By Tim Wester Sports Correspondent The Waterford girls pom team fell just short of a state championship Feb. 1 at the Wisconsin Association of Cheer/Pom Coaches (WACPC), Inc. State Dance Championships. Ashwaubenon took home the championship for a second consecutive year, with Hortonville finishing second. “It was a […]
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High school and community sports from Western Racine County
Four Burlington athletes to play college football
By Mike Ramczyk Sports Editor College football national signing day was Feb. 6. While zero Burlington players will play at the next level on scholarship, four local gridiron grinders will test their luck on Saturdays this fall. Three Demons, Tyler Kirkeeng, Chris Runjo and Larry Meeks, will all […]
Southern Lakes Blue Devils tryout Feb. 22
The Southern Lakes Blue Devils, a AAA Semi-Pro football team based out of Paddock Lake and Burlington, will hold open tryouts Saturday, Feb. 22, in Kenosha. Players ages 18 and older can come out to Athletic Republic, 4211 Green Bay Road, from 3 to 5 p.m., and see if they […]
Burlington swimmers 4th at SLC meet
By Chris Bennett Sports Correspondent Strong individual performances from David Jones and Luke Herman, among others, led the Burlington Combined boys swimming team to a fourth-place finish Feb. 8 at the Southern Lakes Conference boys’ swimming meet at Delavan-Darien High School. Burlington Combined consists of swimmers from Burlington, […]
JV girls step up for Burlington gymnastics
By Mike Ramczyk Sports Editor Sometimes, your best athletes deserve a much-needed night off. While the Burlington-Badger-Wilmot gymnastics squad had its “Big Three,” Molly Benavides, Bailey Fitzpatrick and Jenna Fitzpatrick, in limited action Jan. 6 at Whitewater, it was the junior varsity girls that stepped up when called […]
SLC Kings: Burlington makes it 5 straight, Waterford, Union Grove feature champs
By Mike Ramczyk Sports Editor The defending Southern Lakes Conference champions needed to bounce back in a big way. Just one week removed from their first conference dual loss since rejoining the SLC in 2009, the Burlington Demons wrestling squad erased that painful memory with a dominant performance at […]
Lady Demons knock off Union Grove
By Mike Ramczyk Sports Editor Sometimes, a win is a win. It may not have up-and-down scoring, long-range bombs or fancy passing, but it counts as a win nonetheless. At this point in the season, the Burlington girls basketball team will take anything it can get. Tuesday night’s home […]
Burlington wins fifth straight conference wrestling title
Waterford gymnasts impressive in Madison
By Tim Wester Sports Correspondent Waterford High gymnastics coach Carrie Buelow couldn’t have planned it any better. With the conference and state tournaments in sight, Buelow Wolverines unleashed two impressive performances last week. Waterford finished second in the White Division at the Spartan Invite at Madison Memorial High […]
Waterford High senior two years cancer free
Kurth honorary survivor at Coaches vs. Cancer game By Mike Ramczyk Sports Editor FRANKSVILLE – “My heart dropped, and my stomach went up in my neck. Oh, my God, what happened?” Waterford Union High School senior Josh Kurth recalls that he wasn’t exactly sure what to think when he […]
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