By Dan Truttschel Correspondent Don’t look now, but the young East Troy High School girls basketball team is starting to string some victories together. And the Trojans are doing that in dominating fashion to boot. East Troy improved to 6-6 overall and 2-5 in the Rock Valley Conference last week […]
Month: January 2016
Full lineup yields tourney victory
Elks take first at Bauer Brawl By Chris Bennett Correspondent The Elkhorn Area High School wrestling team learned just how much greater 14 is than 10 Jan. 9 at the Bauer Brawl at West Allis Nathan Hale High School. The Elks wrestled with a full lineup for one of the […]
Lady Elks tally season high despite loss
By Chris Bennett Correspondent The Elkhorn Area High School girls basketball team’s offensive output is increasing. Hopefully wins will soon follow. The Elks drew closer to cracking the 50-point barrier for points scored in a game in recent losses to Southern Lakes Conference foes Delavan-Darien and Westosha Central. Elkhorn lost […]
Elks take strong Central team to overtime
By Chris Bennett Correspondent Uneven and inconsistent play by the Elkhorn Area High School boys basketball team led to two losses last week. Elkhorn lost 63-60 in overtime Jan. 8 to Westosha Central at Paddock Lake in a Southern Lakes Conference game and lost 63-52 to Waukesha Catholic Memorial Jan. […]
Gymnasts fall in close dual
By Chris Bennett Correspondent The Elkhorn Area High School gymnastics team lost it first road meet of the season Jan. 5 in a Southern Lakes Conference dual meet at Jefferson. The Eagles defeated the Elks 111.975 to 105.525. The Elks competed Monday at home in a Southern Lakes Conference meet […]
Swimmers strong in Fort Atkinson
By Chris Bennett Correspondent The Elkhorn Area High School boys swimming team finished with an excellent performance Jan. 9 at the Connor Bourke Relays at Fort Atkinson High School. Elks coach Jamie Richardson said the Elks finished second or third. Due to technical issues complete results for the meet are […]
Committee opts for J&M Displays to handle fireworks
By Kellen Olshefski Editor The Elkhorn Finance and Judicial Committee sided in favor of J&M Displays, Inc., Monday night when the topic of this year’s fireworks display once again came to the table. The committee had previously been in conversations with Bartolotta Fireworks, Inc., in attempt to figure out where […]
Big Foot High sports roundup
By Dan Truttschel Correspondent The past week was a solid one for the Big Foot girls basketball team. Big Foot moved to 6-2 in the Rock Valley Conference and 8-4 overall with two more victories. The Chiefs edged visiting Edgerton 51-47 Jan. 7, followed by a 77-33 thumping of host […]
EUGENE F. LEE
Eugene “Gene” Francis Lee, 95, of Whitewater, passed away Jan. 12, 2016. Gene was born Feb. 22, 1920, in Milwaukee, the son of Frank J. and Eleanor (Pust) Lee. He served his country in the U. S. Army Airforce during WWII, and after returning, worked as the […]
Officers who shot Town of Geneva man identified
Two 12-year veterans of the Town of Geneva Police Department shot and killed a man Jan. 8 after the 26-year-old allegedly charged at them with a knife. Officers Eric Anderson, 41, and Jason Sweeney, 39, fired at Eric C. Olsen, 26, at about 5:10 p.m. Jan. 8 at Olsen’s home […]
