Loss ends teams 53-game Rock Valley Conference win streak By Dan Truttschel Correspondent At some point, the Big Foot football team’s Rock Valley Conference win streak was going to come to an end. But the Chiefs didn’t let go without a fight. Big Foot fell behind 20-0 Friday night at […]
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Big Foot sports round up: Volleyball bounces on to semi-finals
Soccer falls to Catholic Memorial, cross country takes sixth and eighth By Dan Truttschel Correspondent The Big Foot High School girls volleyball team will live to fight another day. Seeded third in the WIAA Division 2 regional, the Chiefs took care of business with sixth-seeded Beloit Turner Tuesday night. Big […]
Soccer snatches fourth straight crown
Elk’s face No. 1 seeded Milton in regional By Chris Bennett Correspondent The Elkhorn Area High School boys soccer team is running out of space in its trophy case. The Elks won their fourth consecutive WIAA Regional title Oct. 16 with a 1-0 victory against Stoughton in a WIAA Division […]
Elks stun Demons, claim share of SLC title
Elkhorn takes first championship in nine years By Mike Ramczyk Sports Editor With five fourth-down conversions, including two in overtime that led to the go-ahead touchdown, Elkhorn lived on the edge all night long in a battle for Southern Lakes supremacy Friday night in Burlington. But no worries. The Demons, […]
Swimmers land fourth in Janesville
By Chris Bennett Correspondent The Elkhorn Area High School girls swimming team turned in good performances, continued to drop times and finished fourth Oct. 18 in the Cougar Invitational at Janesville Craig High School. The Elks “A” team finished with a team score of 244 points. Elkhorn’s “B” team finished […]
Runners survive treacherous conditions
By Chris Bennett Correspondent Weather be damned – the Elkhorn Area High School boys and girls cross country teams each improved on last year’s performances Oct. 18 at the Southern Lakes Conference cross country meet at Waterford High School. “Conditions were difficult, with cold temperatures, rain and mud,” Elks coach […]
Boys third, girls second in grassy run
By Adam Knoll Sports Correspondent The Whippet boys cross country team had a good run on the grass during a conference meet last Thursday. Joe Zidmars took third place with a 17:45 time, just 22 seconds off of first place, helping Whitewater a third place overall finish. “(Joe) absolutely attacked […]
Whippets take out Delavan in first round
By Adam Knoll Sports Correspondent On Tuesday night, the Whitewater High School girls volleyball team had one goal in mind: extend the season. The Whippets, a No. 7 seed going into the first round of regional play, accomplished that mission by beating No. 2 seeded Delavan in three out of […]
Swimmers record 37 personal best times
By Adam Knoll Sports Correspondent The Whitewater High School girls swim team came away with five wins against the Burlington Co-op team in the latest dual meet, falling 106-64. It wasn’t the way the team hoped to send out the seniors competing in their final home match but as has […]
Seniors say goodbye; team sets sights on 2015
By Adam Knoll Sports Correspondent The Whitewater High School football team had a tough season, finishing the 2014 slate with a 28-6 loss to Edgerton. The lone Whitewater scoring highlight in the game came on a 5-yard touchdown toss from Daniel Fuller to Bryan Parker late in the third quarter. […]