Top-ranked Greendale punishes Demons By Mike Ramczyk Sports Editor GREENDALE – Don’t let the 48-13 final score fool you. The Burlington football team had its fair share of opportunities Friday night in a WIAA Division 2 Level 2 playoff game and was very much in the ball game early. […]
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Burlington volleyball secures 5th state trip in 6 years
Team hosts Manitowoc Thursday in Green Bay By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] Burlington girls volleyball coach Teri Leach has been here before. About a half hour after the Lady Demons’ three-game sweep of Kenosha Tremper in a WIAA Division 1 sectional final Saturday night, after players and fans had […]
PLAYOFF PREDICTIONS: Time to play the big dogs
Demons, Toppers, Wolverines face stiff challenges And then there were three. After nearly three months of grueling hits, countless hours in the weight room and film room and plenty of raucous crowds, we’ve reached Week 11 of the 2014 high school football season. Only 112 teams are left in […]
Leading by example: SLC POY Burling works hard at his craft
Private QB lessons, new offense changed Burlington senior’s game By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] The spectacular, jaw-dropping throws and fancy footwork are no accident. Burlington senior quarterback Brad Burling, who was named the Southern Lakes Conference Offensive Player of the Year Monday, hasn’t led the Demons to a 6-4 […]
WIAA FOOTBALL: Catholic Central smashes Shullsburg
Three-hour road trip awaits in round two Friday By Chris Bennett Sports Correspondent The Catholic Central football team scored two first-quarter touchdowns and didn’t look back Oct. 24 in its 38-22 victory over Shullsburg in a WIAA Division 7 Level 1 playoff game at home. The Hilltoppers (8-2 overall) […]
WIAA FOOTBALL: Second-half comeback carries Waterford past South Milwaukee
By Chris Bennett Sports Correspondent Most look at Waterford’s 21-14 victory against South Milwaukee Oct. 24 in a WIAA Division 2 Level 1 football playoff game at South Milwaukee as an upset. Wolverines coach Adam Bakken is not among the masses. “I guess on paper it was an upset,” […]
City volleyball squads cruise to sectionals
Demons, Toppers will be challenged this week By Mike Ramczyk Sports Editor They took care of business, and it really wasn’t close. Both the Burlington and Catholic Central girls volleyball squads advanced to this week’s sectionals thanks to dominant, three-set victories on Saturday. In a Division 1 sectional, host […]
Experience trumps outcome for state tennis team
By Chris Bennett Sports Correspondent They lost their only match, but Burlington High School’s Lydia Crabtree and Hannah Cook enjoyed their time at the WIAA Division 1 Girls Tennis Individual Championships Oct. 17 at the University of Wisconsin’s Nielsen Tennis Stadium in Madison. “They really played well,” Burlington […]
WIAA Football: Thrilling TD pass, last-second missed kick propel Burlington past Wilmot
By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] BURLINGTON – The Burlington football team couldn’t have asked for a better situation Friday night at home in a WIAA Division 2 Level 1 playoff against visiting Wilmot. Seemingly a microcosm of a season that’s featured dramatic, pulse-pounding finishes, out-of-this-world plays and nail-biting comebacks, the […]
FOOTBALL PREDICTIONS: Finally, the real season is here
From the first day of training camp in August, teams think about this week. Playoff week. Seven whole days of pure bliss starting with Saturday’s release of the WIAA playoff brackets. It’s the best time of year to be a high school sports fan, as the best teams in […]