Boys remain undefeated in RVC action By Dan Truttschel Correspondent Opposing teams certainly know the offensive skills that East Troy’s A.J. Vukovich possesses. But if they focus strictly on him, the Trojans have a number of other weapons they can deploy as well. And that definitely was the case Monday […]
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Four Whippets heading to state swim meet
By Kevin Cunningham Sports Correspondent Whitewater High School athletes will compete in five events at the WIAA Division 2 boys state swimming meet, which is scheduled Friday at the UW-Madison Natatorium. That’s because of their performances at the sectional competitions Feb. 9. Young Liang qualified for state in the 200-yard […]
Chiefs wrestling team wraps up season
Growth this year could pay dividends in the future By Dan Truttschel Correspondent While Saturday’s WIAA Division 2 regional tournament at East Troy marked the end of the line for the Big Foot-Williams Bay wrestling team this season, the day certainly wasn’t without some highlights. And moving forward, the steps […]
Badger girls slip out of second place
By Michael S. Hoey Corrrespondent The Lake Geneva Badger girls basketball team slipped out of a two-way tie for second place in the Southern Lakes Conference by losing to Wilmot 59-36 on the road Feb. 8. The Badgers and Panthers had been tied for second behind Waterford. The Badgers defeated […]
Elks swimmers gear up for state
By Chris Bennett Sports Correspondent The 400-meter freestyle relay of the Elkhorn Area High School’s boys swimming team is seeded No. 1 in the state in the WIAA’s Division 2 headed into today’s state meet at the University of Wisconsin Natatorium in Madison. The Elks sent swimmers to state in […]
Good effort by Comets brings tense moments
By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent The Delavan-Darien boys basketball team put on an inspired effort Feb. 9 in an effort to get its first win of the season but fell 71-52 at home to Milton. The game turned tense in the second half and even more extreme after the game. […]
Laue comes up big for Whippets girls
By Daniel Schoettler Sports Correspondent Cassidy Laue led the Whippets in scoring in posting two double-digit performances last week. On Feb. 2 against East Troy, the Trojans grabbed the halftime lead at 26-19 and held on to defeat the Whippets, 50-44, to complete the season sweep. The Whippets made 14 […]
Chiefs wrestlers head to regional competition
By Dan Truttschel Correspondent As was to be expected, the young Big Foot-Williams Bay wrestling team had its share of good and bad moments at last Saturday’s Rock Valley Conference Tournament at Beloit Turner. It’s all part of the learning process. Big Foot’s Raul Rojas advanced to the finals at […]
Badgers blitz Comets
Boys basketball takes out Delavan-Darien, 67-37 By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent The Lake Geneva Badger boys basketball team blitzed the Delavan-Darien Comets in the first half on Monday night in Delavan outscoring the Comets 36-6. The Comets played the Badgers evenly in the second half but could never seriously cut […]
Conference champs
The Elkhorn swim team poses after winning the Southern Lakes Conference championship last Saturday in Jefferson. Pictured are (front row) Manager Rachel Gottschalk, Alex Johnson, Austin Boatman, Danny Bush, Derek Gauger, Cooper Wachs, Manager Alliah North, (middle) Spencer Ingersoll, Austin Muetzel, (back) Justin Pflanzer, Jeffrey Meersman, Brevin Kruse, Lucas […]