Month: September 2015

East Troy area

Running on empty

Coach says fatigue a factor in last week’s loss By Dan Truttschel Correspondent A battle of attrition presented itself Friday night in East Troy’s Rock Valley Conference football opener at Evansville-Albany. And it was one the Trojans just couldn’t finish – no matter how hard they tried. East Troy ran […]

East Troy area

Starting out strong

Soccer team shows improvement over last year By Dan Truttschel Correspondent It’s early, but things are definitely on the upswing for the East Troy High School boys soccer program. Now the Trojans want to take yet another step – and up the rungs of the Rock Valley Conference standings. East […]

East Troy area

Runners compete in Verona

By Dan Truttschel Correspondent The East Troy boys and girls cross country teams spent Saturday morning at the Verona Invitational. East Troy’s girls were 21st overall with 525 points. Sun Prairie won the team title with 93 points, followed by Middleton with 111, Madison Memorial with 122, Madison West with […]

East Troy area

Netters win conference opener

By Dan Truttschel Correspondent The Rock Valley Conference schedule started off on the right foot last week for the East Troy High School girls tennis team. East Troy rolled past visiting Edgerton 6-1 in its RVC opener. Whitewater currently leads the standings at 2-0, followed by the Trojans and McFarland, […]

Elkhorn

Fair-goers enjoy another day in paradise

Attendance up from last year’s Walworth County Fair, planning for next year already underway By Kellen Olshefski Editor Despite scorching heat over the entirety of the 2015 Walworth County Fair, attendance saw a slight upswing this year, something the fair’s new general manager is thrilled about. Attendance for the “Just […]

Elkhorn area

Lopsided loss nothing to panic about

Comets roll over the Elks, 38-15 By Chris Bennett Correspondent The Elkhorn Area High School football team and its supporters might consider borrowing a tactic from the Aaron Rodgers’ School of Public Relations. Relax. R-E-L-A-X. Rodgers famously offered the response early in the 2014 season when the Green Bay Packers’ […]

Elkhorn area

Golfers stymied by Waterford

By Chris Bennett Correspondent It turned into “one of those days,” according to coach Steve Fisher, for the Elkhorn Area High School girls golf team Sept. 3 in a Southern Lakes Conference dual meet against Waterford at Rivermoor Golf Club in Waterford. The Elks struggled to place the ball in […]

Elkhorn area

Lady Elks fall in conference opener

By Chris Bennett Correspondent Elkhorn opened its Southern Lakes Conference dual meet season Sept. 3 at home with a 25-9, 25-10, 25-7 loss to Westosha Central. Coach Justin Diderrich said the Elks struggled with Westosha’s offense in the first match and made too many unforced errors in the second match. […]

Elkhorn area

Tennis girls drop two duals

By Chris Bennett Correspondent The Elkhorn Area High School girls tennis team lost several close, tough matches in a 5-2 Southern Lakes Conference dual meet defeat Sept. 3 at Waterford. Elkhorn played Union Grove Thursday in a SLC dual meet at home, and plays host Saturday to a non-conference quadrangular […]