Holly Hough pushes the ball past a defender from Janesville Craig in last week’s season-opening game. The Whippets prevailed 4-0 on the strength of two goals by Hough and one each by Autumn Bultman and Megan Reynolds.
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Sports news from throughout Walworth County
Boys bring home three state medals
Schneider takes second in high jump By Dan Truttschel Correspondent The East Troy High School boys and girls track and field teams put the finishing touches on the indoor season at Saturday’s Wisconsin Track and Field Association’s State Meet on the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater campus. East Troy finished ninth overall […]
Baseball team set for strong season
By Dan Truttschel Correspondent Last year’s East Troy High School baseball team made a little bit of noise in the Rock Valley Conference with a second-place finish. How the 2015 version turns out remains to be seen, but the pieces certainly look to be in place for another positive step […]
Girls soccer team welcomes new coach
By Dan Truttschel Correspondent There is a new person at the head of the East Troy High School girls soccer program this spring, as former boys assistant coach Ed Furey takes over for the departed Mike Bottum. But that doesn’t mean the goal – or the expectation – has changed. […]
Lady Elks bond in Illinois
By Chris Bennett Correspondent Coach Jacob Schueller is proud of how the Elkhorn Area High School softball team carried itself off the field in an April 1 and 2 road trip to play Mahomet-Seymour High School in Mahomet High School. Mahomet is three hours south of Elkhorn and 45 minutes […]
Golfers have no place to go but up
By Chris Bennett Correspondent After the depths to which they sunk last season, it is difficult for the fortunes of the Elkhorn Area High School boys golf team to look anywhere but up. All involved endured a trying season marked by inexperience in a conference with a strong golf tradition. […]
Baseball team sets sights higher
While keys to success remain the same, coach aims to return with same confidence-level of 2014 By Dan Truttschel Correspondent The 2014 baseball season took the Big Foot squad and its fans on one heck of a run that lasted all the way to within one step of the WIAA […]
From rags to riches
Swim team yields state champs after program was nearly ended By Tim Wester Sports Correspondent Six years ago, the Whitewater High boys swimming team was in despair. The program was not only in the midst of a five-year dual meet victory draught, it was in danger of becoming a club […]
Two from area are scholar-athletes
Dawson Miller, of Whitewater, and Amanda Brom, of Jefferson, are among the 49 University of Wisconsin-Whitewater students recognized as Chancellor’s Scholar-Athletes on Thursday at the University Center. To be recognized as scholar-athletes, student-athletes must have maintained a 3.25 cumulative grade point average or above through the end of the 2014 […]
Softball team drops season opener
Team looks to overcome inexperience By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent The Badger High School softball team lost its season opener 16-14 in frigid conditions at East Troy on March 26. Badger jumped out to an early 5-0 lead but could not hold on. Badger led 5-0 through 1 1/2 innings. […]
