By David Paulsen SPORTS CORRESPONDENT Wins at No. 4 singles and No. 1 doubles were not enough to get the Burlington High School boys’ tennis team its first dual win of the season as the Demon boys fell 5-2 to Mukwonago April 4 in non-conference action. “Just can’t put it […]

By David Paulsen SPORTS CORRESPONDENT Led by a junior and a freshman, the Burlington High School boys’ golf team placed second at the Franklin Triangular Thursday with a 173. Played at South Hills Country Club in Franksville, Franklin won the event with a 169. South Milwaukee shot a 194. “A […]

By Jennifer Eisenbart Sports Editor The common perception this year might be that the Burlington High School baseball team might be in trouble. The Demons, who finished 17-8 last year and lost in the regional final to Kenosha Tremper, graduated seven seniors – all of whom were starters – from […]

By David Paulsen SPORTS CORRESPONDENT Paced by a 1-2 finish in the pole vault, the Burlington High School boys’ track and field squad finished sixth out of 14 teams at the Racine Invitational held Saturday at UW-Parkside. “For us, that was a good finish,” noted boys’ head coach Trent Tonn. […]

By David Paulsen SPORTS CORRESPONDENT A 3-1 loss at Racine Case Tuesday kept the Burlington High School girls soccer team looking for its first win of the season. With the loss, the Demons fell to 0-2-1 on the season. Case played a very physical game in the first half and […]

By David Paulsen SPORTS CORRESPONDENT “(We) just did not play well.” Those words by Burlington High School head boys’ tennis coach Ken Savaglia told the tale of a 7-0 loss at Muskego Tuesday. The best opportunity for a win came at No. 4 singles where Brandon Novak lost 6-2, 3-6, […]

By Jennifer Eisenbart Sports editor Seldom do you get anything in sports when you want it too badly. That – and a case of maybe trying to overthink the game plan – cost the Burlington High School boys basketball team March 8 in the sectional semifinals. The Demons trailed 23-5 […]

A furious second-half rally wasn’t enough to lift the Burlington High School boys basketball team out of a huge rut Thursday against Mukwonago in the opening round of the WIAA Division 1 sectional play at Kenosha Tremper. The Demons found themselves trailing 40-14 early in the second half before mounting […]

In a meet that went down the bitter end, the Burlington Demons came up one point short in their first ever trip to the WIAA state team wrestling tournament Friday in Madison, losing to Holmen 27-26. The loss eliminated the Demons from the tournament while Holmen advanced to face Hartford […]

By Jennifer Eisenbart Sports editor It wasn’t saying much Tuesday night that the Burlington High School boys basketball team played almost an identical game against Elkhorn that led to a loss against Union Grove last week. Except, of course, that this time the Demons escaped with a victory. “It was […]