By Kevin Cunningham Correspondent The Delavan-Darien High School girls soccer team won six total games last season, the final of those coming in the WIAA Tournament, advancing the Comets to the Regional Final. This year, the team has a number of starting returnees but lost its leading goal-scorer in Suleimy […]
Author: Heather Ruenz
Elks swim team hands out awards
Elkhorn Area High School’s Hunter Johnson earned Southern Lakes Conference Swimmer of the Year honors March 5 when the conference’s schools met at the Cotton Exchange in Waterford for the Winter Sports Coaches Banquet. It is one of many postseason accolades for Johnson and the Elks. The team met Feb. […]
STATE BASKETBALL: Elkhorn hangs tough, but Nicolet runs away in 2nd half
WIAA D2 STATE SEMIFINAL: (1) Nicolet 70, (4) Elkhorn 46 Knights uses length, athleticism, full-court press to floor overmatched Elks By Chris Bennett [email protected] MADISON – The Elkhorn Area High School boys basketball team needed to play a near-perfect game to beat the Nicolet Knights Friday in a WIAA […]
BREAKING: Last-second layup lifts Elkhorn basketball to first state tournament in over 30 years
Umnus drives in for go-ahead bucket with 1 second remaining By Chris Bennett and Mike Ramczyk [email protected] After upsetting a third higher-seeded opponent in as many games the Elkhorn Area High School boys basketball team is headed to state for the first time since 1987. Elkhorn got a […]
BREAKING: Elkhorn clips Westosha on buzzer beater, battles for state Saturday
Larson’s late layup caps second half comeback By Chris Bennett Sports Correspondent In the visiting locker room at Burlington High School Thursday night, following the Elks’ 49-48 victory over Westosha Central in a WIAA Division 2 sectional semifinal, coach Josh Skatrud told his young men that all they needed […]
Elkhorn upsets East Troy, captures 2nd straight regional championship
By Tim Wester Sports Correspondent With a full complement of scoring options, East Troy High seemingly had the recipe to make another trip to Madison this March. But for one night in a single-elimination tournament, second-seeded East Troy’s talent was trumped by Elkhorn’s grit and determination. Elkhorn senior guards […]
UW-Madison Varsity Band to perform
The Delavan-Darien High School Band Booster Club and the DDHS Band program will welcome the University of Wisconsin-Madison Varsity Band to the DDHS gymnasium on Sunday, March 3 at 1 p.m. for what’s been described as “a high energy performance.” Come hear favorites from the Camp Randall songbook, the Fifth […]
Meal for a mission
Kiwanis club preparing for annual pancake breakfast in Whitewater The Kiwanis Whitewater Breakfast Club will serve its all-you-can-eat pancake breakfast from 6:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 2, at the Armory, 146 W. North St. in downtown Whitewater. Tickets cost $5 in advance and $6 at the door […]
A helping hand
The Elkhorn Area Women’s Club Christmas House Walk raised $2,000 for VIP Services, Inc. Presenting the check to Linda Cheney of VIP (center) are Kathy Papenfus (left) and Karen Gonzales (right), the club’s co-chairs for this year’s April 10 Card and Game Night Scholarship fundraiser. The club has been donating […]
Rev. William C. Zanton
Rev. William Clifford Zanton, 82, of Avalon, died at Agrace Hospice Care in Janesville on Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2019. Memorial services will be scheduled sometime in March and announced at a later date. Betzer Funeral Home of Delavan is serving the family.
