By Dan Truttschel Correspondent A tough start Sept. 16 against visiting Jefferson put the Big Foot football team in a precarious situation. But the Chiefs refused to just roll over and let the Eagles do what they wanted. Big Foot fought back from a 16-2 deficit, but the comeback fell […]
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Girls bounce back after conference loss
By Dan Truttschel Correspondent A rare Rock Valley Conference setback earlier in the week led East Troy girls volleyball coach Jeremy Weis to issue a challenge to his team heading into the weekend. Message received. East Troy responded with a solid 3-3 overall record at the Brookfield Central Invitational. “I […]
Volleyball bumping conference competition
Newly state-ranked team set for success By Dan Truttschel Correspondent The newly state-ranked Big Foot girls volleyball team wasted little time in adding to its victory total Tuesday night. Big Foot, ranked eighth in the first Wisconsin Volleyball Coaches Association Division 2 poll of the season, rolled past visiting Clinton […]
Whippets upset No. 1 seed in tournament
By Kevin Cunningham Sports Correspondent On Sept. 8, the Whitewater High School volleyball team competed against Edgerton at home, but despite the home court advantage, the team lost in three straight sets. Following the Edgerton match, the Whippets competed in the Brodhead Tournament which led to five matches being played […]
Whippets unable to find momentum against Edgerton
By Daniel Schoettler Sports Correspondent The Whippets’ struggles continued last week as the team only managed one first down in their 39-6 loss at home to Edgerton Friday night. It was also parents night at the game at Whitewater High School. “They just had the ball bouncing their way,” head […]
Numerous Whippets run to top-10 finishes
By Kevin Cunningham Sports Correspondent The Dana Waddell cross country invitational took place on Sept. 13 and the Whitewater High School co-ed team had multiple top-10 finishers. Starting with the boys, the team took fifth out of 10 total teams. Leading the way was junior Jacob Korf, placing in eighth […]
VIDEO: DDHS team leaders discuss lopsided win over Union Grove
Delavan-Darien High School football team leaders discuss their team’s 51-12 win over Union Grove last Friday in the video below.
Whippets begin conference play this week
By Kevin Cunningham Sports Correspondent After defeating Division 1 Janesville Craig in the Whitewater High School boys soccer team’s second game of the season, the team sat at 1-1 overall. The focus this past week had shifted to a D-II team in Watertown before getting a D-III opponent in Delavan-Darien. […]
Smith-Traore to become a Golden Eagle
Whippets 6-foot-2, rebounding machine commits to Marquette By Kevin Cunningham Sports Correspondent She’s not your ordinary athlete, nor is she is your ordinary person. Whitewater High School’s Myriama Smith-Traore embodies what any program wants to resemble. Whether it comes from her teammates, her current head coach, or the basketball coach […]
Comets huge comeback knocks off heated rival
By Chris Bennett Correspondent One first down in the fourth quarter and the Elkhorn Area High School football team likely opens Southern Lakes Conference competition with a victory over its hated rival. The Elks could not get that first down and allowed the Comets 23 points in the fourth quarter […]
