By Mike Ramczyk Sports Editor Waterford (2-2 overall, 1-1 Southern Lakes) at Burlington (3-1, 1-1), 7 p.m. This is the biggest game of the week in the Southern Lakes Conference. Two rivals, separated only by about six miles, will go at it in what should be an intense, physical […]
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BREAKING: Lake Geneva Generals semi-pro football team officially for sale
WILLIAMS BAY – The Lake Geneva Generals semi-pro football franchise is no longer – again. After almost folding earlier this year, co-owners Derek and Jeni Diehl saddled up for one more season. And what a ride it was. For the first time in 12 years, Derek’s team missedthe playoffs but […]
Despite lackluster NBA Draft, Milwaukee Bucks should make playoffs
By picking up a wet-behind-the-ears 18-year-old and a slow, unathletic guard who can’t shoot outside, the Milwaukee Bucks had me brimming with an ear-to-ear smile back in June. We seemed destined for a last-place season in the Central Division, and the Andrew Wiggins sweepstakes were about to begin. However, the […]
Big second half lifts Lake Geneva Badger football over Burlington
LAKE GENEVA – The Lake Geneva Badger football team keeps playing with fire. Penalties. Turnovers. Back-breaking infractions that would’ve been 60-yard touchdowns on consecutive plays. These things keep happening to the Badgers, but the boys are simply too good to let it affect the outcomes of their games. Although Badger […]
Battle of Beatens: Union Grove hosts Westosha Central tonight
By Mike Ramczyk Sports Editor Two high school football teams at similar places in their development will face off in a Southern Lakes Conference contest Friday night. And by the time the dust settles, one of them will have their first win of the season. Union Grove is so close […]
BREAKING: Catholic Central names new girls basketball coach
By Mike Ramczyk Sports Editor The wait is over. On Friday morning, Catholic Central Athletic Director Tom Aldrich announced via email the hiring of new girls varsity basketball coach Suzy Bittman. Bittmann was the assistant girls varsity basketball coach at Catholic Central for the past three years and the head […]
Badgers gain revenge on Wolverines
By Mike Ramczyk Sports Editor What was supposed to be the game of the year turned into a lopsided contest late in the third quarter last Friday in Lake Geneva. Badger was simply too physically imposing, scoring two touchdowns in a matter of only five minutes to take a commanding […]
FOOTBALL WEEKEND: SLC season gets serious
Wilmot (2-1, 1-0 SLC) at Waterford (1-2, 0-1 SLC), 7 p.m., Friday Week after week, the Southern Lakes Conference shows why it’s one of the deepest leagues in all of the state on the football field. After a grueling, physical contest last week, the Waterford boys return home but face […]
Burlington-Badger SLC grid showdown a must see
Early season battle will likely determine who wins conference crown By Mike Ramczyk Sports Editor They were always the two biggest, baddest kids on the block in the Southern Lakes Conference. Burlington and Lake Geneva Badger. Tradition stacked on history with a side of rivalry. For years, the two schools […]
Area AD’s: Embrace boys volleyball
This is an open letter to the athletic directors from Elkhorn Area, Delavan-Darien, Badger and Waterford high schools. In terms of fielding a boys volleyball team, what are you waiting for? This fall, new boys volleyball programs have popped up in Union Grove and Wilmot. The Panthers and Broncos are […]
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