Burlington High School’s Jake Reetz looks for an opportunity to pass the ball against the Mukwonago defense in the closing stages of Tuesday night’s 53-45 loss. The defeat dropped the Demons one game below .500 heading into Saturday’s game against Racine Case at Carthage College in Kenosha. (Photo by Jennifer […]
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BHS boys struggle at Badger
By Jennifer Eisenbart Sports editor The Burlington High School boys’ basketball team picked a bad day to have an off night. Burlington traveled to Lake Geneva Badger Dec. 22 for its last game before the holiday, and struggled in all aspects of the game, losing 53-46. BHS is now 4-3 […]
Burlington wrestlers improve to 4-0 in SLC
By David Paulsen SPORTS CORRESPONDENT Halfway through the Southern Lakes Conference season, everything is looking up for the Burlington High School wrestling squad. The team is 4-0 in SLC duals and has defeated the three teams head coach Jade Gribble said were the front-runners in the conference – Delavan-Darien, Lake […]
Demon girls no match for Muskego
By David Paulsen SPORTS CORRESPONDENT When a team plays a tough non-conference schedule, they hope it will produce a better team over time. That is certainly the hopes of Burlington High School head girls basketball coach Gordon Nikolic. The latest very strong non-conference foe for the Demon girls was Muskego, […]
Gymnasts pick up ‘ugly’ win
By Jennifer Eisenbart Sports editor It says something to the depth of the Burlington/Badger/Wilmot gymnastics team this year that a totally off day can still beat the best in the state. That was the case Sunday, as BBW topped Franklin/Muskego/Whitnall/Oak Creek and Arrowhead in a tri-meet at Arrowhead High School. […]
Losing streak reaches six for Demon girls
By David Paulsen SPORTS CORRESPONDENT December has not been kind to the Burlington High School girls’ basketball team. After entering the month with a 2-1 record, the Demons have lost six in a row, including four in the past week. On Tuesday, the Demon girls were no match for the […]
Defense leads BHS boys past Elkhorn
By Jennifer Eisenbart Sports editor For the better part of Friday’s contest between the Burlington and Elkhorn boys’ basketball teams, the Demons were in control. Things changed a little in the second half, but the Demons still comfortably defeated the Elks 47-35. BHS is now 4-2 overall and 4-0 in […]
Demon grapplers stay undefeated in SLC
By David Paulsen SPORTS CORRESPONDENT A 48-34 win at Wilmot Thursday kept the Burlington High School wrestling squad undefeated in Southern Lakes Conference duals this season. The boys are now 3-0 in the SLC. Two days later, the Demons competed in the Marty Loy Classic at Fond du Lac where […]
Demons pull away for victory
By Jennifer Eisenbart Sports editor For one quarter of Dec. 8’s Southern Lakes Conference boys’ basketball game between Waterford and Burlington, it looked like it could be another night of sputtering offense for the Demons. In fact, through eight minutes, the Demons scored just four points – and the only […]
BHS grapplers down Badger
By David Paulsen SPORTS CORRESPONDENT A win over Lake Geneva Badger Thursday means the Burlington High School wrestling team has defeated two of the three teams head coach Jade Gribble felt were contenders for a conference title prior to the start of the season. The Demon grapplers defeated Delavan-Darien 56-15 […]