By Dan Truttschel Correspondent East Troy’s girls basketball team closed its regular season last week with a 61-32 RVC loss at Whitewater. The Whippets finished the regular season at a perfect 22-0. Whitewater currently is the state’s top-ranked Division 3 squad. Whitewater jumped out to a 29-7 first-quarter lead and […]
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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 […]
Boys on the hunt for conference title
By Dan Truttschel Correspondent A 13-point loss back in early December put the East Troy High School boys basketball team behind in its quest for a Rock Valley Conference North Division title. But since then, the Trojans have held serve – and now with a rematch at undefeated McFarland set […]
Girls fall to McFarland
By Dan Truttschel Correspondent In the final two quarters of a Rock Valley Conference contest last week at McFarland, the East Troy High Schools girls basketball team just about went toe-to-toe with the Spartans. It was the first two quarters that were the Trojans’ undoing, however. East Troy fell behind […]
Wrestlers bring home three individual titles
Vogel, Braam, Dedick lead team to fifth place finish By Dan Truttschel Correspondent A trio of East Troy High School wrestlers returned from Saturday’s Wisconsin Dells Invitational with individual titles in hand. And those three helped the Trojans to a solid top-five finish in the team standings as well. Cody […]
Whippets trounce girls, 72-32
By Dan Truttschel Correspondent The East Troy High School girls basketball team has engaged in many epic battles with Whitewater through the years. And in that time, the Whippets certainly have put outstanding teams on the floor – but maybe none better than this season’s version. Whitewater, currently ranked […]
Boys beat Palmyra-Eagle on the road
Loose to Chicago Marshall in Dream Classic By Dan Truttschel Correspondent The East Troy High School boys basketball team ventured to Chicago last weekend to compete in the Martin Luther King Dream Classic and came home with a 62-42 non-conference loss to Chicago Marshall. Statistics and more details from the […]
Wrestlers take down Whitewater
East Troy beats Whippets, 39-36 By Dan Truttschel Correspondent In all six losses to visiting Whitewater last week, the East Troy High School wrestling team was beaten by pinfall. But those 36 points were all the Trojans would allow –and they had just enough to pull off the Rock Valley […]