2015 All-Western Racine County Female Athlete of the Year BHS grad used pace to break records at state By Mike Ramczyk Sports Editor Molly Benavides is one of the most decorated gymnasts in Wisconsin sports history. The 2015 Burlington High School graduate had an illustrious four-year career, and […]
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This win’s for Peanut
Burlington unites to raise money for injured Catholic Central student By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] On a day when Catholic Central High School junior Austin Neuhaus underwent a second surgery and couldn’t have visitors to his room at Children’s Hospital, Burlington showed up for him in a different way. A […]
Waterford’s Schappel, Lemke help lift Ice Force to hockey victory
By Chris Bennett Sports Correspondent Waterford Union High School’s Jakob Schappel and Owen Lemke led the Greendale Ice Force boys high school hockey team to a 7-6 victory Dec. 28 against Oshkosh in the Wisconsin Dells Holiday Tournament in Wisconsin Dells. Greendale lost 6-0 to Reedsburg/Wisconsin Dells Dec. 27 […]
Coach’s controversial comment, state wrestling title highlight top 10 stories of year
The top 10 sports stories of the year Another year is done. I’m approaching my mid-30s, and I’m starting to feel older. Going out to the bars doesn’t have the same feel because everyone is 10 years younger than me. My busy, curious and adorable daughter Coraline Rose is […]
Heiligenthal surpasses 1,000-point plateau in Catholic Central’s third straight win
Senior guard having a banner 2015 By Mike Ramczyk Sports Editor Only a month removed from earning conference player of the year and first team all-County in football, Catholic Central senior Ben Heiligenthal put an exclamation point on his 2015 Tuesday night. Heiligenthal scored 22 points to reach the […]
Small Catholic Central wrestling squad focuses on fundamentals
By Dana Ehrmann Sports Correspondent Zack Fisher, second-year coach of the boys Catholic Central wrestling team, has two very different goals for his squad this season. One goal is to send his first wrestler to the state tournament, and the other is simply for his team to master the […]
Experienced Catholic Central girls basketball looking for improvement
By Dana Ehrmann Sports Correspondent Think of the girls Catholic Central basketball team as a puzzle. For the past few seasons, it was difficult to see the bigger picture. Two years ago, without any seniors in the program, the Lady Toppers finished at 0-22. One year ago, they improved […]
BASKETBALL PREVIEW: Burlington, Catholic Central make noise in early season
Lady Demons knock off Waterford for first time in five years By Mike Ramczyk Sports Editor The Burlington boys and girls basketball teams have already notched signature victories this season, which is only a few weeks in. The Demon boys knocked off Mount Horeb, the defending Division 2 state […]
Piske, Bangor ground Catholic Central in state semifinal
By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] DEFOREST – As the final seconds ticked down Friday night and seniors Ben Heiligenthal and Cole Kresken knew their Catholic Central football careers were over, Kresken walked off the field and greeted his quarterback on the sideline with a lingering hug. The dynamic duo, which […]
WIAA PLAYOFFS: Catholic Central survives first real test, advances to face No. 1 seed
Toppers will play Cambria in battle of unbeatens By Mike Ramczyk Sports Editor BURLINGTON – Catholic Central head coach Tom Aldrich didn’t sugarcoat anything when addressing his guys after their 35-14 WIAA Division 7 Level 2 playoff win over Cassville Friday night at the Topper Bowl. “We’re going to […]