By Chris Bennett Sports correspondent Elkhorn’s Daniel Stilling gave up two points in five matches and finished third at 132 pounds at the WIAA Division 1 State Individual Wrestling Meet. The state meet took place Feb. 22-24 at the Kohl Center in Madison. Grant Truesdale went 2-2 at 126 and […]
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Elks swimmers land best state finish in school history
By Chris Bennett Sports correspondent There is no doubt the Elkhorn Area High School boys swim team ended its season on a high note. The Elks finished fifth Feb. 16 in the WIAA Division 2 State Meet at the University of Wisconsin Natatorium in Madison. The top-five finish marks the […]
Wrestlers capture three SLC titles
By Chris Bennett Sports correspondent The Elks won three titles and finished third Feb. 3 in the Southern Lakes Conference Varsity Wrestling Tournament at Delavan-Darien High School. Coach Ken Reynolds said the Elks have finished either first or second in the SLC in eight of the previous 11 seasons. Elkhorn […]
Buzzer beater sparks perfect week for Elks
By Chris Bennett Sports correspondent The Elks finished with 15 steals and routed Verona 72-39 Feb. 3 in a non-conference boys high school basketball game at Elkhorn. Elkhorn won 61-45 Feb. 1 in a Southern Lakes Conference game at Badger, and won 60-57 Jan. 30 in a SLC game at […]
Elks swim to conference championship
Elkhorn wins 8 of 11 individual titles for first crown in five years By Chris Bennett Sports correspondent The Elks left little doubt as to who the Southern Lakes Conference’s best boys swim team is this season. Elkhorn won eight of 11 individual conference titles and won its first […]
Lady Elks struggle against Waterford
By Chris Bennett Sports correspondent Elkhorn posted a season low in points and lost 63-24 Jan. 26 in a Southern Lakes Conference girls high school basketball game against the Wolverines at Waterford. “Waterford came out with a lot more energy than we did, and they shot the ball extremely well,” […]
Elkhorn swimmers capture Racine tournament title
By Chris Bennett Sports correspondent The Elkhorn Are High School boys swim team finished in the top three in nine of 11 events and won the Racine Swimming and Diving Invite Jan. 27 at Park High School in Racine. The Elks went without a meet for 18 days before swimming […]
Elks wallop Wolverines on road
By Chris Bennett Sports correspondent Elkhorn built a comfortable lead in the first half and beat the Wolverines 52-35 Jan. 26 in a Southern Lakes Conference boys high school basketball game at Waterford. “It was a nice bounce back after a tough three-game losing streak,” Elks coach Josh Skatrud said […]
Elkhorn gymnastics squad posts season high
By Chris Bennett Sports correspondent The Elkhorn Area High School gymnastics team posted a season-high team score and finished second Jan. 20 in the Watertown Gosling Invite at Watertown High School. “There was a lot of excitement when they announced we were second,” Elks coach Amanda Lockhart said of the […]
EAHS boys basketball team suffers losing streak
By Chris Bennett Sports correspondent The Elkhorn Area High School boys basketball team’s recent losing streak stretched to three games in a row after a 51-24 loss Jan. 19 in a Southern Lakes Conference game at Burlington. The Elks trailed the Demons 16-15 at halftime. Burlington outscored Elkhorn 35-9 […]