By Chris Bennett Correspondent The Elkhorn Area High School gymnastics team finished fifth by less than a point Feb. 20 in the Southern Lakes Conference gymnastics meet at Waterford High School. The Elks scored 112.475 points, .525 of a point behind fourth-place Whitewater (113.000). Defending champion Burlington Co-op won its […]
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Shamrock Shuffle set for March 21
Event to honor life of Elkhorn man The fourth annual Nick Van Dyke Memorial Shamrock Shuffle will kick off at 10 a.m. March 21 at Lauderdale Landing, W5625 Westshore Dr., Elkhorn. The Shuffle is an annual fund raising event honoring the life of Elkhorn native Nick Van Dyke, who died […]
Wrestlers grapple their way to state tournament
Third-place finishes at sectional guarantees state play for two By Dan Truttschel Correspondent The road to a state tournament isn’t always a smooth one. That doesn’t matter, as long as you reach the destination, and last weekend, two Big Foot High School wrestlers did just that. Senior Will Utesch (220) […]
Boys nearly grab comeback win
Chiefs fall despite garnering 27 points in fourth quarter By Dan Truttschel Correspondent The Big Foot boys basketball team nearly gave itself some much-needed momentum heading into the playoffs last week. But even in defeat, it may have been just what the doctor ordered. Big Foot put 27 points on […]
Chiefs to take on Evansville in Friday’s regional
By Dan Truttschel Correspondent The stage is set for the much-improved Big Foot girls basketball team. And now the Chiefs know who they will open WIAA Division 3 regional play against. Big Foot, which drew the two seed and had Tuesday night off, will host sixth-seeded Evansville Friday night at […]
Set ’em up
Luke Heidenreich and Jacob Laing take on human bowling at Pier 290 in Williams Bay during the Fontana parent-teacher organization’s Winterfest fundraiser last Saturday. The event featured winter games, such as ice hockey, curling and human bowling, lunch, raffles and live music. (Penny Gruetzmacher photo)
5 advance to sectional
Wrestlers set their sights on state meet By Adam Knoll Correspondent The Whitewater High School wrestling team is sending five wrestlers to the sectional tournament after fairing pretty well as a team at the regional competition. Traveling to East Troy, the Whippets finished second in the team standings at Saturday’s […]
Shortchanging the schools?
Governor’s proposed budget creates problems for local school districts By Tracy Ouellette Editor The recent release of Gov. Scott Walker’s proposed state budget for 2015-17 has school districts across the state scrambling to cut their budgets for next year. Cuts in educational funding proposed in the governor’s budget amounts to […]
Whippets ride tidal wave to state
The Whitewater High School boys swim team will send swimmers in five individuals events and two relays to the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Division 2 state meet in Madison Feb. 20. The large state contingent comes on the heels of the team’s best-ever sectional meet performance Saturday at Whitefish Bay. […]
Marriage proposal brings gospel revival to Lake Geneva
Chicago group to celebrate 25 years with performance at Immanuel Lutheran By Vicky Wedig Staff Writer When Mark McAuliffe’s girlfriend threw him a 50th birthday party at their church with his grade-school friends on the guest list, he knew he wanted her to be his wife. “That day, I decided […]
