Although above state average, there’s room for improvement By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer Members of the Burlington Area School District administration have been stressing all year that test scores – tests given once a year, at what may or may not be a good time – provide a narrow snapshot […]
Author: Ed Nadolski
Back to school
Catholic Central High School invited grandparents of students to experience the modern classroom during Grandparents Day Oct. 11. Sitting in on science class are (from left) Ted Milligan, Clem Jablonski, Samantha Milligan, Sue Milligan and Jobe Wagner. The event, which included classroom visits, band and choir performances, a Mass and […]
Housing market still on track, broker says
But September numbers are behind pace set in August By Ed Nadolski Editor in Chief The housing market cooled off locally and statewide in September as classes began and families settled down for the new school year. The median price for homes sold in September fell compared to the previous […]
Boys fifth, girls sixth at SLC Meet
By David Paulsen SPORTS CORRESPONDENT A fifth-place finish by the Union Grove High School boys cross country team had head coach Kyle Patoka smiling at the Southern Lakes Conference meet held Saturday at UW-Parkside. “(We were) six points behind Burlington so we’ve made a lot of progress this season,” Patoka […]
Doubles teams lose in first round at state
By David Paulsen SPORTS CORRESPONDENT Going into the WIAA State Individual Tennis Championships at Madison last week, the two Waterford High School doubles teams who had qualified knew the competition would be greatly increased. Alyssa Helwig and Bridget Brockmann, Waterford’s No. 1 doubles team all season, and Emily Roghan and […]
Waterford runners struggle at SLC meet
By David Paulsen SPORTS CORRESPONDENT It was not quite the results that Waterford High School head cross country coach Nate Schreiber was hoping for at the Southern Lakes Conference Meet Saturday. Schreiber had hoped his girls could challenge for the team title and the boys for second at the University […]
WIAA playoffs: CCHS advances
The Catholic Central High School football team posted a 14-12 victory Friday night in a WIAA Division 7 Level One playoff game at Black Hawk. The Hilltoppers led the entire game – first 7-6 at the half, and then 14-6. Black Hawk scored to pull within 14-12, but CCHS managed […]
Region leads in gas price decline
American consumers are now seeing relief at the pump as retail prices more closely reflect the long-anticipated autumn decline that comes with winter blend gasoline, flat demand and stronger supply levels. But nowhere in the country are the price decreases more pronounced than in the Great Lakes region. “The biggest […]
Demons finish SEC season undefeated
By Jennifer Eisenbart Sports Editor For the first time in Tim Gesteland’s 15 years as head coach of the Burlington High School boys volleyball team, the Demons finished the Southeast Conference season undefeated. The Demons put the finishing touches on that achievement Monday night, sweeping Kenosha Tremper 25-18, 25-22, 25-10. […]
Back to back! Wolverines edge Badger for SLC crown
By Jennifer Eisenbart Sports Editor Friday night’s regular season football finale between Badger and Waterford can be filed firmly under the following head. “Are you kidding me?” Following a defensive battle that last until the final two minutes of the game, Waterford scored with about 1:15 left on the clock […]