By David Paulsen SPORTS CORRESPONDENT In trying to break their 10-game losing streak, the Burlington High School girls’ basketball team needed a strong first quarter in their non-conference game against Waukesha West Tuesday. They did not get it. Outscored 18-2 in the first period, the Demon girls dug themselves a […]
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Wrestlers defeat ranked teams in home invite
By David Paulsen SPORTS CORRESPONDENT After what the Burlington High School wrestling squad accomplished last week, it would be surprising if the team does not find itself ranked in the next state team wrestling ranking. In its own six-team invitational on Saturday, the Demon boys defeated the No. 5-ranked Division […]
BBW comes up with another invite title
By Jennifer Eisenbart Sports editor What’s the scariest thing about the Burlington/Badger/Wilmot gymnastics team? After posting a 145.625 team score Saturday to win the Falcon Invite – the best score of the season for BBW and in the state – the squad still has plenty of room for improvement. A […]
BHS boys get back on track
By Jennifer Eisenbart Sports editor After a pair of non-conference losses last week, the Burlington High School boys basketball team needed a dose of confidence Tuesday night at home against Wilmot. The Demons got it, outscoring the Panthers 21-11 in the second quarter and then coming home with a 70-59 […]
Broncos down Demon girls 51-37
By David Paulsen SPORTS CORRESPONDENT Over much of this season, the Burlington High School girls basketball team has had a difficult time scoring points. The result is a losing streak that has extended to nine games. During that nine-game span, 50 percent of the time the Demon girls have scored […]
Swim team finishes sixth at Rocket Invite
By David Paulsen SPORTS CORRESPONDENT Even with having the smallest squad at the event, the Burlington co-op boys swim team finishes eighth out of 11 teams at the South Milwaukee Rocket Invite Saturday. “The team did very well,” head coach Denita Jones said. “We weren’t last for a change.” Burlington […]
BHS boys struggle in loss
By Jennifer Eisenbart Sports editor Burlington High School boys’ basketball coach Steve Berezowitz didn’t mince words after a 53-45 loss to Mukwonago at home Tuesday night. “I didn’t think we had the effort that we needed to compete in every area,” the coach explained. “What’s frustrating is I thought we […]
Demon wrestlers win Mid-States Classic
By David Paulsen SPORTS CORRESPONDENT Even with the No. 4-ranked Division 1 team in the tournament, and the No. 3-ranked Division 3 team also present, Burlington showed it must be considered a team to be reckoned with by winning the annual Mid-States Wrestling Classic held Dec. 28 and 29 at […]
Demon girls losing streak reaches eight
By David Paulsen SPORTS CORRESPONDENT When two teams who are both winless in their conference face each other, one of them is going to get their first conference win. Unfortunately, for the Burlington High School girls’ basketball team, it was the Delavan-Darien Comets who got their first Southern Lakes Conference […]
Briggs leads co-op swim team at Badger
By David Paulsen SPORTS CORRESPONDENT Team captain Matthew Briggs led the Burlington Co-Op boys swim team in a 116-50 loss at Lake Geneva Badger Tuesday. Briggs won the 200-yard freestyle and the 100-yard backstroke, and was the anchor leg on the 400-yard freestyle relay team that also secured a victory. […]