Members of Troop 303 and their family enjoy Sunday’s pancake breakfast at Burlington High School – an annual fundraiser for the Kiwanis Club. (Photo by Jennifer Eisenbart)
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Late miscues cost Demons, season ends
By Mike Ramczyk Sports Editor Despite being an underdog in a hostile environment, the fourth-seeded Burlington boys basketball team was in position to upset top-seeded Union Grove in a Feb. 28 Division 2 regional semifinal. The Demons, who lost two previous games to the Broncos during the season, built a […]
Free throw barrage dooms Catholic Central, season ends
By Mike Ramczyk Sports Editor OCONOMOWOC – Free throws. Basketball players shoot them at the end of practice, and a swish means practice is over. A miss means the entire team must run laps. They can win games, but they can also end seasons. The latter was the painful […]
Fast start propels Catholic Central to regional title
By Bud Milroy Sports Correspondent A 17-3 first quarter advantage helped give top-seeded Catholic Central (21-4) a 57-46 victory over second-seeded Black Hawk (19-6) in a WIAA Division 5 regional championship Saturday night. Now, the Toppers move to sectionals, where they will face Central Wisconsin Christian on Thursday […]
Telecommuting for City Council
City of Burlington employees and aldermen listen as Department of Public Works Supervisor Dan Jensen (left) addresses the Emerald Ash Borer’s presence in Burlington Tuesday. On the white board is the projected image of Alderman Ed Johnson, who attended the meeting via Google Chat. The council recently passed a resolution […]
Music, maestro!
Burlington High School band director Colin Galitz directs during his band’s performance at Monday’s Band-0-Rama in the BHS gym. The concert featured performances by all the bands in the Burlington Area School District — from fourth grade on up up through 12th. (Photo by Ed Nadolski)
Keeping an eye on things
These snowmen keep an eye out on the traffic on Main Street in Burlington last week. The snowmen met a sticky end after temperatures crept up into the 40s and 50s last week. (Photo by Jennifer Eisenbart)
WIAA Playoffs: Burlington exacts revenge on Waterford, Toppers roll
By Mike Ramczyk Sports Editor [email protected] In two games this season, the Burlington boys basketball team came out flat against rival Waterford. In both contests, the Wolverines came away victorious. Tuesday night was a different story. The host Demons, just five days removed from a 52-36 lopsided loss […]
Burlington swimming saves best for last
By Chris Bennett Sports Correspondent The season ended Feb. 15 at the WIAA Division 1 Racine Case Sectional Tournament at Carthage College in Kenosha for the Burlington Combined boys swimming team. No one from the Demons advanced out of the sectional to the WIAA Division1 State Boys Swimming […]
High Level Talks
Wisconsin State Superintendent Tony Evers (left) and Burlington Area School District Superintendent Peter Smet start a tour of Burlington High School Thursday morning. Evers came to visit the school as part of “Technical Education Month,” praising the district’s work in that area. (Photo by Jennifer Eisenbart)
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