Elkhorn Independent’s male athlete of the year is Daniel Stilling, who went 4-1 in five matches at the state wrestling meet last year to finish third. He is currently ranked No. 1 at 145 and said his goal this year is to be on top of the podium. (Submitted […]
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Sports news from throughout Walworth County
Lady Comets gear up for five-game home stretch
By Kevin Cunningham Correspondent The first eight games of the season gave Delavan-Darien High School’s girls basketball team three wins, which marked one more win than the team had all of last season (two). Going into last week, the Comets had one game over a two-week stretch, and it came […]
Big stars highlight third annual squad
Waterford, East Troy, Mukwonago, among others enjoyed historic seasons By Mike Ramczyk SLN Staff Your Christmas stocking stuffer is officially here. The third annual Southern Lakes Newspapers All-Area Football team is just in time for the Christmas season and is the perfect gift for any occasion. We picked athletes from […]
What’s for Dessart?
Dual-threat quarterback does it all during East Troy’s historic season By Chris Bennett Correspondent Consider the last time in life you missed a goal, and then pause and feel happy for Jake Dessart. Dessart entered his senior season as the quarterback for the East Troy High School Trojan football team […]
Whippets hope to end skid during holiday tournament
By Daniel Schoettler Sports Correspondent The Whitewater Whippets endured a rough week as they fell to Evansville (Dec. 21) and East Troy (Dec. 18), extending their losing streak to seven games heading into a holiday tournament in Sheboygan on Friday and Saturday. Evansville hit six threes as it grabbed a […]
Lady Chiefs in tie atop RVC standings
By Dan Truttschel Correspondent The traffic jam at the top of the Rock Valley Conference girls basketball standings will continue at least until 2019. And Big Foot finds itself right in the middle of it all. The Chiefs improved to 7-2 overall and 6-2 in the RVC last week with […]
Badger girls split pair of games
By Michael S. Hoey Corrrespondent The Lake Geneva Badger girls basketball team defeated Westosha Central 61-35 at home on Dec. 18. The Badgers took control early and led by as many as 34 points in the blowout win. LuAnnabelle Wieseman put the Badgers up 2-0 with a basket. Centyral took […]
Lady Elks edge Fort
By Chris Bennett Sports Correspondent Coach Jeff Brown said the Elkhorn Area High School girls basketball team found a way to win Dec. 21 in a non-conference game at Fort Atkinson. In their final game before a two-week break for the holidays the Elks beat the Blackhawks 40-36. Elkhorn beat […]
DDHS defense gives Burlington a challenge
By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent The Delavan-Darien boys’ basketball team hung with first-place Burlington for a half on Dec. 18, but the Demons pulled away in the second half for a 60-42 win in Delavan. The Comets switched from their usual 1-3-1 zone defense to a 2-3 zone for this […]
Big Foot girls roll past Edgerton
By Dan Truttschel Correspondent The Big Foot girls basketball team jumped out to a 29-13 halftime lead at Edgerton on Dec. 14 and cruised to a 62-35 Rock Valley Conference victory. Big Foot improved to 6-2 overall and 5-2 in conference play with the win. Heading into this week’s action, […]
