By Dan Truttschel Correspondent The preliminaries are in the books, and now it’s time for the East Troy High School girls volleyball team to participate in the main event. And it’s clear the Trojans are more than ready. East Troy, last year’s Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Division 2 state champions, […]
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Costly mistakes costs football team another game
Playoff hopes still alive, team closes regular season Friday By Dan Truttschel Correspondent Scoring points has not been an issue lately for the East Troy High School football team. But for the second time in three weeks, the Trojans put up big numbers on the scoreboard and still came out […]
Runners peak at the right time
By Chris Bennett Correspondent The members of the Elkhorn Area High School boys and girls varsity are running their best when it matters most. The Elks used the Falcon Invite Oct. 9 at Fox River Park in Salem as a tune-up for the Southern Lakes Conference meet and postseason that […]
Elks capture fourth straight SLC title
Kickers knock off mighty Comets in upset By Chris Bennett Correspondent The Elkhorn Area High School boys soccer team won its fourth consecutive Southern Lakes Conference Tournament Oct. 7 with a 1-0 victory over the Comets at Delavan-Darien High School. The accomplishment is impressive on the surface, but becomes astounding […]
Elks still in title hunt thanks to Homecoming win
By Chris Bennett Correspondent The Elkhorn Area High School football team’s efficient offense led the Elks to a 29-13 Southern Lakes Conference victory Oct. 10 against Lake Geneva Badger at home during Elkhorn’s Homecoming. “We played extremely well,” Elks coach Tom Lee said. “We won the time of possession game, […]
Never mind
U.S. Supreme Court blocks Voter ID law for Nov. 4 election By Tracy Ouellette Editor In a move that took many by surprise, the U.S. Supreme Court last Thursday blocked Wisconsin’s Voter ID Law from being instituted in the Nov. 4 General Election. The law, which the U.S. Court of […]
Committee approves additional $60,000 for Well No. 7 repairs
By Kellen Olshefski Editor Elkhorn’s Municipal Services and Utilities Committee voted in favor of devoting an additional $60,000 to repairs on Elkhorn’s Well No. 7 at it’s meeting Monday night. The decision came after City of Elkhorn Electric and Water Utilities Director John Murphy informed the committee Well No. 7 […]
Gim’me five!
Landen Rouse (right) straps on a pair of EMT gloves at the Oct. 11 Lights and Ladders event in Sunset Park and gives Asha Nanda, a volunteer EMT on the Elkhorn Area Fire Department. The event offered children a chance to get up close and personal with vehicles from the […]
Kickers fall in first round of playoffs
By Adam Knoll Sports Correspondent The Whippet boys soccer team has been on a roll this season. After spending most of the year chasing a conference title, it was time to meet up with conference heavyweight Big Foot in a match for all the marbles. Unfortunately, the game turned in […]
Players embrace adjustments on volleyball court
By Adam Knoll Sports Correspondent After a promising start, the Lady Whippets volleyball team has hit a bit of a rough stretch, culminating in one of the more lopsided losses of the season to East Troy last week: 10-25, 8-25, 13-25. Whitewater, which usually does not shift its lines, tried […]