By Dan Truttschel Correspondent Another tough non-conference game last week showed East Troy High School boys basketball coach Darryl Rayfield just what he hoped it would. But Rayfield was even more pleased with how his team responded. Fresh off a 76-50 loss to a talented Division 1 Milwaukee Riverside squad […]
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Williams Bay wrestler picks up lone win
By Dan Truttschel Sports Correspondent Williams Bay’s Titus Fredrick recorded the Big Foot-Williams Bay wrestling team’s only victory on the mat in a pair of dual meet losses last week at Palmyra-Eagle. Fredrick pinned Palmyra’s Brian Navarro in 1:08 in the Chiefs’ 36-24 loss. Big Foot also picked up forfeit […]
Wrestlers remain perfect in tournament action
By Chris Bennett Sports Correspondent The Elkhorn Area High School wrestling team won the Norski Invite Jan. 14 at DeForest High School and remained undefeated in tournaments this season. The Elks beat Badger 51-16 Jan. 12 in a Southern Lakes Conference dual meet at Lake Geneva. The Elks wrestle at […]
Swimmers improve to 5-0
By Chris Bennett Sports Correspondent Elkhorn improved to 5-0 in Southern Lakes Conference dual meets after winning every event and routing Whitewater 122-47 Jan. 10 at Whitewater. The Elks compete Saturday in the Red Devil Invite at Bradford High School in Kenosha. “They keep improving week after week,” Elks coach […]
Gymnastics shows improvement in defeat
By Chris Bennett Sports Correspondent The Elkhorn Area High School gymnastics team lost by just 10 points – 124.125 to 114.225 – to Jefferson Jan. 9 at home in a Southern Lakes Conference meet. The Elks lost 131.7-115.2 Jan. 5 in a SLC Meet at Burlington. They will compete Saturday […]
Rival Delavan downs Lady Elks
By Chris Bennett Sports Correspondent The Elkhorn Area High School girls basketball team almost exorcised a demon Jan. 10 in a Southern Lakes Conference game at home against Delavan-Darien. The Elks led at halftime and missed multiple shots as time expired in a 54-42 loss to the Comets. Elkhorn played […]
Elks put it all together
Easterday surpasses 1,000-point milestone in rout of Milton By Chris Bennett Sports Correspondent The Elkhorn Area High School boys basketball team played what coach Josh Skatrud called the squad’s best game of the season Jan. 13 in a 66-34 Southern Lakes Conference victory at home against Badger. Skatrud said Elkhorn’s […]
Whippets look to return to winning ways
By Daniel Schoettler Correspondent After starting the season 5-1, the Whitewater Whippets boys basketball team went on a three-game losing streak after losing to two Rock Valley Conference foes on the road. After losing at Monroe on Dec. 22, the Whippets traveled to Evansville on Dec. 22. The Whippets trailed […]
Big Foot-Williams Bay wrestlers ninth at invite
By Dan Truttschel Correspondent The Big Foot-Williams Bay wrestling team finished ninth at the nine-team Panther Brawl Jan. 7 at Palmyra. Whitewater won the team title with 200.5 points, followed by Union Grove with 168 and Mayville with 100. Big Foot had 41.5 points. Travis Berryman led the way for the […]
Lady Chiefs fall flat at Edgerton
Team struggles to hit shots in RVC loss By Dan Truttschel Correspondent Last week’s Rock Valley Conference road contest at Edgerton had the potential to cause some difficulties for the Big Foot girls basketball team. And by the time the game had ended, that’s just what happened. Big Foot […]
