By Chris Bennett Correspondent It appears the Elkhorn Area High School girls’ basketball team is finding additional offense. The Elks lost 49-34 Jan. 3 in a non-conference game at home against Monroe and 44-42 in overtime Jan. 2 at home against non-conference opponent Milton. Elkhorn lost two games in the […]
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Hoopsters tip off 2015 with quality win
By Chris Bennett Correspondent The Elkhorn Area High School boys basketball team opened 2015 with a non-conference road win against a strong opponent. The Elks converted their free throws late and beat McFarland 49-46 Jan. 3 at McFarland. “It was a really nice non-conference win against a good team,” Elks […]
Grapplers have work cut out after Mid-States
By Chris Bennett Correspondent The Mid-States Tournament at UW-Whitewater showed the Elkhorn Area High School wrestling team how much farther it must go to achieve its goals this season. The Elks finished second in the 32-team tournament with 221 points. Stoughton won the tournament with 279 points. Elkhorn and Stoughton […]
Wrestlers open 2015 in style
Team takes eight wins in Tuesday’s dual meet By Dan Truttschel Correspondent When the Big Foot wrestling squad is at or near full strength, coach Craig Utesch is confident the Chiefs can more than hold their own. And that certainly was the case in a non-conference dual meet Tuesday night. […]
Girls take one, lose two at holiday tournament
Coach says defense, rebounding and shooting need improvement for 5-4 team to keep winning By Dan Truttschel Correspondent A holiday tournament last week gave the Big Foot girls basketball team another chance to gauge its improvement. And while the Chiefs didn’t return from Lake Mills with two wins, they did […]
Boys struggle in Lake Mills
Losses at holiday tournament drop team to 2-7 overall By Dan Truttschel Correspondent The end of 2014 didn’t go as planned for the Big Foot boys basketball team. But the Chiefs have no choice but to keep plugging away from here. Big Foot traveled to Lake Mills Dec. 29 and […]
Vogel, Strey win tourney titles
Wrestling team places sixth at Mid-State Tournament By Dan Truttschel Correspondent The East Troy High School wrestling squad closed 2014 on a strong note at last week’s Mid-States Tournament on the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater campus. East Troy finished sixth overall in the 32-team event and came home with a pair […]
Boys go 1-2 for the week
Trojans host Evansville tonight By Dan Truttschel Correspondent There has been one constant when it comes to the East Troy High School boys basketball team and its non-conference schedule. The Trojans won’t shy away from competition. In less than a week, East Troy faced off with three perennial powerhouse programs […]
Girls continue to struggle on the court
By Dan Truttschel Correspondent For several minutes at a time each game, the East Troy High School girls basketball team shows signs of improvement. But for now, those minutes just aren’t frequent enough. The Trojans committed 67 turnovers in the two-game Badger Holiday Tournament last week, as they fell 52-23 […]
Tough loss
Brodie Runez, who had seven points in the game, fights his way between two defenders during the Whippets 64-39 loss to non-conference opponent Lake Geneva Badger at Whitewater High School Jan. 2. (Bob Mischka Photo)
