Loaded Lady Broncos dominate second all-area squad There are a few familiar faces on the 2015 All-Area Softball Team. Last year’s player of the year, Allie Trudeau, is back near the top for the Union Grove Broncos. Also, star players like Mackenzie Kyle, Alyssa Schimelfenyg, Tay Lewis and more […]
Catholic Central High School
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Catholic Central’s Stemper stands out in final act
Catholic Central senior flirts with leaderboard at state meet By Chris Bennett Sports Correspondent After two near picture-perfect days at Madison’s University Ridge, Catholic Central’s Jeff Stemper finished his time as a Hilltopper as one of the best high school boys golfers in the state. Stemper finished with a […]
Racine Lutheran 4, Catholic Central 3: Shocker halts promising season
Lutheran ace shuts down talented Topper lineup By Mike Ramczyk Sports Editor The game of softball, or even baseball, can be an absolute anomaly at times. No how-to book, measure of analytics or Tom Imanski hitting drills video can prepare you for the actual real thing: taking cylindrical […]
BASEBALL PLAYOFFS: Waterford riding high from SLC title, Burlington showing its youth
Waterford could make deep playoff run Inconsistency. This ugly, five-syllable word that describes the ups and downs of a particular team is often the trademark of a young, inexperienced bunch. Enter the 2015 Burlington Demons baseball team. The talent is evident. Pitchers Cal Tully, Jacob Lindemann and Aaron […]
Catholic Central sends strong contingent to sectional track
Catholic Central flexes track muscles at regional By Chris Bennett Sports Correspondent Monica Litman, Lauren Reesman, Gavin Foote and Tyler Burzawa each won three events and led the Catholic Central girls and boys track teams to third-place finishes Tuesday in a WIAA Division 3 regional meet at Union Grove High […]
CCHS roundup: softball misses shot at Jamboree sweep
By Christopher Bennett Correspondent The Catholic Central High School softball team did itself no favors May 2 in its final game of the 29th annual Poynette Jamboree, and missed a chance at finishing the tournament undefeated. The Poynette Jamboree is one of Wisconsin’s largest high school softball tournaments. Catholic Central […]
Catholic Central softball keeps crushing foes
By Mike Ramczyk Sports Editor By Chris Bennett Sports Correspondent Right now, the Catholic Central softball team can do no wrong. With tons of hits and stellar pitching from Mackenzie Kyle, the Lady Toppers are 7-2 overall and 6-0 in the Metro Classic Conference. Can anyone stop these girls? […]
Key injury, pitching staff concerns for Catholic Central baseball
By Mike Ramczyk Sports Editor For 11 straight years, the Catholic Central baseball team enjoyed blistering postseason success to the tune of 11 straight regional titles. As it always does with sports, the other shoe has to drop eventually and things go in cycles. The Toppers experienced an eventual […]
Catholic Central’s Stemper signs to play D1 golf
By Chris Bennett Sports Correspondent Led by Jeff Stemper, who recently committed to play at UW-Green Bay, the Catholic Central High School boys golf team finished fifth April 13 at Racine’s Meadowbrook Country Club in the season’s second Metro Classic Conference Mini Meet. Stemper carded a 47 and finished […]
Youth football: To tackle or not to tackle?
Two Burlington programs feature different philosophies By Mike Ramczyk Sports Editor Burlington is a city of a little more than 10,000 people. While most onlookers would categorize Burlington as small, there is enough local interest in youth football to garner two separate programs, which offer fundamentally different views of […]