By David Paulsen SPORTS CORRESPONDENT For the third year in a row, the Burlington High School wrestling squad is the Southern Lakes Conference champion. There is one difference, though, this year. The past two years, the Demon boys shared the crown with another team. This year, they do not have […]
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Demon girls fall to Wolverines
By David Paulsen SPORTS CORRESPONDENT The struggles of the Burlington High School girls’ basketball team continued Friday in a 64-44 loss to Waterford at home. Head coach Gordon Nikolic said his team keeps making the same mistakes. “We have to start correcting those things,” Nikolic noted if the team is […]
Demon swimmers finish sixth in conference meet
By David Paulsen SPORTS CORRESPONDENT The Burlington boys’ co-op swim team, made up of swimmers from Burlington, Waterford, and East Troy, did something at the Southern Lakes Conference Meet Saturday at Jefferson High School. It defeated another SLC squad. The Demons finished sixth out of seven teams, tallying 153 points. […]
Demons pull away from Wolverines at home
By Jennifer Eisenbart Sports editor The second quarter of both games between the Burlington and Waterford High School basketball teams has been all BHS this year. The Demons proved that again Friday night, rallying from a 15-11 deficit after the first quarter with a killer defensive effort in the second […]
Demon wrestlers finish undefeated in SLC duals
By David Paulsen SPORTS CORRESPONDENT A 68-4 win over Union Grove Thursday provided the Burlington High School wrestling team with an undefeated Southern Lakes Conference dual season. The seventh-ranked Demon boys finished 7-0 in the SLC going into the conference meet Saturday, Feb. 4, at Badger High School in Lake […]
BBW sets new record at Spartan Invite
By Jennifer Eisenbart Sports editor It may have been a record-setting afternoon for the Burlington/Badger/Wilmot gymnastics team at the Spartan Invite in Madison Saturday, but it wasn’t exactly like the squad was paying that close of attention. In fact, BBW head coach Diane Biedrzycki didn’t even know what the meet’s […]
Demon girls losing streak stretches to 13
By David Paulsen SPORTS CORRESPONDENT For one half, it looked like the Burlington High School girls’ basketball team might be able to break their 12-game losing streak. That was because after the first half Tuesday, the Demon girls and Elkhorn were tied at 28 apiece. The second half, though, was […]
Demon grapplers bring home Highlander title
By David Paulsen SPORTS CORRESPONDENT With their fourth straight tournament win, the Burlington High School wrestling team continued its late-season roll Friday at the Highlander Invitational at Homestead High School in Mequon. The Demon boys, who are now ranked No. 7 in the state in Division 1, won the invitational […]
BBW gymnasts post season high in victory over Waukesha
By Jennifer Eisenbart Sports editor The Burlington/Badger/Wilmot gymnastics team hasn’t hit its peak yet – which might be scary for other teams in the state. In spite of counting a few mistakes Jan. 19 at home, BBW still posted a season high score in defeating Waukesha Combined. BBW won the […]
Demons hang on against Westosha
By Jennifer Eisenbart Sports editor There wasn’t anything particularly special about Burlington High School’s boys basketball game at Westosha Central Tuesday night. Except, of course, a 17-8 third quarter and a 57-46 win over the Falcons. “It was an ugly win,” said BHS head coach Steve Berezowitz. “We did not […]