By Chris Bennett Correspondent Two long-time area coaches are plying their trade as head coaches on the high school level for the first time this spring. BZ Kayser is the new coach for the Elkhorn Area High School girls soccer team, and Jon Anzalone is the new man behind the […]
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Winter Elks nab postseason awards
By Chris Bennett Correspondent Members of four Elkhorn Area High School winter sports communities gathered the evening of March 15th at the Monte Carlo Room and celebrated their seasons. The boys and girls basketball squads, gymnastics and cheerleading participated in the Elkhorn Rotary Winter Sports Banquet. The Elkhorn Rotary sponsors […]
Richie Rich: Heidemann medals at state wrestling
By Chris Bennett Correspondent Coach Ken Reynolds is convinced Elkhorn Area High School’s Richie Heideman didn’t notice the 14,000 spectators in the Kohl Center when he beat DeForest’s Hunter Toppel 5-2 in the quarterfinals of the WIAA Division1 State Wrestling Tournament in Madison at the Kohl Center. The tournament started […]
Gymnasts wrap up season at sectionals
By Chris Bennett Correspondent The Elkhorn Area High School gymnastics team finished eighth of nine teams Feb. 28 at a WIAA Division 2 sectional meet at Mount Horeb High School and saw its season come to an end. The Elks finished with a team score of 117.725. Mount Horeb won […]
Wrestlers send record seven to state
Reynolds: Team ‘best ever’ in school history By Chris Bennett Correspondent Elkhorn Area High School wrestling coach Ken Reynolds does not mince words when talking about the legacy that will be left by his squad after this season. “This definitely puts them in the category of best ever – the […]
Practice makes progress for Lady Elks
By Chris Bennett Correspondent Never underestimate the importance of practice. The Elkhorn Area High School girls basketball team put together one of its better halves of play this season Feb. 19 in a 54-39 Southern Lakes Conference loss at Wilmot. Elks coach Jim Henriott said being able to replicate the […]
Elks crush county rivals
By Chris Bennett Correspondent The Elkhorn Area High School boys basketball team responded with two wins after a rough stretch of play, and is in strong position to close out the regular season and move into the postseason. The Elks beat Delavan –Darien 57-49 Feb. 20 in a Southern Lakes […]
Gymnasts take fifth at SLC meet
By Chris Bennett Correspondent The Elkhorn Area High School gymnastics team finished fifth by less than a point Feb. 20 in the Southern Lakes Conference gymnastics meet at Waterford High School. The Elks scored 112.475 points, .525 of a point behind fourth-place Whitewater (113.000). Defending champion Burlington Co-op won its […]
Badgers too much for Lady Elks
By Chris Bennett Correspondent The Elkhorn Area High School girls basketball team scored in single digits in three of four quarters and lost 54-27 Feb. 13 in a Southern Lakes Conference game at Lake Geneva Badger High School. “For the most part, you’ve got to find something positive in it, […]
Offense struggles for Elks hoops
By Chris Bennett Correspondent The Elkhorn Area High School boys basketball team struggled on offense in recent games, and paid for it in losses. Elkhorn lost 57-37 Feb. 13 at Lake Geneva Badger and 52-20 to Waterford Feb. 10 at Waterford, both in Southern Lakes Conference games. In the Elks’ […]