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By Jason Arndt Staff Writer Izzy Phillips caught many of Christina Paleka’s pitching appearances for the Catholic Central High School softball team. While Phillips served as catcher, she also contributed at the plate, where she finished second overall among Metro Classic Conference hitters with 35 RBI en route to first […]
By Jason Arndt Staff Writer Catholic Central High School sprinter Nick Aldrich qualified for the WIAA Division 3 State Track and Field Meet in the 100-meter dash his sophomore and junior seasons. As a junior, after he won sectionals, Aldrich placed seventh in state at 11.33 seconds, which was .25 […]
Pitcher plans to continue playing at St. Norbert By Jason Arndt Staff Writer Christina Paleka, of Catholic Central High School, was one of the top pitchers in the Metro Classic Conference last season and earned first team All-Conference. Paleka fanned 117 hitters to finish third overall among MCC pitchers, according […]
Toppers roll in playoff opener behind Doerflinger, 10 first-half threes By Mike Ramczyk Correspondent On Tuesday night in Burlington, visiting Elkhart Lake made the mistake of playing a 2-3 zone against second-seeded Catholic Central in a WIAA Division 5 boys basketball playoff opener. Saying the Toppers made them pay would […]
Jacobson takes gold, Kahle silver, Amborn bronze overseas By Mike Ramczyk Correspondent How many of you even knew Catholic Central had a wrestling team? Not only do they have a team, but they are also winning prestigious medals overseas with a style of wrestling not used by the Wisconsin Interscholastic […]
Girls fall to Pacers, boys maintain solid standing in MCC By Mike Ramczyk Correspondent The Catholic Central boys basketball squad keeps finding ways to win close games. The Hilltoppers hosted Metro Classic Conference rival Shoreland Lutheran Friday, Jan. 24, and were able to hold off a late Pacers rally to […]
By Mike Ramczyk Correspondent The Prairie School is usually a difficult Metro Classic Conference opponent for Catholic Central, but the Toppers boys and girls both took care of business Tuesday night in Burlington. After the girls won in the opener, the boys shot the lights out with eight 3-pointers in […]
By Chris Bennett Correspondent Welcome to the fourth annual Southern Lakes Newspapers All-Area football team. This season marked many highlights, including Burlington, which came up short of reaching the WIAA Division 2 state championship game. While Waterford and Wilmot captured a share of the Southern Lakes Conference title, Burlington made […]
Catholic Central has bright future, coach says By Jason Arndt Editor The Catholic Central girls volleyball team’s pursuit of a second consecutive WIAA Division 4 state title came to a screeching halt Nov. 9 when the Hilltoppers faced unbeaten Clear Lake at the Resch Center in Green Bay. The top-seeded […]
Catholic Central faces unbeaten Clear Lake Saturday By Jason Arndt Editor Junior Sammie Seib and the Catholic Central Hilltoppers will head to Saturday’s WIAA Division 4 state girls volleyball title match following a four-set win against Hillsboro Friday. The Hilltoppers, who defeated the Tigers, 25-19, 25-13, 22-25, 25-14, received a […]
