The BloodCenter of Wisconsin will have the following blood drives in Walworth County: East Troy – 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 15 at Wisconsin Oven, 2675 Main St.; Darien – 1 to 5 p.m. May 18 at the Darien Fire Department, 602 Gerry Way; Whitewater – 10:30 a.m. to […]
Sports & Other News
Three honored as Citizens of the Year
Walworth, Fontana and Williams Bay residents’ receive prestigious volunteer award By Penny Gruetzmacher Correspondent Three area locals were recognized as the Geneva Lake West Chamber of Commerce’s Citizens of the Year at its 41st annual awards ceremony held last Wednesday at Abbey Springs Country Club. LaMarr “Sparky” Lundberg, of Williams […]
City to flush hydrants next week
The City of Whitewater Water Utility’s semi-annual water main and hydrant flushing program is set to begin Monday, May 18 and conclude Friday, May 22. According to a press release from Water Superintendent Rick Lien, flushing of the water mains is necessary in order to continue to deliver clean safe […]
Lady Elks double up Jefferson
By Chris Bennett Correspondent The Elkhorn Area High School softball team evened its record at 8-8 after sweeping Jefferson May 9 in a non-conference doubleheader at Sunset Park. Elkhorn lost to Delevan-Darien 11-5 May 7 in a Southern Lakes Conference game at home. The Elks played Burlington (8-6, 2-6 SLC) […]
Baseball boys shut down Hamilton
By Chris Bennett Correspondent The Elkhorn Area High School baseball team scored two runs in the first inning and beat Milwaukee Hamilton 4-0 May 8 in a non-conference game at Warner Park in Madison. The Elks dropped two Southern Lakes Conference games last week to Westosha Central. Elkhorn lost 6-3 […]
Netters fall out of first
By Chris Bennett Correspondent The Elkhorn Area High School boys tennis team lost a share of first place in the Southern Lakes Conference May 7 with a 5-2 dual meet loss at home to Westosha Central. The Elks won all three doubles matches and beat Jefferson 4-3 May 4 in […]
Golfers fire season’s best score
By Chris Bennett Correspondent The Elkhorn Area High School boys golf team posted a season-low team score and finished seventh May 5 in a Southern Lakes Conference Major at Delbrook Golf Course in Delavan. The Elks posted a four-man team score of 359 over 18 holes. Badger won the major […]
Kickers dominate in three victories
By Chris Bennett Correspondent The Elkhorn Area High School girls soccer team outscored its opponents 13-1 last week and went undefeated in three matches. The Elks beat Janesville Parker 4-1 May 9 in a non-conference match at Parker. The Elks defeated Delavan-Darien 4-0 May 7 at Delavan and Westosha […]
Cancer Assault Challenge set for this weekend
By Kellen Olshefski Editor While the wait has seemed like an eternity for some, the Cancer Assault Challenge is set to kick off again this weekend at Lutherdale Ministires with hopes of another banner year. This year’s event is slated for Sunday at Lutherdale Ministiries, N7891 Highway 12, Elkhorn. Gates […]
Turner too much for Chiefs
By Dan Truttschel Correspondent After a bit of a slow start Tuesday afternoon, the Big Foot softball team gave one of the state’s top Division 2 squads all it could handle. Unfortunately for the Chiefs, they fell just short. Visiting Beloit Turner, ranked second in the latest Wisconsin Fastpitch Softball […]
