By Dan Truttschel Correspondent The Big Foot wrestling team ventured far west Saturday and came home from the Mt. Horeb Invitational with a solid fifth-place finish. Fennimore won the title at the 13-team meet with 232 points, followed by Verona with 196, Mt. Horeb with 166, Cambridge with 128 and […]
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Lady Elks fall in close call
By Chris Bennett Correspondent The Elkhorn Area High School and Milton High School gymnastics teams ended their non-conference dual meet Dec. 18 at Elkhorn as close as two teams can be. Milton beat Elkhorn 116.025 to 116.000. The .025 is the closest margin possible in high school gymnastics. “You can’t […]
Double your pleasure, double your fun
By Chris Bennett Correspondent The Elkhorn Area High School boys swimming team doubled its fun Dec. 16 at home in a Southern Lakes Conference triangular against Platteville/Lancaster and Delavan-Darien. The Elks defeated Platteville Lancaster 95-76 and Delavan-Darien 120-50 and for their SLC dual meet victories of the season. Elkhorn is […]
Streaking grapplers gear up for Mid-States
By Chris Bennett Correspondent The Elkhorn Area High School wrestling team expects a banner performance at the Mid-States Tournament Dec. 29 and 30 at UW-Whitewater. “We fully expect to go in and win that tournament,” Elks coach Ken Reynolds said. “We have high expectations for the tournament. We figure to […]
Struggles continue for Lady Elks
By Chris Bennett Correspondent There is no easier way to say it – the Elkhorn Area High School girls’ basketball team is struggling. The Elks lost 61-17 Dec. 19 in a Southern Lakes Conference game at Union Grove and 59-37 Dec. 16 in a SLC game at home against Lake […]
Wrestling team drops meet to Evansville
By Dan Truttschel Correspondent The East Troy High School wrestling team managed just four victories on the mat in a 52-14 Rock Valley Conference dual meet loss last week at Evansville. East Troy was back in non-conference action Monday night against visiting Janesville Craig. Results were unavailable this week. Posting […]
Girls still looking for a win
Boys split week with one win and one loss By Dan Truttschel Correspondent The road through the 2014-15 season continues to be a bumpy one for the East Troy High School girls basketball team. But all the Trojans can do is keep plugging away. East Troy hung with host Evansville […]
Elks knock off SLC champs in OT
By Chris Bennett Correspondent The Elkhorn Area High School boys basketball team needed overtime to secure its first Southern Lakes Conference victory of the season Dec. 19 at Union Grove. The Elks defeated the Broncos 52-49 for the first SLC win in first-year head coach Josh Skatrud’s career. “I think […]
Girls take down Beloit, 67-59
By Dan Truttschel Correspondent A strong first half was all the Big Foot girls basketball team needed Dec. 19 in a 67-59 Rock Valley Conference win over host Beloit Turner. Big Foot led 18-12 after the first quarter and 41-31 at halftime. Turner rallied in the second half, but could […]
Chiefs take win in rival matchup with Bulldogs
By Dan Truttschel Correspondent Rivalry battles always add an extra element to any competition. But in the end, they’re really only enjoyable for the team that comes out on top. In that scenario, the Big Foot boys basketball team had a whole lot of fun Saturday afternoon. The Chiefs overcame […]
