On Friday night at Lake Geneva Badger High School, moments after Burlington’s 59-50 victory over Badger, Nick Klug talks to Southern Lakes Newspapers Sports Editor Mike Ramczyk about breaking Tony Romo’s all-time scoring record. Romo, who graduated in 1998 and played in both the Southern Lakes and Southeast conferences, […]
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Klug breaks Tony Romo’s all-time Burlington scoring record
Klug scores season-high 25, Demons down Badgers By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] LAKE GENEVA – For the rest of his life, whenever someone he meets finds out he’s from Burlington and asks if he knows Tony Romo, Nick Klug can simply smile and nod. Though he’s a pretty humble kid […]
Burlington wrestling establishes conference stronghold, Krattiger remains untouchable
Light, middle weights jump on Waterford early By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] WATERFORD – Elkhorn Area High School head coach Ken Reynolds is one of the most respected and knowledgeable wrestling people in the state. So when he speaks, it’s a good idea to listen. After the Burlington varsity wrestling […]
Burling first player in Burlington girls basketball history to surpass 1,000 points
By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] BURLINGTON – A grateful smile came across her face, and a sweet wave to the fans was in order. Not only were the Burlington High School parents and spectators on their feet cheering Tuesday night, but rival Waterford’s faithful did the same. She, once again, […]
Burlington wrestling dismantles defending SLC champ Elkhorn
Demons improve to 2-0 in SLC, capture tournament title By Troy Sparks Sports Correspondent It wasn’t supposed to be that easy, but Burlington wrestling coach Jade Gribble probably didn’t think that his wrestlers would dominate the dual match against Elkhorn, Dec. 7, in a Southern Lakes Conference showdown. The […]
SLN ALL AREA FOOTBALL: Burlington’s Tully does it all for top spot
The Swiss Army Knife By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] Last year, for the first time, we brought you the Southern Lakes Newspapers All-Area Football team, ripe with our best high school players from our vast coverage area in Walworth, Racine, Kenosha and Waukesha counties. This year, we’re back with the […]
What’s in a name? Talented Burlington gymnastics trio shows promise
BBW becomes BUW, much to coach’s delight By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] High school sports cooperatives can get tricky when it comes to acronyms. But the local gymnastics has taken it to another level, as the BBW (Burlington-Badger-Wilmot) has built a solid name for itself over the years. The elephant […]
Winona State commit Klug leads title contender Burlington
Safar steps up to provide additional scoring By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] Though the sharpshooting abilities of Luke Geiger are now on display at UW-Stout, his backcourt buddy from last year, Nick Klug, is back and ready to finish a storied career with a strong senior season. But while the […]
Burlington wrestling welcomes state qualifiers, large group of underclassmen
Seniors Crayton, Travis lead squad ready to contend in SLC By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] The wrestling machine is operating at full efficiency in the city of Burlington. Not only are four state qualifiers back for the Demons varsity squad, but head coach Jade Gribble, now in his 14th season, […]
GIRLS BASKETBALL PREVIEW: Burlington searching for complementary scoring
Team must replace core group that enjoyed strong season By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] A Wendy’s High School Heisman award was only the start for Burlington senior Jessa Burling. The Heisman winner for the state of Wisconsin, Burling, a 5-foot-7 combo guard that was first team all-everything as a […]