Author: Jason Arndt
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‘No Westosha volleyball without Berg’
Former students speak out in defense of dismissed coach By Jason Arndt Staff Writer Westosha Central High School’s decision to dismiss head girls volleyball coach Charlie Berg left some of his former players perplexed and parents outraged. Berg, who devoted 40 years of his life to the community, received notice he will not return for…
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Female Athlete of 2016: Panthers’ Martin, Westosha’s Rau
Following both of their record breaking seasons, the 2016 Westosha Report Co-Female Athletes of the Year are Westosha Central’s Sydney Rau and Maddie Martin of Wilmot. Martin continually shattered the school record books and appeared at the WIAA Division 1 state meet in two events en route to Southern Lakes Conference Female Athlete of the…
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Paddock Lake aids Central with DOT permit
Intergovernmental Agreement to add flashing pedestrian sign By Jason Arndt Staff Writer and Gail Peckler-Dziki Correspondent The Paddock Lake Village Board approved its portion of an intergovernmental agreement with the Westosha Central High School Board to upgrade signs for the pedestrian crosswalk at 248th Avenue and Highway 50. The agreement, approved at the Dec. 21…
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Getting excited about math
Westosha Central hosts second annual meet By Jason Arndt Staff Writer When it comes to mathematics, showing enthusiasm for the subject is a difficult task, but Westosha Central High School students and faculty made it happen at their Dec. 9 middle school math meet. The meet, sponsored by the school’s Mu Alpha Theta chapter, welcomed…
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Sharing Center to help more than 400 children
Nonprofit organization to share holiday joy By Jason Arndt Staff Writer The Sharing Center, Inc. of Trevor, a nonprofit organization, expects to serve more than 400 children in Western Kenosha County during the Christmas season. According to Executive Director Sharon Pomaville, the gifts would not have been possible without the help of several organizations within…
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WRESTLING: Cavil leads list of Westosha returnees
Leader McNeill off to stellar start By Jason Arndt Staff Writer As Westosha Central High School enters its wrestling season, all coach Jason Ladd can hope for is improvement from last year, when they finished seventh of eighth teams in the Southern Lakes Conference. “We are still on year two in working a new system,”…
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BOYS BASKETBALL: Glass shines for Wilmot
By Jason Arndt Staff Writer In warm-ups, Wilmot Union High School junior Latrell Glass felt the flow of the ball coming off his fingertips at Delavan-Darien Dec. 13. Add in a pep talk from Panthers’ senior captain Troy Hickey in the previous game, according to coach Jake Erbentraut, and Glass came out to shoot a…
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Judo facility builds business on community
By Jason Arndt Staff Writer During the day, Rhett Suhre serves as Senior Director for Abbott Laboratories, but at night he operates a Judo studio in downtown Twin Lakes. The facility, known as Westosha Judo, was a way for him to give back to the community, particularly in the area of youth development. “It is…
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WRESTLING: Wilmot possesses strong lower weights
Panthers seek continuous improvement By Jason Arndt Staff Writer As Wilmot Union High School enters its wrestling season, the Panthers look to build upon last year’s performance, when they finished sixth in the Southern Lakes Conference. “We are just a young, building program, we hit rock bottom about three years ago, we improved two years…
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Aquanuts co-founder succumbs to cancer
Borowski, 62, made ski show possible By Jason Arndt Staff Writer For nearly 45 years, Aquanuts Water Ski Shows packed Lake Mary in Twin Lakes with excitement and energy – all of it sparked by an idea from Gary Borowski in the early 1970’s. The 62-year-old Borowski, one of three Aquanuts co-founders, succumbed to cancer…