By Chris Bennett Correspondent The Elkhorn Area High School girls basketball team struggled against the Westosha Falcons’ defensive trap Jan. 30 in a Southern Lakes Conference game at Salem. The Elks struggled so mightily they trailed 21-4 at halftime, en route to a 40-19 loss. “We just could not, and […]
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Jacobson leads Elk gymnasts
By Chris Bennett Correspondent The Elkhorn Area High School gymnastics team visited one of the state’s best Jan. 27 when the Elks traveled to Burlington for a Southern Lakes Conference dual meet against Burlington Combined (BC). The Demons easily defeated the Elks 140.275-116.575. BC is the defending WIAA Division 1 […]
Gorst helps swimmers take fourth
By Chris Bennett Correspondent Kyle Gorst finished fourth in two events and helped lead the Elkhorn Area High School boys swim team to a fourth-place finish Jan. 31 in the Racine Invitational at Racine Case High School. The Elks competed as the only Division 2 team in the 11-team field. […]
Grapplers grab Grafton tourney title
By Chris Bennett Correspondent The Elkhorn Area High School did what the state’s eighth-ranked team should do at a meet where they are clearly superior to the competition. The Elks routed all challengers Saturday at the Grafton Duals at Grafton High School and won the dual meet tournament. “We got […]
Elks stop Comet three-pointers
By Jennifer Cesarz Correspondent The usually consistent three-point shooting of the Delavan-Darien High School boys basketball team was silenced Friday night in Elkhorn when the Elks topped the Comets, 62-54 in the Comets only game of the week. The Comets, who are now 1-6 in the Southern Lakes Conference, made […]
Firebirds win with three-pointer at the buzzer
Wisconsin School for the Deaf’s Damon Hopp stole an inbounds pass and drained a three-pointer at the buzzer to give the Firebirds a 49-46 win over University Lake School in Hartland on Jan. 22. WSD was down by two points with 16 seconds left and a score of 44-46 when […]
Badger basketball in first place
Boys get overtime win against Elkhorn, one-point victory over Wilmot By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent The Lake Geneva Badger boys basketball team moved into first place in the Southern Lakes Conference with wins over Elkhorn and Wilmot last week. Badger (8-3, 6-1 SLC) needed overtime to take down the […]
Five perfect on day for Whippets wrestling
By Adam Knoll Sports Correspondent Last Saturday the Whitewater High School wrestling team headed out to Monroe to participate in a nine-team tournament. The Whippets performed well overall, coming back home with five champions, a runner-up and a third place finisher. Tommy Cushman played the lead off role, and commanded […]
Gymnasts earn highest score in two seasons
O’Hara has career night on floor and three more top-five finishes By Adam Knoll Sports Correspondent In traveling to the South-west/Cuba City invite last Saturday, the Whitewater High School gymnastics team had a very successful day in which the team scored 119.6 points, which is the highest total in the […]
15 in a row and counting
Lady Whippets remain undefeated; take down Panthers with ease By Adam Knoll Sports Correspondent To say the Lady Whippets basketball team has been on a tear would be an understatement because they have been perfect this season and remain undefeated while appearing to play stronger each week. The most […]
