By Dan Truttschel Sports Correspondent There is plenty of traffic at the top of the Rock Valley Conference girls basketball standings. And after a key victory Tuesday night that snapped a three-game losing streak, Big Foot finds itself right in the thick of the action. The Chiefs traveled to East […]
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Elkhorn swimmers dunk opponent
By Chris Bennett Sports Correspondent The Elkhorn Area High School boys swimming team won nine of 11 events and beat Delavan-Darien 129-39 Jan. 8 in a Southern Lakes Conference dual meet at Elkhorn. Elkhorn celebrated Parents Night against the Comets, and Lucas Koepke used the occasion to break his school […]
D-DHS grapplers finding their grip, coach says
By Kevin Cunningham Correspondent On Jan. 10, the Delavan-Darien High School wrestling team hosted its final meet of the season and it came in a dual against Burlington. Comets head coach Diego Avila said that he took a few forfeits in the meet by only sending six wrestlers out to […]
Carollo’s bucket gives Whippets thrilling victory
By Daniel Schoettler Sports Correspodent Sophomore Kacie Carollo came up big when it mattered most as she helped end the Whippets’ three-game losing streak. Carollo hit a game-winning basket with 4.7 seconds remaining to help beat Fort Atkinson, 39-38, on Monday. “I was lucky to make the shot because I […]
Logan Eischeid third BFHS player to reach 1,000 points
By Dan Truttschel Correspondent Logan Eischeid highlighted Big Foot’s first game last week, a 66-63 RVC win Jan. 3 over visiting Edgerton, when he became the program’s third 1,000-point scorer. The historic basket came on a back-door cut by Eischeid, who gathered himself and was able to finish at the […]
Badger wrestlers place 14th at Mid-States Classic
By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent The Lake Geneva Badger wrestling team finished 14th out of 42 teams competing at the Mid-States Classic wrestling tournament held at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater on Dec. 28 and 29. The Badgers did lose one of their team captains because of an injury. Jake Stritesky, […]
Elkhorn swimmers win Relays
By Chris Bennett Sports Correspondent The Elkhorn Area High School boys swim team finished first or second in each event and won the Connor Bourke Relays Jan. 5 at Fort Atkinson High School. The Elks beat three other teams Jan. 3 in a four-team Southern Lakes Conference meet at Elkhorn. […]
Comets fall to Elks
By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent The Delavan-Darien Comets knew they had a tough task ahead of them on Jan. 3 and the Elks didn’t disappoint in an 80-38 win over the Comets in Delavan. “Elkhorn is a good team,” Coach Chris Hembrook said. “They are very deep and it showed […]
Whippets move on after tough Mid-States competition
By Kevin Cunningham Sports Correspondent The Mid-States Wrestling Classic was the lone meet last week for Whitewater High School’s wrestling team. The 42-team tournament took place at UW-Whitewater on Dec. 28 and 29. The Whippets managed a 26th-place finish in the strong and massive field. Whitewater scored 68 points, with […]
Three Badger HS wrestlers make finals
By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent Three Lake Geneva Badger wrestlers made it to the finals at the Badger State Invitational on Dec. 22. Josh and Jake Stritesky and Kyle Freund all made it to the championship round but none of them were able to bring home a title. Assistant Coach […]
