Volleyball team wraps regular season 10-0 in RVC By Dan Truttschel Correspondent Another year, another wire-to-wire Rock Valley Conference title for the East Troy High School girls volleyball team. The Trojans closed the regular season Saturday with a perfect 3-0 record at the RVC Tournament. East Troy, which was 10-0 […]
Sports & Other News
Six wins in a row for football team
By Dan Truttschel Correspondent Since it suffered its third straight loss to open the season, everything the East Troy High School football team touched has turned to gold. And that didn’t stop in the regular-season finale Friday night. East Troy won its sixth straight game, this time with a 38-27 […]
Chiefs take regional opener
Chiefs advance, faced Trojans Thursday night By Dan Truttschel Correspondent When the post-season arrives, the focus is simple – win or go home. And for the Big Foot volleyball team, the latter wasn’t an option in its Division 2 regional opener Tuesday night. The Chiefs took control early and never […]
Tennis falls in second round of state tourney
Coach says despite loss making it that far is ‘truly special’ By Dan Truttschel Correspondent There never is anything but positives when it comes to a high school athlete and the state tournament. And that certainly was the case for the Big Foot-Williams Bay trio that traveled to Madison last […]
Football closes out season with 40-7 loss
Cross country takes seventh in conference, soccer kicks off playoff season By Dan Truttschel Correspondent Into the second quarter Friday night, the Big Foot football team went toe to toe with the Rock Valley Conference’s North Division champions. But from there, visiting Evansville-Albany proved why they finished on top of […]
Swing batter!
Charlie Hernandez takes a swing at an inflatable tee-ball game at the Oct. 17 Oktoberfest celebrations in Elkhorn. This game was one of several children’s activities available in the park amongst the numerous vendors surrounding the square. Elkhorn Area Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Chris Clapper said this year’s Oktoberfest […]
Investigation continues into murder, suicide
Police hope to wrap up investigation in “not-too-distant” future By Kellen Olshefski Editor The City of Elkhorn Police Department is continuing its investigation into the Oct. 10 murder, suicide that left two men dead in an Elkhorn apartment. City of Elkhorn Police Chief Joel Christensen said Monday at this point […]
Library garden nearly finished
Ceremony set for Veteran’s Day to dedicate memorial garden Walworth Memorial Library’s newest addition, a memorial garden on the west side of the building thanks to an award from Lowe’s, is now nearing completion. According to a press release from the library, the purpose of the garden is to provide […]
Thrills and chills
Savannah Miller (front) and Summer Warford, both of Elkhorn, get up close and friendly with a few of the creepy crawlers in the Nature Center and Camp Timber-lee Saturday night during the Community Pumpkin Walk. The annual pumpkin walk included a bonfire, pumpkin-lit trail, open Nature Center, hayride and refreshments. […]
Helping out the kids
Doubek teachers receive gift cards from Walmart Teacher Rewards program By Tracy Ouellette Editor Walmart awarded 22 teachers from Doubek Elementary with $50 reward cards Oct. 1 to purchase classroom supplies that will help students start the school year off right as part of the company’s Teacher Rewards program. “It […]
