Defensive clinic shuts down top-seeded Union Grove, Elkhorn battles Westosha Thursday By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] UNION GROVE – The all-Southern Lakes Conference WIAA Division 2 sectional continues, but Thursday’s semifinal won’t involve the teams everyone expected. Fourth-seeded Elkhorn used its patented perimeter defense to smother the top-seeded Union Broncos […]
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Whippets unable to curtail Shoreland’s top scorers
By Troy Sparks SLN CORRESPONDENT Whitewater girls basketball coach Judy Harms said almost two weeks ago that the key to beating Shoreland Lutheran was to limit the scoring opportunities of junior Chelby Koker and sophomore Lauren Heathcock. Her words proved to be correct. Koker, who scored a game-high 31 […]
Elks Stilling grabs third at state
By Chris Bennett Sports correspondent Elkhorn’s Daniel Stilling gave up two points in five matches and finished third at 132 pounds at the WIAA Division 1 State Individual Wrestling Meet. The state meet took place Feb. 22-24 at the Kohl Center in Madison. Grant Truesdale went 2-2 at 126 and […]
Girls battle to the end, wrap season on loss
Boys head into regional action tonight By Dan Truttschel Correspondent Playing short handed in a Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Division 3 regional opener last week wasn’t the best scenario for the East Troy High School girls basketball team. But the Trojans certainly battled to the end. East Troy trailed by […]
DuVal, Gamble compete at state
DuVal reaches podium By Troy Sparks CORRESPONDENT Whitewater senior Jimmy DuVal made his second consecutive appearance at the WIAA Division 2 Individual Wrestling Tournament, finishing his high school wrestling career in grand fashion and going out with a bang. DuVal reached the podium at the Kohl Center in Madison last […]
Whippet boys move on
By Troy Sparks SLN CORRESPONDENT The Whitewater boys basketball season will continue following a win at home against Kenosha St. Joseph’s on Tuesday night. Whitewater, the no. 8 seed in the Division 3 Regional first round, took on the ninth-seeded Lancers and did just enough to survive. The Whippets ran […]
Chiefs will travel to Lake Mills for regional
By Dan Truttschel Sports correspondent It took the Big Foot boys basketball team about a half Feb. 19 night to figure out how to deal with host Whitewater’s physicality and size advantage. Unfortunately for the Chiefs, by the time they started to get a little more comfortable, it was just […]
Boys take the RVC title
By Dan Truttschel Correspondent The race to the Rock Valley Conference boys basketball title is over. And for the fifth time in the last eight years, it’s East Troy that is standing on top of the mountain. Coupled with the Trojans’ 65-40 win Monday night over visiting Beloit Turner and […]
Girls wrap regular season with loss to Brodhead
By Dan Truttschel Correspondent Through a half Friday night, the East Troy girls basketball team was in a great position for a Rock Valley Conference victory over visiting Brodhead-Juda. Unfortunately for the Trojans, a collision seven minutes into the second half cost them their best player – and gave the […]
Five wrestlers advance to state tournament
Team ends season at sectionals By Dan Truttschel Correspondent The road to the WIAA Division 2 State Tournament remains wide open for five East Troy wrestlers. And they’ll make that journey to the Kohl Center in Madison this week. Tommy Larson (106), Joe Moede (120), Chase Coleman (160), Jake Dessart […]