensive line, or […]
Month: August 2015
Tennis squad looking to rebuild
Dingman named team captain By Dan Truttschel Correspondent There are plenty of new faces playing tennis in the East Troy High School girls program this fall. And while that youth usually comes with growing pains, there’s also plenty of optimism of what’s to come. East Troy’s roster includes 14 of […]
Ruffalo new quarterback for Trojans
Team returns 14 starters from last season By Dan Truttschel Correspondent The seniors on this year’s East Troy High School football team likely have a number of things they would like to accomplish this season. But one goal clearly has moved to the top of the list – and that’s […]
Celebrating life at Burn Camp
Emergency vehicles parade round Camp Timber-Lee in East Troy Aug. 13 during visitor’s day at the Summer Camp for Burn-Injured Youth. The annual Burn Camp, which celebrated its 21st anniversary this year, hosted about 70 kids last week.
Services for man who died on Lake Beulah are Friday
By Tracy Ouellette Editor Funeral services for the 33-year-old East Troy man who Saturday evening after jumping from a pontoon boat on Lake Beulah will be 11 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 21, at Schmidt & Bartelt Funeral and Cremation Services, 930 Main St. in Mukwonago. Visitation is scheduled from 4 […]
The hunger for more
Making playoffs no longer enough for Elks By Chris Bennett Correspondent Advancing to the WIAA Division 3 postseason playoffs is no longer enough for the Elkhorn Area High School football team. The team has been there, done that and can show you the T-shirt – two of them, for each […]
Lady Elks will count on new faces
By Chris Bennett Correspondent The Elkhorn Area High School girls golf team did not open its season with a bang, but the team’s season did also not start with a whimper. Elkhorn avoided posting a score of 400 and finished with a four-women team score of 381 August 13 in […]
Outlook optimistic for Chiefs
Coach says team is making strides daily By Dan Truttschel Correspondent There was no shortage of change last year for the Big Foot football program. New head coach Greg Enz took over the perennially successful program after longtime coach Rodney Wedig left for Beloit Memorial. Fast forward a year, and […]
Roun’ Da Manure
Brian Bentson, from Milwaukee, Chris Reichartz, from Waukesha, and Tom Sweet, from Oshkosh, rest and rehydrate at the Sharon rest stop during the Roun’da Manure Bicycle Tour Aug. 15. This group of riders was doing the ride for the second time and they were deciding which loop of the ride […]
Statewide crackdown on drunken driving begins Friday
‘Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over’ campaign runs from Aug. 21 to Sept. 7 Law enforcement agencies across the state will be out in force to combat drunken driving during the “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” campaign from Aug. 21, to Sept. 7. “Enforcement and educational efforts to prevent […]
