Complete news coverage of Walworth County from Southern Lakes Newspapers
Saturday, December 21, 2024
News from communities on the west side of Geneva Lake
By Dan Truttschel Sports Correspondent While nobody associated with the Big Foot football team would admit it, there was little to any chance visiting Beloit Turner could pull off a miracle upset Friday night. And after the first quarter, that chance was exactly nil. Big Foot, the state’s top-ranked Division […]
By Dan Truttschel Sports Correspondent After a bit of a hiccup to start the week, the Big Foot-Williams Bay boys soccer team got back on track in convincing fashion Monday afternoon. And it didn’t take long to right the ship. Big Foot scored just three minutes into its Rock Valley […]
Chiefs ranked No. 1 in Division 4 By Dan Truttschel Sports Correspondent Big Foot’s Tim Long has waited patiently through the first three years of his high school football career. Not that Long didn’t play a key role in the Chiefs’ success – because he certainly did. But now […]
Tearful notice caps off spirited meeting Edwin Scherzer Correspondent Sharon Village Board of Trustees will be looking for a new presiding officer by next spring as current board president Diana Dykstra announced her intent to resign the position. The announcement came at the end of an active agenda filled […]
By Dan Truttschel Sports Correspondent Even with three of its key performers from last year’s state runner-up squad now in college, the Big Foot football team didn’t miss a beat Friday night. And once again, it was a Southern Lakes Conference squad that felt the pain. Big Foot scored three […]
By Dan Truttschel Sports Correspondent With every new season, there always are adjustments for teams to overcome. The Big Foot volleyball team is no different than the rest, as the four-time defending Rock Valley Conference South Division champions face a number of challenges. But the goal remains the same, regardless […]
By Dan Truttschel Sports Correspondent Talk about your strong opening statements. For the first time in school history Monday night, the Big Foot-Williams Bay boys soccer team defeated Delavan-Darien to get its 2013 season off to a perfect start. Big Foot’s Christian Munoz scored the game’s only goal at the […]
This year, the fair will stretch from Aug. 28 until Sept. 2. The theme is: “Start your engines and race to the fair.” Admission at the fair gate will be $9 for adults (13 and older), and $3 for children from 6 to 12. Ages 5 and younger are free. […]
A chance to spend two weeks coaching and playing basketball probably never crossed former Big Foot High School standout Jordyn Courier’s mind when she began her collegiate career at Southern Illinois University. But that’s just the opportunity that presented itself – and not only for Courier, but also for her […]
A preliminary hearing is scheduled for July 31 for an Illinois man charged in con-nection with a drunken driv-ing crash that killed a Fon-tana man who was a passen-ger in the vehicle. Daniel P. Consolo, 24, of Woodstock, Ill., was charged June 25 in Walworth County Circuit Court with homicide […]
