Senior will play next year at NMU By Dan Truttschel Correspondent It didn’t take long for East Troy’s Breanna Gaspervich to make her presence felt during her sophomore season. Back then, she had potential to take her game to the next level – but at the time, it was untapped […]
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Boys win first two games of season
By Michael S. Hoey CORRESPONDENT After a 0-4 start, the Lake Geneva Badger boys basketball team picked up its first two wins of the season back to back last week. The Badgers defeated Brookfield East 52-51 at home on Dec. 10 and Delavan-Darien on the road 61-50 last Thursday. […]
Girls lose two despite strong showing
By Jennifer Cesarz CORRESPONDENT Despite losing two Southern Lakes Conference games last week, the Delavan-Darien High School girls’ basketball team showed signs of improvement and had chances to win both games. The Comets fell to Elkhorn 55-37 on Dec. 11 and then lost to Waterford, 43-35 on Friday. Against Elkhorn, […]
Boys lose to Monona Grove, Badger
By Jennifer Cesarz CORRESPONDENT Playing one of its best weeks of basketball this season, the Delavan-Darien High School boys’ basketball team still fell short, losing to Monona Grove 57-51 and Lake Geneva Badger 61-50. “Both games stood within reach of the Comets last week,” D-DHS head coach Bob Beighton said. […]
East Troy hangs on for win over Tide
By Dan Truttschel Correspondent Something told East Troy girls basketball coach Jeff Brown that his team could be in for a fight last week when it hosted Edgerton. Whatever voice that was hit the nail right on the head. Edgerton jumped out to a 23-13 first-quarter lead before the […]
Balanced offensive attack pushes Trojan boys to victory
By Dan Truttschel Correspondent Opponents of the East Troy boys basketball team have tried just about everything to try and slow down the Trojans’ vaunted offensive attack. Visiting Palmyra-Eagle went with the keep-away approach when the two teams met last week in a Rock Valley Conference contest. It seemed like […]
Badger girls handle Westosha
Badger boys lost to Waterford By Michael S. Hoey CORRESPONDENT The Lake Geneva Badger girls’ basketball team improved to 2-1 (2-0 Southern Lakes Conference) with a 50-29 home win over Westosha Central on December 4. The Badgers jumped on the Falcons (0-3, 0-2) early and often leading 21-8 at the […]
Low scores cost boys two games
Comets start strong but fall short on offense By Jennifer Cesarz CORRESPONDENT Not scoring more than 40 points in ball games won’t get a win, and the Delavan-Darien High School boys’ basketball team learned that lesson twice last week. The Comets fell to Union Grove 74-37 and Elkhorn 59-39 in […]
Whippets drop two games
By David Paulsen Correspondent The Whitewater High School boys basketball team continues to look for its first win of the season, losing twice more this past week. On Friday, the boys fell to Beloit Turner, and on Tuesday they dropped a 53-37 non-conference game to Oregon. In the Oregon game, […]
Whitewater girls stay undefeated
By David Paulsen Correspondent The Whitewater High School girls basketball team had little trouble with Westosha Central in a 68-45 non-conference win at Paddock Lake Saturday. Whitewater exploded in the first quarter for 26 points on their way to a 26-8 advantage after one quarter and cruised the rest of […]
