By Chris Bennett Correspondent It might be a stretch to say Elkhorn Area High School football coach Tom Lee is pleased after his team’s 20-13 loss Friday in a Southern Lakes Conference game against the Wolverines at Waterford. But this much is certain – Lee took heart of the Elks’ […]
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Elkhorn soccer team runner-up at Slinger tourney
By Chris Bennett Sports Correspondent The Elkhorn Area High School soccer team finished last week 2-1-1. It’s the middle “one” in that stat line, though – the loss – that might trouble them. The Elks (9-2-1) defeated Burlington 4-0 Sept. 11 in a Southern Lakes Conference game at home, and […]
Elk golfers come up just short against Demons
By Chris Bennett Correspondent So close, but yet so far might be an apt description of the play of the Elkhorn Area High School girl golf team last week. The Elks lost by just six strokes, 216-222, Sept. 11 in a Southern Lakes Conference meet at Elkhorn’s Evergreen Golf Course […]
Volleyball team takes fourth at Slinger
By Chris Bennett Correspondent The Elkhorn Area High School volleyball team defeated Wilmot last week and finished 3-2 at the Slinger tournament to finish fourth overall. On Sept. 11, the Elks defeated Wilmot 3-0 – 25-23, 25-23 and 25-29 – in a Southern Lakes Conference match at Wilmot. “Although we […]
Cheering with special needs squad is life-altering for local girl
“In the world of The Charmers there is no such thing as a disability. When they’re together they can do things they would never think they could do alone.” –Kristi Hay By Chelsey Hinsenkamp SLN Staff “There was not a dry eye in the house.” That’s the way Kristi Hay of […]
Still dominating, still room to improve
By Dan Truttschel Correspondent The Big Foot volleyball train just keeps rolling right along. Big Foot continued its perfect season Saturday with a clean sweep of the competition at the Edgerton Tournament. The Chiefs didn’t drop a set en route to a perfect 7-0 record. The Chiefs, ranked fourth in […]
Elkhorn parks programs in limbo after Council eliminates director from city payroll
“It’s the anger of the state. Everybody in the state is so angry and that translates down to school boards, cities, villages and towns.” – Mayor Howie Reynolds By Maureen Vander Sanden SLN staff “I don’t know what to say. There’s no plan, there’s no nothing.” Those were the […]
Skydivers smash state record for wingsuit formation
A group of 13 skydivers made history last weekend at Skydive Milwaukee’s annual Cheese Boogie, setting the state record for the biggest wingsuit formation jump. The record-breaking jumpers joined skydivers from all over the country in freefall and parachute formation jumps ranging in size from groups of two to 30 […]
Badger Dominates D-DHS and more sports news
By Michael S. Hoey CORRESPONDENT In what is becoming a recurring theme, the Lake Geneva Badger football team dominated another opponent last Friday, this time with a 44-0 road shut out win over Delavan-Darien. The Badgers (3-1, 3-0 Southern Lakes Conference) hung 515 total yards of offense on the […]
Tri Rock Lake Geneva triathlon sells out
By Bob Peryea Correspondent The Land Rover Tri Rock Lake Geneva Triathlon was delayed by fog, but eventually kicked off. The event was sold out with more than 1400 participants and was attended by hundreds of spectators. With water temperatures around 70 degrees and air temperatures around 50 degrees […]
