By Dan Truttschel Sports correspondent There never seemed to be a moment last week at Clinton when the Big Foot girls basketball team could quite pull away from the Cougars. But the Chiefs never really were in trouble, either. In a back-and-forth game, it was Big Foot’s stifling defense and […]
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Grapplers pick up wins in Monroe
By Dan Truttschel Sports correspondent Low numbers continue to be an issue for the Big Foot-Williams Bay wrestling squad. Competing at the 12-team Monroe Invitational Jan. 20, the Chiefs filled just six weight classes and finished with 13 points to place 12th overall. Darlingon/Blackhawk won the team title with 208.5 […]
This week in the East Troy News…
The East Troy Community School District has released it’s revamped curriculum, read how the teachers and administration worked on the new standards in this week’s newspaper. Also in the News/Times, the Village of East Troy and Bielinski Homes have agreed on a timeline and process to repair the roads in […]
Grapplers set sights on conference title
Larson, Storandt sweep competition at Kramer Open By Dan Truttschel Correspondent The goal for the East Troy High School wrestling team for Saturday’s Terry Kramer Open at Fort Atkinson was a fairly simple one. East Troy has its sights set on postseason success, and another chance to compete against bigger […]
City looking into sewer lateral program
By Kellen Olshefski Correspondent The City of Elkhorn Municipal Services and Utilities Committee began reviewing a proposed Sewer Lateral Inspection and Rehabilitation Program at its meeting Monday night. City Administrator Sam Tapson said a study was completed previously in response to infiltration and inflow problems the city experiences, noting that […]
Girls struggle to put points on the board
Coach says confidence a problem By Dan Truttschel Correspondent Trying to work against a 3-2 zone defense last week proved to have mixed results for the East Troy High School girls basketball team. And in the end, the Trojans’ struggles were too much to overcome. Visiting Edgerton used that defense […]
Chiefs fall to Brodhead
By Dan Truttschel Sports correspondent The Big Foot boys basketball team dropped a 72-60 RVC decision Jan. 18 at Brodhead. Statistics and details from that game were unavailable this week. Big Foot fell to 2-10 overall and 0-10 in the RVC with the loss. East Troy continues to lead the […]
EAHS boys basketball team suffers losing streak
By Chris Bennett Sports correspondent The Elkhorn Area High School boys basketball team’s recent losing streak stretched to three games in a row after a 51-24 loss Jan. 19 in a Southern Lakes Conference game at Burlington. The Elks trailed the Demons 16-15 at halftime. Burlington outscored Elkhorn 35-9 […]
Lady Elks fall in OT thriller
By Chris Bennett Sports correspondent Elkhorn’s Payton Christensen forced overtime with a late basket, but the Elks lost 53-45 at home to Burlington Jan. 19 in a Southern Lakes Conference girls high school basketball game. Elks coach Jeff Brown said Christensen tied the score at 45-45 with a layup with […]
Boys smack down McFarland
Team faces Edgerton on the road Friday night By Dan Truttschel Correspondent It’s first, and to this point, only loss in the Rock Valley Conference on Jan. 9 may have lit a fire under the East Troy High School boys basketball team. And that certainly isn’t good news for everyone […]