Safar, bigs help awaken sluggish Demons By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] After limping into the postseason with two tough losses last week, the Burlington boys basketball team had the perfect opportunity to right the ship Tuesday night in a WIAA Division 2 regional quarterfinal. But the visiting Milton Red Hawks, […]
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BUW gymnastics returns to state for first time since 2014
Cassidy, Bronson 1st individual qualifiers since 2015 By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] WAUKESHA – Huddled on the elevated floor platform Thursday night at the Division 1 Waukesha West Sectional, members of the BUW gymnastics squad waited anxiously for a magic word – Kenosha. As team standings were read over the loud […]
Catholic Central rolls in playoff opener, snaps losing streak
Three Lady Toppers reach double figures in rout By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] BURLINGTON – Losing can get old in a hurry. Just ask the Catholic Central girls varsity basketball squad. The Lady Toppers experienced a demoralizing January and February, losing eight of nine games and their last five to […]
Catholic Central basketball opens playoffs tonight
BUW gymnastics captures 9th straight conference crown
By Troy Sparks Sports Correspondent Everything worked according to the game plan for the BUW gymnastic team at the Southern Lakes Conference at Waterford, Feb. 16. Dominant performances in all four apparatuses gave the Demons the championship and the big trophy that coach Andrea Chart carried down the hall […]
Back to state: Catholic Central swimmer Bleser returns to Madison
By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] All the Burlington Co-op swim team could do Saturday afternoon was wait. An empty, quiet Pleasant Prairie RecPlex, minutes removed from an exhilarating WIAA Division 1 swim sectional, gave way to a fun, yet nerve-wracking bus ride back to Burlington. The Demons and first-year […]
Above and beyond: Catholic Central basketball players put in extra work
By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] After playing three games in four nights, Catholic Central boys basketball head coach Kyle Scott gave his guys the weekend off. But even though the Toppers picked up their third win of the season Feb. 1, they aren’t nearly satisfied. Tired and weary from […]
Catholic Central’s Bleser advances to state swimming
Bleser swims at UW-Natatorium next weekend By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] KENOSHA – All the Burlington Co-op swim team could do Saturday afternoon was wait. An empty, quiet Pleasant Prairie RecPlex, minutes removed from an exhilarating WIAA Division 1 swim sectional, gave way to a fun, yet nerve-wracking bus ride […]
Keeping it 1,000
By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] Maybe Scott muttered, “Welcome to the Club, kid,” as he congratulated Koehnke. Koehnke joins Scott, Ryan Gehring, Wes Warren, Joe Milroy and Ben Heiligenthal as the only players in Topper history to score 1,000 career points. The last guy to do it, Heiligenthal […]
Bleser leads swimmers in Racine
By Chris Bennett Sports Correspondent Bailey Bleser won two events and led the Burlington Co-op boys high school swim team to a third-place finish Jan. 27 in the Racine Swimming and Diving Invite at Park High School. The Demons lost 104-66 to Badger Co-op Jan. 23 in a Southern […]