Larson switches up style to grab gold By Mike Ramczyk Sports Editor MADISON – Sometimes, an athlete can make up for a lack of talent with certain intangibles. Heart. Toughness. Energy. Luckily for East Troy High School junior Tommy Larson, physical and mental traits flood every ounce of the […]
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Trojans win 18th straight game
Boys clinch RVC championship, look toward playoffs By Dan Truttschel Correspondent Putting the finishing touches on a fifth Rock Valley Conference title in the past eight years was just about a foregone conclusion when the East Troy boys basketball team opened play last week. And now that goal is complete. […]
Making history
Elkhorn swim team caps stellar season with 3rd place at state By Chris Bennett Correspondent The Elkhorn Area High School boys swim team turned in the best night in program history Feb. 15 at the WIAA Division 2 State Boys Swimming & Diving Championships at the University of Wisconsin Natatorium […]
Many players contributing to Whippets’ offense
WHS hits the road to open tourney play Tuesday By Daniel Schoettler Correspondent Dylan Pease and Jake Martin provided the scoring punch for Whippets boys basketball. Both posted two double-digit efforts as the team improved its win total to four this past week. Whitewater took a 36-27 lead at halftime […]
Big Foot girls open postseason with a win
By Dan Truttschel Correspondent With the WIAA postseason now here, every game is a win-or-go-home format. And for the Big Foot girls basketball team, they weren’t quite ready to pack things up for the season Tuesday night. Big Foot took control from the get go against visiting Saint Francis with […]
Badgers spilt doubleheader with Union Grove
By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent The Badger High School basketball teams split a home doubleheader with Union Grove on Feb. 15. The girls’ team came away with a 50-42 win in their final regular season game of the season while the boys fell 51-46 after leading most of the way. […]
Lopez’ final lap is complete
By Kevin Cunningham Correspondent By the age of nine, Delavan-Darien High School’s Luca Lopez was already swimming competitively. Fast forward nearly a decade – including a move from New Mexico to Wisconsin – and his final competitive race has now come to a close. The WIAA State boys swimming Division […]
Girls finish regular season second in conference
Trojans host Union Grove in first round of playoffs tonight By Dan Truttschel Correspondent The first part of the 2018-19 season journey is complete for the East Troy girls basketball team. And now the second season begins. East Troy closed its regular season with a two-game split last week to […]
Advancing to sectionals
Five wrestlers win regional titles By Dan Truttschel Correspondent Six East Troy wrestlers took the next step toward a possible state berth after a strong outing at last week’s WIAA Division 2 regional. Now it’s on to attacking the next goal. Host East Troy had five individual champions and one […]
Blue Devils take down Trojans, 56-32
By Dan Truttschel Correspondent From East Troy co-head coach Maurya Lomen’s perspective, last week’s Rock Valley Conference game at Evansville came down to one key factor. Free throws. Evansville took 35 attempts from the charity stripe, compared to just seven for the Trojans, as the Blue Devils cruised to a […]
