By Laura Humphrey Sports Correspondent The Elkhorn girls swim team had to be pretty happy with its overall effort Saturday at their home Elk Invite. After all, finishing second behind the two-time defending state champion is a pretty big accomplishment. “We swam really well and we had some girls really […]
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Volleyball team takes second
By Chris Bennett Sports Correspondent The Elkhorn Area High School girls volleyball team lost in the title match of its own Elk Invite Saturday. The Elks won the opening set 27-26, but lost the next two 27-26, 16-14 to Janesville Craig, which took the title. “Overall, I learned a lot […]
Elks come up short against Mukwonago
By Chris Bennett Sports Correspondent Something happened to the Elkhorn Area High Soccer Team last week that usually doesn’t. It lost. In two home games last week Elkhorn defeated Southern Lakes Conference foe Lake Geneva Badger Sept. 6 and lost to Mukwonago 1-0 in a non-conference matchup Sept. 8. The […]
Runners compete at Rebel Invite
By Chris Bennett Sports Correspondent The Elkhorn Area High School boys and girls cross country teams competed in the Rebel Invitational Aug. 30 at the Wayne E. Dannehl National Cross Country Course at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside in Somers. The Elkhorn girls finished 18th of 21 teams. “Conditions were perfect […]
Golf squad picks up win over Badger
By Chris Bennett Sports Correspondent The Elkhorn Area High School girls golf team defeated Lake Geneva Badger 222-251 in a Southern Lakes Conference meet Aug. 30 at Hawks View Golf Course at Lake Geneva. Audrey Entwistle paced the Elks with a 47. Hanna Grobelny shot a 56, Riley Shirk a […]
Wait’s over: Elks down Delavan-Darien 30-13
By Chris Bennett Sports Correspondent Sometimes, a win isn’t just a win. The Elkhorn Area High School Football team’s 30-13 defeat of Southern Lakes Conference-foe Delavan-Darien Aug. 31 at Delavan meant much more that what was visible on the surface. For the Elks (1-1, 1-0 SLC), it is their first […]
Volleyball team moves to 3-0 overall
By Chris Bennett Sports Correspondent The Elkhorn Area High School girls volleyball team is 3-0 overall and 1-0 in the Southern Lakes Conference in dual meets after defeating Delavan-Darien 3-0 Aug. 30 at home. The Elks won 25-21, 25-19, 25-22 in sets. “We started off pretty strong and got off […]
East Troy back in conference race
By Dan Truttschel Correspondent It’s too early in the season to call any match a must-win situation, but it’s also nice to put the brakes on a mini losing streak. And that’s just what the East Troy boys soccer team did Tuesday night. The Trojans, who dropped a pair of […]
Trojans unleash aerial assault on Whippets
By Dan Truttschel Correspondent A strong ground game was a huge key to success last season for the East Troy football team. And while the Trojans remain a threat to strike with their feet, they’ve also shown they can hurt the opposition through the air as well. Just ask Whitewater, […]
Swimmers step up, take second at SLC relays
By Laura Humphrey Sports Correspondent The Elkhorn girls swim team put up a number of solid swims Aug. 30, finishing second at the Southern Lakes Conference relays at Badger High School. Host Badger won the meet with 228 points, followed by Elkhorn with 210 and the Burlington co-op with 203. […]