Girls face Evansville, Milton with third of players missing By Kevin Cunningham Correspondent The Delavan-Darien High School girls soccer team began its 2016 season with games against Evansville on April 5 and Milton on April 8. In the game against Evansville, the Comets trailed at half, 2-1. The Comets then […]
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Young soccer teams aims to build chemistry
By Kevin Cunningham Sports Correspondent Last year’s girls soccer team was a special group according to Whitewater’s assistant coach, Richard Gunter. The Whippets went 16-3-2 a season ago and lost in the Regional Finals to Grafton, 1-0. The game was indicative of how the team played last year, with defense […]
Whippets baseball team off to 3-0 start
Track team earns several firsts in home triple dual By Kevin Cunningham Sports Correspondent The Whitewater Whippets’ baseball team began its season a week ago with a 10-9 win over Big Foot, giving the team the momentum it needed heading into its second week. The Whippets followed it up with […]
Golf team brings experience to greens
By Kevin Cunningham Sports Correspondent If there is one thing the Whitewater High School boys golf team has, it is experience. “We enter the season with great optimism as we return our entire varsity lineup,” Whippets head coach Chris Wiegman said. “The expectation within the program is to take a […]
Track coach says team picking up where it left off
By Kevin Cunningham Sports Correspondent John Houwers is in his seventh season as the head coach of both the boys and girls track teams at Whitewater High School and knows that after finishing near the top of the Rock Valley Conference (RVC) a season ago, his teams should again be […]
Coach with 30 years experience to lead baseball team
Longer playoff run among goals for season By Kevin Cunningham Correspondent This is Mike Grover’s first year as head coach for the Delavan-Darien baseball program, but it isn’t his first rodeo. At 57 years old, Grover has 30 years of coaching experience and over the past 10 years has been […]
Year-round action improves eager Elks
By Chris Bennett Correspondent There did not used to be many full-time players on the Elkhorn Area High School boys’ tennis team. A time existed when few, if any, on the Elks’ roster played tennis in the offseason. That is no longer the case. “We are looking forward to a […]
Fisher leads a group of youngsters
By Chris Bennett Correspondent It’s going to be another interesting season for the Elkhorn Area High School boys golf team. Hopefully, interesting does not equal trying. Dayne Fisher is the lone senior expected to make a significant contribution to the Elks’ fortunes this season. Elkhorn is going to field a […]
Softball starts off season 1-1
Baseball off to rough start; golfers take second By Dan Truttschel Correspondent A four-run seventh inning Tuesday afternoon was just what the doctor ordered for the Big Foot softball team. And it propelled the Chiefs to their first victory of 2016 to boot. Big Foot’s outburst broke a 4-4 tie […]
Off to a slow start
Softball team drops first two games By Dan Truttschel Correspondent When East Troy High School softball coach Greg Prince looks at his 2016 roster, he sees plenty of familiar faces. But he also knows the Trojans remain a bit young and inexperienced – and with plenty of room to grow. […]
