Boys close season with one-point loss to Beloit By Dan Truttschel Correspondent The difference between a win and a loss – especially in the postseason – can be fleeting. Nobody has to tell the East Troy boys basketball team that. The sixth-seeded Trojans gave third-seeded Beloit Turner all it could […]
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End of the line
Girls fall to Brodhead in regional opener By Dan Truttschel Correspondent The first time the East Troy High School girls basketball team faced Brodhead this season, it was the Trojans who had all the answers. In the rematch, however, it was the Cardinals who passed the test. Brodhead held the […]
Boys begin playoff action
Trojans advance to regional semifinal tonight By Dan Truttschel Correspondent With the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association playoffs lurking around the corner, it would have been easy for the East Troy boys basketball team to relax a bit and prepare for what the Trojans hope is another deep run. But that […]
Larson leads wrestlers at state tournament
Freshman wrestler places sixth in weight class By Dan Truttschel Correspondent Getting the chance to compete at a state tournament is the pinnacle for any high school athlete. And the next best thing to coming home with a title is the chance to do it all over again – which […]
Girls drop three in a row
Team heads into regional action next week By Dan Truttschel Correspondent There were moments Monday night when the East Troy High School girls basketball team gave one of the top teams in the Rock Valley Conference’s North Division all it could handle. Unfortunately for the Trojans, a tough first half […]
Wrestlers advance in post-season action
East Troy sends six grapplers to sectional tournament By Dan Truttschel Correspondent For six members of the East Troy High School wrestling squad, the hopes of competing in next week’s Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Division 2 State Tournament remain alive and well. Now they each have one more big hurdle […]
Boys continue to rack up wins
By Dan Truttschel Correspondent In order for tonight’s home showdown with McFarland to have any meaning, the East Troy boys basketball team needed to take care of business Monday night. And that the Trojans certainly did. East Troy built a nine-point advantage over visiting Edgerton, and then outscored the Tide […]
Girls go 1-1 for the week
By Dan Truttschel Correspondent With a young and improving team, there’s certainly nothing lost by taking on some better competition. And that’s just what the East Troy High School girls squad did Feb. 4 – they didn’t pull out a win, but plenty of lessons were learned along the way. […]
Wrestlers head into post-season
Regional action begins Saturday at Big Foot By Dan Truttschel Correspondent With a young team competing at a big meet usually comes some ups and downs. But what also happens is those inexperienced athletes get a bit more comfortable in their surroundings. And when it comes to the East Troy […]
Trojans take down Big Foot, Evansville
By Dan Truttschel Correspondent The East Troy High School boys basketball team continues to score points in bunches. And that’s making life very difficult for the opposition. East Troy added two more lopsided victories to its ledger last week, an 89-35 decision over visiting Big Foot on Jan. 31, followed […]