Category: Wilmot
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Panthers finish with easy win over Comets
By Dan Truttschel Sports Correspondent The Wilmot football team entered Friday night’s Southern Lakes Conference finale focused on defeating a solid Delavan-Darien squad. And that’s just what the Panthers did – but they also received an unexpected surprise at the same time. Wilmot (8-1 overall) defeated the Comets 41-20 and then earned a piece of…
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Panthers survive trip to Burlington for victory
By Dan Truttschel Sports Correspondent Host Burlington gave the Wilmot football team its best shot during a third-quarter scoring flurry Friday night. But the Panthers answered in a big way during the last 12 minutes – and survived a Southern Lakes Conference slugfest in the process. Wilmot held a slim 39-37 lead heading into the…
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Tough season continues for Panther girls
By Dan Truttschel Sports Correspondent A season full of struggles continued down that path last week for the Wilmot girls volleyball team. The Panthers traveled to Union Grove in search of their first Southern Lakes Conference victory, but the Broncos refused to allow that in a 25-7, 25-15, 25-16 victory. Wilmot coach Lindsey Gruber said…
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Offense rules the night as Wilmot sprints past Burlington
A high-powered offense carried the Wilmot Panthers past Burlington, 52-37, Friday night. The teams combined for more than 1,000 yards of offense with Panthers quarterback Chris Nelson leading the way. He finished with 407 yards and four touchdowns passing and added 47 yards and two more scores on the ground. Bennett Kothe chipped in with…
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Panthers still searching for a net victory
By Dan Truttschel Sports Correspondent The victories continue to be tough to come by for the Wilmot girls volleyball team. But the Panthers have made strides – now they just have to take the next step. Wilmot dropped three matches the past week, including a 25-14, 25-14, 25-21 non-conference loss Sept. 22 to visiting Kenosha…
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Badgers hand Wilmot first loss of the year
By Dan Truttschel Sports Correspondent Designing a game plan to slow down the triple-option offense run successfully by the Badger football team is one thing. Executing that plan is quite another. For three quarters Friday night, Wilmot did an admirable job, but in the last 12 minutes, the Badgers showed their strength and pulled away…