Alcohol and dangerous game alleged to have caused fatal shooting By Tracy Ouellette SLN Staff A 31-year-old McHenry, Ill., man is charged with two felony homicide counts in the shooting death of David A. Bauspies in East Troy. Robert M. Sterling appeared in Walworth County Circuit Court Jan. 6 and […]
Sports & Other News
Whippets look to return to winning ways
By Daniel Schoettler Correspondent After starting the season 5-1, the Whitewater Whippets boys basketball team went on a three-game losing streak after losing to two Rock Valley Conference foes on the road. After losing at Monroe on Dec. 22, the Whippets traveled to Evansville on Dec. 22. The Whippets trailed […]
Big Foot-Williams Bay wrestlers ninth at invite
By Dan Truttschel Correspondent The Big Foot-Williams Bay wrestling team finished ninth at the nine-team Panther Brawl Jan. 7 at Palmyra. Whitewater won the team title with 200.5 points, followed by Union Grove with 168 and Mayville with 100. Big Foot had 41.5 points. Travis Berryman led the way for the […]
Lady Chiefs fall flat at Edgerton
Team struggles to hit shots in RVC loss By Dan Truttschel Correspondent Last week’s Rock Valley Conference road contest at Edgerton had the potential to cause some difficulties for the Big Foot girls basketball team. And by the time the game had ended, that’s just what happened. Big Foot […]
UPDATE: UW-Whitewater student dies from crash with semi
UPDATE – A University of Wisconsin-Whitewater student died Jan. 13 from injuries suffered in a vehicle crash on Highway 12 in the Town of Whitewater last week. Ryan Gellings, 21, of Whitewater, died after his BMW and a 2012 Volvo semi-tractor with a tanker trailer crashed head on at about 10:10 […]
Lady Warhawks start conference play 2-0
By Daniel Schoettler Correspondent The UW-Whitewater women’s basketball team started conference play undefeated with wins against UW-La Crosse and UW-Eau Claire. In Whitewater’s conference opener on the road against UW-La Crosse on Jan. 4, the Warhawks and Eagles needed an extra period to decide the game. The Warhawks had a […]
Peoples Bank to be purchased by credit union
By Ryan Spoehr Staff writer In a press release earlier this week, Peoples Bank announced it’s in the process of being acquired by Michigan-based Advia Credit Union. The bank, which currently has locations in Elkhorn, Silver Lake and Burlington, told its members via the release that they will become member-owners […]
Chiefs ‘need to find a way to win’
Coach says team searching for answers after close loss By Dan Truttschel Correspondent Even down by a point with just four seconds left on Friday night, the Big Foot boys basketball team had a great chance to pull out a home victory. Unfortunately, a last-second shot was just off […]
Woman gets probation, jail time for battering cop
By Vicky Wedig Staff writer A Williams Bay woman was sentenced to three years probation with nine months in jail for battery to a Delavan police officer last summer. Tiffany K. Cruz, 28, was set to go on trial Monday in four separate felony cases. The first involved two counts […]
Whippets improve to No. 1 ranking
By Kevin Cunningham Correspondent There’s a new No. 1-ranked team in the state for Division 3 girls basketball and that team resides in Whitewater. The Whippets moved from No. 2 to No. 1 in the latest Wissports.com Coaches Poll. The team had two games this past week to prove itself. […]
