The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater women’s basketball team is now 24th in the D3Hoops.com poll. The Warhawks won the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference regular season title and finished second in the WIAC postseason tournament. The team has earned its sixth consecutive NCAA tournament berth, and has also been selected to host […]
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No. 1 seeded Whippets look to rebound in playoffs
By David Paulsen Correspondent The Whitewater High School girls basketball team has lost only three games all season. All three of those losses came to the Rock Valley Conference North and South Division leaders East Troy and Brodhead. The third loss came Feb. 21 at East Troy, as the Trojans […]
Hail to the champion
Dedick captures East Troy’s first wrestling crown in 25 years By David Paulsen Correspondent For the first time in 25 years, East Troy High School has a state wrestling champion. Senior Joey Dedick earned the 195-pound Division 2 crown at the WIAA Individual State Wrestling Championships Saturday. Dedick defeated Austin […]
Trojan boys ready to roll
By Dan Truttschel Correspondent If the opposition thought the East Troy boys basketball team may not be quite focused as the WIAA tournament began last week, all they had to do was read a pair of regional box scores. It appears the Trojans are quite ready to go – and […]
Lake Geneva man dies in Highway 11 crash
A Lake Geneva man was killed Tuesday when the truck he was driving collided with a semi on Highway 11 in the Town of Darien. Carlos R Cantu, 44, was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash, which happened about 50 feet east of Old Highway 89 at about […]
A trip of epic pork-portions
Black Sheep owner and staff hit the road to learn the barbecue trade By Dave Fidlin Correspondent Several staffers at Whitewater’s new Black Sheep restaurant recently embarked on a road trip. But it was far more about business than pleasure. Tyler Sailsbery, a University of Wisconsin-Whitewater graduate, is a chef […]
East Troy celebrates Youth Art Month
The East Troy Community School District will celebrate Youth Art Month with an art show from 1-4 p.m. on Sunday, March 3 at East Troy High School, 3128 Graydon Ave. Student artwork from grades kindergarten through 12 will be on display in the annual exhibition. “Literally hundreds of sculptures, drawings […]
Dave Matthews Band will return to Alpine
Dave Matthews Band is set to make its annual return to Alpine Valley Music Theatre this July. According to the 2013 summer tour dates released on the band’s website, Dave Matthews Band will play at Alpine on Friday, July 5 and Saturday, July 6. The local stop is part of […]
Actors wanted for ‘Fiddler on the Roof’
Lakeland Players will hold auditions for its upcoming production of “Fiddler On The Roof” at 7 p.m. on Monday and Tuesday, March 4 and 5 at the Walworth County Performing Arts Center, downtown Elkhorn. Actors should come prepared to sing 16 bars of music. An accompanist will be provided. Attendees […]
Brring it on!
UW-Whitewater soccer players hold hands as they plunge into the frigid waters at Cravath Lakefront Park to raise money for Special Olympics during Whitewater’s annual Freeze Fest celebration Feb. 16. (Tom Ganser photo)
