Third-place finishes at sectional guarantees state play for two By Dan Truttschel Correspondent The road to a state tournament isn’t always a smooth one. That doesn’t matter, as long as you reach the destination, and last weekend, two Big Foot High School wrestlers did just that. Senior Will Utesch (220) […]
Author: Tracy Ouellette
Boys nearly grab comeback win
Chiefs fall despite garnering 27 points in fourth quarter By Dan Truttschel Correspondent The Big Foot boys basketball team nearly gave itself some much-needed momentum heading into the playoffs last week. But even in defeat, it may have been just what the doctor ordered. Big Foot put 27 points on […]
Chiefs to take on Evansville in Friday’s regional
By Dan Truttschel Correspondent The stage is set for the much-improved Big Foot girls basketball team. And now the Chiefs know who they will open WIAA Division 3 regional play against. Big Foot, which drew the two seed and had Tuesday night off, will host sixth-seeded Evansville Friday night at […]
Set ’em up
Luke Heidenreich and Jacob Laing take on human bowling at Pier 290 in Williams Bay during the Fontana parent-teacher organization’s Winterfest fundraiser last Saturday. The event featured winter games, such as ice hockey, curling and human bowling, lunch, raffles and live music. (Penny Gruetzmacher photo)
Shortchanging the schools?
Governor’s proposed budget creates problems for local school districts By Tracy Ouellette Editor The recent release of Gov. Scott Walker’s proposed state budget for 2015-17 has school districts across the state scrambling to cut their budgets for next year. Cuts in educational funding proposed in the governor’s budget amounts to […]
Three arrested in Troy shooting, robbery
By Vicky Wedig Staff Writer A preliminary hearing is scheduled for Feb. 20 for a Milwaukee man charged in the robbery of a Town of Troy apartment during which a man was beaten and a woman was shot in the leg. Drevon A. Grant, 19, was charged Feb. 6 in […]
Four wrestlers advance to sectionals
Braam, Dedick, Strey and Vogel win regionals By Dan Truttschel Correspondent The hope of a trip to state remains alive for four East Troy High School wrestlers after last weekend’s Division 2 regional. Junior Cody Vogel (120), junior Gabe Braam (132), senior Andy Strey (138) and junior Jeremy Dedick (160) […]
Girls drop game to Westosha Central
By Dan Truttschel Correspondent Putting just one point on the scoreboard in any quarter isn’t usually a recipe for success. But when it happens in the opening eight minutes, the rest of the night is spent in recover mode – and that’s a tall hill to climb. The East Troy […]
Boys trounce Jefferson, 71-53
By Dan Truttschel Correspondent Things haven’t always worked out for the East Troy High School boys basketball team when it has traveled to Jefferson. It’s just one game, but maybe the Trojans finally put those fears to rest last Thursday night. East Troy jumped out to a 31-18 first-half lead […]
Register for kindergarten on Feb. 24
The East Troy School District will hold registration for 4-year-old and 5-year-old kindergarten, for the 2015-16 school year, on Tuesday, Feb. 24, at Leona Doubek Elementary School, 2040 Beulah Ave. Registration will take place from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. in the school library. Children who turn 4 or 5 […]
