Big changes coming to Catholic Central, but coach preaches same expectations By Mike Ramczyk Correspondent A storied football program, no doubt, believe it or not, Catholic Central hasn’t reached a Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association playoff game since 2015. In fact, the Hilltoppers have won a total of four games over […]
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ALL-AREA BASEBALL: Southern Lakes Conference reigns supreme on annual squads
By Chris Bennett Correspondent This year’s All-Southern Lakes Newspapers first team for baseball could probably beat any other high school team in the state. This a deep squad with a lot of talent, and the team features a distinct flavor of the Southern Lakes Conference, which includes Burlington’s Trent Turzenski […]
First of its kind
Girls wrestling, international style coming to Catholic Central By Mike Ramczyk Correspondent Kevin Bird, Bill Kahle and Greg Amborn were looking for a way to breathe some life into the fledgling Catholic Central wrestling program. Sure, Greg’s son, Henry, took third at state last year as a freshman, but there […]
SOFTBALL PREVIEW: Toppers look to replace star pitcher, longtime coach
Kirst, Robers take over with goal of preserving winning tradition By Andrew Horschak Correspondent “Tradition does not graduate. Tradition does not retire.” That was the message to the Catholic Central softball team when practice got underway earlier this month. After finishing 20-5 last season and falling short to Oakfield, 5-4, […]
Living the dream: Catholic Central grad will help coach in the NCAA college basketball tournament
CC grad follows coach’s footsteps to North Dakota, joins team staff By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] It’s March Madness time in America, a magical couple of weeks where college basketball’s best 64 teams battle it out for the national championship – and millions of fans fill out their brackets in […]
BUW gymnastics nabs state runner-up in final year as original co-op
Finishing strong By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] From 2011 to 2014, the BUW (Burlington-Badger-Wilmot-Union Grove-Williams Bay) gymnastics team was at the top of the state stage, placing second four straight years, including missing out on a state title by only .05 points in 2014. With the “Big Three” of Bailey […]
Catholic Central basketball enjoys strong playoff run
Underdogs get all the way to regional finals, fall in close battle By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] It’s times like these when those lopsided drubbings against Dominican and Martin Luther on those frigid winter nights pay off. The Greater Metro Conference featured three state-ranked teams, and several other quality clubs, […]
A star is Am-born: Catholic Central freshman medals at state wrestling
Waterford native takes 3rd in Division 3 at 120 pounds By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] While many people will be plopped down on their couches, or posted up in their favorite local establishments watching March Madness college or high school basketball next month, Catholic Central freshman Henry Amborn will be […]
Breaking through: Catholic Central juniors earn first playoff victory in style
WIAA playoffs: (6) Catholic Central 63, (11) Stockbridge 45 By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] The Catholic Central boys basketball juniors – all seven of them – have been waiting for this moment for three years. After a regular season in which they tripled their conference wins, the Toppers took another […]
BUW gymnastics clinches 2nd straight state tournament
Bronsons, Cassidy, Murphy advance to individual state By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] BURLINGTON – Andrea Chart knew there was a pretty good chance her girls were going to qualify for team state Thursday night. Though the FMOW (Franklin/Muskego/Oak Creek/Whitnall) and BUW (Badger/Burlington/Union Grove/Wilmot/Williams Bay) varsity squads are clearly a cut above […]