Members of the UW-Whitewater Warhawks are all smiles after winning the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Championship after defeating UW-Eau Claire 82-60 on Feb. 26 and UW-Oshkosh 71-57 on Feb. 28. This week the team will attempt to defend its NCAA Div. III title, hosting Defiance Friday and the second round […]
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Two Whippet wrestlers qualify for state
By Adam Knoll Sports correpondent Five Whitewater High School wrestlers participated in the Division 2 Sectional competition at Milwaukee Lutheran High School Feb. 21 with two of them earning a trip to the WIAA State Wrestling Tournament this week. At the sectional, the top three in each weight […]
Swim team makes WHS history books
By Adam Knoll Sports correspondent After the Whitewater High School boys swim team won two events at the WIAA State Swim Meet last Friday, the first victories at the state level for WHS, and medaled in four out of the other five events they competed in, coach Joan Domitrz summed […]
Undefeated Whitewater girls rewriting history books
At 22-0, state’s No. 1 team opens playoffs tonight By Tim Wester Sports correspondent Every season Whitewater High School girls basketball coach Judy Harms comes up with a theme for her basketball team. This season, Harms’ theme for the Whippets is to write their own history. And that’s exactly what the […]
Off to state
East Troy sends four wrestlers to state tournament By Dan Truttschel Correspondent The East Troy wrestling team headed to Saturday’s Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Division 2 Milwaukee Lutheran Sectional with four wrestlers still alive for a state tournament berth. And the Trojans returned home with that same number with their […]
So close
Two-point loss costs boys conference championship By Dan Truttschel Correspondent With a 14-point lead after the first quarter Friday night, it looked like the East Troy High School boys basketball team would cruise to its 13th Rock Valley Conference victory. Unfortunately for the Trojans, host Evansville and sudden cold shooting […]
Girls drop game to Whitewater
By Dan Truttschel Correspondent East Troy’s girls basketball team closed its regular season last week with a 61-32 RVC loss at Whitewater. The Whippets finished the regular season at a perfect 22-0. Whitewater currently is the state’s top-ranked Division 3 squad. Whitewater jumped out to a 29-7 first-quarter lead and […]
Wrestlers send record seven to state
Reynolds: Team ‘best ever’ in school history By Chris Bennett Correspondent Elkhorn Area High School wrestling coach Ken Reynolds does not mince words when talking about the legacy that will be left by his squad after this season. “This definitely puts them in the category of best ever – the […]
Practice makes progress for Lady Elks
By Chris Bennett Correspondent Never underestimate the importance of practice. The Elkhorn Area High School girls basketball team put together one of its better halves of play this season Feb. 19 in a 54-39 Southern Lakes Conference loss at Wilmot. Elks coach Jim Henriott said being able to replicate the […]
Elks crush county rivals
By Chris Bennett Correspondent The Elkhorn Area High School boys basketball team responded with two wins after a rough stretch of play, and is in strong position to close out the regular season and move into the postseason. The Elks beat Delavan –Darien 57-49 Feb. 20 in a Southern Lakes […]
