By Dan Truttschel Correspondent The Big Foot-Williams Bay girls tennis team dropped a 5-2 RVC decision at East Troy Monday afternoon. Collecting wins were Meredith Heckert at No. 1 singles, 6-3, 6-1 over Lora Leach; and the No. 1 doubles team of Morgan Grunow-Izzy Klesmith, 6-1, 6-1 over Hunter Scheel-Claudia […]
Month: September 2015
Badgers contain Comets
By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent The Badger High School football team gave up 379 yards to the high-octane Delavan-Darien offense Friday night but still came away with a 29-15 home win. Comet quarterback Jake Benzing passed for 231 yards and rushed for 148, but was only able to find the […]
Comets lose to Badgers
Undefeated start to season ends with 29-15 loss to Lake Geneva By Kevin Cunningham Correspondent Following Delavan-Darien High School’s 3-0 start, a feat the football team was a part of a season ago, the team lost to another 3-0 team, in Union Grove entering this week. The Comets’ opponent, […]
Warhawks dominate Lions in home opener
By Kevin Cunningham Sports Correspondent A week ago, fresh off an undefeated, national championship-winning season, the UW-Whitewater football team travelled to Jackson, Miss. and took on Belhaven. Sixty minutes later, the Warhawks had won its 33rd-straight game, and began the 2015 season, 1-0, departing from the state of Mississippi with […]
Whippet runners compete in big meet
Girls volleyball and tennis, and boys soccer teams play tonight By Kevin Cunningham Sports Correspondent The Angel Invite is a cross country meet held each year with high meaning behind it because of the tough competition (multiple Division 1 teams) and sheer overall number of teams participating in it. This […]
Whippets struggle to find footing against Trojans
By Kevin Cunningham Sports Correspondent The rain was pouring throughout the Whippets’ football game on Friday night at home against East Troy, a game featuring two teams with 1-3 records on the season. Because of the rain early on, the teams needed time to adjust to the conditions, and through […]
3rd Annual DWS goes off without a hitch
Volunteers, community given kudos for support and success of event By Heather Ruenz Editor Well before the shotgun went off – days before in some cases – participants who had signed up for the 3rd Annual Discover Whitewater Series were ready to go. It was clear the support from the […]
District to investigate year-round and center-school options
By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent The Delavan-Darien School Board authorized Superintendent Robert Crist to investigate two options that could save the district money or provide better educational opportunities to students. Crist said he is bringing up the idea of year-round school, knowing it could be controversial, as a way to […]
BEVERLY BURKI
Beverly J. Burki, of East Troy, died unexpectedly on Sept. 19, 2015. She was born on Jan. 6, 1951, to Clifton and Thelma (Hankins) Fry in Reedsburg. She attended Mukwonago High School. Beverly was married to William E. Burki for 34 years. She and her husband enjoyed being den […]
Former trustee dies in car crash
By Vicky Wedig Editor A former Darien Village Board trustee was killed Tuesday in a two-car crash in the Town of Darien. Craig McCue, 61, of Darien, died at a local trauma center after a crash at about 8:25 a.m. Tuesday at S&D Townline and Salt Box roads. When Walworth […]
