By Bud Milroy Sports correspondent The work in progress that is the Catholic Central High School baseball team continued a roller coaster season, winning a pair of games Saturday at the Midwest Classic Challenge but losing a pair of conference games. The Hilltoppers spotted Kenosha St. Joseph a five-run lead […]
Author: Ed Nadolski
Demons come up just short against Broncos
By David Paulsen SPORTS CORRESPONDENT After being shut out 18-0 by Westosha Central in season-opening action April 5, the Burlington High School softball team played much better ball in a 4-1 loss to a solid Union Grove team on Tuesday. This Southern Lakes Conference game was scoreless until the top […]
Demon golfers third at first SLC major
By David Paulsen SPORTS CORRESPONDENT With freshman Brian Dankle shooting the fourth-lowest score of the meet, the Burlington High School boys golf team finished third at the Southern Lakes Conference Golf Major No. 1 Tuesday. Played at the par-72 Ives Grove Golf Course, Dankle carded a 40-43. Dankle had nothing […]
Tennis team gets first win of season
By David Paulsen SPORTS CORRESPONDENT It got a little tense at the end, but when all was said and done, the Burlington High School boys tennis team earned its first win of the season – 4-3 over Westosha Central Tuesday. “Great win tonight,” head coach Ken Savaglia said. “Came down […]
From Out in Right Field: London 2012 seems just around the corner
By Jennifer Eisenbart Sports editor It’s hard to believe we’re three weeks into April already. For whatever reason, the start of 2012 has flown by. Time has slipped past, and in two weeks, we’ll be closer to summer than away from it. Every four years, the summer means […]
Standouts for the week of April 20, 2012
Male Athlete of the Week Rayce Wadsworth, Catholic Central High School baseball: Wadsworth had a stellar effort as the Hilltoppers picked up a pair of wins Saturday. Following a 4-3 win in eight innings over Milwaukee King in the first game, Wadsworth took to the mound in the second game. […]
Local communities aim to make a Clean Sweep
It’s your chance to dispose of hazardous waste, help local charities By Ed Nadolski Editor in chief After several years of planning, six area communities are joining forces to host a Clean Sweep event Saturday, April 28, to collect household hazardous waste. The program, slated for 8 a.m. to […]
DELLA D. ROWNTREE
Della D. Rowntree, 96, Dover Township, died April 17, 2012, at Linden Grove Nursing Home in Mukwonago. She was born in Caldwell on Oct. 25, 1915, to the late Samual and Alma (Jenerjohn) Hotz. She was a 1934 graduate of Waterford Union High School. In August of 1934 she married […]
City sympathetic to clear-cut mandate
But officials say they’re powerless to help residents By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff writer Burlington residents Don Howell and Mike Caringello aren’t alone in their opinion that the American Transmission Company shouldn’t touch their trees. But the support from Mayor Bob Miller comes with an obvious caveat – there’s nothing […]
Tornado drill set for Thursday afternoon
The statewide tornado drill scheduled for this afternoon is a go. The National Weather Service has determined that there is a minimal threat of actual severe weather this afternoon. At 1 p.m., the National Weather Service will issue a mock Tornado Watch and at 1:45 p.m. a statewide mock Tornado […]