Six-run inning too much to overcome By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] MADISON -The heartbreak of an emotional, frustrating state championship loss was evident as the Burlington softball players accepted their individual state runner-up medals moments after Saturday’s 7-1 loss to Sun Prairie at Goodman Diamond in Madison in the Division […]
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STATE SOFTBALL: Burlington slams Slinger, will battle undefeated Sun Prairie for state championship tonight
Demons bang 15 hits in another offensive onslaught By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] MADISON – It was going to take more than a change of venue, delayed start and the latest game of the season to stop this offensive juggernaut. On Friday night and into the early moments of Saturday morning, […]
STATE SOFTBALL: Burlington ‘upsets’ #2 seed Chippewa Falls, plays Friday night in semifinal
Schmalfeldt’s 3-run blast sparks five-run first inning By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] Apparently, someone didn’t get the memo about the Southern Lakes Conference. It makes sense, a little, that the Burlington Demon softball squad wasn’t seeded in the top four of the eight-team WIAA Division 1 state tournament, with its […]
Burlington baseball trumps Tremper, clinches 3rd straight trip to state tournament
WIAA SECTIONAL BASEBALL: (2) Burlington 6, (1) Kenosha Tremper 3 Turzenski starts, Krause finishes as Demons capture 3rd straight sectional championship By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] How’s this for coaching? The nails were bitten shorter, and the gray hairs were beginning to stand up for the lawn-chair sporting Burlington baseball […]
Burlington baseball advances to 3rd straight sectional championship
(1) Kenosha Tremper (21-4) vs. (2) Burlington (19-7), 4 p.m., tonight, Kenosha Tremper High School By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] KENOSHA – Trey Krause pitched like the ace he is, and the Burlington bats eventually erupted in a WIAA Division 1 sectional semifinal Tuesday at Kenosha Tremper’s Alan Smith Field. […]
Burlington soccer overcomes frightening injury to capture 3rd straight regional championship
Fifth-seeded Demons travel to No. 1 Waunakee Thursday at 6 By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] SAUK CITY – Sam Naber was straight killing it Saturday afternoon. The freshman attacking midfielder, one of Burlington soccer’s strongest two-way threats, only needed 10 minutes to exert her will in a WIAA Division 1 regional […]
State bound: Burlington’s Goliath-slaying campaign culminates with 3rd win over mighty Westosha, sectional championship
Klein allows three runs to Central all year, SLC team makes state 9th straight year By Jason Arndt [email protected] Before the season, if someone would have told Burlington High School senior Jaina Westphal her team would be competing for a shot at a state softball berth, the Demon second […]
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Never say die: Schmalfeldt’s late blast sparks epic comeback, Burlington one win from state
WIAA Division 1 Sectional Semifinal: (2) Burlington 7, (6) Elkhorn 6 (8 innings) Demons advance to sectional final after improbable five-run seventh By Andrew Horschak Sports Correspondent Trailing by five runs going into the bottom of the seventh inning, there were no sad faces or hanging heads in the […]
Burlington golf fires best round of season
By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] It can’t be easy for a new coach to find success quickly. Throughout the season, the Burlington boys golfers have struggled with scores in the high 90s and 100s, and the squad has been feeling things out under new coach Nick Schilleman. But progress makes […]