Category: Wilmot

By Dan Truttschel/Sports Correspondent It didn’t take long to see how talented the DeForest girls basketball team was Sat-urday afternoon at Janesville Craig. The Norskies were ranked in the top five in the state, and in a flash, they flexed their muscles and took Wilmot out of its first-ever sectional final in a 65-30 victory.…

By Dan Truttschel/Sports Correspondent Since high school coaching found its way into my life in 2002, there have been a few stops along the way and jobs at a variety of levels. I’ve been an eighth-grade coach, a varsity assistant, a JV coach and even an acting head coach in two sports, but until this…

By Dan Truttschel-Sports Correspondent A sluggish first quarter Feb. 7 couldn’t take the wind out of the Wilmot girls basketball team’s sails. Senior standout Kari Clements etched her name in the record books when she surpassed the 1,000-point plateau to lead the Panthers to a dominant 60-39 Southern Lakes Conference win over visiting Burlington. The…

By Dan Truttschel-Sports Correspondent There is no doubt the Burlington boys basketball team has had its way with Wilmot in recent years. But at least for one night, the Panthers put everything together when they needed to and stayed in contention for the Southern Lakes Conference title at the same time. Wilmot jumped out to…

By Dan Truttschel/Sports Correspondent Even without a full lineup, the Westosha Central-Union Grove gymnastics team appears to be on a mission. Competing at the inaugural Middleton Gymnastics Invitational Saturday, the Falcons posted a solid third-place effort in the nine-team event. Middleton won the team title with a 140.050, followed by Madison Memorial with a 138.950,…

The Wilmot High School varsity boys basketball team will honor former standout Greg Bush during a halftime ceremony Friday, Feb. 14. Bush’s school-record 41 points in a single game was broken by current Wilmot senior Brandon Schattner in a game against Burlington Friday, Jan. 17. Schattner scored 45 points, including five 3-pointers and eight of…

By Dan Truttschel/Sports Correspondent After it hit a low point in a 46-point loss to Kettle Moraine during the Christmas holiday, the Wilmot boys basketball team did a little soul searching. Based on last week’s return to conference play, the Panthers found some answers. Wilmot jumped out to an 18-8 first-quarter lead at Elkhorn last…

By Dan Truttschel/Sports Correspondent Forcing the opposition into mistakes has been the Wilmot girls basketball team’s mantra since coach Keiya Square’s arrival from Delavan-Darien. Through the first eight games of the 2013-2014 season, however, the Panthers had struggled to find their groove. That all changed Jan. 10. Wilmot forced visiting Westosha Central into 44 turnovers…

By Dan Truttschel~Sports Correspondent The Wilmot girls basketball team put together a strong defensive effort for just about all four quarters last week at Delavan-Darien. But it was the last three when the Panthers really went to work. Wilmot trailed 9-8 after the first quarter but allowed just 26 points the rest of the way…

By Dan Truttschel Sports Correspondent The Wilmot football team, which tied for the Southern Lakes Conference title this fall, recently landed 11 players on three All-SLC teams. Leading the way was senior defensive lineman Zach Dodge, who was chosen by coaches as the Player of the Year on that side of the football. A separate…