By Dan Truttschel Correspondent Both games for the East Troy baseball game last week came down to a one-run difference. And the Trojans were on both the winning and losing side of each. East Troy opened the week with a 2-1 RVC loss May 21 at Whitewater, but bounced back […]
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Soccer falls to McFarland
By Dan Truttschel Correspondent The East Troy High School girls soccer team gave Rock Valley Conference leading McFarland a strong fight Tuesday night. But the Spartans had one more punch in them than the Trojans. McFarland scored the game’s only goal in the first half to post a hard-fought 1-0 […]
Lady Elks could surprise in playoffs
By Chris Bennett Correspondent The Elkhorn Area High School softball team opened postseason play Wednesday with a WIAA Division 2 regional semifinal game at home against East Troy (3-12). The winner advanced to Thursday’s regional final against either Lake Mills (3-18) or Whitewater (12-9). The two teams played Wednesday at […]
Lady Elks limp into SLC tourney
By Chris Bennett Correspondent The Elkhorn Area High School girls soccer team played the Southern Lakes Conference’s best in its final two matches of the regular season. The Elks lost 6-3 May 21 in a SLC match at Waterford and 5-0 May 19 at home to Burlington. The Elks played […]
Elks fall to county rival
By Chris Bennett Correspondent The Elkhorn Area High School baseball team finished its regular season May 23 with a confusing, 8-7 non-conference loss at East Troy. The Elks beat Beloit Memorial 3-0 May 22 in a non-conference game at home. Elkhorn lost its final two Southern Lakes Conference games of […]
Steinfast helps boys stay out of last place
By Chris Bennett Correspondent Troy Steinfest shot an 89 and finished 17th to lead the Elkhorn Area High School boys golf team to a seventh-place finish May 19 at the Southern Lakes Conference tournament at Evergreen Golf Club. The Elks finished with a four-man team score of 375 strokes over […]
Still going strong
A handful of Whitewater High School track team members will compete in the sectionals Friday in East Troy after top four finishes at regionals including, clockwise from right: Ali Ketterhagen, third in the high jump; Keagan Stonewerth, first in the long jump and pole vault and also part of the […]
Win streak extended to 14
Whippet girls soccer hasn’t lost since the third game of the season By Adam Knoll Sports Correspondent Following a fairly easy victory over conference foe Clinton Tuesday night, the Whitewater High School girls soccer team has won 14 consecutive games and is well on its way to claiming a portion […]
Safe at second
Tyler Niemuth (above) safely slides into second base after hitting a double during the Whippets 11-7 loss in East Troy May 19. Jason Curtis (below) was the starting pitcher in the game. Whitewater had better luck in the next outing when they hosted East Troy two days later, May 21, […]
Tied up ’til the end
Baseball team falls in eighth inning By Dan Truttschel Correspondent Big Foot High School’s baseball team tied the game at 1-1 in the fourth, but visiting Parkview won the game in the eighth last Thursday afternoon. The loss dropped the Chiefs to 7-14 overall and 6-10 in the Rock Valley […]
