By Chris Bennett Correspondent The Elkhorn Area High School softball team showed the intensity expected by its coach in the final game of the season. The Elks battled Edgerton for nine innings before losing 7-6 May 24 in a WIAA Division 2 regional semifinal game at Edgerton. Edgerton (10-11) entered […]
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On to state
Track teams head to state meet this weekend By Dan Truttschel Correspondent There will be no shortage of East Troy High School representation at this weekend’s Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Division 2 State Meet on the University of Wisconsin–La Crosse campus. The Trojans made sure of that last week with […]
Netters advance to state tournament
Baseball wins regional opener, softball wraps for season By Dan Truttschel Correspondent For the 20th straight season, the East Troy High School boys tennis team will compete at the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Division 2 State Tournament this weekend in Madison. The Trojans landed a spot in both singles and […]
Track qualifies for state in four events
By Dan Truttschel Correspondent The Big Foot girls track and field team came home from last year’s WIAA Division 2 State Meet in La Crosse with a pair of top-10 finishes. And now they have a chance to improve on those efforts. Big Foot’s 1,600-meter relay team of junior Gloria […]
Tennis duo bound for state
Soccer enters post season with perfect RVC record; seasons end for golf, baseball and softball By Dan Truttschel Correspondent The third match of the season with Watertown Luther Prep didn’t go the way Big Foot’s doubles tandem of seniors Michael Heidenreich and Adrian Hernandez hoped for. Big Foot lost that […]
School Board reviews preliminary budget
Despite referendum dollars, mill rate expected to drop By Kellen Olshefski SLN Staff At its May 23 meeting, the Elkhorn Area School District Board of Education got its first chance to review the district’s preliminary budget for the 2016-2017 year. And as for Elkhorn taxpayers, it seems this budget could […]
Suspicious fire damages several vehicles
By Tracy Ouellette Editor Five vehicles were damaged in a suspicious fire that broke out early Sunday morning at Main Street Motors in East Troy. Village of East Troy Deputy Police Chief Jeremy Swendrowski said arson is suspected in the fire that began in a truck behind the car dealership. […]
Milwaukee Ballet in East Troy Friday
Chamber hosts First Friday events on the square this summer The Milwaukee Ballet will be in East Troy at 5:30 p.m. on Friday, June 3, as part of East Troy’s new First Friday series. “First Fridays are an exciting way to celebrate everything our town has to offer and reconnect […]
Sheriff’s Department clarifies how fatal crash occurred
By Vicky Wedig Editor The Walworth County Sheriff’s Department released new information Thursday that clarified how a crash occurred that killed four people Saturday in the Town of Sharon. Initially, deputies believed a 2011 pick-up truck occupied by the Venegas family of Delavan, three of whom were killed, failed to […]
Delavan family killed in Sharon crash
Four people – including three members of a Delavan family – were killed in a three-vehicle crash in the Town of Sharon. The crash occurred at about 11:45 a.m. Saturday at County Highway K and Town Hall Road and involved a semi, a pick-up truck and a sport utility […]
