By Troy Sparks Correspondent The Whitewater volleyball team began their Division 2 regional match at Watertown Luther Prep on the right note but lost focus in the end to lose a three-match set that ended their season. It was close in the first game. The 10th-seeded Whippets fought back […]
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Big Foot Wolves head to championship game
By Heather Ruenz SLN staff The Big Foot Wolves youth football team continued its winning ways last weekend with a 19-0 shutout win. The Wolves traveled to Rockton Sports Complex in Rockton, Ill. for a first-round playoff game against the Sycamore Spartans. The Wolves brought a stiff defense that frustrated […]
Badgers fall just short
By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent The Lake Geneva Badgers gave one of the best teams in the state a good run but fell just short of advancing to Level 3 of the WIAA football playoffs Friday in a 24-17 road loss to Franklin, ranked No. 6 in the state. The […]
A historic trip
Elkhorn’s Richardson earned first state tennis trip in a decade By Chris Bennett Sports correspondent Elkhorn’s Gabby Richardson’s had a lot on her mind when she took the court Oct. 12 at the WIAA Division 1 State Individual Tennis Tournament. The crowd and atmosphere were unlike anything in which […]
Barrett qualifies for State despite injuries
By Troy Sparks Correspondent Allisan Barrett had one last shot to qualify for the state cross-country championships for the third year in a row. The senior went all-out at the WIAA Division 2 Deerfield Sectional last Saturday at Cam-Rock Park in Cambridge. Barrett finished third overall in the girls […]
Football team falls in first round of playoffs
By Dan Truttschel Correspondent The challenge for the East Troy football team was going to be a difficult one right from the start of its Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Division 3 playoff opener Friday night at Waukesha Catholic Memorial. And that certainly proved to be the case. Catholic Memorial, the […]
Volleyball team wins regionals
Girls fall to Lakeside Lutheran in sectional semifinal By Dan Truttschel Correspondent A No. 2 seed in the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Division 2 regional tournament left the East Troy girls volleyball team with a bit of a chip on its shoulder. That was bad news for the […]
Demco shatters school record to qualify for state
By Dan Truttschel Sports correspondent Big Foot-Williams Bay senior girls cross country runner Alexandria (Zanzie) Demco has had one goal in mind since the start of the season – a return-trip to the WIAA State Meet. And not only did she accomplish just that at Saturday’s Deerfield Sectional, she did […]
Soccer team pulls off upset
By Troy Sparks Correspondent The Whitewater boys soccer team overcame a several-hour trip to West Salem as the No. 11 seed to upset the No. 6 seed, and shut it in the WIAA Division 3 Regional Semifinals. “We were worried that the long trip affected our play,” Whitewater coach […]
Chiefs end season with lessons in adversity
Coach Enz: ‘Perspective is key to all we come up against’ By Dan Truttschel Sports correspondent While it was fleeting at best, the Big Foot football team opened last Friday night’s regular-season finale against visiting Evansville-Albany with a faint hope of a playoff berth. It didn’t take long for the […]
