Girls take conference by skin of their teeth By Dan Truttschel Correspondent That was a close one. The East Troy girls track team put 114 points on the scoreboard at Saturday’s Rock Valley Conference Meet and needed every single one of them to pull off the overall team championship. Jefferson […]
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History in the making
Track teams bring home conference championships By Dan Truttschel Correspondent History was made in East Troy Saturday. For just the second time ever, both the boys and girls track teams came away with overall Rock Valley Conference championships. And they did it in completely different fashions – one dominating effort, […]
Coach shuffles tennis lineup with success
By Dan Truttschel Correspondent Prior to last week’s Rock Valley Conference Tournament, East Troy High School boys tennis coach Dave Lindow knew he may have to make a few sacrifices. If the Trojans hoped to come home with some place winners, Lindow knew a lineup shuffle had to happen. So […]
Baseball goes 1-2 for the week
By Dan Truttschel Correspondent One-run games were the norm for the East Troy High School baseball team last week. The Trojans battled all three opponents to those tight outcomes and came away with a 1-2 record for their efforts. East Troy fell 5-4 in eight innings to open the week […]
In the nick of time
Soccer team ties with Union Grove on late goal By Chris Bennett Correspondent Olivia May’s late goal allowed the Elkhorn Area High School girls soccer team to finish with a 1-1 tie May 14 at Union Grove in a Southern Lakes Conference match. The Elks beat Badger 4-0 May 12 […]
Elks knock off Burlington
By Chris Bennett Correspondent The Elkhorn Area High School baseball team displayed the ability to rebound after a loss in its 2-1 May 14 Southern Lakes Conference win at Burlington. The Demons beat the Elks 5-0 May 12 in SLC action at Elkhorn. The Elks lost 8-7 to Big Foot […]
Lady Elks pound 23 hits in win
By Chris Bennett Correspondent The Elkhorn Area High School girls softball team finished with 23 hits and routed Williams Bay 20-2 in the third-place game of the Walworth County Softball Tournament May 16 at West Park in Darien. The Elks defeated Big Foot 5-2 in their opening game of the […]
Leahy, Mair lead girls to Walco title
By Chris Bennett Correspondent Megan Leahy and Taylor Mair each won two events May 12 and helped lead the Elkhorn Area High School girls’ track team to a first-place finish in the Walworth County Invitational at Elkhorn High School. Tyler Daehn won the long jump and Tim Crum finished second […]
Chiefs tumble to Vikings
Baseball loses 5-4 to Parkview, softball goes 2-3 for the week By Dan Truttschel Correspondent Through six innings Tuesday, it looked like the Big Foot baseball team was on its way to a third straight victory for the week. Host Parkview had other ideas. The Vikings pulled to within a […]
Leading the pack
Young track stars earn conference titles By Dan Truttschel Correspondent The final team results from last week’s Rock Valley Conference Meet turned out about as expected for the young Big Foot boys and girls track squads. But there were some big highlights individually for the Chiefs to build from. Freshman […]
