By Kevin Cunningham Correspondent In the first of its three meets last week, the Whippets golf team completed its lowest round of the season so far. In the meet at Jefferson, the team scored a 187. Also in the April 20 meet, Junior Billie Jo Parker led the team with […]
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Trojan sports roundup
Tennis team wins three in a row By Dan Truttschel Correspondent It’s still early in the season, but so far, so good for the East Troy boys tennis team. The Trojans picked up three dual meet wins last week, including a 5-2 win over defending Rock Valley Conference champion Watertown […]
Lady Elks bounce back
By Chris Bennett Sports Correspondent The Elks scored seven runs in the first inning and won 11-0 April 21 in a non-conference softball game at Edgerton. The Elks lost 9-4 April 20 at Wilmot and 7-6 April 18 at home to Union Grove in Southern Lakes Conference games. The Elks […]
Golfers nab 5th at SLC Major
By Chris Bennett Sports Correspondent The Elkhorn Area High School boys golf team finished seven strokes out of fourth place April 18 at Twin Lakes Country Club in the season’s second Southern Lakes Conference Major. The Elks finished third April 17 in an invite at Sand Valley Golf Resort in […]
Whippets tennis team wins two matches in Big Foot meet
By Kevin Cunningham Correspondent Despite coming up short as a team at a meet at Big Foot, the Whippets boys tennis team was able to overcome Big Foot’s home-court advantage and was victorious in two matches. In singles, the Whippets No. 1 player Dineth Gunawardena won one of the two […]
Golf team struggles at invitational
Split for soccer, win for baseball, losses for softball By Dan Truttschel Sports Correspondent Monday’s Geneva National Invitational proved to be a tough outing for the Big Foot boys golf team. The Chiefs finished 21st in the 24-team event with a score of 417. Badger was first with a 312, […]
Girls track wins Albright Invite
Boys bring home second place By Dan Truttschel Correspondent As the calendar prepares to turn to May, it’s almost time for the East Troy boys and girls track teams to begin peaking for the big meets on the horizon. It’s not quite that moment just yet – but the Trojans […]
Softball team shows improvement
By Dan Truttschel Correspondent The East Troy softball team appears to be on the fringe of a breakthrough. Now the Trojans just have to find a way to get over the hump. East Troy put together what coach Greg Prince called its “best game” of the season last week with […]
UW-Whitewater baseball to honor Lange, Wegner
The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater baseball team will continue its fight against cancer and recognize a longtime program supporter, public address announcer Tom Lange, for his 40 years of service to the program. The team will also recognize catcher Justin Wegner, who was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer last summer […]
Tennis team picks up two conference wins
By Dan Truttschel Sports Correspondent If early results are any indication, it looks like the Big Foot-Williams Bay boys tennis team may make plenty of noise in the Rock Valley Conference this spring. At least, that’s how things are starting to shape up. The Chiefs picked up a pair of […]
