By Tim Wester Sports Correspondent DELAVAN – It was cold, rainy, and downright sloppy at Delavan-Darien High School Friday night. Or as Elkhorn High School’s football team put it – Elkhorn weather. The big and strong Elks passed just twice in the game, but wore down the Comets’ defense […]
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Week 4 Football Predictions: Separating the men from the boys
The football season is starting to get really exciting. Gone are meaningless nonconference games, and we’re fully enamored in the conference season. Last week, I almost went a perfect 9-0 with my picks (thanks East Troy). But I’ll still take 8-1 and a solid 21-8 start to the season. […]
Lights, camera, action: Waterford football turns up for TV
By Chris Bennett Sports Correspondent A TV broadcast and members of Waterford’s youth football program led to a big crowd that helped drive Waterford to a 17-7 victory Sept. 5 at home in a Southern Lakes Conference game against Lake Geneva. My24 Milwaukee broadcast the game as a special […]
Burlington tennis remains perfect in SLC
By Chris Bennett and Mike Ramczyk [email protected] The Demons are owning the courts this season. On Tuesday, the Burlington girls tennis visited Elkhorn and came away with an impressive 7-0 victory. The win bumped the Demons’ record to 4-0 in the Southern Lakes Conference. Overall, Burlington is now 12-3 […]
Catholic Central volleyball ready for state run
By Bud Milroy and Mike Ramczyk [email protected] For a team that lost in the sectional finals in the previous season, it is hard to consider the new season a time to rebuild. However, when you’ve been in the state title game six of the last seven seasons and have […]
Union Grove boys ready for inaugural varsity volleyball season
By Tim Wester Sports Correspondent Union Grove boys volleyball coach Dan Dresen may have found the pathway to coaching Nirvana. Instead of having to deal with old traditions, molding coaching styles, and convincing players to accept a new system, Dresen got to start from scratch as the first […]
Experienced Burlington volleyball eyes return to Green Bay
Entire starting lineup back from sectional final run By Mike Ramczyk Sports Editor Volleyball is becoming a way of life in the city of Burlington. For three decades now, the Demons have been the gold standard in terms of area volleyball success, with back-to-back Division 1 state championships in […]
Burlington, Tenhagen capture first win behind Burling’s 5 TDs
By Mike Ramczyk Sports Editor UNION GROVE – Senior quarterback Brad Burling accounted for five touchdowns, and the Burlington football team finished the game on a 28-0 run Friday night to run away with a 42-14 victory over host Union Grove. The victory was the first of the season […]
Uhlenhake becomes second head coach in program history
2010 BHS grad has big shoes to fill By Mike Ramczyk Sports Editor Nowadays, the Burlington boys volleyball program expects success. Only in its 18th year, the Demons have appeared at state four times already and were a couple games away from state championship in 2012. The idea […]
PREDICTIONS: Conference season kicks off with SLC blockbusters
Two weeks are down, and the fun, let’s-see-what-we-have games are behind us. Play time’s over. Conference seasons are starting across the state, and that means high school football is starting to get interesting. Winning four of seven conference games guarantees a playoff spot, so the ramifications are colossal beginning […]