By Kevin Cunningham Correspondent Whitewater High School’s Jimmy DuVal is an athlete in every sense of the word. His wrestling coach, John Schimming – who wrestled at the collegiate level – said DuVal is a better wrestler than he was in high school. DuVal plays football as well, and Schimming […]
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Boys begin playoff action
Trojans advance to regional semifinal tonight By Dan Truttschel Correspondent With the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association playoffs lurking around the corner, it would have been easy for the East Troy boys basketball team to relax a bit and prepare for what the Trojans hope is another deep run. But that […]
Larson leads wrestlers at state tournament
Freshman wrestler places sixth in weight class By Dan Truttschel Correspondent Getting the chance to compete at a state tournament is the pinnacle for any high school athlete. And the next best thing to coming home with a title is the chance to do it all over again – which […]
Whippets advance
Rematch of 2016 season-ending loss to come for Whitewater By Kevin Cunningham Correspondent The stage is set for the rematch of last year’s season-ending loss to begin. Whitewater High School’s girls basketball team made it to the sectional round after winning regionals this past week and will face Madison Edgewood. […]
Elks Jacobs heads to state in gymnastics
By Chris Bennett Sports Correspondent First things first – Christa Jacobs of the Elkhorn Area High School gymnastics team is ending her season at state. Jacobs scored an 8.8 and finished fifth on the balance beam Feb. 23 in a WIAA Division 2 sectional meet at Waterford Union High School. […]
Season ends for Lady Elks
By Chris Bennett Sports Correspondent The Elkhorn Area High School girls basketball team just didn’t have enough to get past the Wolverines Feb. 21 in WIAA Division 2 regional semifinal game at Waterford. Elkhorn lost 67-35, bringing the Elks’ 2016-17 season to an end. “The end of the season, we […]
Elks open playoffs Friday
By Chris Bennett Sports Correspondent The Elks avenged a recent, disappointing loss to Union Grove by beating Badger 67-51 Feb. 23 in a Southern Lakes Conference game at Badger High School in Lake Geneva. Elkhorn plays Union Grove for the third time this season Friday at home in a WIAA […]
Running toward a legacy
Warhawk Liz Mielke continues success she had at WHS By Daniel Schoettler Correspondent The cross country career of Liz Mielke at Whitewater High School speaks for itself, as she was a two-time captain and the Whippets’ 2014 Most Valuable Runner in track. She even still holds the school records in […]
Qualifying for state
A Division II Wrestling Sectional was held at Milwaukee Lutheran on Saturday, Feb 18, to decide on which wrestlers from a group of 25 local schools would qualify to compete at the State Wrestling Tournament. Jimmy DuVal (above), a WHS junior at 182 pounds, qualified for state. […]
Chiefs record third straight win
By Dan Truttschel Correspondent Don’t look now, but the Big Foot boys basketball team is putting together a little bit of a roll. The Chiefs, who endured a 13-game losing streak earlier in the season, put their third straight “W” on the board Friday night with a convincing 55-44 Rock […]
