By Troy Sparks Sports Correspondent Everything worked according to the game plan for the BUW gymnastic team at the Southern Lakes Conference at Waterford, Feb. 16. Dominant performances in all four apparatuses gave the Demons the championship and the big trophy that coach Andrea Chart carried down the hall […]
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Back to state: Catholic Central swimmer Bleser returns to Madison
By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] All the Burlington Co-op swim team could do Saturday afternoon was wait. An empty, quiet Pleasant Prairie RecPlex, minutes removed from an exhilarating WIAA Division 1 swim sectional, gave way to a fun, yet nerve-wracking bus ride back to Burlington. The Demons and first-year […]
Walking the walk: Burlington wrestlers decimate Oak Creek, head to team state
Lightweights help Demons build insurmountable lead By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] With the confidence of upperclassmen, Burlington sophomores Jake Skrundz, Max Ehlen and Qwade Gehring said it loud and proud – the varsity wrestling team would be going to team state. Perhaps the egos were a bit inflated, as the […]
Short-handed Burlington basketball upset on buzzer beater, title hopes crushed
Burling shut down, Crabtree, Anderson miss game By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] The constant war between club and high school sports damages relationships, both on and off the court. While intentions are mostly good, the push and pull from coaches, pressuring athletes to choose one over the other in the […]
Catholic Central’s Bleser advances to state swimming
Bleser swims at UW-Natatorium next weekend By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] KENOSHA – All the Burlington Co-op swim team could do Saturday afternoon was wait. An empty, quiet Pleasant Prairie RecPlex, minutes removed from an exhilarating WIAA Division 1 swim sectional, gave way to a fun, yet nerve-wracking bus ride […]
Burlington wrestling cruises to regional title behind 8 champions
Every Demon will compete at individual sectional By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] KENOSHA – One year ago, the Kenosha Bradford wrestling team made history with a regional title and first trip to team state in 80 years. This year, with a chance to repeat on its home turf, Bradford was […]
Home cooking: Burlington avenges earlier loss to Wilmot, jumps to 2nd place
Burling’s 19 boards lead dominant, physical effort By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] Game after game, another tough opponent takes its shot against the surging Burlington girls basketball team. And game after game, the Demons keep playing their best ball of the season and winning with ease. Tuesday night against Wilmot […]
Still untouchable: As expected, Burlington wrestling rolls to conference championship
Demons feature 8 in championship round By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] And Troy Sparks Sports Correspondent Take one glimpse at the 220-pound conference title bout between Burlington’s Max Travis and Waterford’s Jack Trautman last Saturday, and the casual spectator saw all he or she needed to know about the SLC […]
Bleser leads swimmers in Racine
By Chris Bennett Sports Correspondent Bailey Bleser won two events and led the Burlington Co-op boys high school swim team to a third-place finish Jan. 27 in the Racine Swimming and Diving Invite at Park High School. The Demons lost 104-66 to Badger Co-op Jan. 23 in a Southern […]
Burlington wrestlers complete perfect season, gear up for conference meet
By Troy Sparks Sports Correspondent The Burlington wrestling team completed a perfect Southern Lakes Conference dual meet season at 6-0 with a 62-15 win, Jan. 25, at Union Grove. The Demons got pins from freshmen Jaden Bird (106) and Hayden Halter (113), sophomores Jake Skrundz (145), Ben Kumprey (152) […]