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Saturday, January 11, 2025
High school and community sports from Western Racine County
Depleted lineup can’t hold off Pewaukee Behind the 16-strikeout performance of pitcher Adam Dominick, the Pewaukee Muskies continued the recent domination of the Western Division in the Land O’ Lakes grand championship playoffs by shutting out the Burlington Rotary Barons 7-0 Saturday. The Western Division has now won nine of […]
The Burlington High School student section was decked out in all blue for Friday night’s home opener against Union Grove. True, Burlington’s colors are black and orange, but this wasn’t your typical game. The cheers were amplified, the stands were packed and the football was action-packed, but the memory of […]
Many of you know me already. You know, the youngest of six Ramczyks. My mom is Joni and has probably told you your sign and your most compatible mate. My dad is a local baseball legend and has probably saved you a fortune on meat at Pick n’ Save. My […]
Get the latest on the local high school football scene right here tonight from Sports Editor Mike Ramczyk. Ramczyk plans to attend a pair of Southern Lakes Conference openers tonight as Burlington (2-0) hosts Union Grove (0-2) and Waterford (1-1) hosts Lake Geneva Badger (1-1). He’ll also post any updates […]
By Mike Ramczyk Sports Editor Call it a miracle. Call it lucky. Whatever you call it, “it” resulted in the Waterford football team’s second straight conference title. In last year’s regular-season finale, Waterford trailed Badger, 3-0, with less than a minute to play. Faced with the daunting task of driving […]
Burlington wants to remain unbeaten with win in SLC opener By Mike Ramczyk Sports Editor Take a short drive east on Highway 11 from Burlington. First, you’ll see a small community affectionately known as Kansasville. Keep going past some farms and eventually you will find a few factories, a Dairy […]
Local baseball team has come a long way in 16 years By Mike Ramczyk Sports editor The year was 1997. A wide-eyed University of Wisconsin–Whitewater sophomore named Ryan Hoffman was back in his hometown of Burlington after playing college baseball for the Warhawks. A teenager at the time, the now-35-year-old […]
Welcome to the first exciting installment of my high school football picks series. Since I was transitioning from the Lake Geneva Regional News over to Southern Lakes Newspapers, it’s been hectic and I missed Week 1. What did we learn from opening weekend? Well, East Troy and Delavan-Darien can score […]
By Mike Ramczyk Sports Editor Perhaps it’s in his blood. Day in and day out, Burlington junior quarterback Brad Burling’s dad Eric leads an entire school as principal at Burlington High School. On the football field, Brad is leading his teammates. And based on Friday night’s showing, he passed his […]
Catholic Central must replace three all-conference performers By Mike Ramczyk Sports Editor Most teams would have all kind of problems if they had to replace three all-conference performers, one of which was all-state. But those small concerns don’t affect the Catholic Central High School volleyball team too much. Gone are […]
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