Top-ranked Greendale punishes Demons By Mike Ramczyk Sports Editor GREENDALE – Don’t let the 48-13 final score fool you. The Burlington football team had its fair share of opportunities Friday night in a WIAA Division 2 Level 2 playoff game and was very much in the ball game early. […]
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Burlington volleyball secures 5th state trip in 6 years
Team hosts Manitowoc Thursday in Green Bay By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] Burlington girls volleyball coach Teri Leach has been here before. About a half hour after the Lady Demons’ three-game sweep of Kenosha Tremper in a WIAA Division 1 sectional final Saturday night, after players and fans had […]
Leading by example: SLC POY Burling works hard at his craft
Private QB lessons, new offense changed Burlington senior’s game By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] The spectacular, jaw-dropping throws and fancy footwork are no accident. Burlington senior quarterback Brad Burling, who was named the Southern Lakes Conference Offensive Player of the Year Monday, hasn’t led the Demons to a 6-4 […]
City volleyball squads cruise to sectionals
Demons, Toppers will be challenged this week By Mike Ramczyk Sports Editor They took care of business, and it really wasn’t close. Both the Burlington and Catholic Central girls volleyball squads advanced to this week’s sectionals thanks to dominant, three-set victories on Saturday. In a Division 1 sectional, host […]
Experience trumps outcome for state tennis team
By Chris Bennett Sports Correspondent They lost their only match, but Burlington High School’s Lydia Crabtree and Hannah Cook enjoyed their time at the WIAA Division 1 Girls Tennis Individual Championships Oct. 17 at the University of Wisconsin’s Nielsen Tennis Stadium in Madison. “They really played well,” Burlington […]
WIAA Football: Thrilling TD pass, last-second missed kick propel Burlington past Wilmot
By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] BURLINGTON – The Burlington football team couldn’t have asked for a better situation Friday night at home in a WIAA Division 2 Level 1 playoff against visiting Wilmot. Seemingly a microcosm of a season that’s featured dramatic, pulse-pounding finishes, out-of-this-world plays and nail-biting comebacks, the […]
Burlington swimmers breeze past Whippets
By Chris Bennett Sports Correspondent The Burlington Combined girls high school swimming team routed Whitewater 140-30 Oct. 14 in a Southern Lakes Conference meet at Whitewater. Burlington Combined consists of Burlington, Waterford, Union Grove, Burlington Catholic Central and East Troy. The Demons won six of 11 events and finished […]
Demons finish season strong despite loss
Milton downs Burlington in playoff opener By Mike Ramczyk Sports Editor The 2014 season may not have resulted in any wins for the Burlington boys soccer team, but steady improvement throughout the season has coach Phil Molitor optimistic for next year. “It is difficult to be satisfied with a season […]
Elks stun Burlington, forge 4-way tie for Southern Lakes title
By Mike Ramczyk Sports Editor BURLINGTON – With five fourth-down conversions, including two in overtime that led to the go-ahead touchdown, Elkhorn lived on the edge all night long in a battle for Southern Lakes supremacy Friday night in Burlington. But no worries. The Demons, down 34-28 and needing a […]
Crabtree, Cook cruise to state
Team barely misses team berth By Chris Bennett Sports Correspondent If the Burlington High School girls tennis team wins one more match over two days of competition, the Demons are headed to the WIAA Division 1 State Tennis Team Championships Oct. 24 and 25 at the University of Wisconsin. […]