Future still uncertain as School Board examines cost to district By Dave Fidlin Correspondent A popular childcare program could be in limbo as part of a greater discussion in the Waterford Graded School District about facility usage, rental fees and scheduling. The Waterford Area School-Age Program, or WASP, has been […]
Sports & Other News
Alcohol sales: How early is too early?
Partners2 group opposes earlier sale hours at local stores By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff writer When Wisconsin passed a law in late December giving communities the option of allowing stores to begin selling alcohol earlier in the day, there seemed to be little controversy. Class A retailers – which include grocery […]
Battle of the divas
Area students face off Saturday night in singing competition at WUHS By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer Call it a miniature version of American Idol, if you will. The Riverport Chorus will present Diva Quest 2012 Saturday at Waterford Union High School at 6 p.m. Ten area high school students will […]
Friday night basketball: Demons do it again
By Jennifer Eisenbart Sports editor Whoever coined the phrase “lightning never strikes the same place twice” hasn’t watched the Burlington and Waterford boys basketball teams play this year. For the second time in as many games, the Demons used an impressive defensive effort in the second quarter to limit […]
For local pastry chef, life in Wisconsin is a piece of cake
By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff writer Coming from a small town of about 1,000 people in upstate New York, Samantha (Sam) Warren isn’t exactly someone you would immediately consider as coming from a hotbed of a first-class chefs. “Where I grew up, it was a very poor farming town,” […]
Fourth-quarter rally pulls out win for Bronco boys
By David Paulsen SPORTS CORRESPONDENT For three quarters, it looked like winless Delavan-Darien might pull off a huge upset over the Union Grove boys’ basketball team Tuesday night. But a 26-13 margin in the final quarter gave the Broncos a 61-52 Southern Lakes Conference home win. “It was very scary […]
Bronco girls fall 53-31 to Wisconsin Lutheran
By David Paulsen SPORTS CORRESPONDENT In their poorest offensive effort of the season, the Union Grove High School girls’ basketball team lost to Wisconsin Lutheran 53-31 Tuesday at Milwaukee. The Broncos scored just 17 points total in the first three quarters, while Wisconsin Lutheran racked up 44. A 14-9 Bronco […]
Waterford roundup: Basketball teams both win
By Jennifer Eisenbart Sports editor An 18-point fourth quarter blew open a relatively close game for the Waterford boys basketball team Tuesday night, and the Wolverines went on to a 52-34 win over Lake Geneva Badger at home. The win improved Waterford to 6-2 in the Southern Lakes Conference and […]
Grapplers fall to Delavan-Darien
By David Paulsen SPORTS CORRESPONDENT It has been a difficult Southern Lakes Conference dual season for the inexperienced Union Grove High School wrestling squad. That continued Jan. 19 in a 60-18 loss at Delavan-Darien. The Bronco boys won just four of the 14 matches while falling to 0-6 in the […]
Wrestlers take second at Terry Kramer Open
By David Paulsen SPORTS CORRESPONDENT Four first-place finishes and one second led to a second-place team finish for the Waterford High School wrestling team at the Terry Kramer Open held at Fort Atkinson Saturday. Slinger won the event with 212 points, but Waterford finished second with 184. Fort Atkinson was […]
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