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Catholic Central High School sports
Toppers say goodbye to six seniors By Mike Ramczyk Sports Editor Heading into last Thursday’s WIAA Division 4 regional final, history was on the Catholic Central baseball team’s side. The Toppers had beaten unbeaten and top-seeded Lake Country Lutheran in all four previous meetings. But this wasn’t the same […]
By Mike Ramczyk Sports Editor All his life, Catholic Central junior Jeff Stemper dreamed of playing at the state golf tournament. When he got his chance Monday and Tuesday at University Ridge Golf Course in Verona, the junior got better with each stroke. Stemper followed up an 85 […]
Frederick making fourth straight state trip By Mike Ramczyk Sports Editor For the Catholic Central track squads, strength is in numbers. Relay races in track and field take an extra bit of teamwork, chemistry and timing. All things the Toppers have perfected, as five relay squads will represent the […]
By Mike Moore Sports Correspondent A potent combination of talented opposing hitters and rotten luck twice prevented the Catholic Central baseball team from sealing the deal against one of the best teams in the conference. The Hilltoppers dropped a pair of Metro Classic Conference games to Racine Lutheran/Prairie after having […]
By Bud Milroy Sports Correspondent For the first time in school history, the Catholic Central golf team will advance to the WIAA sectionals next Wednesday at Black Wolf Run in Kohler. “This has been an amazing group to work with over the past year,” said coach Matt DeLorme. “They […]
By Mike Ramczyk Sports Editor By Bud Milroy Sports Correspondent Catholic Central pitcher Mackenzie Kyle had a game to remember Wednesday in a WIAA Division 4 regional semifinal in Burlington. Kyle fired a no-hitter against visiting Lake Country Lutheran, striking out nine and walking none. The hurler was a […]
By Mike Moore Correspondent Normally, Catholic Central baseball coach Tom O’Connell only dwells on wins and losses when a conference or state title is on the line. This time was different. When the Hilltoppers beat Milwaukee King 6-3 on May 17 at Beaumont Field, O’Connell reached 500 career wins. He became […]
By Mike Moore Sports Correspondent Quieted for much of April, the Catholic Central bats regained their pop to start May. After totaling four runs over their previous three games, the Hilltoppers thundered to an 11-run first inning on May 5 against Milwaukee Hamilton. That led to a 14-0 victory in […]
Scott was star on 2001 state championship squad By Mike Ramczyk Sports Editor Basketball has been good to Kyle Scott. The 2002 Catholic Central graduate has won a high school state championship, played collegiately and worked for the NBA. In fact, Scott even had the opportunity to meet NBA […]
Cody Peterson, a 2010 Burlington High School graduate, was named an NCAA Player of the Week last week. Peterson pitches for Division 1 University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, and former Demons Mike Porcaro and Tell Taylor are his teammates. On Friday afternoon against Valparaiso, Peterson took a no-hitter into the eighth […]
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