The Elkhorn soccer players celebrate against Delavan-Darien Sept. 6. The Elks are 5-1-1 and ranked No. 6 in the state of Wisconsin in the latest Wissports.net poll. See complete Elkhorn sports coverage in the Sept. 13 Independent. (Submitted photo)
Sports
Sports news from throughout Walworth County
On the run
Delavan-Darien High School quarterback Reese Crull makes a 19-yard run against the Elks at home on Sept. 7. See detailed Comets sports coverage in the Sept. 13 Delavan Enterprise. (Vianney Perez photo)
Netters battle it out with defending conference champs
Girls tennis team racks up another win By Dan Truttschel Correspondent A Rock Valley Conference dual meet Sept. 6 with visiting Jefferson put the East Troy High School girls tennis team in a perfect position to make a huge statement. And that’s just what the Trojans did. East Troy moved […]
Trojans fall to McFarland
Team faces Evansville-Albany tonight at home By Dan Truttschel Correspondent For the first time in 2018, the East Troy High School football team is dealing with a bit of adversity. Now it’s up to the Trojans to put that behind them. East Troy found itself in a 20-20 tie at […]
Focused
Two members of the Big Foot-Williams Bay tennis team, including Hanah Nordmeyer (above) at No. 4 singles, won their singles matches at Edgerton Aug. 30. She is shown competing Aug. 29 at Brookfield Academy. (Bob Mischka photo)
Lady Elks hit rough patch in New Berlin
By Chris Bennett Sports correspondent Elkhorn Area High School volleyball coach Justin Diderrich did not mince words regarding his team’s performance Sept. 1 in the New Berlin West Invitational. “We did not play very well in this tournament,” Diderrich said. “We saw some strong teams and did not respond well. […]
Girls on fire
Lindow, Rice set all-school record By Dan Truttschel Correspondent The East Troy High School girls tennis team continues to roll right along. Playing against visiting Whitewater in a Rock Valley Conference dual meet last week, the Trojans swept the doubles matches en route to a hard-fought, 4-3, victory to improve […]
Ready to launch
Whitewater quarterback Dylan Pease prepares to launch a deep pass during the Whippets’ loss at Clinton on Aug. 31. Pease finished with three touchdown passes, completing 16 of 33 attempts for 290 yards. See complete game coverage in the Sept. 6 Whitewater Register. The Whippets will head to Big Foot […]
Big catch
Delavan’s Mateo Morales (85) skies in the end zone for a touchdown last Friday against Wilmot. The Comets fell to the Panthers 31-12 in a game described as closer than the score by coach Hank Johnson. See complete game coverage in the Sept. 6 Delavan Enterprise. The Comets will host […]
Trojans trounce Chiefs
Football team takes down Big Foot, 41-7 By Dan Truttschel Correspondent The East Troy High School football team continues to hang gaudy offensive numbers on the scoreboard. And for the third straight week, it led to a rather comfortable Rock Valley Conference victory. Visiting Big Foot was the victim last […]