Gymnastics team improves score over previous meet By Kevin Cunningham Sports Correspondent On Dec. 8, the Whitewater wrestling team took to the mats and faced Janesville Craig in Whitewater. Despite being at home, the Whippets lost, 46-18. The Whippets had four wrestlers win their individual matches – Tyler Gamble in […]
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Warhawks to face Mount Union in semifinal
By Kevin Cunningham Sports Correspondent This wasn’t the first rodeo between No. 5 UW-Whitewater and No. 3 UW-Oshkosh. The two football teams met in the fifth week of the season and the Warhawks were handed its first loss of the year, at UW-Oshkosh, 10-7. The Warhawks have won six of […]
Boys win two, girls lose two
By Dan Truttschel Correspondent It’s safe to say the East Troy High School boys basketball team didn’t dwell long on a season-opening loss to Stevens Point. Instead, the Trojans went right back to work. East Troy, which fell to the defending Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Division 1 state champions, bounced […]
Wrestlers open season with win
Team takes second at Tom Manley duals By Dan Truttschel Correspondent Early-season competitions are designed to give coaches an idea of what they have to work with. And when it comes to the East Troy High School wrestling team, it’s clear there are plenty of positives to build upon. East […]
Badger boys split two
Girls lose to Tremper By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent The Badger High School boys basketball team won its Southern Lakes Conference opener against Union Grove on Dec. 4 but lost a non-conference match-up with Division 2 powerhouse Seymour on Saturday. The Badgers (1-2, 1-0 SLC) beat the Broncos 57-48 despite […]
Elks second at SLC Relays
By Chris Bennett Correspondent The Elkhorn Area High School boys swimming team finished in the top three in all but two events and came in second Dec. 3 in the Southern Lakes Conference Relays at Lake Geneva Badger High School. The Elks swim Saturday at home in their own Elkhorn […]
Girls lose two after opening season with big win
Boys win two after losing to Fort Atkinson By Kevin Cunningham Correspondent The Delavan-Darien High School girls basketball team lost two games after winning its first game of the season while the boys team did the opposite. Girls basketball After a 62-60 win in Delavan-Darien High School girls basketball season-opener […]
Elks drop two nail-biters
By Chris Bennett Correspondent The Elkhorn Area High School boys basketball team lost consecutive games by six points last week. The Elks lost 87-83 Dec. 4 at Wilmot in their Southern Lakes Conference season opener and lost 62-60 Dec. 1 at home in a non-conference game against McFarland. Elkhorn opened […]
First tournament offers reality check
By Chris Bennett Correspondent Elkhorn Area High School wrestling coach Ken Reynolds cannot recall the last time the Elks finished with a losing record at a dual meet tournament. The Elks won two meets and lost three Saturday in the Pieper Duals at Stoughton High School. Elkhorn beat Westosha Central […]
Chiefs tame Eagles
Coach credits 68-47 win to girls’ ability to put pressure on opponents By Dan Truttschel Correspondent When the Big Foot girls basketball team is clicking, the Chiefs push the pace on both ends of the floor and make their opposition uncomfortable. And that certainly was the case last week for […]
