By Dan Truttschel Correspondent The East Troy girls found themselves tied at halftime Dec. 11 at Clinton, but the host Cougars pulled away with a 22-14 second-half edge en route to a 36-28 win. East Troy fell to 0-5 overall and 0-4 in the RVC heading into a home […]
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Boys win two in a row
There seemed to be one common theme for the East Troy High School boys basketball team last week. Fast starts. And in both games, those quick sprints out of the gate were more than enough to lead the Trojans to their first two wins of 2014-15. East Troy opened […]
Strey wins invite title
Wrestlers take four of top-five positions By Dan Truttschel Correspondent A little Northern excursion last weekend ended in solid style for the East Troy High School wrestling squad. The Trojans recorded four top-five finishes and placed eighth overall at the 24-team Bay Port Invitational. Freedom won the team title with […]
Girls get non-conference win over Palmyra
By Jennifer Cesarz Correspondent The Delavan-Darien High School girls basketball team had only one game last week – a non-conference win over Palmyra-Eagle on Dec. 8. The Comets (2-4) built a 9-2 first-quarter advantage on their way to the 44-33 victory. “We finished inside against Palmyra and out-rebounded them,” D-DHS […]
Boys lose to Badger, Wilmot
Turnovers, lack of rebounds cost Comets games By Jennifer Cesarz Correspondent The Delavan-Darien High School boys basketball team had its hands full last week with two Southern Lakes Conference rivals – Lake Geneva Badger and Wilmot. Turnovers and lack of rebounding hurt the Comets (2-4, 0-2) in their 72-58 loss […]
Badger boys down Comets
Girls lose to Union Grove, beat Edgerton By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent The Lake Geneva Badger boys basketball team dominated Delavan-Darien on the road through the two middle quarters on Dec. 9 and then withstood a late rally to win 72-58. The first quarter was even as Badger built […]
Whippet wrestlers shine at home tourney
By Adam Knoll Sports Correspondent The Whitewater High School wrestling team was busy last week, taking on two schools in dual meets before hosting their own tournament last weekend. Results were a bit up and down, but team members gained a lot of experience. On Dec. 9, the Whippets took […]
Several Whippets break records in the pool
By Adam Knoll Sports Correspondent The Whippet boys swim team was dominant in handing Delavan-Darien a 100-70 loss when the two met up for a dual meet early last week and four Whitewater High School records were broken in the process. Jon Zidmars stole the show during the meet, going […]
Lady Whippets continue their winning ways
By Adam Knoll Sports Correspondent The Whitewater High School girls basketball team won a relatively easy victory over Big Foot week, 65-44, once the offense found its footing behind Rebekah Schumacher’s 19 points. The game started a bit slowly, as both teams’ defenses were able to keep the opposing offense […]
True form
The Whitewater High School girls gymnastics season began Dec. 13 at the Janesville Craig Invitational with the young Whippets, comprised entirely of underclassmen, finishing in seventh place. Above, Olivia Mikulski, does a routine on the bars at the meet. (Bob Mischka Photo)
