By Bud Milroy Sports Correspondent For a young Catholic Central High School baseball team, winning three games in a row is a big deal – especially when they had only won four all season before then. “It really means a lot to us because we’re so young,” said CCHS coach […]
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Standouts for the week of May 24, 2013
Male Athlete of the Week Brian Dankle, Burlington High School boys golf: In spite of not having what coach Bill Berkholtz called his “A” game, Dankle played well enough to win Southern Lakes Conference individual medalist honors May 14 at Hawk’s View Golf Course in Lake Geneva. Dankle shot a […]
Pauly, Shenkenberg each win two regional titles
By David Paulsen SPORTS CORRESPONDENT With seniors Mickael Pauly and Max Shenkenberg each winning two events, the Burlington High School boys track and field squad finished fourth as a team at the WIAA Division 1 Badger Regional Monday at Lake Geneva. Pauly, a foreign exchange student, won the 400-meter dash […]
Demon girls advance to SLC title game with OT win
By David Paulsen SPORTS CORRESPONDENT It took overtime, but the Burlington High School girls soccer team advanced Tuesday to the Southern Lakes Conference title game. The Demon girls edged Union Grove 2-1 at home to improve to 7-1 in the SLC and 11-4-1 overall. “This was one of our most […]
CCHS track team has banner day at home regional meet
By Jennifer Eisenbart Sports Editor On a windy, sunny day on their “home track,” the Catholic Central High School track and field team showed it was serious about sending several team members to state. A large number of CCHS athletes, competing in the WIAA Division 3 regional at Burlington High […]
Gilbreath wins two regional titles
By David Paulsen SPORTS CORRESPONDENT Senior Jenny Gilbreath’s two titles led the Waterford High School girls track and field squad to a fourth-place finish at the WIAA Division 1 Badger Regional held at Lake Geneva Monday. The Wolverine girls tallied 88.5 points in the regional won by Badger. Gilbreath won […]
Demon golfers qualify for sectional tournament
By David Paulsen SPORTS CORRESPONDENT As the Burlington High School boys golf team approached regional competition Tuesday, head coach Bill Berkholtz knew that is his team played consistently it had a good chance of advancing to sectional. The Demon boys did just that Tuesday, finishing third among nine teams at […]
Gilbreath, 4-by-100 relay team headed to state
By David Paulsen SPORTS CORRESPONDENT The Waterford High School track and field squads will send seven athletes to the 2013 Track and Field Championships Friday, May 31, and Saturday, June 1, at UW-La Crosse. The Wolverine girls will have six athletes at state, while the boys’ squad will have just […]
Ben Maier leads Broncos at SLC golf meet
By David Paulsen SPORTS CORRESPONDENT In the regular season-ending Southern Lakes Conference Meet Tuesday, the Union Grove High School boys golf team simply could not keep up with the other SLC squads, finishing eighth at the Hawk’s View Golf Course, Lake Geneva. The Bronco boys shot a team total 402 […]
Waterford baseball team gets back on track
By David Paulsen SPORTS CORRESPONDENT After a loss to Wilmot May 8, the Waterford High School baseball team bounced back with wins over Racine Park Monday and Lake Geneva Badger Tuesday. The team’s overall record now stands at 8-11, and their Southern Lakes Conference mark is 5-7. Vs. Badger […]