Lady Elks face uphill climb on links By Chris Bennett Correspondent Growing pains and on-the-job training will be ongoing themes for the Elkhorn Area High School girls golf team this season. The Elks are an inexperienced bunch, and are competing in a conference in which coach Steve Fisher said a […]
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First-game jitters
Miscues abound in season-opening loss By Chris Bennett Correspondent The Elkhorn Area High School football team will be much improved this week as a result of the 37-7 loss it suffered Aug. 19 at Waukesha North in its season opener. The Elks continue the non-conference portion of their schedule Friday […]
Change is good for Elk runners
By Chris Bennett Correspondent The Elkhorn Area High School boys and girls cross country teams are gearing up for a healthy dose of change this season. The Elkhorn girls are dealing with the loss of four of the squad’s top five runners, and will struggle to maintain last season’s third-place […]
Elks look to rebound from soccer stunner
By Chris Bennett Correspondent The 2015 season for the Elkhorn Area High School boys soccer team ended in Elks-like fashion. The issue, though, is Fort Atkinson forced the Elks a dose of their own medicine. Under BZ Kayser, in his seventh season as head coach, the Elks’ reputation is that […]
Elks look to finish in top half of conference
By Chris Bennett Correspondent The stated goal for the Elkhorn Area High School football team as it embarks on 2016 is to finish in the top half of the Southern Lakes Conference and advance to the WIAA Division 3 playoffs. The Elks slipped last season after winning a share of […]
Lady Elks shooting for next level on links
By Chris Bennett Correspondent The Elkhorn Area High School girls golf team hopes for a middle-of-the pack finish in the Southern Lakes Conference this season. Before criticizing the Elks for a lack of desire and competitive fortitude, realize that the program went winless last season in SLC dual meet competition, […]
Oh my Gosh
Standout slugger sweeps offensive, defensive MVP By Chris Bennett Correspondent There isn’t much Rachel Gosh didn’t do for the Elkhorn Area High Scholl softball team this past season, and her awards are proof. Gosh is the Elks’ Varsity Offensive Player of the Year and Varsity Defensive Player of the Year. […]
Scoring machine May earns MVP, Most Improved
By Chris Bennett Correspondent Olivia May finished the season in rarified air among her state peers in girls high school soccer. May, a sophomore at Elkhorn Area High School, finished the season as the 10th-leading scorer in the state across the four divisions of girls high school soccer. May completed […]
Three area athletes earn conference player of the year
Wilmot, Westosha snag half of softball first-team honors By Sports Staff When the Southern Lakes Conference released its list of all-conference honorees June 12, three area athletes earned player of the year honors, including a sweep in track and field. For softball, senior catcher Kayla Konwent of Westosha Central earned […]
Duo finishes season in style
Elkhorn’s Davey and Mair compete at state meet By Chris Bennett Correspondent A lot of high school track and field athletes in Wisconsin are envious of Derek Davey and Taylor Mair. The two members of the Elkhorn Area High School track and field program ended their season – and for […]