Team performs well at stacked Sprawl By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] By Andrew Horschak Sports Correspondent Round two goes to the Falcons. In a battle for first place in the Southern Lakes Conference Tuesday night in Paddock Lake, Westosha Central overpowered Burlington in three sets, 25-22, 25-18, 25-16. The Lady […]
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Union Grove tennis wins Racine County Invite
Lady Broncos land just shy of SLC tournament By Tim Wester Sports Correspondent Needless to say Union Grove freshman tennis player Kayla Mauer is a quick learner. In just her first month of high school, Mauer has quickly picked up varsity tennis to perfection with consecutive No. 4 singles […]
Homecoming blues: Close defeat lands Burlington on brink of elimination
Klug, Tully forming dynamic duo By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] With 33 seconds left in the first half in Friday night’s Homecoming battle with Delavan-Darien, Burlington junior Nick Klug used his educated feet to roll right after protection broke down. About 30 yards downfield near the right sideline, Klug fired […]
Waterford golf wins first conference title since 1980
By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] And Chris Bennett Sports Correspondent Union Grove may have won last Tuesday’s Southern Lakes Conference golf meet, but Waterford made a little history of its own. Despite a second-place finish at Rivermoor Golf Course, the Wolverines and Broncos tied in the final SLC standings, as […]
ROUNDUP: Jagodzinski, Boyle/Miller finish perfect in SLC
By Andrew Horschak Sports Correspondent And Mike Ramczyk [email protected] May Jagodzinski (No. 2 singles) and Grace Boyle and Whitney Miller (No. 3 doubles) finished unbeaten in Southern Lakes Conference play as the Burlington tennis team closed out the league portion of its schedule with a 5-2 victory at Elkhorn on […]
FOOTBALL PREDICTIONS: Battle of unbeatens highlights Week 6
So what did we learn from Week 5 of the high school football season? First, Lake Geneva Badger’s defense is for real, as it held the explosive Delavan-Darien offense to a mere seven points in a 14-7 victory. Next, rumors of Burlington’s demise were exaggerated. The Demons snapped a […]
Lineup change highlights stretch for Burlington golf
Lady Demons persevering in tough conference despite numbers concerns By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] Burlington High School varsity girls golf head coach Wayne Herrick sat on the driver’s side of a golf cart Monday afternoon at Rivermoor Golf Course, relaxed and focused on the putting game of Demons’ No. 2 […]
Big plays push Martin Luther past Catholic Central
Greendale Martin Luther 34, Burlington Catholic Central 13 By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] It’s been a long, challenging season for the youthful Catholic Central football team. A lack of consistent offensive production surfaced again Friday night at the Topper Bowl in Burlington, as the Toppers took an early lead but […]
Burlington edges Westosha thanks to late clutch connection
Klug’s late TD toss to Leonard snaps 3-game skid By Jason Arndt [email protected] Entering a Friday night Southern Lakes Conference contest, two teams hungry for a win came head to head, with hopes of turning the tides on their trying seasons. For Burlington High School, they were reeling from […]
Late blocked punt, INT help Lake Geneva Badger outlast Delavan, improve to 5-0
DuMez notches game-winner in 4th quarter after key blocked punt By Tim Wester Sports Correspondent In his 10-year tenure as Lake Geneva Badger football coach, Matt Hensler has seen a lot of victories. But Friday night’s come-from-behind triumph on the road at Delavan-Darien might be one of his most […]