By Dan Truttschel Correspondent It’s safe to say the East Troy High School boys basketball team didn’t dwell long on a season-opening loss to Stevens Point. Instead, the Trojans went right back to work. East Troy, which fell to the defending Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Division 1 state champions, bounced […]
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Wrestlers open season with win
Team takes second at Tom Manley duals By Dan Truttschel Correspondent Early-season competitions are designed to give coaches an idea of what they have to work with. And when it comes to the East Troy High School wrestling team, it’s clear there are plenty of positives to build upon. East […]
Bids for high school improvements come in under budget
By Tracy Ouellette Editor The first phase of bidding on the East Troy School District’s referendum projects wrapped up in October, and pending a final review, the bids were about $800,000 less than the allocated $7.5 million for the additions and renovations at the high school, School Board President Ted […]
Badger boys split two
Girls lose to Tremper By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent The Badger High School boys basketball team won its Southern Lakes Conference opener against Union Grove on Dec. 4 but lost a non-conference match-up with Division 2 powerhouse Seymour on Saturday. The Badgers (1-2, 1-0 SLC) beat the Broncos 57-48 despite […]
Elks second at SLC Relays
By Chris Bennett Correspondent The Elkhorn Area High School boys swimming team finished in the top three in all but two events and came in second Dec. 3 in the Southern Lakes Conference Relays at Lake Geneva Badger High School. The Elks swim Saturday at home in their own Elkhorn […]
Badger ag teacher selected for educator award
Candice Franks, agricultural educator at Badger High School in Lake Geneva, is one of six individuals nationwide who received the Agriscience Teacher of the Year Award, given at the National Association of Agricultural Educators annual convention in New Orleans on Nov. 19. The National Agriscience Teacher of the Year award […]
Girls lose two after opening season with big win
Boys win two after losing to Fort Atkinson By Kevin Cunningham Correspondent The Delavan-Darien High School girls basketball team lost two games after winning its first game of the season while the boys team did the opposite. Girls basketball After a 62-60 win in Delavan-Darien High School girls basketball season-opener […]
Author wants to find out what he doesn’t know
Area residents asked for information about Wright-designed home and its first owner By Vicky Wedig Editor An area author is leaving no stone unturned to learn as much about the original resident of Penwern, a Frank Lloyd Wright-designed estate on Delavan Lake, before putting to bed a book about the […]
Elks drop two nail-biters
By Chris Bennett Correspondent The Elkhorn Area High School boys basketball team lost consecutive games by six points last week. The Elks lost 87-83 Dec. 4 at Wilmot in their Southern Lakes Conference season opener and lost 62-60 Dec. 1 at home in a non-conference game against McFarland. Elkhorn opened […]
First tournament offers reality check
By Chris Bennett Correspondent Elkhorn Area High School wrestling coach Ken Reynolds cannot recall the last time the Elks finished with a losing record at a dual meet tournament. The Elks won two meets and lost three Saturday in the Pieper Duals at Stoughton High School. Elkhorn beat Westosha Central […]
