By Chris Bennett Correspondent The Burlington boys finished third and the girls fifth May 20 in the Southern Lakes Conference Track and Field Meet at Westosha Central High School in Salem. The boys scored 82 points. Lake Geneva won the meet with 193. Westosha Central won the girls’ meet (156), […]
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Baseball coach hits career milestone with win No. 500
By Mike Moore Correspondent Normally, Catholic Central baseball coach Tom O’Connell only dwells on wins and losses when a conference or state title is on the line. This time was different. When the Hilltoppers beat Milwaukee King 6-3 on May 17 at Beaumont Field, O’Connell reached 500 career wins. He became […]
Burlington golfers take third at SLC meet
By Chris Bennett Correspondent The Burlington High School boys golf team did not experience many off days during the regular season. It just happened that an off day occurred Tuesday at the Southern Lakes Conference meet at Rivermoor in Waterford. “We didn’t play well as a coordinated team,” Demons coach […]
Errors spell disaster for Burlington softball
By Mike Ramczyk Sports Editor Registering more errors than hits is never a recipe for success. Unfortunately for the Burlington softball team, that was its situation Tuesday night at Wilmot. The Demons’ seven-game win streak came to a screeching halt thanks to a treacherous first inning that saw Burlington […]
Friday’s Fan Appreciation Night features free hot dogs, prizes
Burlington hosts first-place Wilmot in doubleheader By Mike Ramczyk Sports Editor Thanks to tornado-like conditions and torrential downpour Monday, the Burlington baseball team was rained out for Tuesday’s game at Wilmot. The Demons are 11-4-1 and 6-2 in the Southern Lakes Conference through Tuesday. Tuesday’s game was an opportunity […]
Burlington soccer edges Waterford, stays perfect in SLC
By Mike Ramczyk Sports Editor The Burlington girls soccer team scratched and clawed its way to a key Southern Lakes Conference victory Tuesday night. Facing rival Waterford on the road, the Demons got two goals from Merin Mundt, including the game-winner in the 63rd minute, to take a […]
Burlington golfers capture first conference major
By Chris Bennett Sports Correspondent The Burlington High School boys golf team achieved a first May 13 in the season’s fourth Southern Lakes Conference Major, held at Brighton Dale Golf Links in Kansasville. The Demons won. Waterford dominated the major format since its inception last season. The Wolverines, the […]
Catholic Central baseball enjoys first win streak
By Mike Moore Sports Correspondent Quieted for much of April, the Catholic Central bats regained their pop to start May. After totaling four runs over their previous three games, the Hilltoppers thundered to an 11-run first inning on May 5 against Milwaukee Hamilton. That led to a 14-0 victory in […]
Burlington golf wins Racine County tournament
By Chris Bennett Sports Correspondent The Burlington High Scholl boys golf team can claim the title of Racine County’s best. The Demons won the Racine County Invitational May 1 at Meadowbrook Country Club in Racine. “This is the first time in a long while that Burlington has won the […]
Burlington softball secures seventh straight in thriller
By Mike Ramczyk and Chris Bennett [email protected] Burlington and visiting Elkhorn played to a 2-2 tie after seven innings Thursday evening, so the girls decided to turn the game into a marathon. The three-hour, 11-inning instant classic finally ended when Demons third baseman Chy Onstad came to the […]
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