By Chris Bennett Correspondent The Elkhorn Area High School boys soccer team played Delavan-Darien as well as anyone so far this season in the team’s Southern Lakes Conference match Sept. 15 at Elkhorn. The Comets scored three goals in the space of 15 minutes in the second half and beat […]
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Murphy wins division, Lady Elks impressive
By Chris Bennett Correspondent Paige Murphy won the Freshman Division and helped the Elkhorn Area High School girls swimming team to a fourth-place finish Sept. 20 at the Hononegah Invite at Hononegah High School in Hononegah, Ill. The Elks scored 244 points. Host Hononegah won the meet with 409 points. […]
Volleyball girls righting ship?
By Chris Bennett Correspondent The Elkhorn Area High School girls volleyball team is, hopefully, getting ready to turn the corner on its season. The Elks lost five matches Sept. 19 in the Slinger Invitational at Slinger High School, but played competitive volleyball. The Elks opened with a 27-25, 25-10 loss […]
Grove handles golfers
By Chris Bennett Correspondent The Elkhorn Area High School girls golf team took on one of the area’s better teams Sept. 15 at Ives Grove Golf Links in Sturtevant in a Southern Lakes Conference dual meet against Union Grove. Every member of the Broncos’ varsity broke 50 and Union Grove […]
Mair, Reeves lead Elks to fourth
By Chris Bennett Correspondent Taylor Mair and Alyssa Reeves better relish the one season they will race together. Mair, a senior, and Reeves, a freshman, led the Elkhorn Area High School girls cross country team to a fourth-place finish Sept. 10 in the Southern Lakes Conference Relays at Fox River […]
Chiefs shut out Elks on pitch
By Chris Bennett Correspondent Big Foot/Williams Bay scored a goal in the final five minutes of the first half and the first five minutes of the second half and beat the Elkhorn Area High School boys soccer team 3-0 Sept. 12 in a non-conference match at Big Foot. “It was […]
Struggles continue for Lady Elks
By Chris Bennett Correspondent The Elkhorn Area High School girls golf team is in the midst of a trying season. “We’re just trying to stay positive and keep improving,” Elks coach Steve Fisher said. “Experience helps. Even if we’re not finding the hole, the experience will eventually kick in and […]
Murphy magnificent at Elkhorn Invite
By Chris Bennett Correspondent Paige Murphy enjoyed quite the day at the Elkhorn Invitational Sept. 12 at Elkhorn High School. Murphy finished second in two individual events, medaled in a total of four events and helped the Elks to a seventh-place finish in the 13-team meet. Elkhorn scored 132 points. […]
Tennis girls sweep singles
By Chris Bennett Correspondent The Elkhorn Area High School girls tennis team swept the singles flights and beat Whitnall 6-1 Sept. 12 in a non-conference dual meet at home. At No. 1 singles the Elks’ Gabrielle Richardson beat Whitnall’s Laura Dirk 6-1, 6-0. Elkhorn’s Lindsey Gee, at No. 2 singles, […]
Lopsided loss nothing to panic about
Comets roll over the Elks, 38-15 By Chris Bennett Correspondent The Elkhorn Area High School football team and its supporters might consider borrowing a tactic from the Aaron Rodgers’ School of Public Relations. Relax. R-E-L-A-X. Rodgers famously offered the response early in the 2014 season when the Green Bay Packers’ […]