By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent The Badger High School football team let one slip away on Aug. 25 in a 26-21 loss at Kenosha Bradford. The Badgers led for the entire game until the Red Devils scored with 10 seconds left on the clock. Bradford defeated Wilmot, a team expected […]
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Netters earn opening weekend wins
By Dan Truttschel Sports correspondent The Big Foot-Williams Bay girl tennis team certainly logged some miles in its first week of competition. In a two-day span, the Chiefs played six dual meets at two different locations, as part of the Badger Invitational. Big Foot, which competed at Burlington on Friday […]
Chiefs soccer team has experience, skill
By Dan Truttschel Sports correspondent The expectations entering 2017 are high for the Big Foot-Williams Bay boys soccer team. And for good reason. The Chiefs enter the new season looking to improve on a 2016 campaign that saw them play in the Rock Valley Conference finale – and with a […]
Malvitz leads Lady Elks golf team
By Chris Bennett Sports correspondent Afton Malvitz finished ninth and led the Elkhorn Area High School girls golf team to a seventh-place finish Aug. 17 in the Taylor Clark Memorial Invitational. The invite took place on the Blue Spruce course at Brighton Dale Links in Kansasville. Clark passed on in […]
Cross country teams young but eager
By Dan Truttschel Sports correspondent The relationship between Big Foot and Williams Bay high schools dates back several years with a number of programs that have joined forces. And that trend continues. The two have combined yet again in cross country for 2017 – a move that has filled out […]
Elks kickers reload after state run
By Chris Bennett Sports correspondent Three starters are missing from an Elkhorn soccer team that, last season, made the school’s first appearance in the WIAA Division 2 title game. The Elks got routed by Whitefish Bay 4-0 in last season’s Division 2 title game, and finished second in the […]
Strong fourth quarter leads to opening season win for Chiefs
By Dan Truttschel Sports correspondent The Big Foot and Brodhead football teams have played some classic Rock Valley Conference and postseason contests through the years. And through a half of the Aug. 18 season opener, it looked like the two were on a collision course for another classic […]
Off to a great start
Trojans open season with win over McFarland By Dan Truttschel Correspondent If anybody thought the East Troy and McFarland football teams were going to ease into the 2017 campaign Friday night, they were dead wrong. A total of 89 combined points and nearly 1,000 total yards between the two drove […]
Netters rack up wins on the road
Trojans host McFarland on Monday By Dan Truttschel Correspondent The first two weeks of the 2017 campaign certainly have been busy for the East Troy girls tennis team. And successful. East Troy continued its sprint through the early part of its schedule over the weekend with a 4-1 record at […]
Chiefs coach optimistic
Numerous players expected to lead the way By Dan Truttschel Sports correspondent In two weeks, Big Foot football coach Greg Enz has liked what he’s seen from his football team. Now it’s time to put all that work on display when it truly counts. Big Foot was 5-5 last year […]
