By Dan Truttschel Correspondent Since it suffered its third straight loss to open the season, everything the East Troy High School football team touched has turned to gold. And that didn’t stop in the regular-season finale Friday night. East Troy won its sixth straight game, this time with a 38-27 […]
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Chiefs take regional opener
Chiefs advance, faced Trojans Thursday night By Dan Truttschel Correspondent When the post-season arrives, the focus is simple – win or go home. And for the Big Foot volleyball team, the latter wasn’t an option in its Division 2 regional opener Tuesday night. The Chiefs took control early and never […]
Tennis falls in second round of state tourney
Coach says despite loss making it that far is ‘truly special’ By Dan Truttschel Correspondent There never is anything but positives when it comes to a high school athlete and the state tournament. And that certainly was the case for the Big Foot-Williams Bay trio that traveled to Madison last […]
Football closes out season with 40-7 loss
Cross country takes seventh in conference, soccer kicks off playoff season By Dan Truttschel Correspondent Into the second quarter Friday night, the Big Foot football team went toe to toe with the Rock Valley Conference’s North Division champions. But from there, visiting Evansville-Albany proved why they finished on top of […]
Badger ruins Waterford’s perfect season
By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent The Badger High School football team won a share of the Southern Lakes Conference championship by defeating previously unbeaten and ranked No. 8 in Division 2, Waterford, 14-7 at home last week. Badger and Waterford both finished the regular season 6-1 in conference play. Wilmot […]
Volleyball beats Badger
Comets finish fourth in SLC tournament By Kevin Cunningham Correspondent Oct. 13 was senior night for the Delavan-Darien High School volleyball team, and the Comets’ made the most of it, beating Badger High School 3-2. Scores were 13-25, 25-14, 22-25, 25-13 and 15-8. Jaida Speth led the team in kills […]
Soccer retains perfect record with win over Whitewater
Defending state champs enter regionals 21-0 By Kevin Cunningham Correspondent The pursuit of perfection was complete – at least for the regular season – when the Delavan-Darien High School boys soccer team defeated Whitewater 4-1 on Oct. 15, giving the team a 21-0 record heading into regional play. The defending […]
Comets rebound from 27-point deficit to clinch spot in playoffs
Underdog turns game around in fourth quarter, wins in double overtime By Kevin Cunningham Correspondent It’s one thing to start a game slow then to figure things out and gain momentum to capture a comeback victory. It’s another when a team is trailing 33-6 in the fourth quarter of a […]
Whippets close out season with win
By Kevin Cunningham Sports Correspondent The 2015 season came to a close Friday night, as the Whitewater Whippets’ football team made the most of it, defeating the Palmyra-Eagle Panthers, 28-6, on the road. The Whippets finish the season with a 2-7 record under first-year head coach, Tom Grosinske. “The game […]
Girls run to a conference title
By Kevin Cunningham Sports Correspondent For the second time in three years, on Oct. 15, the Whippets’ girls cross country team took home the Rock Valley Conference title. By just three combined points, the Whippets bested McFarland by a total team score of 59-62. In cross country, the […]
