By Chris Bennett Correspondent A basketball team can do everything right, but if the ball does not fall though the cylinder success will be elusive. Coach Todd Frohwirth said the Elkhorn Area High School girls basketball played its best game of the season Feb. 5 at Badger in a Southern […]
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Elks getting closer on basketball court
By Chris Bennett Correspondent The Elkhorn Area High School boys basketball team is coming off of two close losses as it prepares for Friday’s Southern Lakes Conference game at home against Westosha Central. The Elks lost 50-41 Feb. 5 at Badger and 60-55 Feb. 2 at Burlington in Southern Lakes […]
Whippets edge Elk gymnasts
By Chris Bennett Correspondent The Elkhorn Area High School gymnastics team lost a close one Feb. 2 at home. Whitewater beat the Elks 119.775-113-800 in a Southern Lakes Conference dual meet. Elkhorn competes Saturday in an invitational at Whitefish Bay High School, and travels to Janesville Parker Feb. 16 for […]
Depth lifts swimmers to second at SLC meet
By Chris Bennett Correspondent The Elkhorn Area High School boys swimming team did not win a single event Feb. 6 at the Southern Lakes Conference swimming meet at Whitewater High School. But on the strength of their depth and several strong performances the Elks finished second in the seven-team field. […]
Chiefs sharing conference lead
By Dan Truttschel Correspondent The Big Foot girls basketball team has been on the verge of breaking through the past two seasons. Last week, the Chiefs took a big step. Big Foot overcame a 12-point deficit to tie the game in regulation and took control in overtime for a 66-58 […]
Wrestlers finish 10th at conference meet
By Dan Truttschel Correspondent Travis Berryman advanced the finals at 120 pounds and finished second overall at Saturday’s RVC Meet to lead the Big Foot-Williams Bay squad. Berryman (30-8) had a first-round bye, followed by a pinfall win in 5:07 over Evansville’s Hunter Georgeson. He moved into the finals with […]
Boys trump Parkview
By Dan Truttschel Correspondent A solid first half became an even better second last week for the Big Foot High School boys basketball team. And the end result was an easy Rock Valley Conference home victory. Big Foot led visiting Parkview 31-24 at halftime, and extended that advantage with a […]
Badger wrestlers win SLC title
Boys basketball climbs in standings By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent The Southern Lakes Conference wrestling championship belongs to Lake Geneva Badger once again. Badger last won the title in 2013. Badger scored 231 team points to win the championship at Waterford on Saturday. Elkhorn finished second with 210.5, Waterford took […]
Girls lose to Big Foot, beat East Troy, Wilmot
By Kevin Cunningham Correspondent Much like the Delavan-Darien boys basketball team, the girls squad had a big chance to start off the end of its regular season with three games on its schedule last week. The Comets entered with a 9-7 record, and after three games, now sit at 11-8 […]
Whippet swimmers fifth with two wins by Liang
DuVal, Soto wrestle to championships; O’Hara breaks three records By Kevin Cunningham Sports Correspondent On Feb. 6, the Southern Lakes Conference Swim Championships were held and out of seven total teams, Whitewater High School placed fifth. The Whippets totaled 229 points, while the meet’s winner, Lake Geneva Badger, garnered 519. […]
