Lady Elks win first game in 2 years By Chris Bennett Sports Correspondent One word sums up the Elkhorn Area High School girls basketball team’s 43-36 Southern Lakes Conference victory Jan. 27 at home against Westosha Central. Finally. The Elks went almost two years between victories before topping the Falcons. […]
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Berryman leads wrestlers
By Dan Truttschel Correspondent Travis Berryman finished 3-1 at 120 pounds and placed third overall to lead the Big Foot-Williams Bay wrestlers at Saturday’s Monroe Invitational. Berryman beat Monroe’s David Andrews 6-4 in the third-place matchup. Big Foot’s other win came at 132 pounds, as Titus Frederick was 1-3 overall. […]
Lady Chiefs bounce back for two wins in a row
By Dan Truttschel Correspondent What started as a bit of a rough week for the Big Foot girls basketball team ended with two convincing victories. And at the same time, it kept the Chiefs right in the middle of the Rock Valley Conference South Division race. Big Foot opened play […]
Over the hump
Elkhorn beats Demons for first time in 16 tries By Chris Bennett Sports Correspondent The Elks exorcised some Demons Jan. 20 in a Southern Lakes Conference boys high school basketball game at Burlington. The Elks beat the Demons 58-48 for the program’s first win over Burlington in almost a decade. […]
Grapplers face tough competition at Kramer Open
By Dan Truttschel Correspondent The East Troy High School wrestling team found itself in the midst of a pretty tough field at the Terry Kramer Open in Fort Atkinson on Jan. 21. And the final results showed that. East Troy placed 14th overall with 183.5 points in the 16-team invitational. […]
Swimming team earns 14 individual best times, 1 first-place finish
By Kevin Cunningham Correspondent Whitewater boys swimming head coach Kayla Martin is looking at the positives out of recent dual meet at Fort Atkinson despite coming up short in scoring. The meet, on Jan. 20, ended in a loss for Whitewater, but the team had one first-place finish with Seth […]
Two steps back
By Chris Bennett Sports Correspondent Coach Todd Frohworth said the Elkhorn Area High School girls basketball team regressed last week. After a competitive, 54-52 loss to Delavan-Darien Jan. 10 at home in a Southern Lakes Conference game, the Elks lost 63-31 in a Southern Lakes Conference game at Burlington. The […]
Lady Elks post season high
By Chris Bennett Sports Correspondent The Elkhorn Area High School gymnastics team won four medals and posted a season-high varsity team score Jan. 21 in the Watertown Varsity Invitational at Watertown High School. The Elks competed Tuesday in a Southern Lakes Conference meet at Whitewater, and compete Saturday at home […]
One up, one down
Boys beat Whitewater, drop game to Turner By Dan Truttschel Correspondent A tough loss three days earlier could have snowballed a bit for the East Troy High School boys basketball team Friday night when it traveled to Whitewater. And through the first 18 minutes, it looked like the Whippets would […]
Girls fall at Parkview
By Dan Truttschel Correspondent Host Parkview had just enough offense to stop the Trojans Jan. 19 in a 38-34 RVC decision. The loss dropped East Troy to 8-6 overall and 4-5 in the RVC. Erin Rice led the Trojans with 20 points and six rebounds, followed by Mackenzie Lindow with […]