By Bud Milroy Sports Correspondent A 17-3 first quarter advantage helped give top-seeded Catholic Central (21-4) a 57-46 victory over second-seeded Black Hawk (19-6) in a WIAA Division 5 regional championship Saturday night. Now, the Toppers move to sectionals, where they will face Central Wisconsin Christian on Thursday […]
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Burlington gymnastics wins fifth straight SLC crown
By Mike Ramczyk Sports Editor It really wasn’t a matter of if the Burlington-Badger-Wilmot gymnastics squad would its fifth straight Southern Lakes Conference title Friday night in Paddock Lake. That happened, no problem. It was more a question of if the Demons would post a high score, one […]
Four Burlington athletes to play college football
By Mike Ramczyk Sports Editor College football national signing day was Feb. 6. While zero Burlington players will play at the next level on scholarship, four local gridiron grinders will test their luck on Saturdays this fall. Three Demons, Tyler Kirkeeng, Chris Runjo and Larry Meeks, will all […]
Burlington gymnastics slowly returning to full strength
By Mike Ramczyk Sports Editor The front-runners have officially become underdogs. So is the tale of the 2013-14 Burlington-Badger-Wilmot varsity gymnastics squad. Though ranked No. 2 in Division 1 in the first state rankings, this is unfamiliar territory for the Demons. But with a full month left of […]
Catholic Central boys hoops winning with chemistry, defense
By Mike Moore Sports Correspondent Having aced its chemistry test, the Catholic Central High School boys’ basketball team continues to heat up just fine without a Bunsen burner. The Hilltoppers have risen to No. 3 among all Division 5 teams in the state, according to the latest WisSports.net coaches’ poll. […]
Catholic Central stuns state-ranked Racine St. Cat’s
By Bud Milroy Sports Correspondent Mike Ramczyk Sports Editor The Catholic Central boys basketball squad continued its roll Tuesday with a 61-47 Metro Classic Conference victory over Racine St. Catherine’s (10-3, 6-2 MCC) in Burlington. The Toppers improved their record to 10-2 overall and 6-1 in conference play with […]
Catholic Central outsmarts Kenosha St. Joe’s for fifth straight win
By Mike Ramczyk Sports Editor [email protected] KENOSHA – If you ask most high school basketball coaches if they would simply give an opponent an easy bucket in the closing seconds, 99 out of 100 may look at you funny. But not Catholic Central boys hoops coach Eric Henderson. At […]
Late rally, ejection propel Catholic Central past Prairie
By Mike Ramczyk Sports Editor BURLINGTON – Sometimes, things just aren’t going your way. The Catholic Central boys basketball team, ranked fourth in Division 5 coming into Friday’s home tilt against Racine Prairie, endured that agonizing reality for the first 30 minutes. Shots weren’t falling. Loose balls weren’t corralled. […]
4th-ranked Catholic Central rips Lakeside, hosts Racine Prairie tonight
By Bud Milroy Sports Correspondent A huge win over Sheboygan Lutheran and a solid season overall has catapulted the Catholic Central boys basketball team up the state ranks in Division 5. The boys, led by three players scoring in double figures, have won two straight after a tough loss to […]
2013 Standard Press Coach of the Year: Rose Dolatowski, Burlington girls tennis
By Mike Ramczyk Sports Editor Rose Dolatowski loves tennis. Not only does she give her all for her players, she is active in getting community members to play and enjoy her passion. In 2013, Dolatowski, head coach of the Burlington girls tennis team, made history by guiding the […]