By David Paulsen SPORTS CORRESPONDENT It was a great way to kick off the spring baseball season for Waterford High School. The Wolverine boys hosted Zion-Benton Saturday in non-conference action and won both games in dramatic fashion. In game one, Waterford rallied from a 4-2 deficit to claim a 6-5 […]
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Bronco boys golfers look to building year
By David Paulsen SPORTS CORRESPONDENT With nearly three-fourths of the boys out for the program underclassmen, the Union Grove High School boys golf team will be hard pressed early on to improve on the team’s eighth-place finish one year ago in the Southern Lakes Conference. Seventeen of the 24 boys […]
BHS, CCHS send reps to indoor state track meet
By David Paulsen SPORTS CORRESPONDENT Although not originally on the sports schedule, six Burlington High School track and field athletes participated in the Wisconsin Track and Field Association’s State Indoor Championships held Saturday at UW-Whitewater. Three members from each of the boys and girls squads participated. For the Demon girls, […]
Calling all vendors
Union Grove farmers market prepares to crop up By Julie Rossman Correspondent With spring (sort of) in the air, the Union Grove farmers market committee is gearing up for another season at Union Grove’s Village Square Park. Now in its third year, the farmers market features vendors selling farm-fresh produce, […]
Jensen bests Graff
By Patricia Bogumil Editor Nearly 100 absentee ballots were still waiting to be returned after polls closed April 2, leaving many supporters of candidates James Graff and Daniel Jensen with their fingers crossed, waiting to see if Jensen’s 26-vote preliminary lead in the Waterford Union High School race would hold […]
BHS graduation rate leaps six points
School has emphasized career readiness along with college prep By Ed Nadolski Editor in Chief The four-year graduation rate at Burlington High School improved six percentage points last year, giving the school one of the best rates in the Southern Lakes Conference and putting it well above the state average. […]
Goodrich continues to pace area track girls
By David Paulsen SPORTS CORRESPONDENT A second-place finish by Cassy Goodrich and a fifth-place finish from Madelyn Schwartz led Union Grove to a 12th-place finish at the Wisconsin Track and Field Association’s State Indoor Championships held Saturday at UW-Whitewater. Goodrich was second in the 400-meter dash, turning in a time […]
Hilltopper baseball team will be young
By Bud Milroy Sports Correspondent The 2012 season was a rare sub-.500 season for the Catholic Central High School baseball team. As a result, the tradition-rich CCHS program is anxious for the 2013 season to begin. “We’re excited to get going and see if we can plug the holes created […]
Demons hopeful with young squad
By Jennifer Eisenbart Sports Editor Last year, the Burlington High School baseball team had considerable success. The Demons were 19-8, and reached the sectional final before losing to Kenosha Bradford, 5-4, at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. BHS graduated five seniors from that team, but returns eight players from last year. […]
Standouts for the week of April 12, 2013
Male Athlete of the Week Max Shenkenberg: Shekenberg had the best finish of Burlington athletes at the WTF Indoor State Championships at the University of Wisconsin–Whitewater Saturday. Shekenberg finished 16th in the triple jump, posting a best effort of 41 feet, one inch. Shekenberg was one of just six Burlington […]
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