By Chris Bennett Correspondent The Elkhorn Area High School gymnastics team finished fifth by less than a point Feb. 20 in the Southern Lakes Conference gymnastics meet at Waterford High School. The Elks scored 112.475 points, .525 of a point behind fourth-place Whitewater (113.000). Defending champion Burlington Co-op won its […]
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Wrestlers grapple their way to state tournament
Third-place finishes at sectional guarantees state play for two By Dan Truttschel Correspondent The road to a state tournament isn’t always a smooth one. That doesn’t matter, as long as you reach the destination, and last weekend, two Big Foot High School wrestlers did just that. Senior Will Utesch (220) […]
Boys nearly grab comeback win
Chiefs fall despite garnering 27 points in fourth quarter By Dan Truttschel Correspondent The Big Foot boys basketball team nearly gave itself some much-needed momentum heading into the playoffs last week. But even in defeat, it may have been just what the doctor ordered. Big Foot put 27 points on […]
Chiefs to take on Evansville in Friday’s regional
By Dan Truttschel Correspondent The stage is set for the much-improved Big Foot girls basketball team. And now the Chiefs know who they will open WIAA Division 3 regional play against. Big Foot, which drew the two seed and had Tuesday night off, will host sixth-seeded Evansville Friday night at […]
5 advance to sectional
Wrestlers set their sights on state meet By Adam Knoll Correspondent The Whitewater High School wrestling team is sending five wrestlers to the sectional tournament after fairing pretty well as a team at the regional competition. Traveling to East Troy, the Whippets finished second in the team standings at Saturday’s […]
Whippets ride tidal wave to state
The Whitewater High School boys swim team will send swimmers in five individuals events and two relays to the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Division 2 state meet in Madison Feb. 20. The large state contingent comes on the heels of the team’s best-ever sectional meet performance Saturday at Whitefish Bay. […]
Four-year team manager, Special Olympian gets standing ovation
D-DHS senior starts, scores in Comets’ loss to Burlington By Jennifer Cesarz Correspondent Sometimes, it isn’t always about the wins and the losses, but rather the spirit of a basketball game as shown in Friday night’s game when the Delavan-Darien High School girls basketball team hosted Burlington. The Comets, who […]
Boys take two
Whitewater’s Peter McCrea puts up a shot from close range in the Whippets’ 56-54 win over Edgerton Thursday. Whitewater also notched a 57-29 win over Palmyra last week. (Bob Mischka Photo)
Badgers sweep Elks in doubleheader
By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent The Lake Geneva Badger basketball teams swept a doubleheader against Elkhorn at home on Friday. The girls defeated the Elks 54-27 in the first game and the boys finished the sweep with a 57-37 win in the nightcap. The Badger girls came out fast and […]
D-DHS wrestler is regional champ
Three wrestlers qualify for sectional By Jennifer Cesarz Correspondent For the second straight year, Delavan-Darien High School wrestler Ricardo Cruz is a Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association regional champion. Cruz was 3-0 on Saturday at the Wilmot regional in the 220-pound weight class, staring his day with a bye. In the […]
