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Toppers greeted by Wisconsin native Doug Free By Mike Ramczyk sports@southernlakesnewspapers.com The Catholic Central football players enjoyed a rare treat Tuesday afternoon at the St. Mary’s practice field. Lincoln Street buzzed with whispers of a guest speaker, and the school’s principal was on hand. It wasn’t your average motivational […]
Lady Toppers host Martin Luther, Tuesday, 6:30 p.m. By Troy Sparks Sports Correspondent You can argue that the girls volleyball schedule for the Burlington Catholic Central team is a bit unfair going into the first two weeks of the season. The Hilltoppers played their first two contests on the […]
By Chris Bennett Sports Correspondent The Burlington Co-op girls high school swim team won one event Aug. 23 at the Southern Conference Relays at Whitewater High School, but the Demons went home with a bigger prize. The squad won the meet by one point over rival Badger Co-op. The […]
By Mike Ramczyk sports@southernlakesnewspapers.com With no more grand championship pitting both division winners, the Burlington Rotary Barons still got a chance to wrap up their season with a title last weekend at Beaumont Field in Burlington. And much like they’ve done all season, the Barons delivered when it mattered […]
Toppers rally, smash-mouth style prevails in 4th By Mike Ramczyk sports@southernlakesnewspapers.com BURLINGTON – Sure, it was only nonconference, and the result won’t affect playoff hopes. But the Catholic Central football team made a resounding statement Friday night at the Topper Bowl – we’re back. A dynamite contest saw the […]
After a tough season was cancelled, number spike suddenly causes experienced group By Mike Ramczyk sports@southernlakesnewspapers.com The long-standing tradition of Catholic Central varsity football simply couldn’t be broken. But it did tear at the seams and cause quite the rare situation in 2017. As a refresher, the Toppers began […]
Late call pays off as former Barons star is duped By Mike Ramczyk sports@southernlakesnewspapers.com BURLINGTON – After two decades of pacing the dugout with Burlington High School varsity baseball head coach Scott Staude, assistant coach Ryan Hoffman has learned a few tricks of the trade – stuff you can’t […]
Make-up event will feature 2017 and ’18 classes, softball game honoring area emergency personnel By Mike Ramczyk sports@southernlakesnewspapers.com After last year’s devastating flood wiped out just about everything in Burlington, one local sports tradition is back. The Burlington Baseball Hall of Fame will hold its seventh annual induction ceremony […]
Home runs, pitching fuel domination By Mike Ramczyk sports@southernlakesnewspapers.com The incorporation of the long ball along with solid pitching and defense have helped the Burlington Rotary Barons, a local amateur hardball baseball team consisting of area talent, to jump out to a 6-0 record and first place in the […]
By Dana Ehrmann Sports Correspondent Catholic Central sophomore Nick Aldrich capped off a great track and field season with a solid performance at the WIAA State Track and Field Meet at UW-La Crosse June 2. In his preliminary 100-meter race, Nick ran 11.56 seconds, just missing the finals by […]
