Badger High School senior Mick T. Borchert has been named a commended student in the 2016 National Merit Scholarship Program. Badger’s acting Principal Jenny Straus presented Borchert with a letter of commendation from the school and National Merit Scholarship Corp., which conducts the program. About 34,000 commended students throughout the […]
Sports & Other News
Proposed village tax levy to increase less than 1 percent
By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent The Darien Village Board reviewed its proposed budget for 2016 on Oct. 19. A public hearing will be included on the agenda of the Nov. 9 regular board meeting, which will be held one week earlier than usual. The board might then take action on […]
Road construction ahead
Common Council approves $1.5 million streets project By Dave Fidlin Correspondent With a full-fledged operating budget subject to approval in a few weeks, Whitewater officials have approved allocating funds toward a series of infrastructure projects in the year ahead. The Common Council on Oct. 20 gave the green light to […]
Man pleads not guilty to charges that resulted from crash
By Vicky Wedig Staff Writer A Wind Lake man pleaded not guilty Tuesday to six felony offenses in connection with a December crash in the Town of Troy that injured six people. Nicholas D. Lecus, 27, was charged Aug. 27 in Walworth County Circuit Court with first-degree reckless injury and […]
Girls set sights on state title
Volleyball team picks up regional championship By Dan Truttschel Correspondent The start of the post-season last week for the East Troy High School girls volleyball team was just another trip through the Rock Valley Conference. And three more sweeps later, the Trojans now are just two steps from another shot […]
Chiefs end football team’s playoff run
Trojans lose Division 4 opener by one point By Dan Truttschel Correspondent The finality of the post-season is a cruel one for every high school team but the one that ends up as the state champion. One minute, you’re alive and well – the next, you’re season has come to […]
Sports roundup
Runners finish in top 10 at sectionals By Dan Truttschel Correspondent The East Troy High School girls cross country team finished ninth, while the boys were 10th at last week’s Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Division 2 Pewaukee Sectional. Pewaukee won the girls’ title with 57 points, followed by Whitewater with […]
Elks upset in regional final
Fort Atkinson ends soccer team’s season with 1-0 win By Chris Bennett Correspondent One fluke goal in an otherwise dominant performance brought the Elkhorn Area High School boys soccer team’s season to a close. Fort Atkinson beat Elkhorn 1-0 Oct. 24 in a regional final match at Elkhorn. Elkhorn entered […]
Season ends for Lady Elks
By Chris Bennett Correspondent The Elkhorn Area High School girls volleyball team ended the season with a postseason loss to a conference rival. The Elks lost 25-9, 25-10, 25-9 to Westosha Central Oct. 22 in a WIAA Division 1 regional semifinal match at Paddock Lake. “It was a tough way […]
Mair makes her mark
By Chris Bennett Correspondent Senior Taylor Mair led the Elkhorn Area High School girls to a sixth-place finish and qualified for state Oct. 24 at the WIAA Division 1 Watertown Sectional Meet at Watertown High School. Mair finished the five-kilometer course in 20 minutes, 40 seconds and finished eighth overall. […]
