By Troy Sparks Correspondent Coach Gina Foucault called the conference relays at Lake Geneva Badger a “great meet” for Whitewater, as the Whippets earned medals in four of the 13 relay races and finished fourth overall. Grace Fanshaw, Brianna Zimdars, Sophia Fanshaw and Ella Houwers brought home medals for the […]
Sports & Other News
Boys open season on right foot
By Chris Bennett Sports correspondent The Elkhorn Area High School boys cross country teams opened its season with a bang Aug. 24 at the Palmyra Eagle Invitational. The meet took place at Carlin-Weld County Park in Eagle. The Elkhorn boys won the 14-team meet and the girls finished 11th. The […]
Soccer team welcomes new coach
Young squad looks to build on returning players experience By Dan Truttschel Correspondent There’s a new face roaming the sidelines for the East Troy boys soccer program this fall. But he’s not an unfamiliar one. Former assistant Aaron Judd takes over as the head coach from Nick Datka, who left […]
Wind and waves
Class A scows start a spinnaker run heading toward the leeward mark near Black Point Estate at the 2017 Inland Lakes Yachting Association Annual Championship Regatta Aug. 17 on Geneva Lake. The event featured competitive racing for several scow classes. (Jim Frost photo)
Soccer boys enjoy early dominance
By Chris Bennett Sports correspondent An Elkhorn Area High School boys soccer team that coach BZ Kayser said is not yet playing as well as he expects opened the season by beating its first two opponents by a combined score of 8-2. The Elks beat Janesville Craig 3-1 Aug. 24 […]
Fixing the dam problem
DNR requires repairs to East Troy Dam By Tracy Ouellette SLN Staff In the wake of the historic flooding of July 12 and the overtopping of the East Troy Dam, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has informed the Village of East Troy it either has to repair the dam […]
Ridin’ and ropin’
Big Hat Rodeo Co.’s Badgerland Pro Rodeo Series Championship event was held at the Walworth County Fairgrounds Aug. 18-19. The weekend included rodeo clowns, bareback riding, steer wrestling, team roping, saddle bronc riding, tie down roping and cowgirls barrel racing (above.) Dave Dresdow photo
School District hosts ‘Data Retreat’
By Tom Ganser Correspondent Thirty Whitewater School District teachers, administrators and pupil support personnel had its first taste of the new school year that is on the horizon with the district’s annual Data Retreat. The Data Retreat takes place within the district to engage building leadership teams and create data-driven […]
Whippets put up double digits vs. Columbus
By Troy Sparks Correspondent After dropping a match to start their season, the Whippets rebounded in grand fashion, not only piling on the offense, but curtailing Columbus’ attack on offense. Facing Columbus, a Division 4 school, Whitewater put up 10 goals en route to its first win on the season. […]
It takes two
Elks rally in final minutes to win first game of year By Chris Bennett Sports correspondent A touchdown and two-point conversion in the final two minutes of regulation Aug. 25 earned the Elkhorn Area High School football team its first victory of the season. Elkhorn rallied to beat Lakeside […]
