Category: Wilmot
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Mistakes hurt Wilmot in loss to Waterford
By Dan Truttschel Sports Correspondent Through almost two quarters Friday night, it seemed like the Wilmot football team was on the right path with visiting Waterford in the Southern Lakes Conference opener for both squads. From there, however, a couple key miscues hurt the Panthers – and they never could recover. Waterford recovered a fumble just…
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Wilmot struggles to stop Notre Dame in opener
By Dan Truttschel~Sports Correspondent There were plenty of unknowns for the Wilmot football team as it prepared for its 2012 opener Friday night at Notre Dame Prep (Niles, Ill.). But it didn’t take long for the Panthers to realize their new non-conference opponent had plenty of firepower. Notre Dame drove right down the field on…
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Panthers hope to build on 2011 success
By Dan Truttschel~Sports Correspondent The 2011 season was deemed a success on several fronts for the Wilmot football team. And why not? The Panthers had 10 wins, captured its first playoff victory in several years and brought home a share of the Southern Lakes Conference championship. How Wilmot follows up that effort in 2012 remains…
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Eterno headlines Wilmot All-SLC selections
By Dan Truttschel~ Sports Correspondent A serious knee injury last fall not only ended Wilmot senior Kenny Eterno’s football season, it threatened to end his final baseball campaign before it even began. There was no way Eterno would let that happen – so he spent the winter doing what it took to get back on the…
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Wilmot comes up short in sectional semis
By Dan Truttschel ~ Sports Correspondent Not that playing Kenosha Bradford wasn’t difficult enough, the Wilmot baseball team found out moments before its WIAA Division 1 sectional semifinal contest last week that it would also be without its leading hitter. But the Panthers still battled the eventual state qualifier right to the end. Wilmot senior…
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Movrich makes call to hang up coaching book
By Dan Truttschel ~ Sports correspondent Last week’s sectional semifinal loss to state-bound Westosha Central also marked the final time Wilmot softball coach Bob Movrich would lead the Panthers, as he said this week he plans to retire after 20 years with the program. Movrich started the Wilmot program in 1979. After five years, he stepped…
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Panthers come up short against Kimberl
By Dan Truttschel ~ Sports Correspondent What started out on a positive note with a pair of Southern Lakes Conference victories ended with a bit of a struggle Saturday for the Wilmot baseball team. And now the Panthers must find a way to bounce back. Wilmot dropped a pair of non-conference contests to host Kimberly, as…
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Wilmot baseball hopes to contend yet again
By Dan Truttschel Sports Correspondent A slew of newcomers will be counted on for the Wilmot baseball team this spring. But that doesn’t mean the Panthers’ goals will change – they only will be accomplished with a new crop. Wilmot enters the spring after a 2011 season that saw it post a 16-8 overall record and…
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Wilmot softball spring clinic scheduled
The Wilmot softball staff invites females in 4th through 8th grades to the annual softball clinic. The clinic is Saturday, March 31, and will run from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Student athletes will gain valuable coaching and lessons on throwing, fielding, base running, sliding, bunting, hitting and more. Players will participate in live drills…
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Wilmot girls fall in regional final
By Dan Truttschel – Sports Correspondent One night after it drained 10 3-pointers in a WIAA Division 2 regional opener victory, the Wilmot girls basketball team couldn’t duplicate that feat when it traveled to Whitewater Saturday night. And as a result, the Panthers saw their 2011-2012 season come to an end. The Panthers never could get…