CCHS Spring previews Years of hard work, club ball helps Catholic Central soccer By Mike Ramczyk Sports Editor For years, Catholic Central High School girls that played soccer only had one choice – club ball. Now, after increased interest in the world’s most popular sport, the Lady Toppers finally […]
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High school and community sports from Western Racine County
Burlington trap shooting team captures 1st place
By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] Just east of Burlington High School, off Brever Road, lies the Burlington Conservation Club, which hosts events for the Burlington Trap Shooting team. The Demons held their Burlington Invitational last weekend, as more than 700 shooters participated from schools across the state, including Waterford Union […]
Star-studded Waterford soccer squad starts slow
Wenck, Hunsucker, Ketterhagen, Torhorst all playing D1 college soccer By Chris Bennett Sports Correspondent A strong showing from the Waterford Union High School girls soccer team went for nothing April 23 in a non-conference match at Kenosha Tremper. Wolverines coach Rob Blascoe said referees allowed a goal that […]
Burlington Youth Wrestling puts on impressive showing at state tournament
Kumprey, Skrundz, Ehlen all reach final match By Daniel Schoettler [email protected] The Burlington wrestling team sent 16 wrestlers to the recent WWF Kids Folkstyle State Championships at the Alliant Energy Center in Madison. The boys earned three runner-up finishes at the tournament. “The kids wrestled very well,” Burlington […]
Rap star 50 Cent will sign bottles of vodka Thursday at Racine grocery store
You may need to read the headline one more time and consider pinching yourself, but it’s true. International, award-winning rapper and movie producer and actor Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson will be in Racine, Wisconsin on Thursday afternoon from 1 to 3 p.m. at Twins Food Mart, 1812 16th St. […]
Union Grove softball bucks its way to state’s No. 1 ranking
Moore, Trudeau dominant on mound, power hitters carry offense By Tim Wester Sports Correspondent As the new WBCA No. 1-ranked team in the state, Union Grove made sure it lived up to its ranking last week. In three Southern Lakes Conference games, the Broncos outscored their opponents 42-2, […]
Burlington native, former Demons coach takes over Catholic Central baseball
Catholic Central baseball preview By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] For the high school level of competition, former Burlington Catholic Central baseball coach Tom O’Connell was just about as legendary as can be. He won 508 games and led the Toppers to five state championships, most recently in 2010 and […]
Waterford grad Wirsching an NFL hopeful at long snapper
Dreaming big By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] Here’s an exercise. Place a football on the ground. Spread your legs shoulder-width apart and bend over to grab the ball. Now snap the football through your legs about 15 yards behind you. But it has to be a crisp, tight spiral […]
Winning the arms race: Burlington baseball loaded with pitching
Burlington baseball preview Demons fire off to 5-2 start By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] If you are wondering what to think about the 2016 Burlington baseball team, look no further than Aaron Mutter and Zach Campbell. On Monday night, moments after a grueling 8-7 loss to Kenosha Bradford at Beaumont […]
2016 SLN ALL-AREA BOYS BASKETBALL: Starting 5 features three players of year
2016 Southern Lakes Newspapers All-Area Boys Basketball Athletes from 12 area schools honored by inaugural squad By Mike Ramczyk Sports Editor It’s a great time for basketball. March Madness culminated last week with one of the most thrilling finishes in college basketball history as Villanova won its first […]