Late call pays off as former Barons star is duped By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] BURLINGTON – After two decades of pacing the dugout with Burlington High School varsity baseball head coach Scott Staude, assistant coach Ryan Hoffman has learned a few tricks of the trade – stuff you can’t […]
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Burlington Baseball Hall of Fame returns Sunday
Make-up event will feature 2017 and ’18 classes, softball game honoring area emergency personnel By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] After last year’s devastating flood wiped out just about everything in Burlington, one local sports tradition is back. The Burlington Baseball Hall of Fame will hold its seventh annual induction ceremony […]
Southern Lakes Conference releases spring sports all-conference
Baseball First team Trey Krause, p, jr., Burlington; Kyle Gendron, p, sr., Wilmot; Alec Spang, c, sr., Union Grove; Tucker Strommen, if, jr., Burlington; TJ Manteufel, if, soph., Union Grove; Aaron Chapman, if, sr., Waterford; Justin Paasch, if, sr., Wilmot; Nicholas Rockweiler, of, jr., Elkhorn; Dawson Vance, of, sr., […]
Burlington Barons power way to 6-0 start
Home runs, pitching fuel domination By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] The incorporation of the long ball along with solid pitching and defense have helped the Burlington Rotary Barons, a local amateur hardball baseball team consisting of area talent, to jump out to a 6-0 record and first place in the […]
Softball captains Westphal, Klein lead by example
Longtime teammates, friends will continue softball journeys By Andrew Horschak [email protected] Teammates going back to their days playing for the 10U Wisconsin Lightning, Josie Klein and Jaina Westphal made their final season together one to remember as captains of the WIAA Division 1 state runner-up Burlington softball team. While […]
Top seed Waunakee outlasts Burlington in sectional thriller
By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] The Burlington soccer girls weren’t happy with their No. 5 seed in this year’s playoffs. And they certainly played with a chip on their shoulder June 7 in a WIAA Division 2 sectional semifinal at top-seeded Waunakee. Buoyed by the return of freshman midfielder Sam […]
MEET THE DEMONS: Introducing 2018 state softball runner-up Burlington
Bridi Allen Softball is: where I am happy and get to spend time with my friends We made it to state because: we have all the necessary elements of a good team, and we loved playing together so much we didn’t want it to end Favorite song: “Hey, Soul […]
The legend of ‘Hondo’ is born
By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] The Wilmot head baseball coach summed it up perfectly as he left the Burlington Demons’ sectional final game at Kenosha Tremper to walk to his car June 5. “You guys are going to win it again,” said Josh Pye, wearing a red Wilmot pullover. “It’s […]
Like mother, like daughter
Pitcher Klein follows in mother’s state footsteps By Andrew Horschak Sports Correspondent Surprisingly, there has been no smack talk in the Klein household in recent weeks. “No, it’s been pretty civil,” Josie Klein said with a chuckle. After leading her team to a runner-up finish in the WIAA Division […]
STATE BASEBALL: Arrowhead edges Burlington in rubber match
Krause gets state revenge, but bats can’t come through in clutch By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] GRAND CHUTE – After beating Arrowhead for their first state championship in 2016 but falling to the Warhawks the next season at state, the Burlington Demons once again faced their state nemesis Tuesday afternoon in […]