By Chris Bennett Correspondent The Elkhorn Area High School baseball team ended its season with one of its better efforts. Elkhorn, seeded 12th in its bracket, lost a WIAA Division 1 regional semifinal 6-5 May 31 against Janesville Parker at Riverside Park in Janesville. Parker is seeded fifth in the […]
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Ahler wraps up strong season on links
By Chris Bennett Correspondent A rough round at sectionals does not diminish the superb season of Liam Ahler. Ahler, of the Elkhorn Area High School boys golf team, shot a 96 in a WIAA Division 1 sectional tournament June 1 at Watertown Country Club. Ahler finished in the bottom half […]
Season slips away from Lady Elks
One-goal loss prevents rematch with Burlington By Chris Bennett Correspondent A skilled Milton squad brought the Elkhorn Area High School girls soccer team’s season to an end short of a regional title. The Elks lost 2-1 to the Red Hawks June 4 in a regional final match at Elkhorn. Milton, […]
Running at top speed
Davey, Mair break records en route to state By Chris Bennett Correspondent Records fell, and Elkhorn’s Derek Davey and Taylor Mair gorged on the fruits of their labors March 26 in a WIAA Division 2 high school track and field sectional meet at Stoughton. Davey for the boys and Mair […]
Elks limp into playoffs
By Chris Bennett Correspondent The Elkhorn Area High School baseball team opened WIAA Division 1 postseason play Tuesday needing to break a four-game losing streak if it hoped to keep its season going. The Elks (4-14, 4-10 SLC) played Janesville Parker (9-8) Tuesday at Parker in a WIAA Division 1 […]
Passler, White lead way at sectional
By Chris Bennett Correspondent Elkhorn Area High School’s Colin Passler at No. 3 singles and Nick White at No. 4 singles each finished fourth in their flight May 26 in a WIAA Division 1 boys high school sectional tournament at Nielsen Tennis Stadium in Madison. The Elks’ Matt Nelson, at […]
Title eludes Elks
By Chris Bennett Correspondent The need to take risks in pursuit of a conference title took the Elkhorn Area High School girls soccer team out of its game, and led to the squad’s most lopsided defeat of the season. Elkhorn lost 6-0 May 26 to the Demons at Burlington in […]
Ahler wins playoff, advances to sectional
By Chris Bennett Correspondent Liam Ahler won a two-hole playoff more than two hours after the end of his round and is the only member of the Elkhorn Area High School boys golf team to advance to Tuesday’s WIAA Division 1 sectional tournament at Watertown Country Club. The Elks played […]
Tigers tame softball girls in extra innings
By Chris Bennett Correspondent The Elkhorn Area High School softball team showed the intensity expected by its coach in the final game of the season. The Elks battled Edgerton for nine innings before losing 7-6 May 24 in a WIAA Division 2 regional semifinal game at Edgerton. Edgerton (10-11) entered […]
Elks romp county rival
By Chris Bennett Correspondent The Elkhorn Area High School boys tennis team closed the regular season with a non-conference rout against Big Foot May 19 at Walworth. The Elks beat the Chiefs 6-1. Elkhorn competed Monday in a Division 1 subsectional tournament at Lake Geneva Badger. The Elks won three […]