By Chris Bennett Sports correspondent Hunter Johnson finished second among sophomores and helped the Elkhorn Area High School boys swim team to a strong performance Dec. 27 in the Boylan Bash at Boylan High School in Rockford, Ill. The Boylan Bash is split by class, and team scores are not […]
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Meet EAHS coach, athletes of the year
The Jan. 4 issue of the Independent includes feature stories on the newspaper’s coach and male and female athletes of the year by Chris Bennett, sports correspondent. Below is a portion of what’s included – pick up a copy of the paper for the rest – on stands now! COACH […]
UWW tourney a ‘great learning experience,’ Whippets coach says
By Troy Sparks SLN CORRESPONDENT The Whippets were one of 43 teams from Wisconsin and Illinois that invaded the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater campus to participate in the 39th annual Mid States Wrestling Championship. However, Whitewater did not have favorable results. The Whippets finished in 34th place with 54.5 team points. […]
Hard work secures second-place finish for second-year wrestler
By Kevin Cunningham Correspondent The Delavan-Darien High School wrestling team competed in one tournament Last week, but head coach Diego Avila SAID the tournament, which spanned two days at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater on Dec. 28 and 29, “definitely separates the boys from the men.” He said wrestlers making it […]
Wrestling team struggles to find consistency
Coleman, Storandt, Larson finish dual tourney with perfect records By Dan Truttschel Correspondent For whatever reason, the East Troy High School wrestling team seems to be a bit of a slow starter. But when it comes to the finish, the Trojans usually find a way to be right where they […]
Girls post another win
Basketball team continues to show progress By Dan Truttschel Correspondent This has been a season full of adjustments for the East Troy High School girls basketball team. But in their final game of 2017, the Trojans put everything together – and the final score clearly showed that. East Troy jumped […]
Comets fall to Edgerton
By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent The Delavan-Darien Comets lost a non-conference match-up against Edgerton 77-46 at home on Dec. 28. The Comets held their own early on, but the Crimson Tide (6-2) took command mid-way through the first half and never let up. D-DHS jumped out to a 4-0 lead […]
Lady Chiefs defeat Whippets in close game
By Dan Truttschel Sports correspondent The Big Foot girls basketball team faced a nearly identical end-of-game situation in two recent outings. And the Chiefs were just seconds away from a sweep. Coming on the heels of a 54-52 Rock Valley Conference victory at Whitewater on Dec. 21, the Chiefs traveled […]
Chiefs showing improvement on court
By Dan Truttschel Sports correspondent The final score of the Big Foot boys basketball team’s recent home game with McFarland shows a 25-point loss to the Spartans. But from where first-year coach Jeff Fenrick sat, there were some positives to learn from. McFarland pulled away in the second half with […]
Elkhorn swimmers topple Badger
By Chris Bennett Sports correspondent The Elks won nine of 11 events and beat Badger Co-op 109-61 Dec. 19 in a Southern Lakes Conference boys high school swimming dual meet at Badger High School in Lake Geneva. The Elks competed Dec. 20 in a non-conference dual meet at Boylan High […]
