By Dan Truttschel Sports correspondent Things are starting to jell for the Big Foot-Williams Bay girls soccer team. The Chiefs picked up two more wins this past week, starting with an 8-1 thumping of visiting Edgerton on May 4, and ending with a hard-fought 1-0 decision Monday night at Whitewater. […]
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Elkhorn boys track takes first
By Chris Bennett Sports Correspondent Derek Davey won three events and led the Elkhorn Area High School boys track and field team to a first-place finish May 5 in the Tider Invitational at Edgerton High School. The Elkhorn girls fished sixth in the 10-team meet. The Elks competed Tuesday at […]
Big Foot girls track wins division title
By Dan Truttschel Sports correspondent The Big Foot girls track team secured the Rock Valley Conference South division title at Tuesday night’s Walworth County Meet in Elkhorn. East Troy won the boys meet with 177.5 points, followed by Badger with 162, Elkhorn with 151.5, Big Foot with 101.33 and Whitewater […]
Babu, Bosman remain undefeated for Elks tennis
By Chris Bennett Sports Correspondent Nick White at No. 3 singles and Sid Babu and Joe Bosman at No. 3 doubles remained undefeated after the Elks won 5-2 at home May 5 against Wilmot in a Southern Lakes Conference boys tennis dual meet. Elkhorn lost 4-3 in a SLC dual […]
Elkhorn softball team wins seventh straight
By Chris Bennett Sports Correspondent The Elkhorn Area High School softball team sports a seven-game winning streak and is above .500 in the state’s toughest conference after last week’s games. The Elks beat Racine St. Catherine’s 12-3 May 6 in a non-conference game at Racine. Elkhorn beat Waterford 8-2 and […]
Elks baseball doubles up Central
By Chris Bennett Sports Correspondent The Elks took the lead for good with a run in the top of the fifth inning and beat Westosha Central 6-3 May 4 in a Southern Lakes Conference baseball game at Paddock Lake. Elkhorn played Monday at Milton, and played Tuesday at Burlington and […]
Track teams on a roll
Trojans sweep North Division, take first and second at invite By Dan Truttschel Correspondent The focus for both the East Troy boys and girls track teams is quickly changing. Now it’s just about time to really lock in. East Troy took huge steps toward doing just that last week with […]
Basketball coach resigns
Brown returns to Elkhorn to fill some pretty big shoes By Dan Truttschel Correspondent It’s been 20 years since Jeff Brown helped the Elkhorn girls basketball team to a Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Division 2 state title as an assistant coach. Since then, Brown has had a three-year stint […]
Baseball, softball teams pick up wins vs. Edgerton
By Kevin Cunningham Correspondent The Whippet baseball and softball teams each picked up wins against Edgerton recently, with both teams getting strong performances from their pitchers. The Whitewater High School baseball team had two games this past week, with the first being at home against Edgerton. In the first, […]
Big Foot girls run to first against Panthers
Boys record victories in three track events By Dan Truttschel Sports Correspondent The talented depth on the Big Foot girls track and field squad came through when the Chiefs needed it most at Tuesday night’s Rock Valley Conference South Division Meet at Palmyra-Eagle. And with that came a team title. […]