By Chris Bennett Contributor The typical Wisconsin sports fan is embarrassingly blessed over the course of the last 20 years. In a closet or dresser drawer there might be a sizable stack of championship T-shirts and sweatshirts that haven’t seen the light of day in quite some time. The […]
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High school and community sports from Western Racine County
Burlington finds fountain of youth in wrestling
By Mike Ramczyk Sports Editor The wrestling world’s eyes were on Wrestlemania 31 Sunday night. But locally, it isn’t about high-flying moonsaults, Stone Cold stunners or tombstone piledrivers. It’s not the WWF you may know from childhood, but rather the WWF Kids Folkstyle State Tournament, and 13 Burlington boys […]
ALL-AREA PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Waterford’s Blair puts team above self
Versatile 6-footer is school’s all-time leading scorer By Chris Bennett Sports Correspondent When the young daughters of Waterford High School girls basketball coach Dena Brechtl play with Barbies or their doll house they often name their playtime friends after members of their mother’s squad. One of the young Brechtl’s […]
All-Area Player of the Year: Burlington’s Hozeska punished foes in paint
Van Dyke, Hunsucker join standout on first team By Mike Ramczyk Sports Editor The temperature was a balmy 30 degrees Tuesday afternoon at Riverside Park in Burlington, but that didn’t matter much to Burlington High School senior Frankie Hozeska. The muscular, 6-foot-3 basketball junkie wore tight blue jeans, a […]
Burlington’s Stang etches name in record books
Miss Double-Double was best scoring-rebounding threat in area By Mike Ramczyk Sports Editor Her friendly, serene demeanor draws you in. Burlington senior Ellen Stang is smart, tall, blonde and can pass as the typical “girly” girl. In fact, Stang modeled bridal dresses last weekend at the Bridal Showcase at […]
ALL-AREA GIRLS BASKETBALL: Lady Wolverines named area’s queens
Blair’s versatility, leadership lands her top spot With the girls basketball season ending last weekend in Green Bay, it’s time to reflect on a winter to remember. First off, I have to say congratulations to one of our Southern Lakes Newspapers teams, the Whitewater Whippets, on their first state […]
Burlington cheer squad making name for itself
Girls advance to state for third time in 4 seasons By Chris Bennett Sports Correspondent A cheerleading renaissance is in its infancy at Burlington High School. The Demons advanced to the Wisconsin Association of Cheer and Pom Coaches State Cheer Championships for the third time in four seasons this […]
Waterford’s magical ride stops at sectional final
Waterford finishes season 23-3, best record since 2006 By Mike Ramczyk Sports Editor This time, the comeback never came. What resulted was a gut-wrenching loss that left an entire team and community heartbroken, as reality sunk in that a strong chance to make it to state quickly turned into […]
Sun Prairie sinks Burlington in regional semifinal
Demons enjoy lead for three quarters, but Cardinals fly in 4th By Mike Ramczyk Sports Editor For three quarters last Friday night in a WIAA Division 1 regional semifinal, the Burlington boys basketball team proved it can play with a much larger, Division 1 powerhouse. Unfortunately for the Demons, […]
Benavides, Fitzpatrick raise bar with state championships
Team can’t advance past sectionals for first time in six years By Mike Ramczyk Sports Editor Decorated Burlington gymnast Molly Benavides had seemingly done it all on the high school level, with individual state titles and trips to team state. But on Saturday, at the WIAA Division 1 Individual […]
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