Williams Bay’s Malia Bronson, champion Annie Murphy key to team’s success By Jason Arndt Staff Writer The Wilmot Combined Gymnastics team beamed with optimism from event to event in last weekend’s WIAA Division 1 state meet at Wisconsin Rapids Lincoln High School. The team – composed of Wilmot, Union Grove […]
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Tumbling to state
Wilmot Combined Gymnastics team, which includes athletes from Williams Bay High School, showcases its WIAA Division 1 sectional plaque following a Feb. 28 competition at Burlington High School. The team qualified for state this weekend in Wisconsin Rapids (top row, left) Aryana Kovach, Annie Murphy, Malia Bronson, Hannah Clark, Riley […]
WIAA rule bumps wrestlers to Division 1
By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent A long-standing WIAA enrollment rule forced Big Foot/Williams Bay and Delavan-Darien wrestlers to compete in Division 1 instead of Division 2 in the WIAA postseason that began on Feb. 15. Big Foot/Williams Bay has the smallest enrollment in the division; Delavan-Darien, the second smallest. The […]
Bulldogs lose heartbreaker
Williams Bay kept it close against Palmyra-Eagle last Friday but ultimately fell to the Panthers 39-33. In the game, Annika Pfeil, who led the team with 11 points in the Jan. 31 game, drives to the hoop. See more photos in the Times/Reporter. (Bob Mischka photo)
Perfect day on the mat
Big Foot-Williams Bay wrestler Raul Rojas (145 pounds) gets a pin in 29 seconds over Edgerton’s Jacob Nelson at the RVC Duals in Clinton last weekend. Rojas’ perfect day also included: a major decision 13-5 over Clinton’s Ben Jacobs; a 12-7 win against Turner’s Jackson Burk; a pin in […]
Chiefs get first two wins of the season
By Dan Truttschel Correspondent The Big Foot boys basketball team threw the monkey off its back last week with its first victory of the season over visiting Clinton. Three days later, the Chiefs started a streak. Big Foot outlasted visiting Williams Bay in overtime Monday night for a 72-68 non-conference […]
Chiefs host Columbus in hoops doubleheader
By Dan Truttschel Correspondent A huge first half was more than enough for the Big Foot girls basketball team Monday night. Playing in a girls/boys home doubleheader against Columbus, the Chiefs rolled to a 39-15 lead by intermission en route to a 62-46 non-conference victory. The win improved Big Foot […]
Young Chiefs wrestling team to build on last year
By Dan Truttschel Correspondent The work continues for the Big Foot-Williams Bay wrestling team and second-year head coach Tyler Heck. And by all accounts, things are trending in the right direction. Heck remains hopeful that lessons learned a year ago by his young squad will help the Chiefs take a […]
‘The kids gave it their all’
Chiefs play strong first half but fall to Blue Devils By Dan Truttschel Correspondent The first half last Friday night couldn’t have worked out much better for the Big Foot football team. Until the final three minutes that is. Big Foot gave top-seeded Evansville all it wanted to that point […]
Tennis duo has state run to remember
By Dan Truttschel Correspondent The Big Foot-Williams Bay girls tennis team’s inaugural run in Division 1 turned out just fine. In fact, it was better than fine. Big Foot’s doubles duo of senior Clare Heckert and sophomore Emily Gauger picked up two victories at the State Tournament at the Nielsen […]