Old MacDonald had a farm….you know the rest. I’m sorry, it’s the first thing I think of when I see the name of Burlington Catholic Central’s opponent in today’s WIAA Division 5 state championship game. OK, I have a daughter that will be 2 in May, Coraline Rose, and […]
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VIDEO: Thrilling final seconds of Catholic Central state basketball victory
By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] Sports Editor Mike Ramczyk counts down the final seconds of Catholic Central’s 37-35 win over Barneveld in the WIAA Division 5 state semifinal game at the Kohl Center in Madison. The Toppers (19-9) advance to their first state championship since they won it all in […]
BREAKING: Catholic Central advances to state basketball championship game
Toppers win it with late free throws By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] MADISON – Catholic Central senior forward Ben Heiligenthal beamed during a press conference immediately after his team’s 37-35 semifinal victory over Barneveld Friday morning. When asked how he felt after the clock hit zeroes and the Toppers won […]
STATE BASKETBALL: Catholic Central closes half on 11-0 run, leads Barneveld
UPDATE: Catholic Central 20, Barneveld 13 15:30 left in game By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] MADISON – While the rest of the Catholic Central boys basketball team struggled throughout the first half, leading scorer Ben Heiligenthal kept the Toppers in the game Friday morning in a WIAA Division 5 state […]
FOLLOW Southern Lakes Newspapers LIVE at state basketball today
What’s on tap? By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] The third-seeded Catholic Central Hilltoppers (18-9) face Barneveld (23-4) Friday morning at 9 a.m. on WMLW Channel 41, Time Warner Cable. Don’t have TWC? No worries. Just follow Sports Editor Mike Ramczyk (@mikeramczyk17), sports assistant Jason Arndt (@thejasonarndt) and photographer Rick Benavides […]
Hitting the reset button: Local student breaks silence about serious car accident
Catholic Central’s Neuhaus, a multi-sport star, doesn’t remember driving at all By Mike Ramczyk Sports Editor There was a laser focus in Austin Neuhaus’ eyes Tuesday afternoon at Catholic Central High School. The 6-foot-2 junior sat on the edge of an aluminum folding chair, five feet from his basketball […]
VIDEO: Catholic Central coaches, Heiligenthal cut down net after sectional championship
Southern Lakes Newspapers editor/sports assistant Jason Arndt captured the traditional net-cutting ceremony Saturday night at Watertown High School. Keep an eye on the second guy who cuts the net, I believe it’s an assistant coach. He absolutely loses it, and it’s pure gold! Stay tuned to www.myracinecounty.com, SLN Racine […]
Late surge lifts Catholic Central to first state tournament since 2006
By Jason Arndt [email protected] Seniors Brandon Vandehei and Ben Heiligenthal were the jolt the No. 3 Hilltoppers needed to oust No. 1 seeded Hustisford in the WIAA Division 5 sectional title game. Six minutes into the second half, Burlington Catholic Central trailed, 28-25, before Vandehei drilled a game-tying 3-pointer, […]
Catholic Central battles for state glory tonight, follow us on Twitter, Facebook
By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] The Hilltoppers will battle for their first trip to state in 10 years tonight at 7 p.m. against No. 1 seed Hustisford. The game is at Watertown High School, only about an hour drive from Burlington. On Thursday night, the third-seeded Catholic Central boys fell […]
WIAA D2 SECTIONAL: Burlington can’t match physicality of Fort Atkinson, season ends
By Chris Bennett [email protected] The Burlington High School boys’ basketball team encountered an angry hornet of an opponent Thursday evening – one the Demons just couldn’t swat and kill. Fort Atkinson beat Burlington 65-52 in a WIAA Division 2 sectional semifinal game at Wilmot Union High School and ended the […]
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