By Dan Truttschel Correspondent Last year’s East Troy High School baseball team made a little bit of noise in the Rock Valley Conference with a second-place finish. How the 2015 version turns out remains to be seen, but the pieces certainly look to be in place for another positive step […]
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Girls soccer team welcomes new coach
By Dan Truttschel Correspondent There is a new person at the head of the East Troy High School girls soccer program this spring, as former boys assistant coach Ed Furey takes over for the departed Mike Bottum. But that doesn’t mean the goal – or the expectation – has changed. […]
Girls take first at Packer Invite
Boys finish in third place By Dan Truttschel Correspondent Ready or not, the boys and girls track season is off and running for the East Troy High School squads. And, though it’s early and indoors, both teams have plenty of reason for optimism. The East Troy girls finished first, while […]
Trojans return young team to the field
Softball home opener is April 9 By Dan Truttschel Correspondent The loss of two first-team, all-conference players in a league with a team that went to the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Division 2 State Tournament usually is not a recipe for success. But those are the cards the East Troy […]
Bring it on!
Boys head to state basketball tournament By Dan Truttschel Correspondent There is no shortage of firepower headed to this weekend’s Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Division 3 State Boys Basketball Tournament in Madison. The top-three teams, according to the season’s final poll, including last year’s champion, Brown Deer, highlight the field. […]
In the playoffs
Trojans face Evansville in sectional semifinal Thursday By Dan Truttschel Correspondent The final score from two games with Evansville during the regular season shows a two-point win for both the Blue Devils and East Troy. But the reality is the Trojans also enjoyed huge leads in each contest before Evansville […]
Boys take regional championship
By Dan Truttschel Correspondent Prior to last weekend’s Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Division 3 regional, East Troy High School boys basketball coach Darryl Rayfield figured both teams would give his team some challenges. But when the Trojans play team defense like they did, those hurdles were more than easy to […]
Skatrud finishes 1st year above .500
By Chris Bennett Correspondent On the strength of 30 points from Aaron Wales, the Elkhorn Area High School boys basketball team scored a season high in points and beat Wilmot 82-80 Feb. 26 in a Southern Lakes Conference game at Wilmot. The victory gives the Elks a 12-10 overall record, […]
Off to state
East Troy sends four wrestlers to state tournament By Dan Truttschel Correspondent The East Troy wrestling team headed to Saturday’s Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Division 2 Milwaukee Lutheran Sectional with four wrestlers still alive for a state tournament berth. And the Trojans returned home with that same number with their […]
So close
Two-point loss costs boys conference championship By Dan Truttschel Correspondent With a 14-point lead after the first quarter Friday night, it looked like the East Troy High School boys basketball team would cruise to its 13th Rock Valley Conference victory. Unfortunately for the Trojans, host Evansville and sudden cold shooting […]