Football team clinches share of 1st SLC title since 1996 By Mike Ramczyk Sports Editor When Burlington High School football coach Steve Tenhagen finally got off Frank Bucci Field in Wilmot Friday night around 10:15 p.m., his cell phone had blown up with more than 30 text messages. […]
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Burlington wins 4-OT thriller, clinches share of conference title
By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] WILMOT – The comeback kids were at it again Friday night. One week after the Burlington football team won with a dramatic, come-from-behind last-minute touchdown, the Demons put on an encore for the ages, one fans, players and coaches are sure to talk about […]
Burlington volleyball keeps rolling, still No. 1
By Mike Ramczyk Sports Editor The competition keeps ramping up, but the results stay the same. The Burlington girls volleyball team won two more matches last week in easy fashion, justifying its No. 1 ranking in the state and further proving it will take a Herculean effort to knock […]
Burlington volleyball wins prestigious West Bend Sprawl
By Mike Ramczyk Sports Editor The first game of a match has been the Achilles’ heel of the Burlington girls volleyball team of late. Last week, the Lady Demons sputtered out of the gates against quality teams like DSHA and Westosha Cenral. But there’s a reason they are ranked […]
Burlington tennis captures conference championship
Grandi, Crabtree, 3 dubs win first place By Chris Bennett Sports Correspondent It got close at the end, but there is no doubt that the Burlington High School girls tennis team is this season’s best in the Southern Lakes Conference. Burlington won the SLC Tournament Sept. 27 at Westosha […]
Burling’s last-minute TD lifts Burlington past Delavan, into playoffs
Demons knock off new coach’s old team By Mike Ramczyk Sports Editor BURLINGTON – On Friday night, one of the most exciting finishes in Burlington football history made the Demons playoff eligible and sent the local fans home with smiles on their faces. Visiting Delavan-Darien, losers of three straight games, […]
Destiny’s child: Burlington’s Spieker will play D1 college volleyball
By Mike Ramczyk Sports Editor She’s been a part of a state championship team. She’s played the sport of volleyball since the fourth grade. And she loves the pressure of the big moment, especially when the game is on line. Burlington High School junior Quinn Spieker, a 6-foot-2 outside […]
Homecoming game significant for Burlington football players, coach
Demons rout Falcons to remain in 1st place By Mike Ramczyk Sports Editor He’s already home, but he’ll coach his first homecoming game with his new team. His old home is coming to town. A large, extended football family of Steve Tenhagen will invade Don Dalton Stadium Friday […]
Union Grove claims third straight conference golf title
Waterford’s Beck wins individual medalist By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] ELKHORN – Coming into Tuesday’s Southern Lakes Conference golf meet at Evergreen Golf Course, the Union Grove Broncos had the conference all but wrapped up. The squad, which went undefeated during the regular season in dual meets, didn’t even […]
Top-ranked Burlington bests Union Grove in conference showdown
By Mike Ramczyk Sports Editor The match certainly lived up to its billing. The two best girls volleyball teams in the Southern Lakes Conference, Burlington and Union Grove, squared off for the first time this season Tuesday night in Burlington. After a hard-fought, back-and-forth battle, the Demons showed why […]