By Laura Humphrey Sports Correspondent The Elkhorn girls swim team put up a number of solid swims Aug. 30, finishing second at the Southern Lakes Conference relays at Badger High School. Host Badger won the meet with 228 points, followed by Elkhorn with 210 and the Burlington co-op with 203. […]
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Tennis team picks up first SLC victory
By Chris Bennett Sports Correspondent The Elkhorn Area High School Girls Tennis team recently scored its first Southern Lakes Conference victory of the season. The Elks defeated Wilmot 4-3 Aug. 30 at home. The Elks won one match at singles and swept the doubles. At No. 2 singles, Elkhorn’s Haley […]
Soccer squad picks up pair of conference wins
By Chris Bennett Sports Correspondent Two games and 10 goals later, the Elkhorn Area High School boys soccer team is undefeated in the Southern Lakes Conference. The Elks (6-1-1 overall, 2-0 SLC) defeated Westosha Central 4-0 Aug. 28 at home and Wilmot 6-0 Aug. 30 at Wilmot to open their […]
Elks come up short against Trojans
By Chris Bennett Sports Correspondent Elkhorn Area High School football coach didn’t hesitate when asked if the East Troy Trojans were 30 points better than his Elks. Lee’s answer? A definite “No.” However, 30 points is the margin by which Elkhorn lost its season opener Aug. 24 to East Troy, […]
Swimmers post strong times at DeForest
By Laura Humphrey Sports Correspondent Elkhorn’s girls swim team opened their season by hosting Stoughton for a scrimmage Aug. 21 and also competed at the DeForest Invite Saturday, where the team finished second in the Blue Division and third in both the White and Red Divisions. “We swam some […]
Elks tie St. Cat’s, fall to Milton in non-conference games
By Chris Bennett Sports Correspondent In the words of an old sports cliché, the Elkhorn Area High School soccer team kissed its sister once last week. In two non-conference games, the Elks tied Racine St. Catherine’s 1-1 and defeated Milton 3-1. Both games were on the road. “I think we […]
Tennis team comes up short against Comets
By Chris Bennett Sports Correspondent The Elkhorn Area High School Tennis team opened its Southern Lakes Conference season Aug. 23 with a 6-1 loss to arch rival Delavan-Darien at Delavan. The Elks’ victory came at No. 3 doubles, where Erika Sessing and Sam Price won their first conference match. Haley […]
Elks make strides in opening tournament
By Chris Bennett Sports Correspondent The Elkhorn Area High School girls volleyball team opened its season with victories over two non-conference rivals. The Elks defeated Fort Atkinson Aug. 21 in a triangular meet at Fort Atkinson. Elkhorn won the first set 25-22, lost the second set 25-19 and won the […]
Lauderdale Aqua Skiers bring home tournament titles
A strong 43-member team of performers, ages 7 through 51, made area residents proud at the Wisconsin State Show Ski Tournament recently held at Lake Wazeecha near Wisconsin Rapids. The Lauderdale Aqua Skiers placed sixth out of 14 teams in Division 2, and several individual members of the […]