Three Washington Elementary School crossing guards, Howard Guckenburg, and Dottie and David Traxler, were recognized for their service during a school assembly on Jan. 27. Washington Elementary students Iza Tovar, Danika Larson and Ella Spear shared stories of the guards during the service. Shown are, left to […]
Month: February 2017
Girls pick up win over Evansville
By Dan Truttschel Correspondent There wasn’t a whole lot of offense going on when the East Troy High School girls basketball team hosted Evansville on Friday night. But there was plenty of defense – and that was more than enough for the Trojans. East Troy held Evansville to just 12 […]
Boys pummel Parkview, 103-31
By Dan Truttschel Correspondent The East Troy High School boys basketball team has played in its fair share of hard-fought, down-to-the-wire games already this season. A road trip to Parkview last week for a Rock Valley Conference contest wasn’t one of them. East Troy quickly erased all thoughts of a […]
Wrestlers fall to Whippets
Trojans docked for ‘excessive celebrating’ By Dan Truttschel Correspondent Last week’s Rock Valley Conference dual meet finale came down to the slimmest of margins for the East Troy High School wrestling squad. And unfortunately for the Trojans, they were just on the other side of a victory. East Troy and […]
County Board seeks applicants for open seat
The Walworth County Board of Supervisors is seeking applications to fill a vacant seat on the County Board. Interested individuals must reside in District 2 in Walworth County. District 2, which was served by Joe Schaefer for more than 40 years before he passed away in January, includes the following: […]
Soccer co-op on for P-E, East Troy
By Ryan Spoehr SLN Staff The East Troy Community School District almost did not choose to file paperwork with the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association for the co-op boys soccer program, according to Palmyra-Eagle officials. However, almost literally at the 11th hour on Tuesday, East Troy decided to file paperwork to […]
Police shoot and kill Lake Geneva man
Police officers shot and killed a 26-year-old Lake Geneva man Thursday in the Town of Geneva while investigating a reckless driving complaint. Police shot and killed Kris Kristl, 26, at County Highway H near Petrie Road at about 7:45 p.m., according to a press release issued Friday by the Walworth […]
Lady Chiefs win in double-overtime
By Dan Truttschel Correspondent If the second battle between the Big Foot girls basketball team and Clinton next week is anything like the first, fans will be in for a treat. Because the first was a doozy. In a battle for first place in the Rock Valley Conference South Division, […]
Chiefs have tough outing against Trojans
By Dan Truttschel Correspondent The Big Foot boys basketball team ran into a red-hot offensive squad at East Troy on Tuesday night. And there really wasn’t much the Chiefs could do to slow things down. East Troy had four players in double figures, led 54-19 at halftime and cruised past […]
Wrestlers fall to Johnson Creek
By Dan Truttschel Correspondent The Big Foot-Williams Bay wrestling team picked up two wins on the mat, but it wasn’t nearly enough in a 60-12 non-conference loss Jan. 27 at Johnson Creek. Christian Flores (145) pinned Sam Budig in 3:40, while Travis Berryman (120) pinned Isaiah Wollett in 3:27. Berryman […]
