By Dan Truttschel Sports correspondent If the Big Foot girls basketball team had any designs on a run to the Rock Valley Conference title, last week’s home contest with Jefferson definitely fell into the “must-win” category. That’s just what the Chiefs did – and now there is a four-team logjam […]
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Elkhorn swimmers capture Racine tournament title
By Chris Bennett Sports correspondent The Elkhorn Are High School boys swim team finished in the top three in nine of 11 events and won the Racine Swimming and Diving Invite Jan. 27 at Park High School in Racine. The Elks went without a meet for 18 days before swimming […]
Elks wallop Wolverines on road
By Chris Bennett Sports correspondent Elkhorn built a comfortable lead in the first half and beat the Wolverines 52-35 Jan. 26 in a Southern Lakes Conference boys high school basketball game at Waterford. “It was a nice bounce back after a tough three-game losing streak,” Elks coach Josh Skatrud said […]
Wrestlers wrap regular season with dominating win over Edgerton
Trojans open post-season in Jefferson today By Dan Truttschel Correspondent In its regular-season finale last week, the East Troy High School wrestling squad showed it was ready for the next part of its schedule. And the Trojans did so emphatically. East Troy won 10 matches on the mat en route […]
Boys send Chiefs packing
Basketball team posts 91-50 win over Big Foot By Dan Truttschel Correspondent The ingredients for success when it comes to the East Troy High School boys basketball team is fairly simple. Play good defense, which leads to a sprint to the other side of the court and as many quick-fire […]
Elkhorn gymnastics squad posts season high
By Chris Bennett Sports correspondent The Elkhorn Area High School gymnastics team posted a season-high team score and finished second Jan. 20 in the Watertown Gosling Invite at Watertown High School. “There was a lot of excitement when they announced we were second,” Elks coach Amanda Lockhart said of the […]
Lady Chiefs take down Cougars in close game
By Dan Truttschel Sports correspondent There never seemed to be a moment last week at Clinton when the Big Foot girls basketball team could quite pull away from the Cougars. But the Chiefs never really were in trouble, either. In a back-and-forth game, it was Big Foot’s stifling defense and […]
Grapplers pick up wins in Monroe
By Dan Truttschel Sports correspondent Low numbers continue to be an issue for the Big Foot-Williams Bay wrestling squad. Competing at the 12-team Monroe Invitational Jan. 20, the Chiefs filled just six weight classes and finished with 13 points to place 12th overall. Darlingon/Blackhawk won the team title with 208.5 […]
Grapplers set sights on conference title
Larson, Storandt sweep competition at Kramer Open By Dan Truttschel Correspondent The goal for the East Troy High School wrestling team for Saturday’s Terry Kramer Open at Fort Atkinson was a fairly simple one. East Troy has its sights set on postseason success, and another chance to compete against bigger […]
Girls struggle to put points on the board
Coach says confidence a problem By Dan Truttschel Correspondent Trying to work against a 3-2 zone defense last week proved to have mixed results for the East Troy High School girls basketball team. And in the end, the Trojans’ struggles were too much to overcome. Visiting Edgerton used that defense […]
