Dowden excited to see what junior Beau Cary will bring to team next season By Dan Truttschel Correspondent The jump that Big Foot junior boys basketball player Beau Cary took from last year to this was significant. And with one year still remaining in his high school career, there’s no […]
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Chiefs toppled in regional semi-final
Coach hopes to take team to new level next season By Dan Truttschel Correspondent The consensus this week seems to indicate that Madison Edgewood may now be the girls team to beat in the Division 3 field. It’s certainly hard to argue with the results. Edgewood ended a stellar Big […]
Sports roundup: Boys fall in first round of playoff
Berryman pinned by eventual state champ By Dan Truttschel Correspondent The postseason run lasted just one night for the Big Foot boys basketball team. Host Beloit Turner certainly made sure of that. Turner, the seventh seed and champion of the Rock Valley Conference’s South Division, cruised out to a 37-16 […]
Chiefs maintain conference lead
Girls garner fifth seed in Regional Division 3 tournament, tied with Brodhead with one game left By Dan Truttschel Correspondent A landmark victory the previous week over rival Brodhead put the Big Foot girls basketball team in a prime position to bring home at least a share of the Rock […]
Boys beat Brodhead in overtime decision
By Dan Truttschel Correspondent The Big Foot boys basketball team picked up a big road win Feb. 11 with a 67-61 overtime decision at rival Brodhead. Big Foot, which fell 90-71 Tuesday to Clinton, now is 8-11 overall and 6-8 in the Rock Valley Conference. More details from Tuesday’s contest […]
One wrestler advances to sectional
By Dan Truttschel Correspondent There is one lone survivor still remaining from the Big Foot-Williams Bay wrestling squad. And he’ll have his chance to move onto the big show later this week. Travis Berryman, wrestling at 120 pounds, finished second at last week’s Division 2 regional meet to advance to […]
Chiefs sharing conference lead
By Dan Truttschel Correspondent The Big Foot girls basketball team has been on the verge of breaking through the past two seasons. Last week, the Chiefs took a big step. Big Foot overcame a 12-point deficit to tie the game in regulation and took control in overtime for a 66-58 […]
Wrestlers finish 10th at conference meet
By Dan Truttschel Correspondent Travis Berryman advanced the finals at 120 pounds and finished second overall at Saturday’s RVC Meet to lead the Big Foot-Williams Bay squad. Berryman (30-8) had a first-round bye, followed by a pinfall win in 5:07 over Evansville’s Hunter Georgeson. He moved into the finals with […]
Boys trump Parkview
By Dan Truttschel Correspondent A solid first half became an even better second last week for the Big Foot High School boys basketball team. And the end result was an easy Rock Valley Conference home victory. Big Foot led visiting Parkview 31-24 at halftime, and extended that advantage with a […]
Historical Society elects new director
By Fred Noer Contributor Long-time Walworth resident Joyce Pagel has been elected for the first time as a director of the Historical Society of Walworth and Big Foot Prairie. The election was at the Jan. 28 annual meeting of the organization at Golden Years Retirement Village in Walworth. Pagel will […]