Braam, Dedick, Strey and Vogel win regionals By Dan Truttschel Correspondent The hope of a trip to state remains alive for four East Troy High School wrestlers after last weekend’s Division 2 regional. Junior Cody Vogel (120), junior Gabe Braam (132), senior Andy Strey (138) and junior Jeremy Dedick (160) […]
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Girls drop game to Westosha Central
By Dan Truttschel Correspondent Putting just one point on the scoreboard in any quarter isn’t usually a recipe for success. But when it happens in the opening eight minutes, the rest of the night is spent in recover mode – and that’s a tall hill to climb. The East Troy […]
Boys trounce Jefferson, 71-53
By Dan Truttschel Correspondent Things haven’t always worked out for the East Troy High School boys basketball team when it has traveled to Jefferson. It’s just one game, but maybe the Trojans finally put those fears to rest last Thursday night. East Troy jumped out to a 31-18 first-half lead […]
Badgers too much for Lady Elks
By Chris Bennett Correspondent The Elkhorn Area High School girls basketball team scored in single digits in three of four quarters and lost 54-27 Feb. 13 in a Southern Lakes Conference game at Lake Geneva Badger High School. “For the most part, you’ve got to find something positive in it, […]
Offense struggles for Elks hoops
By Chris Bennett Correspondent The Elkhorn Area High School boys basketball team struggled on offense in recent games, and paid for it in losses. Elkhorn lost 57-37 Feb. 13 at Lake Geneva Badger and 52-20 to Waterford Feb. 10 at Waterford, both in Southern Lakes Conference games. In the Elks’ […]
Grapplers still can’t get past Stoughton
By Chris Bennett Correspondent Twelve of the 14 wrestlers in the lineup for Elkhorn Area High School Feb. 14 at the WIAA Division 1 Regional meet at Stoughton advanced to compete another day. Next up is the WIAA Division 1 Sectional Meet Saturday at Sun Prairie, with berths at the […]
Season ends at sectional meet
By Chris Bennett Correspondent The Elkhorn Area High School boys swimming team performed well Saturday at the WIAA Division 2 Whitefish Bay Sectional meet at Whitefish Bay High School. That’s where the season ended for the Elks, and coach Jamie Richardson said the team did the best it could. “I […]
Chiefs take down Beloit-Turner
Win puts girls at 10-5 in conference, 14-7 overall By Dan Truttschel Correspondent There really isn’t any magical formula to success for the Big Foot girls basketball team. It starts with pressure defense and ends with a fast-paced offense – and the proof that it works is right there for […]
Two advance to wrestling sectional
By Dan Truttschel Correspondent The 2014-2015 season will last at least one more week for two Big Foot-Williams Bay wrestlers. Both Travis Berryman (106) and Will Utesch (220) finished second at Saturday’s WIAA Division 2 East Troy Regional to advance to this weekend’s Milwaukee Lutheran Sectional. The Chiefs were fifth […]
Cougars too much for Chiefs to overcome
By Dan Truttschel Correspondent For two quarters Tuesday night, the Big Foot boys basketball team did plenty of things right in its Rock Valley Conference game with visiting Clinton. Unfortunately for the Chiefs, the Cougars turned the tables in the second half. And that proved to be too much for […]
