By Dan Truttschel Correspondent Through the first 10 games of the 2012-2013 season, it seemed like East Troy’s Brett Prahl always hung right around his average of 16.6 points per game. And there’s certainly nothing wrong with that production – but Prahl must have decided Monday night that it wasn’t […]
Sports & Other News
Trojan wrestlers third at Verona
By David Paulsen Correspondent With three dual wins and two losses, the East Troy High School wrestling team finished third at the Verona Duals Saturday. The Trojans defeated Verona 52-21 in the opening round, and Portage 37-29 in Round 2, but fell to tournament champion Lake Geneva Badger 36-22 in […]
Whippet boys drop two more
By David Paulsen Correspondent After building a seven-point halftime lead, the Whitewater High School boys basketball team was dominated by Lake Geneva Badger in the second half and fell 55-39 Monday in a non-conference game at home. The loss dropped the Whippets to 1-11 overall. The Whippet boys led 12-8 […]
Fur force funding
Whitewater police seek donations for first K-9 unit By Vanessa Lenz Staff Writer The Whitewater Police Department has kicked off a fundraising campaign to start its first K-9 unit. Police Chief Lisa Otterbacher announced plans to acquire a K-9 service dog during the Whitewater Common Council meeting Dec. 18. Captain […]
ETHS ‘Geek Squad’ gets official status
By Vanessa Lenz Staff Writer With the Harry Potter craze and “Twilight” movie series shattering box office records, embracing your inner-geek has become the new cool thing to do for many teens. Thanks to a new class at East Troy High School, commonly known as the ETHS Geek Squad, the […]
Discover Wisconsin explores Ice Age Trail
The City of Whitewater and its glacially influenced landscape will be featured on Discover Wisconsin in the spring of 2013. To produce the segment, Discover Wisconsin is working with the Ice Age Trail Alliance and the Whitewater Area Chamber of Commerce. Chad Diedrick, Discover Wisconsin managing producer, noted that this […]
Whitewater will see one contested race April 2
With the deadline for filing candidacy papers having passed, the spring election season in Whitewater is taking shape with one contested race. On the Whitewater City Council, three seats expire in April. The seats include aldermanic districts 1, 3 and 5, as well as an at-large seat. In districts 1 […]
Teens hurt in New Year’s Day crash
Car left road and hit tree By Ed Nadolski EDITOR IN CHIEF Two teenagers from the Burlington area suffered serious injuries when the car they were in left the road and crashed into a tree in Town of Lyons shortly before 8 a.m. New Year’s Day. The driver of the […]
Badgers win the Verona Invitational
“Berhorst played well offensively because he committed himself to defending and rebounding first.” ~Coach Darin Lottig The Lake Geneva Badger wrestling team went 5-0 in winning the Verona Invitational last Saturday improving its overall dual record to 13-3 (3-1 Southern Lakes Conference). Badger defeated Portage 61-9, Verona 64-3, East […]
Boys lose to Westosha Central
By Jennifer Cesarz CORRESPONDENT Coming back after the holiday break, the Delavan-Darien High School boys’ basketball team hosted Westosha Central and just missed picking up its first Southern Lakes Conference win, losing 58-46. “We need to develop some consistency on both ends of the court,” D-DHS head coach Bob Beighton […]
