By Chris Bennett Correspondent One first down in the fourth quarter and the Elkhorn Area High School football team likely opens Southern Lakes Conference competition with a victory over its hated rival. The Elks could not get that first down and allowed the Comets 23 points in the fourth quarter […]
Month: September 2016
Small tax levy increase recommended for School District
By Tracy Ouellette SLN Staff At the Aug. 29 School Board meeting, East Troy School District Business Manger Kathy Zwirgzdas recommended a small increase to the tax levy to be presented to the public during the Sept. 26 annual meeting. “I’m recommending a .3 percent tax levy increase,” Zwirgzdas said. […]
Kickers cruise through two foes
Undefeated Elks earning recognition in state poll By Chris Bennett Correspondent The Elkhorn Area High School boys soccer team outscored its previous two opponents 14-0 and posted two non-conference victories. The Elks defeated Jefferson 10-0 Sept. 1 at home and beat Big Foot/Williams Bay 4-0 Aug. 30 at home. Elkhorn […]
Runners land in top 20
By Chris Bennett Correspondent The Elkhorn Area High School boys and girls cross country each finished in the top 20 Sept. 3 in the Rebel Invitational at the Wayne E. Dannehl National Cross Country Course on the campus of UW-Parkside in Kenosha. The Elks girls finished 15th out of 22 […]
Girls tennis continues to rack up wins
By Dan Truttschel Correspondent Even with couple setbacks, the East Troy High School girls tennis team still had more than enough to keep on rolling the week before Labor Day. The Trojans dropped matches at No. 1 and 2 singles, but swept the other five en route to a 5-2 […]
A new home for Elkhorn
City looks to form ad hoc committee to search for new location for City Hall By Kellen Olshefski SLN Staff When results came back from city managers on their thoughts on the future disposition of the City of Elkhorn’s City Hall, one thing was clear; the current building is not […]
Lady Elks fire best round
By Chris Bennett Correspondent Elkhorn turned in its best round of the season Sept. 1 in a girls high school golf meet at home against Southern Lakes Conference foe Waterford. The Elks posted a 215 to the Wolverines’ 184 over nine holes on Evergreen Country Club’s East Course. Elkhorn played […]
Running stronger than ever
Discover Whitewater Series, entering its fourth year, continues to grow By Heather Ruenz Staff Writer An event that was created to market Whitewater as a great community while raising money for five local charity partners has taken off running, literally. The fourth annual Discover Whitewater Series Half Marathon, Half Marathon […]
Siebold’s impact on Whippets cross country ‘immeasurable’
Good vibes carry over to WHS’s first meet of the season By Kevin Cunningham Sports Correspondent Nobody is complaining about current head coach Chad Carstens, but Whitewater High School cross country impacted runner’s lives more than some people could ever imagine over 15 years ago when Dirk Siebold was running […]
Soccer gets victories
By Dan Truttschel Correspondent The East Troy boys soccer picked up a pair of wins last week to improve to 2-1 overall. East Troy opened play with a 3-0 victory Aug. 31 over Lake Mills, followed by a 3-2 win Sept. 1 over Whitnall. Against Whitnall, Tommy Hanson tied things […]
