By Dan Truttschel Correspondent In order for tonight’s home showdown with McFarland to have any meaning, the East Troy boys basketball team needed to take care of business Monday night. And that the Trojans certainly did. East Troy built a nine-point advantage over visiting Edgerton, and then outscored the Tide […]
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Whippet wrestlers take regional title
By Kevin Cunningham Correspondent Whitewater High School’s wrestling team won its regional championship, the first time it has accomplished the feat since 2015. The Whippets ended the 12-year drought by wrestling in the WIAA Regional at Big Foot High School on Feb. 11. The way the regional works is that […]
Lady Chiefs gearing up for regional opener
By Dan Truttschel Correspondent There was just one goal in mind for the Big Foot girls basketball team when it hosted Parkview Friday night. And that was to win – and keep pace for its fourth Rock Valley Conference title and second in a row. Mission accomplished. Big Foot jumped […]
Elk grapplers win first regional title since 1980
By Chris Bennett Sports Correspondent Elkhorn scored eight pins in its first nine matches and finished first Feb. 11 in WIAA Division 1 regional semifinal wrestling tournament at Westosha Central High School in Paddock Lake. Coach Ken Reynolds said it is the Elks’ first regional title since 1980. Elkhorn […]
Swimmers bound for state
By Chris Bennett Sports Correspondent A loud and proud gang of fans helped the Elkhorn Area High School boys swim team advance to state in several events Feb. 11 at a WIAA Division 2 sectional tournament at Whitefish Bay High School. The WIAA Division 2 State Swimming & Diving Championships […]
Whippets battle Beloit Turner, but come up short
By Daniel Schoettler Correspondent Whitewater Whippets boys basketball head coach Dan Gnatzig said after the team’s recent game against Beloit Turner that he was proud of the Whippets’ performance, despite coming up short. “I’m really proud of the way we battled,” Gnatzig said after the Jan. 31 game. “We stuck […]
Whitewater, Edgerton square off in rematch
Whippets’ last game vs. Edgerton started winning streak By Kevin Cunningham Correspondent The Whippets girls basketball team’s recent winning streak started with a 56-41 win at Edgerton two months ago. The two teams faced off in a rematch last week. After moving to 3-1 on the season after that game, […]
Girls go 1-1 for the week
By Dan Truttschel Correspondent With a young and improving team, there’s certainly nothing lost by taking on some better competition. And that’s just what the East Troy High School girls squad did Feb. 4 – they didn’t pull out a win, but plenty of lessons were learned along the way. […]
Wrestlers head into post-season
Regional action begins Saturday at Big Foot By Dan Truttschel Correspondent With a young team competing at a big meet usually comes some ups and downs. But what also happens is those inexperienced athletes get a bit more comfortable in their surroundings. And when it comes to the East Troy […]
Trojans take down Big Foot, Evansville
By Dan Truttschel Correspondent The East Troy High School boys basketball team continues to score points in bunches. And that’s making life very difficult for the opposition. East Troy added two more lopsided victories to its ledger last week, an 89-35 decision over visiting Big Foot on Jan. 31, followed […]
