After defeating Linfield (Ore.) 20-14 on Dec. 13 thanks to a 33-yard, winning touchdown run by Dennis Moore, above, the Warhawks will vie for the Division III National Championship Friday night in the Stagg Bowl in Salem, Virginia, in their ninth meeting with Mount Union. Kick-off is set for 6 […]
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I’ll take two
Whippet Brodie Runez (34) goes up between defenders during.Whitewater High School’s 51-43 loss to Edgerton Dec. 9. Sam Fuller (13) was the leading scorer with 16 points. The team rebounded Dec. 12 with their first win of the season, 66-44 over Parkview. (Bob Mischka Photo)
Lady Whippets off to a perfect start
By Adam Knoll Sports Correspondent The Lady Whippets are riding high following three recent wins, all of them important on one level or another as well as proof that the team in gelling quite well. Last Tuesday night the Schumacher sisters combined for 34 points, including five 3-pointers en route […]
Big comeback
The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Warhawks football team beat Wartburg, 37-33, Dec. 5 thanks to 21 unanswered points in the fourth quarter to secure the victory. In that game wide receiver Jake Kumerow (above) caught six passes for 146 yards, including a touchdown. On Dec. 13, the Warhawks […]
Swimmers continue Relays dominance
By Chris Bennett Sports Correspondent Much like complaining about shoveling or breaking your ice scraper, the Elkhorn Area High School boys swimming team winning the Southern Lakes Conference Relays is becoming an early winter rite of passage. The Elks won the SLC Relays for the fifth consecutive season Dec. 4 […]
Gymnasts open season on solid note
By Chris Bennett Sports Correspondent The Elkhorn Area High School gymnastics team opened its 2014-15 season Dec. 5 with a third-place finish in the Cardinal Classic at Sun Prairie High School. The Elks scored a team total of 110.975 points. Host Sun Prairie won the invitational with a team score […]
Wrestlers start strong
Team 2-0 overall after wins over Palmyra and Parkview Tuesday By Dan Truttschel Correspondent The Big Foot-Williams Bay wrestling team got its 2014-2015 season off to a strong start Tuesday night. Big Foot hosted Palmyra-Eagle and Parkview in a Rock Valley Conference double dual meet, and emerged with a pair […]
Girls wear down Eagles
Chiefs improve to 2-2 overall, 2-1 in conference By Dan Truttschel Correspondent When the Big Foot girls basketball team is clicking, the Chiefs send waves of pressure defense at their opponent and use a balanced-scoring attack offensively. And that pretty much sums up Big Foot’s Rock Valley Conference road tilt […]
Chiefs lose to Cardinals in one point loss
Boys led through most of game, fell in last half of fourth quarter By Dan Truttschel Correspondent There was plenty to like for Big Foot boys basketball coach Mike Dowden Tuesday night. For three quarters, Dowden’s squad did enough things well to put itself in position for a Rock Valley […]
Grapplers gearing up for Burlington
By Chris Bennett Sports Correspondent Gems are not polished without friction. Keep as much in mind as the Elkhorn Area High School wrestling team battles its way through a grueling December. After already facing two top-flight teams in dual meet competition, the Elks travel tonight to Burlington to wrestle the […]
