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Trautman falls in final seconds By Mike Ramczyk sports@southernlakesnewspapers.com Jared Krattiger envisioned this moment in the fall when he bypassed playing football for the first time in his high school career in order to heal up for wrestling season. A University of Wisconsin wrestling recruit, the Waterford senior’s absence […]
Sophomore standout goes off for 27 despite fouling out By Mike Ramczyk sports@southernlakesnewspapers.com BURLINGTON – Despite a 7-15 record, the Waterford girls varsity basketball team outscored its opponents, just barely, during the regular season. What better time than the postseason to have the law of averages finally decide to […]
Waterford travels to Burlington Friday By Mike Ramczyk sports@southernlakesnewspapers.com And Chris Bennett Sports Correspondent The Waterford girls basketball team was the obvious favorite in a WIAA Division 2 playoff opener, and it showed. Katie Rohner scored 25 points, had 11 steals and 10 rebounds as the No. 6 Wolverines […]
Trautman, Krattiger look to improve on third-place finishes By Chris Bennett Sports Correspondent For the second season in a row, the Waterford Union High School wrestling team is sending seven to state. Seven Waterford wrestlers qualified for the WIAA Division 1 Individual Wrestling State Tournament at a sectional tournament […]
By Troy Sparks Sports Correspondent Everything worked according to the game plan for the BUW gymnastic team at the Southern Lakes Conference at Waterford, Feb. 16. Dominant performances in all four apparatuses gave the Demons the championship and the big trophy that coach Andrea Chart carried down the hall […]
By Mike Ramczyk sports@southernlakesnewspapers.com All the Burlington Co-op swim team could do Saturday afternoon was wait. An empty, quiet Pleasant Prairie RecPlex, minutes removed from an exhilarating WIAA Division 1 swim sectional, gave way to a fun, yet nerve-wracking bus ride back to Burlington. The Demons and first-year […]
Confidence grows with deep squad By Tim Wester Sports Correspondent Editor’s Note: The following story appears in the Feb. 9 edition of the Westine Report, which remains on area newsstands until Thursday, Feb. 15. Since this story was published, the Grove beat Waterford Feb. 8, 54-52, by overcoming a […]
Bleser swims at UW-Natatorium next weekend By Mike Ramczyk sports@southernlakesnewspapers.com KENOSHA – All the Burlington Co-op swim team could do Saturday afternoon was wait. An empty, quiet Pleasant Prairie RecPlex, minutes removed from an exhilarating WIAA Division 1 swim sectional, gave way to a fun, yet nerve-wracking bus ride […]
Every Demon will compete at individual sectional By Mike Ramczyk sports@southernlakesnewspapers.com KENOSHA – One year ago, the Kenosha Bradford wrestling team made history with a regional title and first trip to team state in 80 years. This year, with a chance to repeat on its home turf, Bradford was […]
Trautman, Guardiola highlight 5 champions By Chris Bennett Sports Correspondent and Mike Ramczyk sports@southernlakesnewspapers.com Waterford Union High School wrestling coach is painfully candid when describing his team’s performance in the Southern Lakes Conference Varsity Wrestling Tournament, which took place Feb. 3 at Delavan-Darien High School in Delavan. “We let […]
