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, […]
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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 […]
Hard times for soccer
Team looks to get back on track By Dan Truttschel Sports Correspondent The road has gotten a bit rough lately for the East Troy boys soccer team. Visiting Big Foot-Williams Bay scored just three minutes into the game Monday night and never looked back in a 6-0 Rock Valley Conference […]
Can’t stop the bleeding
Run defense struggles in loss to P-E By Dan Truttschel Sports Correspondent There are times in every coach’s career that a defeat really isn’t all that stunning – sometimes the opposition is just better on that given day. For East Troy football coach Eric Sulik, however, last week was not […]
Scarecrow Fest set for Saturday
Submissions yet to be unveiled; volunteers still needed By Cam Cronkite Staff Writer The 13th annual scarecrow fest will take place Saturday in downtown Delavan. Organizers say the community-oriented, family event gives residents a chance to get together, be creative and take pride in their historic community, and most importantly, […]