By Troy Sparks Correspondent After starting its week with a loss, the Whippets tennis team rebounded to come up with a win in a closely-contested match with Edgerton. The deciding team win came down to the match at No. 2 doubles. Whitewater won the first set and fell behind in […]
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Whippet defense holds East Troy offense down
By Troy Sparks Correspondent Whitewater’s defense gave up 68 points at East Troy last year. This year, however, the Whippets would have none of that on their home field. The Whippets locked in and held the Trojans to their lowest point total of the season in their Sept. 15 against […]
Comets beat rival Elkhorn 38-15 on the road
By Kevin Cunningham Correspondent At 1-2 overall, the Delavan-Darien/Williams Bay football team played its rival Elkhorn, on the road, on Sept. 8. In 2016, the Comets won a tight, 35-34 game. This year, the Comets would win much more comfortably, 38-15. At the end of the first quarter, after a […]
Missed opportunities for Elks football
By Chris Bennett Sports correspondent It was a night of missed opportunities and bad bounces for the Elkhorn Area High School football team Sept. 15 in a Southern Lakes Conference game at Wilmot. The Elks lost 36-0 to the Panthers in a game coach Tom Lee said is closer than […]
Let’s call it a tie for Elks soccer
By Chris Bennett Sports correspondent The Elkhorn Area High School soccer team played to two 2-2 ties against two of the tougher foes they’ll face this season – including conference rival and defending state champion Delavan-Darien. The Elks played to a 2-2 tie Sept. 9 in a non-conference match at […]
Lady Elks capture tourney title
By Chris Bennett Sports correspondent Strong energy and winning attitude led to a tournament title for the Elkhorn Area High School girls volleyball team. The Elks won an invitational Sept. 16 at Mayville against four other schools – Mayville, Johnson Creek, Wautoma and Rio. The Elks played a Southern Lakes […]
Lady Elks drop two on links
By Chris Bennett Sports correspondent The Elkhorn Area High School girls golf team played two of the tougher teams in the Southern Lakes Conference last week, and have the scars to prove it. The Elks lost 186-218 to Waterford at Rivermoor Golf Club, the Wolverines’ home course, on Sept. 5. […]
Chiefs tennis team drops hard-fought decision to Trojans
Spikers edge Brodhead; kickers fall to East Troy By Dan Truttschel Sports correspondent Four matches in last Tuesday’s Rock Valley Conference girls tennis dual at East Troy ended in a tiebreaker. Big Foot won two of those – but it wasn’t quite enough. The Chiefs battled the Trojans right to […]
Elks topple Wilmot in five games
By Chris Bennett Sports correspondent The Elkhorn Area High School volleyball team beat Wilmot in five sets Sept. 7 in a Southern Lakes Conference dual meet at Elkhorn. The Elks played a SLC dual meet last Tuesday at Waterford, and played in an invitational Saturday at Mayville that included Johnson […]
Elkhorn girls tennis team bests Big Foot
By Chris Bennett Sports correspondent The Elks won two matches in both the singles and doubles flights and beat Big Foot 4-3 Sept. 5 in a non-conference girls high school tennis dual meet at Walworth. The Elks lost 7-0 Sept. 7 in a Southern Lakes Conference dual meet at Union […]
