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Hilltoppers return key players, look to make another deep playoff run By Mike Ramczyk Correspondent The Catholic Central girls varsity volleyball squad is living the dream. The 2018 Division 4 state champion Hilltoppers bring back their top hitter, Sammie Seib, libero Grace Antlfinger, and middle blocker Katie Goethal, and all […]
Catholic Central comes up short By Mike Ramczyk Correspondent How many teams give up a nearly 400-yard rusher and end up winning the football game? Not a lot. But the Burlington Demons pulled off what may seem like the unthinkable Friday night in the 2019 season opener at Don Dalton […]
Big changes coming to Catholic Central, but coach preaches same expectations By Mike Ramczyk Correspondent A storied football program, no doubt, believe it or not, Catholic Central hasn’t reached a Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association playoff game since 2015. In fact, the Hilltoppers have won a total of four games over […]
By Chris Bennett Correspondent This year’s All-Southern Lakes Newspapers first team for baseball could probably beat any other high school team in the state. This a deep squad with a lot of talent, and the team features a distinct flavor of the Southern Lakes Conference, which includes Burlington’s Trent Turzenski […]
Girls wrestling, international style coming to Catholic Central By Mike Ramczyk Correspondent Kevin Bird, Bill Kahle and Greg Amborn were looking for a way to breathe some life into the fledgling Catholic Central wrestling program. Sure, Greg’s son, Henry, took third at state last year as a freshman, but there […]
Kirst, Robers take over with goal of preserving winning tradition By Andrew Horschak Correspondent “Tradition does not graduate. Tradition does not retire.” That was the message to the Catholic Central softball team when practice got underway earlier this month. After finishing 20-5 last season and falling short to Oakfield, 5-4, […]
CC grad follows coach’s footsteps to North Dakota, joins team staff By Mike Ramczyk sports@southernlakesnewspapers.com It’s March Madness time in America, a magical couple of weeks where college basketball’s best 64 teams battle it out for the national championship – and millions of fans fill out their brackets in […]
Finishing strong By Mike Ramczyk sports@southernlakesnewspapers.com From 2011 to 2014, the BUW (Burlington-Badger-Wilmot-Union Grove-Williams Bay) gymnastics team was at the top of the state stage, placing second four straight years, including missing out on a state title by only .05 points in 2014. With the “Big Three” of Bailey […]
Underdogs get all the way to regional finals, fall in close battle By Mike Ramczyk sports@southernlakesnewspapers.com It’s times like these when those lopsided drubbings against Dominican and Martin Luther on those frigid winter nights pay off. The Greater Metro Conference featured three state-ranked teams, and several other quality clubs, […]
Waterford native takes 3rd in Division 3 at 120 pounds By Mike Ramczyk sports@southernlakesnewspapers.com While many people will be plopped down on their couches, or posted up in their favorite local establishments watching March Madness college or high school basketball next month, Catholic Central freshman Henry Amborn will be […]
