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Saturday, January 11, 2025
High school and community sports from Western Racine County
What started as a concerning e-mail escalated into an extremely heated meeting and has become a full-blown fiasco. Walworth Big Foot head football coach Rodney Wedig couldn’t believe what happened Monday at Big Foot High School, and he isn’t sure if it’s going away anytime soon. The highly-respected Wedig, whose […]
He came back in Week 4 at Lake Geneva Badger. On one of his first runs, Burlington junior running back Hunter Melby almost took it to the house, bursting down the right sideline for a 50-yard gain. He didn’t do much on the ground the rest of the contest, one […]
Last Friday was a pivotal night in the Southern Lakes Conference. Waterford showed us why they’re still an elite team defensively with a civil war victory over Burlington. Wilmot showed us it may have what it takes to challenge for the top spot. And Delavan-Darien proved an explosive offense […]
The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater football team, one of the most dominant programs in Division III in the nation, will have some local flavor this fall. Three Waterford natives, Jordan Gruettner, Marshall Rutherford and Brandon Tamsett, are on the roster. Gruettner is a sophomore phy ed major, Rutherford is a senior […]
By David Paulsen Sports Correspondent The Southern Lakes Conference girls golf final results are now complete and nothing has changed from one year ago. The Union Grove Broncos repeated as SLC champions, and Bronco sophomore Mari Suokko was once again named the SLC Player of the Year. Union Grove and […]
Haven’t we seen this movie before? The one where the Green Bay Packers start off the season looking more like a high school team than an NFL team. 2012. 2010. 2009. Even 2008. Do you see a pattern developing? The Packers are slow starters and fast finishers. Let me give […]
By Mike Ramczyk Sports Editor Waterford football gave Burlington every opportunity to win Friday night. The Wolverines punted the ball away to the Demons a few times in the fourth quarter. Dylan Malecki tossed an interception, and Waterford’s offense was in stall mode. The visiting Wolverines clung to a […]
By Mike Ramczyk Sports Editor “It was one of those moments you want to capture forever.” First-year head coach Jordan Hein felt the magic after his Union Grove football team defeated Westosha Central, 24-6, on Sept. 13 in front of the home crowd. The win marked the school’s first varsity […]
By Mike Ramczyk Sports Editor Saturday proved last year was no fluke for the Burlington boys volleyball squad. Behind the powerful hitting of Nolan Rueter and Ben Geiger, the Demons went toe-to-toe with some of the state’s best and left with their best finish in school history at the […]
By David Paulsen SPORTS CORRESPONDENT The Burlington High School girls tennis team is heading into the home stretch of the season with a good head of steam. The Demon girls won seven duals last week and have won eight straight overall to improve to 15-5 overall. Three of those wins […]
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