By Troy Sparks Correspondent The Whippets knew they were going into a hostile environment on the road at Beloit Turner, and the Trojans didn’t roll out the welcome mat for the visitors. The Whippets were short on energy with their starters playing both ways and the mental side of the […]
Sports & Other News
Williams Bay officially joins Delavan-Darien in football
Team starts season with one loss, one win By Kevin Cunningham Correspondent The Delavan-Darien football program has changed, starting this season. The change will last for at least two seasons, as Delavan-Darien – as of last winter – has signed a co-op with Williams Bay. For the 2017 and 2018 […]
Badgers drop heartbreaker
By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent The Badger High School football team let one slip away on Aug. 25 in a 26-21 loss at Kenosha Bradford. The Badgers led for the entire game until the Red Devils scored with 10 seconds left on the clock. Bradford defeated Wilmot, a team expected […]
Historical Society continues tradition at fair
By Heather Ruenz SLN staff The Walworth County Historical Society, which was incorporated in 1904, has been involved at the Walworth County Fair for many, many years, according to Pat Blackmer, a member of the society’s Board of Directors. The society hosts a book sale, open daily from 10 a.m. […]
Sweet treats and smiles
After slaving over hot ovens to make a wide assortment of homemade goodies, this group of Brigham Memorial Library friends gets ready to sell the sweet treats, from the left: Gerry Christiansen, Joann Burt, Debbie Mentzer and Rita Richmond. The sale was held Aug. 19 at the library and proceeds […]
Netters earn opening weekend wins
By Dan Truttschel Sports correspondent The Big Foot-Williams Bay girl tennis team certainly logged some miles in its first week of competition. In a two-day span, the Chiefs played six dual meets at two different locations, as part of the Badger Invitational. Big Foot, which competed at Burlington on Friday […]
Kids from Wisconsin wrap up season
Nathan Huberty (center), of Elkhorn, and Braden Gere (on right), of Salem, wrapped up a summer of performances with Kids from Wisconsin at Waterford High School Aug. 18, an event booked by the Rotary Club of Elkhorn but moved to Waterford due to repairs at EAHS. The kids chosen for […]
Downtown concert
At a concert sponsored by the Village of Sharon, The Stateline Playboys perform at Veteran’s Memorial Park in downtown Sharon on Aug. 16. (Heather Ruenz photo)
Chiefs soccer team has experience, skill
By Dan Truttschel Sports correspondent The expectations entering 2017 are high for the Big Foot-Williams Bay boys soccer team. And for good reason. The Chiefs enter the new season looking to improve on a 2016 campaign that saw them play in the Rock Valley Conference finale – and with a […]
Council approves flood repairs at City Hall
By Kellen Olshefski Correspondent The City of Elkhorn Common Council voted in favor of officially authorizing Balestrieri to handle flood damage cleanup at City Hall at its meeting Aug. 21. Alderman Scott McClory told council members that the flooding on July 12 led to “very severe” flooding in the basement […]
