By Christopher Bennett Correspondent The Burlington High School girls soccer team came in second May 2 in the Racine County Invitational –a finish that is the program’s high-water mark in the tournament. “That’s the highest we’ve ever placed as a program,” Demons coach Joel Molitor said. “We played really well […]
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BHS baseball splits pair of conference tilts
By Christopher Bennett Correspondent The Burlington High School baseball team split two Southern Lakes Conference games last week with rival Lake Geneva Badger. The Demons beat Badger 8-4 April 30 at Badger and lost 5-1 April 28 at home. Burlington (4-8, 2-5 SLC) lost 3-1 Monday in a non-conference game […]
Track teams shine at invite
By Chris Bennett Correspondent The Burlington High School boys and girls track and field teams each finished fifth out of 10 teams April 30 in the Racine County Invitational at Union Grove High School. The girls outscored the boys 70 points to 57 points. Racine Park won the boys’ meet […]
Catholic Central softball keeps crushing foes
By Mike Ramczyk Sports Editor By Chris Bennett Sports Correspondent Right now, the Catholic Central softball team can do no wrong. With tons of hits and stellar pitching from Mackenzie Kyle, the Lady Toppers are 7-2 overall and 6-0 in the Metro Classic Conference. Can anyone stop these girls? […]
Burlington tennis features talent from all ages
By Mike Ramczyk Sports Editor From a No. 1 singles freshman to a player new to tennis showing potential, the Burlington boys tennis team has talent from all ends of the spectrum. After losing only Jon Martin from a year ago, six returning letter-winners and a few fresh faces […]
Youth football: To tackle or not to tackle?
Two Burlington programs feature different philosophies By Mike Ramczyk Sports Editor Burlington is a city of a little more than 10,000 people. While most onlookers would categorize Burlington as small, there is enough local interest in youth football to garner two separate programs, which offer fundamentally different views of […]
Burlington softball hopes to step up in SLC
By Mike Ramczyk Sports Editor Last year, huge strides were made. The Burlington softball team, young as it was, advanced to the program’s first-ever sectional and boasted a 13-10 overall record. The Demons picked up victories over perennial Southern Lakes Conference powers Union Grove and Wilmot. Then, in the […]
Crucial losses may not matter for Burlington baseball
By Mike Ramczyk Sports Editor When a high school baseball team loses it top two starters, and one was the All-Area Player of the Year, things have the potential to go south in a hurry. But don’t tell that to Burlington baseball coach Scott Staude. The always-optimistic, zest-filled skipper, […]
Burlington finds fountain of youth in wrestling
By Mike Ramczyk Sports Editor The wrestling world’s eyes were on Wrestlemania 31 Sunday night. But locally, it isn’t about high-flying moonsaults, Stone Cold stunners or tombstone piledrivers. It’s not the WWF you may know from childhood, but rather the WWF Kids Folkstyle State Tournament, and 13 Burlington boys […]
All-Area Player of the Year: Burlington’s Hozeska punished foes in paint
Van Dyke, Hunsucker join standout on first team By Mike Ramczyk Sports Editor The temperature was a balmy 30 degrees Tuesday afternoon at Riverside Park in Burlington, but that didn’t matter much to Burlington High School senior Frankie Hozeska. The muscular, 6-foot-3 basketball junkie wore tight blue jeans, a […]