By Dave Fidlin Correspondent Four of Whitewater’s seven seats on the Common Council are up for grabs in this spring’s general election, and all of the candidates are familiar with running for office at the municipal level. The city’s council positions run for two years. During even-numbered years, aldermanic districts […]
Sports & Other News
Judge looks back on three decades in the courtroom
James Carlson to retire in July after 36 years on the bench By Vicky Wedig Editor In 36 years on the bench, a few cases stand out in Judge James Carlson’s mind – his first murder case, the trial of a priest and the drunken driving homicide of two girls. […]
Badgers finish second in holiday tournament
Wrestlers take second in Mid-States Invite By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent The Badger High School girls basketball team took second place in the Badger Holiday Tournament on Dec. 29 and 30. The tournament was delayed one day by weather. Badger won its semifinal game Dec. 29 over Cudahy 45-40. Badger […]
Boys fall to Clinton after scoring nearly 80 points
By Dan Truttschel Correspondent The good news Tuesday night for the Big Foot boys basketball team was the Chiefs nearly surpassed 80 points in their home Rock Valley Conference contest against Clinton. But the bad news was the Cougars put 102 on the scoreboard. Big Foot fell behind 56-39 at […]
Names file in for spring election
By Kellen Olshefski Editor Throughout the majority of the the Geneva Lake West area voters will see not only familiar faces, but some new names as well, on the ballot for the upcoming spring election. The Village of Sharon is the most likely to see new faces on its Village […]
Chiefs bounce back at holiday tournament
By Dan Truttschel Correspondent A tough one-point loss in the opening round of the Badger Holiday Tournament sent the Big Foot girls basketball team into the consolation bracket. And that’s where the Chiefs took out a few frustrations on their opponent. Big Foot bounced back from the loss to Slinger […]
Wrestlers take 34th at Mid-States Invitational
Chiefs travel to Whitewater Saturday for invite By Dan Truttschel Correspondent Four Big Foot-Williams Bay wrestlers traveled to the Mid-States Invitational last week on the UW-Whitewater campus. Travis Berryman (113 pounds) recorded the Chiefs’ only win in the 35-team, two-day event that traditionally draws some of the top individuals and […]
Defense awakens over holiday break
By Chris Bennett Correspondent The Elkhorn Area High School boys basketball team played its best defense of the season Jan. 2 in a 47-35 non-conference loss at Stoughton. The Elks beat Edgerton 64-53 Dec. 22 in a non-conference game at Edgerton to close-out 2015. Elkhorn played Waukesha Catholic Memorial (2-5) […]
Banged-up Lady Elks drop two
By Chris Bennett Correspondent The Elkhorn Area High School girls basketball team played short-handed in the Fort Atkinson Holiday Tournament and lost two games by a combined total of 82 points. The Elks lost 61-22 Dec. 30 to Fort Atkinson and 67-24 Dec. 29 to Milwaukee School of Languages (MSOL). […]
Reynolds leaves Mid-States unsatisfied
By Chris Bennett Correspondent Elkhorn Area High School wrestling coach Ken Reynolds is not satisfied with the Elks’ showing in the Mid-States Wrestling Classic Dec. 29 and 30 at UW-Whitewater. “I expected to finish higher,” Reynolds said. “I expected to take more guys. We only took 10 guys over there […]
