Burlington hosts Elkhorn Tuesday in sectional semifinal By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] BURLINGTON – Coaches constantly preach the value of experience. Senior leadership. It’s something that can separate the good teams from the great teams, and usually the most high-pressure situations reveal a team’s level of experience. Enter Thursday’s WIAA […]
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Union Grove soccer edges defending champ Burlington for 1st conference title in school history
Panyk’s goal proves to be the difference in close battle By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] UNION GROVE – The midfield team hug simply wasn’t going to be enough after a win this big. So Daphne Sieg and the rest of her Union Grove girls soccer teammates, moments after a […]
Burlington baseball clinches 3rd consecutive conference championship
Pitching, confidence, tradition fuel squad that lost big hitters By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] After a devastating home loss to Waterford two weeks ago, the Burlington baseball team’s chances of a third straight Southern Lakes crown seemed doomed. The Demons still had to play in Waterford and had to finish […]
Thrilling shootout victory propels Burlington soccer to SLC title match
Lopez, Crabtree come up big late By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] Burlington junior Amelia Crabtree waited patiently for a moment like this. Two long, hard months of injury kept one of the Demons’ best soccer players out of the lineup, and in her second game back Tuesday at home during […]
Burlington softball captures outright conference championship, first in 30 years
Lonely at the top Lady Demons make historic conference title reality with drubbing of rival Waterford By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] What started out as a share has become official. The Burlington varsity softball squad is the 2018 Southern Lakes Conference champion, all by its lonesome, and it’s the first […]
Ludwig paces Burlington in rain-soaked SLC tennis meet
By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] The Burlington boys tennis team may not have come away from last week’s Southern Lakes Conference tournament with a champion, but two flights finished strong in the three-day, rain-extended event. What started Thursday at Westosha Central and Wilmot high schools was supposed to finish Monday […]
Burlington girls fourth, boys fifth at conference track
By Daniel Schoettler Sports Correspondent Burlington junior Nick Webley made his mark at the Southern Lakes Conference meet May 15 in Elkhorn, helping land the Demons in the top five in three events. He won the long jump, took third in the 200 meter and was part of the […]
Burlington baseball clinches share of 3rd straight conference title
Five-game win streak includes key SLC victories By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] BURLINGTON – After a devastating home loss to Waterford last week, the Burlington baseball team’s chances of a third straight Southern Lakes crown seemed doomed. The Demons still had to play in Waterford and had to finish the […]
Burlington softball clinches first conference championship since 1989
Lady Demons use long ball to beat mighty Wilmot By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] Burlington head coach Gary Caliva couldn’t even recall the last time the softball team won a conference championship in the post-game interview Tuesday night in Wilmot. It’s been that long. You have to go all the […]
Special delivery: Krause smashes game-winner, Burlington edges Waterford in extras
Burlington 4, Waterford 3 (8 innings) By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] An old adage in baseball says you’re only as good as that day’s starting pitcher. That’s normally the case for the Burlington Demons when junior ace lefty Trey Krause is on the mound. While he turned in another stellar […]