Boys unable to pull upset over Evansville By Dan Truttschel Correspondent The first meeting with Clinton last week had an epic finish for the Big Foot girls basketball team. And through 18 minutes of the rematch on Tuesday night, it looked like the Chiefs were well on their way once […]
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Comets fall to Elks again
By Kevin Cunningham Correspondent Just 10 days prior, Delavan-Darien High School’s boys basketball team played Elkhorn at home and lost, 61-42. The team was at 9-4 overall going into that game, and after the team’s next game it played – which resulted in a loss – the Comets then owned […]
Another milestone
Elkhorn wrestling captures first outright SLC title since 2011 By Mike Ramczyk Sports Editor Three-time Southern Lakes Conference wrestling champion Benji Peak could’ve bragged about his individual accomplishments. After all, the junior 126-pounder is 35-2, ranked third in the state of Wisconsin, and is coming off a third-place finish at […]
Whippet wrestlers finishes 2nd in conference tourney
By Kevin Cunningham Correspondent In its conference tournament, the Whippets wrestling team finished second, its highest placing in the past decade, head coach John Schimming said. “This was a great accomplishment for the team as there were many young men involved in this accomplishment,” Schimming said after the Feb. 4 […]
Girls pick up win over Evansville
By Dan Truttschel Correspondent There wasn’t a whole lot of offense going on when the East Troy High School girls basketball team hosted Evansville on Friday night. But there was plenty of defense – and that was more than enough for the Trojans. East Troy held Evansville to just 12 […]
Boys pummel Parkview, 103-31
By Dan Truttschel Correspondent The East Troy High School boys basketball team has played in its fair share of hard-fought, down-to-the-wire games already this season. A road trip to Parkview last week for a Rock Valley Conference contest wasn’t one of them. East Troy quickly erased all thoughts of a […]
Wrestlers fall to Whippets
Trojans docked for ‘excessive celebrating’ By Dan Truttschel Correspondent Last week’s Rock Valley Conference dual meet finale came down to the slimmest of margins for the East Troy High School wrestling squad. And unfortunately for the Trojans, they were just on the other side of a victory. East Troy and […]
Lady Chiefs win in double-overtime
By Dan Truttschel Correspondent If the second battle between the Big Foot girls basketball team and Clinton next week is anything like the first, fans will be in for a treat. Because the first was a doozy. In a battle for first place in the Rock Valley Conference South Division, […]
Chiefs have tough outing against Trojans
By Dan Truttschel Correspondent The Big Foot boys basketball team ran into a red-hot offensive squad at East Troy on Tuesday night. And there really wasn’t much the Chiefs could do to slow things down. East Troy had four players in double figures, led 54-19 at halftime and cruised past […]
Wrestlers fall to Johnson Creek
By Dan Truttschel Correspondent The Big Foot-Williams Bay wrestling team picked up two wins on the mat, but it wasn’t nearly enough in a 60-12 non-conference loss Jan. 27 at Johnson Creek. Christian Flores (145) pinned Sam Budig in 3:40, while Travis Berryman (120) pinned Isaiah Wollett in 3:27. Berryman […]
