Students from Karcher, Dyer, Winkler heading to Green Bay By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] All of the early Saturday mornings tying up bowling shoes, spending too much time picking a ball and screaming over the occasional gutter ball are paying off for the area’s youth bowlers. Burlington area middle […]
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Burlington baseball enjoys 25-0 victory, softball team 6-2
Burlington improves to 7-2, one game behind rival Waterford By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] Twenty-five runs. Nineteen hits. Twenty-four RBIs. Tuesday night at Ginger Beaumont Field in Burlington was one of those nights where everything worked for one team, and nothing worked for the other team. The Demons enjoyed […]
Burlington trap shooting team captures 1st place
By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] Just east of Burlington High School, off Brever Road, lies the Burlington Conservation Club, which hosts events for the Burlington Trap Shooting team. The Demons held their Burlington Invitational last weekend, as more than 700 shooters participated from schools across the state, including Waterford Union […]
Burlington Youth Wrestling puts on impressive showing at state tournament
Kumprey, Skrundz, Ehlen all reach final match By Daniel Schoettler [email protected] The Burlington wrestling team sent 16 wrestlers to the recent WWF Kids Folkstyle State Championships at the Alliant Energy Center in Madison. The boys earned three runner-up finishes at the tournament. “The kids wrestled very well,” Burlington […]
Burlington native, former Demons coach takes over Catholic Central baseball
Catholic Central baseball preview By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] For the high school level of competition, former Burlington Catholic Central baseball coach Tom O’Connell was just about as legendary as can be. He won 508 games and led the Toppers to five state championships, most recently in 2010 and […]
Winning the arms race: Burlington baseball loaded with pitching
Burlington baseball preview Demons fire off to 5-2 start By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] If you are wondering what to think about the 2016 Burlington baseball team, look no further than Aaron Mutter and Zach Campbell. On Monday night, moments after a grueling 8-7 loss to Kenosha Bradford at Beaumont […]
2016 SLN ALL-AREA BOYS BASKETBALL: Starting 5 features three players of year
2016 Southern Lakes Newspapers All-Area Boys Basketball Athletes from 12 area schools honored by inaugural squad By Mike Ramczyk Sports Editor It’s a great time for basketball. March Madness culminated last week with one of the most thrilling finishes in college basketball history as Villanova won its first […]
VIDEO: Tully’s walk-off single lifts Burlington past Westosha Central
By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] BURLINGTON – A few inches separated a crushing Burlington defeat from a thrilling, walk-off victory Tuesday night. Lucky for sophomore Grant Tully, the latter came to fruition, and the Demons remained undefeated (2-0) on the season. With Burlington down, 8-7, two outs in the bottom […]
Burlington 68, Waterford 52: Demons dominate rubber match, battle Fort Atkinson tonight
Demons last team standing in western Racine County, play tonight at 7 at Wilmot High School By Mike Ramczyk And Chris Bennett [email protected] After each team won on its opponent’s home court during the regular season, the Burlington varsity boys basketball team was looking to make a statement in […]
BBW gymnastics shut out of state, first-year coach finds positives
Hegemann excited to bring back most varsity performers next season By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] Did you know the basketball great Michael Jordan once returned after taking a year off to the game he loves, only to have his Chicago Bulls upset in the second round? This was the same […]