By Bud Milroy Sports Correspondent The 2012 season was a rare sub-.500 season for the Catholic Central High School baseball team. As a result, the tradition-rich CCHS program is anxious for the 2013 season to begin. “We’re excited to get going and see if we can plug the holes created […]
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Gymnasts headed back to state meet
By Jennifer Eisenbart SPORTS EDITOR All season long, the Burlington Combined gymnastics team hasn’t looked ahead – purposely focusing on the journey rather than the destination of a possible state title. Now, with its second straight WIAA Division 1 team sectional title in its pocket and three individuals headed to […]
Gymnasts win fourth straight SLC crown
By Jennifer Eisenbart Sports Editor There was little doubt heading into Friday night’s Southern Lakes Conference meet that the Burlington Combined gymnastics team would win the team title. The real question was just how well the team would perform at the meet. Burlington broke numerous meet records and came up […]
Consistency eludes Catholic Central boys yet again
By Bud Milroy Sports Correspondent It’s been the story of the season for the Catholic Central High School boys basketball – play well for a half or three quarters, but one stretch keeps the team from the win. Such was the case Saturday when the Hilltoppers traveled to Milwaukee and […]
Gymnasts fall short at Mukwonago
By Jennifer Eisenbart Sports Editor The Burlington Combined gymnastics team didn’t have a perfect day Saturday at the Nordy Invite – and it cost them the team title. That said, it was still a mostly brilliant day for the squad. “I had to come back and look, because I didn’t […]
Lady ’Toppers pick up win on Senior Night
By Bud Milroy Sports Correspondent It was Senior Night Tuesday at Catholic Central, and the Lady ’Toppers – particular the seniors – delivered in a 47-41 win over Kenosha St. Joseph. “It was a big win for us tonight,” said coach Jeff Behrens. “We wanted it badly for Ali (Wiemer) […]
Hilltoppers come up short in pair of conference games
By Bud Milroy SPORTS CORRESPONDENT The Catholic Central High School boys basketball team continued to come up short in the Metro Classic Conference, falling 54-50 to Racine Lutheran Tuesday and 60-39 to Whitefish Bay Dominican Saturday. Ben Heiligenthal’s 20 points were not enough as CCHS fell to Lutheran. The talented […]
Lady ‘Toppers rebound to down Racine Lutheran
By Bud Milroy SPORTS CORRESPONDENT Coming off a blowout loss to The Prairie School of Racine Jan. 30, the Catholic Central High School girls basketball team needed to get the right mindset again quickly. The Lady ’Toppers did just that, improving to 2-0 in the Metro Classic Conference with a […]
Lady Toppers fall to Shoreland Lutheran
By Bud Milroy Sports Correspondent It was one of those nights for the Lady Toppers when they traveled to Somers to play Shoreland Lutheran (11-5, 9-2 MCC) Jan. 24, losing 51-28. “We just weren’t ready to play” said Coach Jeff Behrens. “We started off badly and it went downhill from […]
Hilltoppers upend Waterford in non-conference play
By Bud Milroy SPORTS CORRESPONDENT The 2012-2013 basketball season has been a bumpy ride for the 4-13 (1-11 MCC) Catholic Central boys – full of inconsistency and youthful errors, but with occasional glimpses of excellence. Playing at home in front of a “Grade School Night” crowd, the Hilltoppers turned in […]