Area teams finding out hard lesson: size still matters, but guard play can overcome   Last weekend, McDonell Central’s size and length were too much for the shorter Catholic Central Hilltoppers. While basketball involves a team of 12-15 players, it’s unique in that one player can win a championship almost […]

  Though often undeclared academically, young men and women have attended colleges and universities for decades to major in sports – football, basketball, hockey and more. The pursuit of such a “major” and the accompanying glories forced a trickle-down effect driven by the wallets of parents that is manifested in […]

Burlington senior Josh Bird mired in layered controversy surrounding match   “I hit him open-hand.” “I hit him open-hand!” These weren’t the desperate pleas of a misinformed, emotionally charged teenager. They were the last-ditch efforts of an 18-year-old man who won a high school state wrestling championship with a lifeless, […]

Thanks to a late 15-2 rally to end Friday night’s game, the visiting Union Grove girls basketball team not only knocked off Wilmot to jump into a first-place tie, the Lady Broncos also secured a No. 1 seed in the upcoming Division 2 WIAA girls basketball tournament, with tips off […]

  BURLINGTON – When asked about his career-high 33 points after the Burlington boys basketball team’s 66-49 victory over Lake Geneva Badger Friday night, sophomore point guard Nick Klug didn’t hesitate to use the words “my team.” In fact, those two selfless, humbling words were in the first sentence he […]

  Ah, the struggle that is being a high school student. You have to wake up early, be at class on time and often can’t leave the school grounds to enjoy lunch at a fun place to eat like McDonald’s or Wendy’s. Your parents may have you on a tight […]

Team opens playoffs Sunday against Redskins   Ah, our beloved Green Bay Packers. Titletown. The Frozen Tundra of Lambeau Field, a virtual Mecca of America’s favorite sport. For the past three decades, thanks to consecutive Hall-of-Fame-caliber quarterbacks, along with strong management and a dedicated, die-hard fan base, the Packers have […]