Delavan-Darien High School did better than the state average for composite ACT scores for the first time in nearly 20 years. “This is only the beginning,” said Principal Mark Schmitt. According to Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction records dating back to 1995-96, the 2012-13 D-DHS ACT test takers are the […]
Sports & Other News
Another victory
Football team on a roll, remain undefeated By David Paulsen Correspondent Just three games into the season, the Whitewater High School football team has already equaled its victory total of one year ago. In the fall of 2012, the Whippets finished the gridiron season 3-5. This fall, the team has […]
Swim teams take down Jefferson/Cambridge
Coach looking forward to ‘exciting’ year The Whitewater High School Varsity girls swim team has a strong showing against the Jefferson/Cambridge crew Tuesday night, winning the meet 86-76. The JV team beat Jefferson/Cambridge 92-46. Ally Carlson, Courtney Frie, Meghan Kehoe, Krystal Leon, Cindy Manriquez, Ireland Marinaro, Sierra Minton, Brittney Piper, […]
Tennis team drops two in a row
Edgerton quad rescheduled for this Saturday By David Paulsen Correspondent In their first two Rock Valley Conference duals of the season, the Whitewater High School girls tennis team dropped two close 4-3 decisions. Both losses came on the Whippet home courts, with the first coming Sept. 5 against Big Foot, […]
Whippet soccer on a roll
Soccer boys improve to 6-2 By David Paulsen Correspondent With two wins in three games at the Milton Invite Friday and Saturday, the Whitewater High School boys soccer team improved to 6-2 overall this season. On Friday, the Whippet boys fell 3-0 to Milton. They came back, though, on Saturday […]
Chiefs vanquish visiting Trojans
By Dan Truttschel Sports Correspondent After a bit of a hiccup to start the week, the Big Foot-Williams Bay boys soccer team got back on track in convincing fashion Monday afternoon. And it didn’t take long to right the ship. Big Foot scored just three minutes into its Rock Valley […]
Walworth Meals on Wheels seeking volunteers
Can you give an hour to help a local senior citizen? Or do you belong to a civic or church group that would like to be added to the rotation to deliver Meals on Wheels to area homebound seniors in the Lake Geneva, Delavan and Williams Bay area. Individual and […]
Gathering the musicians
Community-campus band forming at UW-Whitewater By Tom Ganser Correspondent Glenn Hayes met with 31 members of the Whitewater community and University of Wisconsin-Whitewater students Sept. 9 to discuss the formation of a Whitewater community-campus band. Hayes is a professor of music at UWW and also director of the Warhawk Marching […]
Historical Society plans first programs at the new Heritage Hall building
The Walworth Historical Society is planning its first program and an opportunity for a first look at its new Heritage Hall in Elkhorn on Thursday, Sept. 19. The speaker is Paul Reckner, archeologist for the State Historical Society who has been doing recent work in the county in connection with […]
Hundreds to gather for Walk to End Alzheimer’s
Hundreds of community members are expected to gather at Library Park in Lake Geneva on Sept. 21 for the Alzheimer’s Association Walk to End Alzheimer’s. More than 650 people from Walworth County are expected to participate in this year’s event. On-site registration begins at 8:30 a.m., with the walk starting […]
