Kale Rodgers explodes for 33 against Kenosha Bradford By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent The Lake Geneva Badger boys basketball team got its third win of the season Jan. 18 at home against Waterford 59-46. The Badgers controlled most of the way and led by as many as 20 points. The […]
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Elkhorn girls flatten Demons
By Chris Bennett Sports Correspondent The Elkhorn Area High School girls basketball held Burlington to seven points in the second half and beat the Demons 56-19 Jan. 18 in a Southern Lakes Conference game at Burlington. The Elks beat Kenosha Bradford 65-47 Jan. 15 in a non-conference game at Elkhorn. […]
Hoops teams travel to Kentucky
The boys and girls basketball teams from the Wisconsin School for the Deaf, Delavan, recently participated in the Kentucky Classic Basketball Tournament and the WSD girls team wom the championship, including (from the left, kneeling) Paige Sheffield, Jazmin Victorino, Brianna Henke, Lucero Arreola, Caitlyn Buchman, (standing) head coach Matthew […]
Larson brings home title from Kramer Open
Kegley, Dessart finish second, Trojans sixth By Dan Truttschel Correspondent East Troy’s Tommy Larson showed his dominance in the 106-pound weight class a year ago when he ended the year with a Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Division 2 state championship. His move up to 113 this season is starting to […]
Girls bounce back with win over Edgerton
By Dan Truttschel Correspondent In the midst of a modest two-game losing streak in the past week, the one key factor that worked against the East Troy High School girls basketball team was that it didn’t shoot particularly well. The Trojans turned that trend around a bit Monday night in […]
Wrestlers take second at conference duals
Six grapplers go 4-0 for the day By Dan Truttschel Correspondent The only thing that kept the East Troy wrestling team from a perfect day a Saturday’s Rock Valley Conference Duals was the seventh tiebreaker in a match with Whitewater. Despite that, the positives from the day were overflowing. East […]
Boys win two
Coach says team needs to step it up By Dan Truttschel Correspondent The good news for the East Troy High School boys basketball team last week was it picked up two more Rock Valley Conference victories. But for coach Darryl Rayfield, the defensive effort in one of those wasn’t nearly […]
Girls second in Rock Valley Conference
Friday’s game rescheduled for Jan. 21 By Dan Truttschel Correspondent A tough first half last Thursday at McFarland put the East Troy High School girls basketball team in a precarious situation. But in the second half, the Trojans started to get back on track – unfortunately, it just wasn’t quite […]
Whippets finish 4-1 in conference dual tourney
By Kevin Cunningham Sports Correspondent The Whitewater High School wrestling team’s lone action last week came in the Rock Valley Conference dual meet tournament Jan. 12. Whitewater finished 4-1 in improving to 8-1 overall in duals. Whippets head coach John Schimming said his team knew it would be a challenge, […]
Badger boys fall twice in hoops
By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent The Lake Geneva Badger boys’ basketball team fell to Union Grove in the second game of a boys-girls doubleheader in Union Grove 58-44 on Jan. 11. The Badgers fell behind early and trailed by as many as 14 points in the first half before rallying […]