Berryman pinned by eventual state champ By Dan Truttschel Correspondent The postseason run lasted just one night for the Big Foot boys basketball team. Host Beloit Turner certainly made sure of that. Turner, the seventh seed and champion of the Rock Valley Conference’s South Division, cruised out to a 37-16 […]
Sports & Other News
County in talks with railroad commission about Peters Road bridge
By Kellen Olshefski SLN Staff An update provided to the Walworth County Public Works Committee on Feb. 15 showed the state of Peters Road bridge in Sharon won’t be changing anytime soon. Director of Central Services Eric Nitschke, said as the Highway Commissioner of Walworth County said he drafted a […]
Badgers throttle Comets
Wrestlers compete at state By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent The Badger High School basketball team had to hold off a furious Delavan-Darien rally the last time it faced the Comets before holding on for a 70-61 road win Jan. 15. The Badgers had an easier go of things on Feb. […]
Girls end season with three-point loss to McFarland
Team sets new standard for D-DHS basketball By Kevin Cunningham Correspondent The Delavan-Darien High School girls basketball team went 3-19 a season ago. This year, the team had a 10-game turnaround and went 13-9 during the regular season with first-year head coach, Joe Lopez. Lopez knew about the expectations placed […]
School Board approves center-school model
Schools will house entire grade levels from district beginning next year By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent After two years of discussions, the Delavan-Darien school board decided Monday on a 4-3 vote to implement the center-school model for the 2016-17 school year. “This is the biggest thing the district has done […]
Meth lab busted in Lake Geneva
A methamphetamine lab was raided and its suspected operator arrested in Lake Geneva last week. On Feb. 25, a house at 1134 Williams St. was searched and resident Michael R. Koerner, 29, was arrested. Koerner is scheduled to appear in Walworth County Circuit Court on Thursday for a bond hearing […]
Whitewater man allegedly beat wife
By Vicky Wedig Staff Writer A preliminary hearing was scheduled for Feb. 29 for a Whitewater man charged with beating his wife on Valentine’s Day in East Troy. Jeffrey S. McKenzie, 39, was charged Feb. 19 in Walworth County Circuit Court with felony intimidation of a victim, strangulation and suffocation, […]
O’Hara qualifies for state meet in all events
By Kevin Cunningham Sports Correspondent Kelly O’Hara has dominated multiple events throughout this gymnastics season and that didn’t stop on Feb. 26 at Sectionals. O’Hara qualified for the state meet in every single event, and didn’t just qualify, but ended as the meet’s vault, beam and all-around champion. On the […]
‘Our team will be hungry for success’
Coach Judy Harms reflects on season, looks forward to future By Kevin Cunningham Sports Correspondent The Whitewater High School girls basketball team began its run at becoming back-to-back state champions this past weekend after going undefeated and winning the title a year ago. This year’s team went 21-1 over the […]
Whippets unable to hold halftime lead over Clinton
By Kevin Cunningham Sports Correspondent As the No. 9 seed in the WIAA Tournament, the Whitewater High School boys basketball team faced No. 8-seeded Clinton on the road on March 1 in a first round playoff game. Prior to the playoffs starting though, the Whippets its regular season with a […]
