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Sports news from throughout Walworth County
Foursome splashes to state swim meet
By Chris Bennett Sports Correspondent Four members of the Elkhorn Area High School girls swimming team will swim at state after strong performances Nov. 8 at the WIAA Division 2 Sectional Meet at Cudahy High School. Megan Leahy in the 50-yard freestyle and Leahy, Sarah Broga, Bethany Buikema and Rachel […]
Girls receive all-conference honors
Dodge, Jakscht, Santos named to first team By Dan Truttschel Correspondent The East Troy High School girls volleyball team recently placed seven players on this year’s All-Rock Valley Conference North Division squads. Leading the way was junior M.E. Dodge, who was a unanimous pick as the player of the year. […]
All-conference honors
Seven football players named to all-conference teams By Dan Truttschel Correspondent The East Troy football team recently placed seven players on this year’s All-Rock Conference North Division teams. Landing on the first team were senior quarterback Charlie Kutschenreuter and sophomore defensive lineman Owen Goedland, while second-team selections were junior defensive […]
Strong at state
Coach pleased with performance of Whippet pair in state meet By Adam Knoll Sports Correspondent Both Sarah Ziolkowski and Andrea Sandoval ran with purpose under a sunny sky Saturday at the 122nd annual WIAA State Cross Country Meet. The day was seasonally cool, so much so that the event was […]
Girls team bows out at top of its game
Adam Knoll Sports Correspondent The Whitewater girls volleyball team charged into Big Foot Oct. 25 with momentum on its side in the WIAA regional final. Not only had the Whippets taken out the No. 2 seed in an earlier round, the girls had taken Big Foot to task in a […]
25 in a row
The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Warhawks football team traveled to UW-Platteville Nov. 1 for a battle for first place in the WIAC Conference. The Warhawks notched their 25th straight victory, beating the Pioneers 17-7 to take sole possession at the top of conference standings. Running back Jordan Ratliffe, shown in a […]
Whippets splash to six medals
Foucault wins medley at Southern Lakes Conference meet By Adam Knoll Sports Correspondent Whitewater swimmers captured six medals – including one conference title by Sara Foucault in the 200 individual medley – at the Southern Lakes Conference Meet in Lake Geneva Saturday. While Foucault also finished third in the […]
New volleyball coach positive about first year
Coach speaks highly of graduating team members By Dan Truttschel Correspondent From the beginning of the season to the end, the Big Foot High School girls volleyball team enjoyed continued improvement. And that’s all a coach, especially a first-year one, can ask for. Caitlin Dowden returned to her alma mater […]
Big Foot runner exceeds expectations at state meet
Freshman beats qualifying time, finishes 37th amongst 152 others By Dan Truttschel Correspondent Big Foot boys and girls cross country coach Tim Collins had fairly reasonable expectation for freshman Zanzie Demco prior to last weekend’s WIAA Division 2 State Meet. And by the end, Demco not only met the goal, […]
