By Mike Ramczyk Sports Editor Sometimes, a win is a win. It may not have up-and-down scoring, long-range bombs or fancy passing, but it counts as a win nonetheless. At this point in the season, the Burlington girls basketball team will take anything it can get. Tuesday night’s home […]
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Burlington wins fifth straight conference wrestling title
Burlington swimmers earn conference victory
By Chris Bennett Sports Correspondent The Burlington Combined boys swimming team turned in a dominant performance in a Southern Lakes Conference dual meet Jan. 30 against Jefferson/Cambridge at Jefferson High School. The Demons won every event in the dual meet and finished 1-2-3 in several events and routed Jefferson/Cambridge […]
Union Grove outlasts Burlington in must-win showdown
By Mike Ramczyk Sports Editor In each of its last two home games, the Burlington boys basketball team has come out flat and found itself in an early hole. Though the Demons rallied and almost pulled off a miraculous comeback Tuesday at home, their 65-59 loss to Union […]
Elkhorn wrestling edges Burlington, takes control of Southern Lakes
By Mike Ramczyk Sports Editor ELKHORN – The odds were stacked Thursday night. Wrestling on the road without star Josh Bird, the Burlington Demons needed a near-perfect match to knock off Elkhorn, their main rival in the Southern Lakes Conference. Both teams entered undefeated in the league, but after an […]
Burlington gymnastics slowly returning to full strength
By Mike Ramczyk Sports Editor The front-runners have officially become underdogs. So is the tale of the 2013-14 Burlington-Badger-Wilmot varsity gymnastics squad. Though ranked No. 2 in Division 1 in the first state rankings, this is unfamiliar territory for the Demons. But with a full month left of […]
Burlington girls basketball notches tough road victory
By Mike Ramczyk Sports Editor The star known as Ellen Stang continues to rise. In an otherwise down year for the Burlington girls basketball team in conference play, Stang’s all-around performance helped propel the Lady Demons to a 58-55 win Jan. 24 at Southern Lakes foe Westosha Central. Stang […]
Waterford finishes Burlington with fourth-quarter rally
By Mike Ramczyk Sports Editor BURLINGTON – To put it frankly, the Waterford and Burlington boys basketball teams aren’t the best of friends. One Burlington player admitted he had a hard time shaking hands with the Wolverines after the game. The schools are roughy six miles apart, and the districts […]
Burlington basketball wins fourth straight
Wins, Mark Taylor tribute highlight busy week By Mike Ramczyk Sports Editor The Burlington boys basketball team has its groove back. With Tuesday’s 69-63 overtime victory at Westosha Central, the Demons not only exacted revenge on the Falcons from an earlier loss but also won their fourth consecutive […]
Demons auction/raffle set for Jan. 25 at Veteran’s Terrace
By Mike Ramczyk Sports Editor When Scott Walker took over as Wisconsin’s governor, school districts were hit with strict budget cuts. But the hurt wasn’t only felt among teachers and students. Athletic programs had to cut back as well. At Burlington High School, teams are finding creative to […]