At the annual Christmas Day Dinner at the American Legion in Delavan on Dec. 25, Richard Deschner and Luke Deschner cheer spending the holiday together with Tom and Jerry drinks. See more photos in the Jan. 3 Delavan Enterprise. (Heather Ruenz photo)
Sports & Other News
FUMC hosts another successful cantata
By Tom Ganser Correspondent On Dec. 9, the sanctuary of First United Methodist Church of Whitewater provided the stage for two performances of the Christmas cantata, “The Heart of Christmas: Embracing the Passion of Those Who Lived the Story.” The contemporary performance by Pepper Choplin celebrates the Christmas story in […]
Cyber security class teaches students life lessons
By Cathy Kozlowicz Correspondent Elkhorn Area High School teacher Jerry Iserloth predicts the need for employees with cyber security knowledge is going to explode. With businesses such as Foxconn coming to Wisconsin, he said, someone will need to protect them. “I want to see more of an awareness (of cyber […]
Assault cases joined against Walworth man
A judge approved joining two sexual assault cases against a Town of Walworth man Dec. 13. Lawrence C. Hisel Jr., 31, was charged Sept. 12 with having sex multiple times with a now-15-year-old girl when she was 12 and 13 years old. He is charged with repeated sexual assault of […]
This week in the East Troy News…
Check out the annual Year in Review in this week’s newspaper and take a look back at the area’s big stories from 2018. In sports, the East Troy High School wrestling team competed at the Northern Exposure Tournament in Merrill and the girls basketball team resumes its schedule with a […]
Whippets move on after tough Mid-States competition
By Kevin Cunningham Sports Correspondent The Mid-States Wrestling Classic was the lone meet last week for Whitewater High School’s wrestling team. The 42-team tournament took place at UW-Whitewater on Dec. 28 and 29. The Whippets managed a 26th-place finish in the strong and massive field. Whitewater scored 68 points, with […]
Three Badger HS wrestlers make finals
By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent Three Lake Geneva Badger wrestlers made it to the finals at the Badger State Invitational on Dec. 22. Josh and Jake Stritesky and Kyle Freund all made it to the championship round but none of them were able to bring home a title. Assistant Coach […]
Athlete of the year honors
Elkhorn Independent’s male athlete of the year is Daniel Stilling, who went 4-1 in five matches at the state wrestling meet last year to finish third. He is currently ranked No. 1 at 145 and said his goal this year is to be on top of the podium. (Submitted […]
Lady Comets gear up for five-game home stretch
By Kevin Cunningham Correspondent The first eight games of the season gave Delavan-Darien High School’s girls basketball team three wins, which marked one more win than the team had all of last season (two). Going into last week, the Comets had one game over a two-week stretch, and it came […]
Just a slight delay
Lake Geneva’s ice castle set to open in January By Sandra Landen Machaj Correspondent This winter there will be a new mansion along the shores of Geneva Lake. But this mansion is actually a castle and is unlike any other that has been built on the lakeshore. The structure is […]
