Team finished strong season 42-4 By Mike Ramczyk Sports Editor It wasn’t supposed to happen this way. One year after the Burlington girls volleyball team blew a 2-0 lead in a Division 1 state semifinal at the state tournament in Green Bay, the Lady Demons were one year smarter, […]
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Burlington volleyball seniors determined to bring home state title
Handful of Demons were on 2012 state championship squad By Mike Ramczyk Sports Editor Dressed in throwback jerseys from the days of grade school, the Burlington girls volleyball team was ready to have some fun. What was supposed to be a volleyball practice really wasn’t that at all. There […]
Burlington sweeps Westosha, reaches sixth state tournament in seven years
Burlington opens state tournament vs Verona Thursday night By Jason Arndt STAFF WRITER LAKE GENEVA – Just when Westosha Central High School had a handle on the Demons in the WIAA Division 1 Sectional final, 6-foot-2 senior hitter Quinn Spieker shifted momentum in favor of Burlington High School Saturday […]
The return of volleyball city
Burlington, Catholic Central on brink of state tournament By Mike Ramczyk Sports Editor For the third time in five years, the Burlington and Catholic Central girls varsity volleyball squads have a chance to both bring home the coveted gold ball. On Thursday night, the Lady Demons and Lady Toppers […]
Burlington dominates for 14th straight regional championship
(1) Burlington def. (8) Stoughton, 25-13, 25-17, 25-18 Burlington two wins away from sixth state trip in seven years By Mike Ramczyk Sports Editor You have to go all the way back to 2001 if you want to find the last time the Burlington girls volleyball squad […]
Burlington volleyball cruises to second straight conference crown
Top-seeded Lady Demons open playoffs Saturday night in Burlington By Mike Ramczyk Sports Editor On Sept. 29, the Burlington High School volleyball team reached rock bottom. Decimated by injuries to starters Quinn Spieker and Reba Thomsen, the freshmen-and-sophomore-led Westosha Central Falcons came into the BHS gymnasium and shook up […]
Union Grove clinches first playoff berth since 2009, ends Burlington’s season
By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] BURLINGTON – In 2009, the last time the Union Grove varsity football team made the playoffs, the iPad had yet to be released. Green Bay Packers all-universe quarterback Aaron Rodgers was still a young, unproven NFL player, and rapper Soulja Boy of “Superman” fame […]
Former QB-receiver hookup enjoys career day
By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] Two Burlington High School class of 2013 graduates had big days for their respective college football teams Saturday. Ty Dennis (pictured above), a wide receiver for the 2012 Burlington Demons, broke out with a career game in Division 2 Minnesota State-Mankato’s 35-27 victory over Augustana. […]
Sweet revenge: Burlington volleyball drops top dogs DSHA, Catholic Memorial
Lady Demons now 40-3, ranked No. 1 in the state By Mike Ramczyk Sports Editor Any suspicions of the Burlington girls volleyball team being vulnerable or in trouble based on their upset loss to Westosha Central a few weeks back were emphatically erased last weekend. The Lady Demons […]
Spieker, Thomsen boost Burlington volleyball in must-win match
Burlington def. Union Grove, 25-16, 25-22, 25-9 By Mike Ramczyk Sports Editor Burlington volleyball star Quinn Spieker, a candidate for state player of the year, had to wait patiently for a week before Tuesday night’s Southern Lakes tilt at Union Grove. The 6-foot-2 outside hitter, whose right arm […]
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