By David Paulsen Correspondent With three dual wins and two losses, the East Troy High School wrestling team finished third at the Verona Duals Saturday. The Trojans defeated Verona 52-21 in the opening round, and Portage 37-29 in Round 2, but fell to tournament champion Lake Geneva Badger 36-22 in […]
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Whippet boys drop two more
By David Paulsen Correspondent After building a seven-point halftime lead, the Whitewater High School boys basketball team was dominated by Lake Geneva Badger in the second half and fell 55-39 Monday in a non-conference game at home. The loss dropped the Whippets to 1-11 overall. The Whippet boys led 12-8 […]
Badgers win the Verona Invitational
“Berhorst played well offensively because he committed himself to defending and rebounding first.” ~Coach Darin Lottig The Lake Geneva Badger wrestling team went 5-0 in winning the Verona Invitational last Saturday improving its overall dual record to 13-3 (3-1 Southern Lakes Conference). Badger defeated Portage 61-9, Verona 64-3, East […]
Boys lose to Westosha Central
By Jennifer Cesarz CORRESPONDENT Coming back after the holiday break, the Delavan-Darien High School boys’ basketball team hosted Westosha Central and just missed picking up its first Southern Lakes Conference win, losing 58-46. “We need to develop some consistency on both ends of the court,” D-DHS head coach Bob Beighton […]
Dedick first, Vogel second at Mid-States
By David Paulsen Corresp ondent With one first-place finish and a second-place, as well, the East Troy High School wrestling squad finished 15th overall among 43 teams at the Mid-States Wrestling Classic held Friday and Saturday at UW-Whitewater. Head coach Mike Howard noted that he told his squad to shoot […]
Trojans bring home Badger Tournament title
By Dan Truttschel Correspondent There is no doubt the East Troy girls basketball team can put up some huge offensive numbers every time they take the floor. But what’s becoming even more apparent is how tough the Trojans are defensively. In fact, they are down right stingy. East Troy, ranked […]
Whippet girls score big victory
By David Paulsen Correspondent In a battle between the No. 7- and No. 8-ranked teams in Division 2, the Whitewater High School girls basketball team emerged with a hard-fought 56-54 win Saturday at Stoughton. Both teams came into the non-conference tilt undefeated, with Whitewater ranked No. 7, and Stoughton No. […]
Badger boys bounce Baraboo
Wrestlers struggle at invite “We had higher expectations going in. We have a lot of areas we need to improve in but it is better to peak at the end of the season than now. ~Wrestling Coach Shane Koehl By Michael S. Hoey CORRESPONDENT The Lake Geneva Badgers jumped on […]
Offensive woes continue for Whitewater boys
By David Paulsen Correspondent Playing with a lot of energy, the Whitewater High School boys basketball team trailed just 18-14 after one quarter Saturday in a non-conference matchup at Stoughton. But the Whippets were unable to sustain that level of energy in the second half and Stoughton dominated on their […]
East Troy boys split Shootout games in exciting fashion
By Dan Truttschel Correspondent Last week’s Wisconsin Basketball Yearbook Shootout at Concordia University gave every hoops junkie plenty to enjoy. And it also may have been a preview of things to come when the season comes to an end in Madison. At least that’s the East Troy boys basketball team […]