By David Paulsen Correspondent With 156.5 points, the Whitewater High School wrestling squad did well at the Monroe Invitational Saturday, finishing second to host Monroe (220 points). “The team bounced back well from their loss to Evansville (Jan. 15),” head coach John Schimming said. “The Whippets had six wrestlers competing […]
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Whippet boys split the week
By David Paulsen Correspondent After getting their second win of the season over Brodhead Jan. 15, the Whitewater High School boys basketball team could not keep up with McFarland Friday in a 60-42 Rock Valley Conference loss. Cory Frank, the leading scorer in the RVC, led McFarland with 17 points. […]
Badgers split double-header with Union Grove
By Michael S. Hoey CORRESPONDENT The Lake Geneva Badger basketball teams split a double header with Union Grove last Friday night. The Badger girls hosted Union Grove in Game One winning 50-41. The boys lost a nail biter 56-54 in the nightcap. The girls maintained their lock on second […]
Girls beat Kenosha Bradford, Big Foot
By Jennifer Cesarz CORRESPONDENT The Delavan-Darien High School girls’ basketball team picked up its first win of the season last week with a last-second 49-46 win over Kenosha Bradford. Continuing their streak, the Comets made it 2-0 for the week with a lopsided 59-39 win over Big Foot on Saturday. […]
Badger wrestlers win own invitational
By Michael S. Hoey CORRESPONDENT The Lake Geneva Badger wrestlers won the Badger Invitational on Saturday with 203.5 points. Milton finished second with 195.5. Waterford finished sixth and Union Grove took seventh in the field of ten. Badger had three undefeated champions. Randy Shine (5-0) took first place at […]
Boys beat Jefferson, challenge Burlington
Growing confidence strengthens team’s play, coach says By Jennifer Cesarz Correspondent With their confidence growing according to their coach, the Delavan-Darien High School boys’ basketball team had a good week of basketball last week. The Comets knocked off Jefferson 63-60 in a non-conference game, and had the reigning Southern Lakes […]
The 1,000-point club
East Troy High School senior Breanna Gaspervich (third, from left) was recognized for passing the coveted 1,000-point plateau, as she continues to lead the Trojans into what they hope will be another storybook season. Breanna was joined at the recognition ceremony, held during the girls basketball game against Jefferson Jan. […]
Whitewater girls face key stretch after first loss
By David Paulsen Correspondent The Whitewater High School girls basketball team began a stretch of three out of four games against state-ranked squads Tuesday when they hosted Rock Valley Conference foe East Troy. The Whippets, who are themselves ranked No. 7 in the state in Division 2, lost 61-52 to […]
Defense carries Trojans to ninth straight win
By Dan Truttschel Correspondent In a season full of highly anticipated matchups, there are going to be nights when the East Troy girls basketball team has to just fight through to the end. Last week’s Rock Valley Conference contest with visiting Jefferson was one such occasion. East Troy held a […]
East Troy nabs two more wins
By Dan Truttschel Correspondent Through the first 10 games of the 2012-2013 season, it seemed like East Troy’s Brett Prahl always hung right around his average of 16.6 points per game. And there’s certainly nothing wrong with that production – but Prahl must have decided Monday night that it wasn’t […]
