BBW gymnastics enjoys season-high score By Dana Ehrmann Sports Correspondent And Mike Ramczyk Sports Editor The girls of the Catholic Central basketball team hope to put showings like Saturday’s behind them. Saturday was their only game of the week, but it ended poorly for the Lady Toppers. They hope […]
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Semi-pro football open tryout Sunday at Westosha Central High School
Southern Lakes Blue Devils seeking area players for upcoming season By Mike Ramczyk Sports Editor They’re the only game in town, and football lovers will have a chance to live a dream Sunday. The Southern Lakes Blue Devils, the area’s only semi-professional football team, are holding an open tryout […]
Tough stretch aside, Burlington still has shot at SLC crown
Demons play girls-boys doubleheader tonight at Delavan-Darien By Mike Ramczyk Sports Editor After a lopsided loss at Division 1 Mukwonago to start the new year, Burlington boys basketball head coach Steve Berezowitz said the team was eager to get back in the Southern Lakes schedule. However, the Demons have […]
Tiedt, Bird take first at Freedom Invite
Banged-up Demons missing seven starters By Mike Ramczyk Sports Editor Any chance for a team championship was nonexistent going into Saturday’s Freedom Invite. The Burlington varsity wrestling squad has seven starters out with injury and could only compete with seven healthy wrestlers at the annual tournament. The numbers game […]
FEMALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR: Burlington’s Benavides did it her way
2015 All-Western Racine County Female Athlete of the Year BHS grad used pace to break records at state By Mike Ramczyk Sports Editor Molly Benavides is one of the most decorated gymnasts in Wisconsin sports history. The 2015 Burlington High School graduate had an illustrious four-year career, and […]
Former Burlington gymnast takes over as head coach
Kansasville native was athlete, assistant coach under Biedrzycki By Mike Ramczyk Sports Editor In 2008, when Andrea Hegemann was a freshman at Burlington High School competing for the gymnastics squad, longtime coach Diane Biedrzycki and Lindsay Grant were in their first year coaching together after Biedrzycki took a hiatus […]
Burlington eager to return to Southern Lakes action
Three-game skid against top competition exposes Demons’ deficiencies By Mike Ramczyk Sports Editor Nothing went right for the Burlington High School boys varsity basketball team in a tough nonconference matchup at Division 1 Mukwonago Tuesday night. The result was a 64-33 loss, the Demons’ third straight, and suddenly a […]
Waterford’s Schappel, Lemke help lift Ice Force to hockey victory
By Chris Bennett Sports Correspondent Waterford Union High School’s Jakob Schappel and Owen Lemke led the Greendale Ice Force boys high school hockey team to a 7-6 victory Dec. 28 against Oshkosh in the Wisconsin Dells Holiday Tournament in Wisconsin Dells. Greendale lost 6-0 to Reedsburg/Wisconsin Dells Dec. 27 […]
Missed free throws with zeroes remaining foil upset bid
Demons show potential to contend in SLC By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] The Burlington High School gymnasium scoreboard read 0.0 seconds Thursday night. For a brief moment, Wilmot girls basketball players walked off the floor relieved to have held on and knocked off the pesky Demons, thus maintaining their perfect […]
Coach Parker discusses thrilling battle with Wilmot
Sports Editor Mike Ramczyk interviews Burlington High School girls basketball coach Mary Parker following her team’s thrilling battle with unbeaten Southern Lakes Conference leader Wilmot on Thursday at BHS. The Demons lost the game by two points, but turned in a competitive performance that few expected against the touted Panthers. […]