Burlington 32, Racine Case 20   Burlington dominates county foe with balanced attack   By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] The Burlington football team was able to dictate things offensively Aug. 19, and the defense and special teams joined the party in a season-opening victory over Racine Case. Powered by 260 total […]

Burlington 4, Racine Lutheran 2   Experienced core of starters returns to pitch   By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] And Daniel Schoettler Sports Correspondent The date was Oct. 1, 2013. Burlington High School defeated Waterford Union High School, 3-2, in a seemingly meaningless regular season affair. It was the Demons’ first […]

  By Andrew Horschak Sports Correspondent Boasting two of the best singles players in the Southern Lakes Conference in senior Lacey Londre and sophomore May Jagodzinski, the Burlington girls tennis team has the potential to pile up victories once the lineup gets squared away. “We’re splitting up our doubles teams,” […]

Lady Demons face numbers problem this fall   By Andrew Horschak Sports Correspondent Posting a low number is the objective of every golfer. That isn’t the case, though, when it comes to fielding a high school golf team. “Our numbers are the lowest since I’ve been the coach,” said 14th-year […]

Third-year coach Tenhagen predicts Demons to win SLC By Mike Ramczyk Sports Editor Former Burlington High School standout wide receiver Steve Tenhagen returned to his alma mater as head coach in 2014 and has posted back-to-back winning seasons. While both regular seasons ended with a 5-4 record, it meant a […]

Former Demon star leads 13th Romo Camp, addresses Brett Favre Hall of Fame induction   By Jason Arndt [email protected] And Mike Ramczyk [email protected] Tony Romo’s hometown return to Burlington for his football camp might be an annual ritual for the Dallas Cowboys quarterback, but on June 22, it brought additional […]

Opposing coaches noticed virtually no weakness, team peaking at right time   By Tim Wester Sports Correspondent As miraculous as Burlington’s comeback victory WIAA Division 1 Championship game against Arrow-head was, it hardly surprised many Southern Lakes Conference coaches. After all, Lakes teams were unwilling witnesses to a Demons team […]

Little League success prepared Demons for high-profile competition   By Chris Bennett [email protected] Bryan Sturdevant almost made the final out of a title game on television – twice. On the brink of being the goat a second time his teammates saved him, and rallied to win the WIAA Division 1 […]

18-year head man credits community, school, family for support   By Jason Arndt Staff Writer And Mike Ramczyk Sports Editor, [email protected] When Scott Staude took over the reigns of Burlington High School’s baseball program 18 years ago, the coach already faced a challenge, but he finally snagged the elusive WIAA […]

By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] On June 20 and June 21 at Ginger Beaumont Field, Southern Lakes Newspapers Sports Editor Mike Ramczyk caught up with the Burlington Demons, who are fresh off winning the school’s first state baseball championship. Burlington overcame a 4-0 deficit with six runs in the final two […]