By Chris Bennett Sports Correspondent The Elkhorn Area High School girls soccer team posted its first two victories of the season last week. The Elks beat Somers Shoreland Lutheran 3-1 April 20 and Stoughton 2-0 April 18, both in non-conference matches and both at home. Elkhorn played a non-conference match […]
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Baseball boys fall to Whitewater
Boys knock off Wilmot in Southern Lakes action By Chris Bennett Sports Correspondent Whitewater broke a 4-4 tie with three runs in the sixth inning and beat Elkhorn 7-4 April 21 in a non-conference baseball game at Whitewater. The Elks lost 10-1 April 20 in a Southern Lakes Conference game […]
Golf team looks to improve on last year
By Dan Truttschel Sports Correspondent It’s no secret that the Big Foot-Williams Bay boys golf team will have to battle some inexperience this spring. But the hope for longtime head coach Bob Sullivan is those young players grow up by the time all is said and done. Big Foot returns […]
Track squads take second at SLC Relays
By Chris Bennett Sports Correspondent The Elkhorn Area High School boys and girls track & field teams each finished second April 11 in the Southern Lakes Conference Varsity Relays at Badger High School in Lake Geneva. Elkhorn competed April 13 in a triangular at Badger, and competes Friday in an […]
Lady Elks battle Burlington to the brink
By Chris Bennett Sports Correspondent The Demons scored four runs in the bottom of the 10th and beat the Elks 6-5 April 13 in a Southern Lakes Conference softball game at Burlington that demonstrates the progress being made by Elkhorn softball. The Elks played a SLC game Tuesday at […]
Whippets soccer team comes up a goal short in conference opener
By Kevin Cunningham Correspondent After starting 0-2 in 2017 against two non-conference opponents, the Whippets soccer team challenged Jefferson in a match that was decided by the smallest of margins. On April 13, the Whippets played its third game of the season against Jefferson, again on the road. After two […]
Baseball team wins 5 of 6 to start season
By Kevin Cunningham Correspondent The Whitewater High School baseball team started the 2017 season with a 4-0 record in its first four games. The Whippets won those games by a combined score of 48-6. After the four-game winning streak came the team’s first loss, against Edgerton, 4-1. This past week, […]
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Trojan teams weather rough week By Dan Truttschel Correspondent Offense wasn’t an issue for the East Troy High School softball team in its road game last week at Jefferson. Unfortunately for the Trojans, stopping the Eagles from scoring was easier said than done. East Troy battled back twice, but it […]
Tennis team looks toward successful season
Returning players bring state tournament experience By Dan Truttschel Correspondent When veteran East Troy boys tennis coach Dave Lindow looks at his 2017 roster, he sees plenty of experience filling a number of positions. And you can’t ever downplay the importance of that. Lindow will lean on a core of […]
Whippet tennis team takes 3 of 4 doubles vs. Jefferson
By Kevin Cunningham Correspondent Jordan Dittmer, the boys tennis coach for Whitewater High School, knew his team played against difficult competition in the Waukesha Invite. The Whippets went 0-3 in its three matches in the invite before facing Jefferson. Against Rock Valley Conference foe Jefferson on April 13, the Whippets […]
