Basketball team beats Beloit, falls to Whitewater By Dan Truttschel Correspondent It’s not a secret that the Whitewater High School girls basketball team is among the best in the state – perhaps in any division. After all, the Whippets are just two years removed from a perfect record and a […]
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Whippet girls extend winning streak to 11
By Kevin Cunningham Correspondent By defeating East Troy, the Whitewater Whippets girls basketball team has increased its winning streak to 11 games. The No. 1-ranked Whitewater Whippets’ girls basketball team defeated East Troy, 61-30, on Jan. 13 to push its overall record to 11-1. Senior guard Rebekah Schumacher led all […]
Lady Chiefs rebound with dominating victory
By Dan Truttschel Sports Correspondent A 30-point output last week in a loss to Edgerton left a few wondering if something was ailing the Big Foot girls basketball team. As it turned out, the illness was a short-lived one. Big Foot quickly got back on track Friday night with a […]
Chiefs dig out of deficit but fall to Edgerton
By Dan Truttschel Sports Correspondent An early double-digit deficit last week against visiting Edgerton put the Big Foot boys basketball team in a bit of a bind. The Chiefs found a way to battle through that, however, and had their chances to pull off the comeback. Unfortunately, some missed opportunities […]
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 […]
Williams Bay wrestler picks up lone win
By Dan Truttschel Sports Correspondent Williams Bay’s Titus Fredrick recorded the Big Foot-Williams Bay wrestling team’s only victory on the mat in a pair of dual meet losses last week at Palmyra-Eagle. Fredrick pinned Palmyra’s Brian Navarro in 1:08 in the Chiefs’ 36-24 loss. Big Foot also picked up forfeit […]
Wrestlers remain perfect in tournament action
By Chris Bennett Sports Correspondent The Elkhorn Area High School wrestling team won the Norski Invite Jan. 14 at DeForest High School and remained undefeated in tournaments this season. The Elks beat Badger 51-16 Jan. 12 in a Southern Lakes Conference dual meet at Lake Geneva. The Elks wrestle at […]
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 […]
Gymnastics shows improvement in defeat
By Chris Bennett Sports Correspondent The Elkhorn Area High School gymnastics team lost by just 10 points – 124.125 to 114.225 – to Jefferson Jan. 9 at home in a Southern Lakes Conference meet. The Elks lost 131.7-115.2 Jan. 5 in a SLC Meet at Burlington. They will compete Saturday […]
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 […]
