Boys cross country team heads to state meet By Dan Truttschel Correspondent The East Troy boys cross country team certainly is a determined bunch. For the second time in two weeks Saturday, the Trojans set a goal and reached it with their first-place finish at a WIAA Division 2 sectional […]
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Chiefs kickers end season in regional semifinal
By Dan Truttschel Sports Correspondent A tough 2018 season for the Big Foot-Williams Bay boys soccer team came to an end last week in the Division 3 regional. And now the Chiefs hope to use the overall experience moving forward. Big Foot, seeded 14th, dropped a 5-0 decision to third-seeded […]
Badgers’ season ends in Mukwonago
By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent The Badger High School football team won four of its last five regular season games to keep its 13-year playoff streak alive after beginning the season 0-4. The playoff season lasted one game as the Badgers fell to Mukwonago 35-15 in a Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic […]
Elks swimmers crunch opponent
By Chris Bennett Sports Correspondent The Elks won eight of 11 events and beat Delavan-Darien 119-49 Oct. 16 in a Southern Lakes Conference girls high school swimming dual meet at Elkhorn. Elkhorn swims Saturday in the SLC Varsity Meet at Delavan-Darien High School in Delavan. Coach Jamie Richardson said the […]
Zahn, Tomomitsu shine for Whippets cross country
By Kevin Cunningham Sports Correspondent The Rock Valley Conference boys and girls cross country championships were held Oct. 13 at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. Whitewater High School head coach Chad Carstens said the field was loaded as usual and that numerous state-ranked teams competed. “Although the start and finish areas […]
WSD volleyball team finishes second in Great Plains tournament
The Wisconsin School for the Deaf volleyball team traveled to Iowa School for the Deaf for the annual Great Plains School for the Deaf volleyball tournament Oct. 5 and 6. WSD was seeded fourth and was placed in a pool to face Kansas, Minnesota and Missouri. All of the matches […]
Trojans wrap regular season on a win
Playoff action begins tonight at New Berlin West By Dan Truttschel Correspondent The East Troy High School football team put a resounding stamp on the regular season Friday night. And it was certainly a familiar script that led the Trojans once again. Behind 346 rushing yards, including 233 for senior […]
On the medal stand
Lindow, Rice medal at state third straight year By Dan Truttschel Correspondent Coming home from Madison with hardware has been a regular occurrence for the East Troy senior girls tennis doubles duo of Mackenzie Lindow and Erin Rice the previous two seasons. Make that three. For the third straight year, […]
Running free
The Lake Geneva Badger cross country team enjoys a successful Southern Lakes Conference meet Oct. 13 at the Burlington High School Forest in Salem. The girls just missed out on a title, taking second place by a few points, while the boys finished third. The Badgers will run at […]
Championship smiles!
The Elkhorn boys pose triumphantly on their home turf after defeating Delavan-Darien, 5-0, in the Southern Lakes Conference tournament championship. See complete Elks sports coverage in the Oct. 18 Independent. (Rick Benavides photo)
