Big Foot lands 18 players on one of three all-conference teams By Dan Truttschel Correspondent Spring athletes at Big Foot High School were well-represented on this year’s All-Rock Valley Conference baseball, softball and girls soccer teams. According to recently released voting results, the Chiefs landed seven baseball and softball players […]
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Big wins
From the top: Keely Babcock swings as a ball nears homeplate; Izzy Regner winds up for a pitch; Jaden Pfinder gets ready to connect during the 14U First Citizen’s Bank softball team’s 17-0 win over the Milton Brewers June 18, followed by a 31-1 win in the […]
Right on track
Receiving awards at the Whitewater High School year-end track and field banquet June 9, from the left: Keagan Stonewerth, Most Valuable Boy Field and Most Outstanding Boy Senior; Ali Ketterhagen, Most Outstanding Girl Freshman; Mark Cuevas, Most Valuable Boy Track; Sarah Ziolkowski, Most Improved Girl; Xhonatan Shahollari, Most Improved Boy; […]
These girls can kick it
Members of the Whitewater High School girls soccer team awarded at the year-end banquet June 10 included, from the left: Brittney Piper, Most Improved Player; Autumn Bultman, Forward of the Year; Natalie Cuevas, Leadership Award; Rebekah Schumacher, Most Improved Midfield Player; Yvonne Strait, Whippet Award; Amanda Kraayvanger, Defender of the […]
Johnson named MVP, Glogovsky most improved
By Chris Bennett Correspondent Junior outfielder Patrick Glogovsky earned the Elkhorn Area High School baseball team’s Most Improved Player award and Attitude and Effort award following the Elks’ 2015 season. The Elks recently announced their season team awards. Senior shortstop Cody Johnson is the Elks’ Most Valuable Player and junior […]
Elk trio earns all-conference accolades
By Chris Bennett Correspondent Matt Nelson as a singles player and the doubles duo of Drayke Webster and Noah Lindenberg earned Second Team honors on the 2015 All-Southern Lakes Conference boys tennis team. Westosha Central’s Hunter Herman, Waterford’s Harry Soeder, Burlington’s Jacob Ludwig and Badger’s Liam Bailey earned First Team […]
Soccer team ends season at sectionals
By Dan Truttschel Correspondent A strong effort at the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Division 3 regional level the previous week put the East Troy girls soccer team within two wins of a state tournament berth. That didn’t seem to matter to visiting Grafton. The Black Hawks scored three first-half goals […]
Awarding excellence
Legion names Utesch Athlete of the Year By Dan Truttschel Correspondent When recent Big Foot High School graduate Will Utesch sat in the crowd for awards night, he had an unexpected surprise. And that’s when he heard his own name called as the recipient of a prestigious year-end honor. But […]
Baseball falls in regional final
By Dan Truttschel Correspondent The 2015 spring season came to an end last week for the two remaining Big Foot teams still involved in tournament play. Big Foot’s baseball team, which won a regional opener last Tuesday, fell in a regional final the following day 7-1 to defending Wisconsin Interscholastic […]
Until next year
Track season ends for Big Foot By Dan Truttschel Correspondent The largest contingent of Big Foot track and field athletes at the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Division 2 State Meet made plenty of noise last weekend on the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse campus. And even better news for the Chiefs […]