The Big Foot 14U Softball team defeats the Lakeland Blue Jays, 19-18, July 15 during the Quad County 14U Softball Gold Division end-of-year tournament at Toynton Field in Walworth. From the top: Hailey Winn connects for a hit; Shelby Sterken slides safely into home. The team earned third place […]
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Play(ing) ball
In a doubleheader against Palmyra July 6, Big Foot’s Jadyn Darnick fires a pitch toward home. Big Foot, which is in fifth place in the Quad County 14U Softball League, lost both games to Palmyra, which is currently tied for first place in the league with East Troy Thunder. […]
Trio of kickers named first-team all-conference
By Dan Truttschel Sports Correspondent The Big Foot-Williams Bay girls soccer team landed nine players on this year’s All-Rock Valley Conference teams, according to recently released voting results. Leading the way was a trio of first-team selections – sophomore midfielder Abby Peterson, freshman defender Olivia Peterson and senior utility player […]
Chiefs named to all conference in baseball, softball
By Dan Truttschel Sports Correspondent Both the Big Foot baseball and softball teams each had five All-RVC South Division selections. Junior utility player Riley Davis led the softball picks, as she was voted to the first team. Joining Davis were two second-team picks and two honorable mention selections. Named to […]
Big Foot-Bay tennis duo qualifies for state
Also, recaps for the local baseball, golf and soccer teams By Dan Truttschel Sports correspondent The boys tennis season has one last stop on it for the Big Foot-Williams Bay duo of Hamilton Smith and Logan Grunow. Smith-Grunow qualified for this weekend’s WIAA Division 2 State Tournament at the Nielsen […]
Chiefs qualify for state track meet
By Dan Truttschel Sports correspondent The final phase of a long season has arrived for six members of the Big Foot boys and girls track and field teams. And now it’s their time to truly shine. The Big Foot girls are sending five athletes in three events to this weekend’s […]
Big Foot-Williams Bay girls soccer team finding its stride
By Dan Truttschel Sports correspondent Things are starting to jell for the Big Foot-Williams Bay girls soccer team. The Chiefs picked up two more wins this past week, starting with an 8-1 thumping of visiting Edgerton on May 4, and ending with a hard-fought 1-0 decision Monday night at Whitewater. […]
Big Foot girls track wins division title
By Dan Truttschel Sports correspondent The Big Foot girls track team secured the Rock Valley Conference South division title at Tuesday night’s Walworth County Meet in Elkhorn. East Troy won the boys meet with 177.5 points, followed by Badger with 162, Elkhorn with 151.5, Big Foot with 101.33 and Whitewater […]
Big Foot girls run to first against Panthers
Boys record victories in three track events By Dan Truttschel Sports Correspondent The talented depth on the Big Foot girls track and field squad came through when the Chiefs needed it most at Tuesday night’s Rock Valley Conference South Division Meet at Palmyra-Eagle. And with that came a team title. […]
Tennis team looks to continue success
Baseball splits two, softball falls, golf team struggles By Dan Truttschel Sports Correspondent The Big Foot-Williams Bay boys tennis team is keeping pace at the top of the Rock Valley Conference standings. And now the big meets are approaching – quickly. Big Foot split a pair of matches at last […]