By Kevin Cunningham Correspondent The Whitewater High School baseball team started the 2017 season with a 4-0 record in its first four games. The Whippets won those games by a combined score of 48-6. After the four-game winning streak came the team’s first loss, against Edgerton, 4-1. This past week, […]
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Sports roundup
Trojan teams weather rough week By Dan Truttschel Correspondent Offense wasn’t an issue for the East Troy High School softball team in its road game last week at Jefferson. Unfortunately for the Trojans, stopping the Eagles from scoring was easier said than done. East Troy battled back twice, but it […]
Take a trip back in time
East Troy Railroad celebrates 110 years riding the rails By Tracy Ouellette SLN Staff The East Troy Railroad is celebrating its 110th anniversary this year and has lined up an impressive list of special events to go along with their regular weekend excursions. The railroad also offers several dinner/pizza trains, […]
Tennis team looks toward successful season
Returning players bring state tournament experience By Dan Truttschel Correspondent When veteran East Troy boys tennis coach Dave Lindow looks at his 2017 roster, he sees plenty of experience filling a number of positions. And you can’t ever downplay the importance of that. Lindow will lean on a core of […]
Flying to Neverland in Peter Pan, Jr.
Walworth Middle School to present musical this weekend By Heather Ruenz Editor Peter Pan, Jr. may be a well-known story but attending a showing of it by local students is sure to bring new life to the musical, set to take the stage at Walworth Middle School this weekend. “The […]
PD shows appreciation to the community
Dear Editor, There isn’t an individual or family member in our community that hasn’t been touched by the recent safety threats witnessed on television and most recently, within our own community. It is during these stressful experiences that we, as a community, begin to fully comprehend potential threats and how […]
Whippet tennis team takes 3 of 4 doubles vs. Jefferson
By Kevin Cunningham Correspondent Jordan Dittmer, the boys tennis coach for Whitewater High School, knew his team played against difficult competition in the Waukesha Invite. The Whippets went 0-3 in its three matches in the invite before facing Jefferson. Against Rock Valley Conference foe Jefferson on April 13, the Whippets […]
Merit award
Ingalls-Koeppen American Legion Post 102 awarded James McAvoy (center) of Undercover Canvas the American Legion Citation for Meritorious Service for his support of American Legion activities and his work with the Big Foot Lions Organization. Presenting the award to McAvoy are Peter Kahl (left) and Mike Long. (Submitted photo)
City loses power after pole catches fire
About 75 percent of City of Delavan residents were without electricity for about four hours Monday after a power pole caught fire. Delavan police officers on patrol discovered the pole on fire at about 2:30 a.m. on the railroad right of way east of Hallberg and Wisconsin streets, according to […]
Elkhorn teen accepted into West Point
By Jennifer Eisenbart Correspondent All his life, Catholic Central High School student and Elkhorn native Jack Czerwinski knew he wanted to serve in the United States armed forces. “I’d always wanted to follow in my father’s footsteps and join the Army,” he explained. Now, at the end of high school, […]
