By Chris Bennett Correspondent The Elkhorn Area High School boys basketball team played its best defense of the season Jan. 2 in a 47-35 non-conference loss at Stoughton. The Elks beat Edgerton 64-53 Dec. 22 in a non-conference game at Edgerton to close-out 2015. Elkhorn played Waukesha Catholic Memorial (2-5) […]
Author: Tracy Ouellette
Banged-up Lady Elks drop two
By Chris Bennett Correspondent The Elkhorn Area High School girls basketball team played short-handed in the Fort Atkinson Holiday Tournament and lost two games by a combined total of 82 points. The Elks lost 61-22 Dec. 30 to Fort Atkinson and 67-24 Dec. 29 to Milwaukee School of Languages (MSOL). […]
Reynolds leaves Mid-States unsatisfied
By Chris Bennett Correspondent Elkhorn Area High School wrestling coach Ken Reynolds is not satisfied with the Elks’ showing in the Mid-States Wrestling Classic Dec. 29 and 30 at UW-Whitewater. “I expected to finish higher,” Reynolds said. “I expected to take more guys. We only took 10 guys over there […]
Wrestlers 4-3 at invite
By Dan Truttschel Correspondent East Troy traveled to the two-day Northern Exposure Tournament last week at Merrill and came back with a second-place finish in the third-place bracket. The Trojans were 3-2 in the opening round, which sent them to the third-place bracket. East Troy fell 39-36 to Waukesha South […]
Girls snap three-game skid
By Dan Truttschel Correspondent The East Troy girls ended the 2015-portion of their schedule last week with a 63-56 non-conference win over visiting Milwaukee Messmer. East Troy built a 33-21 halftime lead, and then had to hold off a Messmer rally in the final 18 minutes to pick up the […]
Boys fall to Cedarburg in non-conference play
By Dan Truttschel Correspondent As far as East Troy High School boys basketball coach Darryl Rayfield is concerned, it’s never too early to start planning for the post-season. And that’s why he fills the Trojans’ non-conference schedule with challenging opponents. Monday night was just another case of that. East Troy […]
Filing for School Board election extended
By Tracy Ouellette Editor The deadline for filing nomination papers for local municipalities for the Spring General Election was 5 p.m. Tuesday but in the East Troy Community School District, that deadline has been extended to 5 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 8. There are three seats on the School Board […]
A chilling experience
“Plungers” make their way back on to the beach, where supporters line the beachfront armed with cameras and ready with towels. For some, such as this man, the chilly waters off of Williams Bay beachfront were a bit of a shocking way to kick off the new year. While the […]
Freshman swimmer expected success at highest level
By Chris Bennett Correspondent Nothing about Elkhorn Area High School swimmer Paige Murphy says “freshman.” Be glad she is a freshman, though, because you get three more years to observe her exploits in the pool. As a freshman, Murphy finished eighth in the 100-yard backstroke Nov. 13 in the WIAA […]
Mittengram spreading warmth locally
Business off to a strong start, mittens to be donated to Transitional Living Center in Burlington By Kellen Olshefski Editor In the spirit of the holidays, Mittengram is off to a strong start, warming the hearts, and hands, of those not only around the area, but around the country. The […]
