By David Paulsen SPORTS CORRESPONDENT Although the Burlington High School boys soccer team had just lost 4-0 to Elkhorn Tuesday, you would never have known it by talking to head coach Phil Molitor. Molitor noted the team has been learning a new offense and Tuesday’s game, he believes, was a […]
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Demons post best-ever finish at Park
By Jennifer Eisenbart Sports Editor The Burlington boys volleyball team posted its best-ever finish Saturday at the Racine Invite, tying for third after losing in the semifinals. Battling through what coach Tim Gesteland called a “very tough” pool, the Demons emerged 5-1, then won their crossover match and quarterfinal match […]
Demon girls come up short at Brookfield
By Jennifer Eisenbart Sports Editor The Burlington High School girls volleyball team didn’t play poorly Saturday at the Brookfield Central Invite. It just didn’t play at its best – and ran into a hot opponent. After sweeping through three opponents in pool play at the invite, the Demons fell to […]
Wolverines just edge out Demons
By Jennifer Eisenbart Sports Editor The first two turnovers in the first half of Friday’s Southern Lakes Conference football game between Burlington and Waterford turned into touchdowns. The last two turnovers results in just one score – and as it turned out, the game-winning touchdown. After forcing Waterford into throwing […]
Demon netters drop close 4-3 match
By David Paulsen SPORTS CORRESPONDENT The Burlington High School girls tennis team continues to look for its first Southern Lakes Conference dual win of the season following a 4-3 loss to Delavan-Darien Thursday. “It was right down to the wire, as usual, with us,” head coach Rose Dolatowski said. Two […]
Demon golfers drop pair
By David Paulsen SPORTS CORRESPONDENT Two close losses to Southern Lakes Conference teams over the past week dropped the Burlington High School girls’ golf team to 1-3 in SLC action this fall. The Demon girls lost by just two strokes 208-210 to Waterford Tuesday at Rivermoor Golf Club, and by […]
Demon runners take fourth at Blackshirt Challenge
By David Paulsen SPORTS CORRESPONDENT A solid performance by the Burlington High School cross country runners led to a fourth-place finish for both squads at the 11-team Blackshirt Challenge held Saturday at Waukesha’s Minooka Park. “Both teams ran well,” head coach Rick Koceja said. “It was a good team performance. […]
BHS dominates at Muskego
By Jennifer Eisenbart Sports Editor Chalk up another early-season tournament win for the Burlington girls volleyball team. The Demons pretty much dominated at the Muskego Invite Saturday, not letting any opponent closer than six points in the final tally en route to the title. BHS is currently 19-0 on the […]
BHS boys finally win at Kettle Moraine
By Jennifer Eisenbart Sports Editor A week ago, Burlington High School boys volleyball coach Tim Gesteland was saying this might be his best team ever. If early-season results are any indication, he had a point. The Demons won the Kettle Moraine Invite Saturday for the first time ever, defeating Kettle […]
BHS football falls short
By Jennifer Eisenbart SPORTS EDITOR Somehow, some way, the Burlington High School football team found a way to hang with Lake Geneva Badger through two and a half quarters Friday night. Then the wheels came off. Burlington, which struggled to find any consistency in its running game against the Badgers, […]