By David Paulsen Sports correspondent After a 42-0 loss to Big Foot Oct. 4, the Whitewater High School football team must win its final two games of the season to qualify for the playoffs. Head coach Anthoni Parr noted that injuries have been decimating this year’s squad. After the loss […]
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Swimmers continue to improve
Though the Whitewater girls’ swim teams fell to Badger Tuesday night, swimmers continued to drop significant time, according to head coach Gina Focault. Some of those who shaved time off of previous swims included: Brittney Piper, 11 seconds, 200 Freestyle and 9 seconds, 100 Butterfly; Meghan Kehoe, five seconds, 100 […]
North Fremont Street rezone moves forward
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent Amid a myriad of opinions and concerns, Whitewater officials last week voted to move forward with rezoning 55 properties along portions of North Fremont Street. The Common Council voted, 6-1, in favor of reclassifying the zoning on the properties, located between Main Street and Starin Road. […]
Art auction showcases 48 barrels of fun
The bidding is over and 48 rain barrels now have new homes following this year’s public art auction of the Whitewater Arts Alliance, raising $3,175. Many of the Alliance’s supporters were present at the Sept. 26 auction, and several of those who were unable to attend sent proxies on their […]
From Hemingway to Beckett
East Troy native inspired by ‘minimalist’ writers Tom Ganser Correspondent Fred Hofstetter, a 2007 graduate of East Troy High School, is living proof that high quality research and creative projects aren’t just reserved for master’s or doctoral degree students. Hofstetter was among 46 University of Wisconsin-Whitewater undergraduate students displaying the […]
Properties along square to be filled, construction to start next spring
By Kellen Olshefski Staff Writer With winter and snowfall imminent, the Village of East Troy voted in favor of setting a Dec. 1 deadline for the owner of buildings destroyed in an April fire to fill the vacant property. As of the last board meeting, the understanding, according to Village […]
Kloth and Goode advance to sectionals
Senior doubles team competes Wednesday in Jackson Paige Kloth and Abi Goode (23-1) defeated Saint Thomas Moore’s Rachel Welch and Lily Samudio 6-1, 6-0 and advanced to the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association sectional in Jackson this Wednesday. The senior doubles team hopes to make it back to the WIAA state […]
Trojans dominate in Homecoming game
Matz sidelined with sprained ankle By Dan Truttschel Sports Correspondent Fans attending Friday’s Homecoming contest in East Troy barely had a chance to get to their seats when the Trojans lost starting quarterback Brandon Matz to a severely sprained ankle. That could have been the start of something bad for […]
Volleyball team racks up more wins
Seniors honored for their contributions By Derek Kiesow Sports Correspondent The East Troy High School volleyball team honored their six seniors Oct. 3 who played their last home conference match of their outstanding careers. East Troy played host to the Whippets of Whitewater and head coach Jeremy Weis allowed his […]
Soccer team outscored by Chiefs
By Dan Truttschel Sports Correspondent There were times in last week’s Rock Valley Conference matchup with visiting Big Foot that the East Troy High School boys soccer team followed the game plan to near perfection. And that certainly was a positive for the Trojans – there just weren’t quite enough […]
