By Dan Truttschel Correspondent There wasn’t anything easy about how the East Troy High School boys basketball team started its season last week. The Trojans opened play against one of the heavy favorites in the Rock Valley Conference, Evansville, and then two days later faced off with an always tough […]
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First Citizens donates money for electronic sign
Marquee to honor ‘Bez’ McCulloch By Tom Ganser Correspondent First Citizens State Bank Executive Vice-President Nate Parrish and Assistant Vice-President Kat Mawhinney presented Mary McCulloch, Jim McCulloch and Pam Hookstead with a check for $1,000 on Nov. 30 to support the building of an electronic marquee at the entrance of […]
Whippets split first two games of season
By Daniel Schoettler Correspondent The Whitewater High School boys basketball team has started off its season 1-1 after close games with both Marshall and McFarland. The team started off with a 57-56 win against Marshall on last Tuesday before falling 56-55 on Thursday night against McFarland. “A young team as […]
Swimmers win SLC Relays
By Chris Bennett Sports Correspondent Every swimmer medaled Dec. 1 and the Elkhorn Area High School boys swim team won the Southern Lakes Conference Relays Dec. 1 at Delavan-Darien High School. The Elks finished second Dec. 3 in the Cougar Relays Dec. 3 at Janesville Craig High School, and beat […]
Buzzer beater busts boys
By Chris Bennett Sports Correspondent The Elkhorn Area High School boys basketball team got gut-punched Dec. 2 in a non-conference game at Waukesha Catholic Memorial. Coach Josh Skatrud said the Elks outplayed the Crusaders for most of the game, but lost 51-50 when Memorial hit a three-point field goal with […]
Elkhorn schools make the grade on state report cards
By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer Elkhorn Area School District Administrator Jason Tadlock has focused the district on student growth – and it showed in the release of the school report cards by the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction. As one of the few consolidated school districts in the Southern Lakes […]
Judge releases pre-sentencing report of co-conspirator
Milwaukee man to go on trial in January in 2014 Town of Troy shooting, robbery By Vicky Wedig SLN Staff A Walworth County Circuit Court judge last week agreed to release a pre-sentencing investigation report of one of four alleged co-conspirators in a Town of Troy shooting and robbery in […]
Whooping cough outbreak in East Troy schools
There have been 35 confirmed and probable cases of whooping cough, also called pertussis, in East Troy High School and Middle School since November, according to a press release from the Walworth County Department of Health and Humans Services. Health officials expect to identify more cases as the investigation continues […]
Injury clouds prospects for girls team
Coach says outlook is optimistic despite loss of key player By Dan Truttschel Correspondent The more damaging loss for the Big Foot girls basketball team last week wasn’t a non-conference setback to Sussex Hamilton. It came in the form of a torn ACL to the knee of one of the […]
The smile is free
Joshua LeBaron, 8, hands out a free smile Nov. 27 while selling Christmas wreaths for the fundraiser for Cub Scout Pack 237 out of Williams Bay. LeBaron, who braved the cold, damp day with his parents, was set up in the parking lot at Williams Bay High School. (Heather Ruenz […]
