By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent Director of Curriculum and Instruction Jill Sorbie made a presentation to the Delavan-Darien School Board on Jan. 8 that showed district test scores are on the rise. Sorbie’s report included district scores for 2015-17 for the ACT and Forward exams. Sorbie said 31 percent of […]
Sports & Other News
Women’s Association to have fundraiser
The Geneva Lake Women’s Association will have a fundraising dinner at Simple Café, 525 Broad St., Lake Geneva, on Thursday, Jan. 25. The dinner will consist of three seating options – 5 p.m., 6 p.m. or 7 p.m. Guests may purchase tickets at the door on the day of event […]
Big Foot girls find balance in win over Trojans
By Dan Truttschel Sports correspondent The second time through the conference schedule takes a lot of the mystery out of the matchups as teams have plenty of information available about any given opponent. Even with that fact – and that a young East Troy team had clearly improved from the […]
Wilmot handles Lady Elks
By Chris Bennett Sports correspondent A 17-point halftime deficit proved too much for the Elks Jan. 12 in a Southern Lakes Conference girls high school basketball game at home against Wilmot. The Elks lost 55-42. Elkhorn (5-6, 2-5 SLC) trailed the Panthers (8-5, 6-1 SLC) 32-15 at halftime. Coach Jeff […]
Chiefs drop close one to Comets
By Dan Truttschel Sports correspondent For 18 minutes last Monday night, the Big Foot boys seemingly had everything under control in its nonconference contest at Delavan-Darien. But for the last 18, it was all Comets. Big Foot held a 36-24 lead at halftime, but was outscored, 42-26, in the second […]
Elks swimmers dominate rival Delavan
By Chris Bennett Sports correspondent The Elks posted 48 personal best times and routed Delavan-Darien 121-47 Jan. 9 in a Southern Lakes Conference boys high school swimming dual meet at Delavan-Darien High School. Elks coach Jamie Richardson said posting 48 personal best times in January is no easy task. The […]
Wrestlers in second place in conference
Team sweeps RVC duals By Dan Truttschel Correspondent With the calendar now in mid-January, it’s just about time for high school wrestling teams to begin putting their best foot forward in anticipation for the end of the season. In East Troy’s case, the Trojans didn’t just put one foot forward […]
This week in the East Troy News…
With the grant application deadline looming to request Department of Natural Resources money to assist with either the repair or removal of the East Troy Dam, the Village Board had a tough decision to make. Read about this and other local news in this week’s edition of the East Troy […]
In this week’s Times…
The Jan. 19 issue includes the following: • Coverage from a local dodgeball fundraiser to support eighth grade students • Meet the three guest artists whose work is on display at a local coffee house and wine bar • Read about a group of Big Foot High School students who […]
Historical Society to have ‘show-and-tell’
The Historical Society of Walworth and Big Foot Prairie will have its annual historical “show-and-tell” time and annual meeting at 7 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 25. People are encouraged to bring family photos, scrapbooks and antiques to show, or tell a short story if they choose. The program will be in […]
