By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] MADISON – Maintenance workers rolled up mats, picked up garbage and wore out their headsets with instructionals. The afternoon session had just wrapped up Saturday at the WIAA Individual State Wrestling tournament at Kohl Center in Madison, and Burlington senior Hegeman Tiedt stood still in […]
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Tiedt in semifinal, Waterford wrestlers still alive at state tournament
By Mike Ramczyk Sports Editor On Saturday, Feb. 20, Burlington High School senior Hegeman Tiedt gained a measure of redemption. One year after losing at sectionals, the 6-foot-5, 220-pound juggernaut needed less than three minutes to pin his opponent at the New Berlin West High School. Starting Thursday, Tiedt, […]
VIDEO: Remember when Josh Bird won a state wrestling championship?
By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] Burlington High School senior Josh Bird was the talk of the city last year at this time. Along with Waterford’s Max Fisher, the talented athletes became the first area duo to win state wrestling championships in recent memory. Does anyone know the last time it […]
Catholic Central rolls Waterford for 7th straight victory
Heiligenthal tallies 27 and 13, Rueber runs the show By Mike Ramczyk Sports Editor Any time a school of 150 students travels to a hostile environment of a school with more than 1,000 students, the odds are stacked. On Tuesday night at Waterford Union High School, the Catholic Central […]
Fearsome foursome fuels Burlington swimmers at conference tournament
SLC SWIMMING Catholic Central’s Bleser joins Waterford trio for quality performance By Chris Bennett Sports Correspondent And Mike Ramczyk [email protected] Catholic Central’s Bailey Bleser won three events and led the Burlington Co-op boys high school swimming team to a third-place finish Feb. 6 in the Southern Lakes Conference Varsity […]
Catholic Central alone in second place after 5th straight victory
Racine Lutheran honors Austin Neuhaus with “Team Peanut Night 2” By Mike Ramczyk Sports Editor Austin Neuhaus is finally back home. After a long stint at Children’s Hospital from a New Year’s Day crash that caused severe injuries, the 17-year-old Catholic Central High School junior is still in the […]
Catholic Central basketball wins third straight
Heiligenthal’s double-double sparks CC Tuesday night By Mike Ramczyk Sports Editor And Dana Ehrmann Sports Correspondent After two signature victories over perennial powers Kenosha St. Joe’s and Racine St. Cat’s, the Catholic Central boys basketball team took care of business on its home floor Tuesday night. Senior Ben Heiligenthal […]
MALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR: 3-sport star Heiligenthal sets tone on, off court
Catholic Central senior was all-MCC in basketball, baseball, football By Mike Ramczyk Sports Editor Ben Heiligenthal is a refreshing throwback to the good old days of high school sports. While most kids specialize in one sport and play it year-round nowadays, the Catholic Central senior is a jack-of-all-trades. Heiligenthal […]
SPORTS SHORTS: Catholic Central girls struggle at home
BBW gymnastics enjoys season-high score By Dana Ehrmann Sports Correspondent And Mike Ramczyk Sports Editor The girls of the Catholic Central basketball team hope to put showings like Saturday’s behind them. Saturday was their only game of the week, but it ended poorly for the Lady Toppers. They hope […]
Semi-pro football open tryout Sunday at Westosha Central High School
Southern Lakes Blue Devils seeking area players for upcoming season By Mike Ramczyk Sports Editor They’re the only game in town, and football lovers will have a chance to live a dream Sunday. The Southern Lakes Blue Devils, the area’s only semi-professional football team, are holding an open tryout […]