By Jennifer Eisenbart STAFF WRITER Like many club teams that compete around the state of Wisconsin, the Burlington High School bowling squads have to work hard for any publicity they get. Or, as one of the team members so succinctly put it, if they want any attention for their accomplishments, […]
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Demons take one on the chin at state team wrestling tournament
Top-ranked Wausau West turns in dominant performance in quarterfinal round The Burlington Demons got off to a slow start and never recovered Friday, winning just one match in a lopsided loss to top-ranked Wausau West in the WIAA Division 1 state team wrestling quarterfinals at the University of Wisconsin Fieldhouse […]
Gymnasts headed back to state meet
By Jennifer Eisenbart SPORTS EDITOR All season long, the Burlington Combined gymnastics team hasn’t looked ahead – purposely focusing on the journey rather than the destination of a possible state title. Now, with its second straight WIAA Division 1 team sectional title in its pocket and three individuals headed to […]
Bird wins state title at 120 pounds
For the Bird: BHS freshman wins state wrestling title By David Paulsen SPORTS CORRESPONDENT It is not often that a high school freshman wins a state wrestling title. That is just what Burlington High School freshman Josh Bird did, though, at the WIAA Division 1 Individual State Wrestling Championships […]
Demons win third straight SLC crown with thriller against Wilmot
By Jennifer Eisenbart Sports Editor Like in every close game this season, the Burlington High School boys basketball team saw itself ahead by a lot – and saw the lead dwindle to a little Friday night. And like in every close game this year, the Demons found a way to […]
Record number of BHS wrestlers going to state
By David Paulsen SPORTS CORRESPONDENT With eight grapplers headed to the WIAA Division 1 Individual State Wrestling Championships, the Burlington High School wrestling squad is sending the most wrestlers the school has ever sent to state. The previous record was set last year with seven. “The kids just put it […]
Gymnasts win fourth straight SLC crown
By Jennifer Eisenbart Sports Editor There was little doubt heading into Friday night’s Southern Lakes Conference meet that the Burlington Combined gymnastics team would win the team title. The real question was just how well the team would perform at the meet. Burlington broke numerous meet records and came up […]
Demons advances all 14 wrestlers to sectional
By David Paulsen SPORTS CORRESPONDENT One year ago, when the Burlington High School wrestling team went to state for the first time in school history, 13 of the 14 wrestlers on the team advanced out of regional into sectional competition. This year, the team did one better, sending all 14 […]
Gymnasts fall short at Mukwonago
By Jennifer Eisenbart Sports Editor The Burlington Combined gymnastics team didn’t have a perfect day Saturday at the Nordy Invite – and it cost them the team title. That said, it was still a mostly brilliant day for the squad. “I had to come back and look, because I didn’t […]
Demons clinch share of SLC title
By Jennifer Eisenbart Sports Editor A busy stretch of games came to a successful conclusion Tuesday night – and as it turned out, gave the Burlington High School boys basketball team an added bonus. The Demons beat Delavan-Darien 65-45 at Delavan Tuesday night. That win was supposed to set up […]
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