Sports & Other News

East Troy area

Boys trounce Palmyra-Eagle, 102-48

By Dan Truttschel Correspondent Another tough non-conference game last week showed East Troy High School boys basketball coach Darryl Rayfield just what he hoped it would. But Rayfield was even more pleased with how his team responded. Fresh off a 76-50 loss to a talented Division 1 Milwaukee Riverside squad […]

Elkhorn area

Swimmers improve to 5-0

By Chris Bennett Sports Correspondent Elkhorn improved to 5-0 in Southern Lakes Conference dual meets after winning every event and routing Whitewater 122-47 Jan. 10 at Whitewater. The Elks compete Saturday in the Red Devil Invite at Bradford High School in Kenosha. “They keep improving week after week,” Elks coach […]

East Troy

A life of service

Community says goodbye to long-time County Board member By Tracy Ouellette SLN Staff Long-time Walworth County Board member and local business owner Joe Schaefer died Jan. 11, at the age of 73. “The community will be missing a gentle giant,” his son J.J. Schaefer said Tuesday. Joe was a lifetime […]

Elkhorn area

Rival Delavan downs Lady Elks

By Chris Bennett Sports Correspondent The Elkhorn Area High School girls basketball team almost exorcised a demon Jan. 10 in a Southern Lakes Conference game at home against Delavan-Darien. The Elks led at halftime and missed multiple shots as time expired in a 54-42 loss to the Comets. Elkhorn played […]

Elkhorn area

Elks put it all together

Easterday surpasses 1,000-point milestone in rout of Milton By Chris Bennett Sports Correspondent The Elkhorn Area High School boys basketball team played what coach Josh Skatrud called the squad’s best game of the season Jan. 13 in a 66-34 Southern Lakes Conference victory at home against Badger. Skatrud said Elkhorn’s […]

Walworth-Fontana area

Agape House receives grant

      Agape House for Girls recently received a Green Bay Packers Foundation Grant. The Green Bay Packers Foundation grant program is part of Green Bay Packers Give Back, the Packers’ all-encompassing community outreach initiative. Agape House, Walworth, is a school and home for at-risk students. Ben and Pam […]