Season ends in first playoff game By Chris Bennett Correspondent The final two games of the regular season for the Elkhorn Area High School football team are the stuff of schoolboy legend. The same is not true of the Elks’ second consecutive playoff appearance, but the experience does little to […]
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Swimmers rout rival Delavan
By Chris Bennett Correspondent The Elkhorn Area High School girls swim team routed Delavan-Darien 135-35 in a Southern Lakes Conference swim meet Oct. 21 at Elkhorn. The victory in the Elks’ final SLC dual meet of the year improved the team’s SLC dual meet record to 5-2. “We swam really […]
Mair makes school history
By Chris Bennett Correspondent The Elkhorn Area High School cross country program is sending a runner to state for the first time since 2009. Taylor Mair finished sixth Oct. 25 in the WIAA Division 1 Sectional Meet at Verona and qualified for the WIAA Division1 State Cross Country Championships Nov. […]
Kickers finish just shy of state
By Chris Bennett Correspondent The better team prevailed Oct. 25 in the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Division 2 boys soccer sectional final match between Elkhorn and Oregon at Wilmot High School. Oregon won 4-0 and advanced to the WIAA Division 2 boys state soccer tournament, which started Thursday and concludes […]
State power sweeps Lady Elks
By Chris Bennett Correspondent There is only one way the Elkhorn Area High School girls volleyball team could have played a tougher opponent Oct. 23 in a Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Division 2 regional final match. The Elks could have played the No. 1 ranked team in the state. They […]
Soccer snatches fourth straight crown
Elk’s face No. 1 seeded Milton in regional By Chris Bennett Correspondent The Elkhorn Area High School boys soccer team is running out of space in its trophy case. The Elks won their fourth consecutive WIAA Regional title Oct. 16 with a 1-0 victory against Stoughton in a WIAA Division […]
Elks stun Demons, claim share of SLC title
Elkhorn takes first championship in nine years By Mike Ramczyk Sports Editor With five fourth-down conversions, including two in overtime that led to the go-ahead touchdown, Elkhorn lived on the edge all night long in a battle for Southern Lakes supremacy Friday night in Burlington. But no worries. The Demons, […]
Swimmers land fourth in Janesville
By Chris Bennett Correspondent The Elkhorn Area High School girls swimming team turned in good performances, continued to drop times and finished fourth Oct. 18 in the Cougar Invitational at Janesville Craig High School. The Elks “A” team finished with a team score of 244 points. Elkhorn’s “B” team finished […]
Runners survive treacherous conditions
By Chris Bennett Correspondent Weather be damned – the Elkhorn Area High School boys and girls cross country teams each improved on last year’s performances Oct. 18 at the Southern Lakes Conference cross country meet at Waterford High School. “Conditions were difficult, with cold temperatures, rain and mud,” Elks coach […]
Runners peak at the right time
By Chris Bennett Correspondent The members of the Elkhorn Area High School boys and girls varsity are running their best when it matters most. The Elks used the Falcon Invite Oct. 9 at Fox River Park in Salem as a tune-up for the Southern Lakes Conference meet and postseason that […]