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Swimmers squeak out SLC victory

By Chris Bennett Correspondent Elkhorn Area High School girls swimming coach Jamie Richardson said she knew the Oct. 20 Southern Lakes Conference dual meet at Elkhorn between the Elks and Jefferson/Cambridge would be close. It took every point the Elks could squeeze from every event before they could claim an […]

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Pool girls nab fifth

By Chris Bennett Correspondent The Elkhorn Area High School girls swim team finished second in three relays and came in fifth Oct. 17 in the Cougar Relays at Janesville Craig High School. The Elks competed Tuesday at home in a Southern Lakes Conference dual meet against Jefferson/Cambridge. Elkhorn competes Saturday […]

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Lady Elks show vast improvement

By Chris Bennett Correspondent The Elkhorn Area High School girls volleyball team finished seventh of eight teams Oct. 17 in the Southern Lakes Conference girls volleyball tournament at Westosha Central High School in Paddock Lake. Coach Justin Diderrich said the Elks displayed the improvement he’s been seeing all season. “The […]

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Ending the season with fireworks

Elks avoid winless conference season, played well recently By Chris Bennett Correspondent The Elkhorn Area High School football team avoided last place in the Southern Lakes Conference with a road win in its final game of the season. The Elks traveled to Paddock Lake and beat Westosha Central 27-0 Oct. […]

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Boys capture tourney title

Andrew Slack (left) battles for the ball Monday night against Waterford. The Elks held on for a 1-0 victory. (Aaron Gottschalk photo) Soccer team plays Badger tonight By Chris Bennett Correspondent The Elkhorn Area High School boys soccer team is responding well to its Sept. 15 loss at home to […]

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Running their best on big stage

By Chris Bennett Correspondent Numerous personal bests ruled the day for the Elkhorn Area High School boys and girls cross country teams Sept. 26 at the 78th annual Midwest Invite at Blackhawk Golf Course in Janesville. “It is always exciting running at this meet because of the level of competition […]

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Playoff hopes dashed for Elks

By Chris Bennett Correspondent The Elkhorn Area High School football team’s dream of a third consecutive berth in the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Division 3 playoffs is over. The Elks lost their Homecoming game Sept. 25 27-7 at home to Southern Lakes Conference foe Union Grove. The loss puts the […]

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Wolverines blank Elks, remain undefeated

By Chris Bennett Correspondent The fortunes of the Elkhorn Area and Waterford Union High School football teams are headed different directions after Waterford’s 14-0 Southern Lakes Conference victory on a rainy evening Sept. 18 at Elkhorn. The Wolverines (5-0, 3-0 SLC) remain undefeated, and are one SLC victory away from […]