By Tim Wester Correspondent After agonizing over the memory of multiple teams erasing second half deficits and beating her team this season, Waterford coach Dena Brechtl was happy her team finally got to return the favor. Waterford battled back from a 4-point deficit in the final minute of regulation and […]
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Demons look to bounce back from first loss
Team heads to Elkhorn Friday By Jason Arndt Staff Writer The Burlington High School boys basketball team couldn’t keep its early season momentum going in a non-conference meeting with Mount Horeb on Saturday at Waunakee High School. The Demons, coming off of a hard fought victory a night earlier against […]
Halter leads short-handed wrestling team at Stech Invitational
By Tim Wester Correspondent Short-handed Waterford, which brought just six wrestlers, finished 16th with 51 points at the EH Stech Invitational at West Allis Central Saturday, Dec. 17. Hudson Halter (12-2) led the way for Waterford with a third-place finish at 126. Halter pinned West Allis Central’s Amadi Cameron in […]
Threemendous
Demons go long range in rout over Central By Jason Arndt staff writer When a basketball team makes more than half of its shots, especially from beyond the perimeter, the chances of winning the contest are extremely high. That was the case for Burlington as the Demons used 13 3-pointers, […]
State-ranked Grove defeats Waterford in girls tilt
By Tim Wester Correspondent As one of the top rivalries in the Southern Lakes Conference, Waterford and Union Grove do not like to lose to each other. But with both teams at different stages of development this season, the first installment of the 2022-2023 rivalry was more of a learning […]
Burlington wins Whitewater Invitational behind 5 champions
The Burlington High School wrestling team didn’t only have five individual champions at the Saturday, Dec. 10 Whitewater Invitational. The Demons won the Invitational itself, accounting for 293.5 total points, in the 12-team meet. Earning individual titles for the Demons include Evan Gill (106 pounds), Landon Jacobs (113), Ben Guerra […]
Demons ready to compete
Basketball team aims for top spot in SLC By Jason Arndt Staff Writer Demons coach Steve Berezowitz plans to lean on multiple returning letter winners, including last year’s leading scorer JR Lukenbill, entering the 2022-23 campaign. Lukenbill, who recently committed to play for Northern Michigan University, brings nearly a double […]
Demons bow out in semifinal
By Jason Arndt Staff Writer One night removed from a thrilling seesaw quarterfinal victory, the Burlington High School girls volleyball team looked to upend top-seeded Oconomowoc on Friday, Nov. 4 at the Resch Center in Green Bay. But the Demons couldn’t quite keep up with the defending champion Raccoons. Oconomowoc, […]
Broncos are headed to state
Grove captures first sectional title in program history By Jason Arndt Staff Writer The Union Grove boys volleyball team had a simple mission entering its season – winning a Southern Lakes Conference title. When the Broncos wrapped up the league championship, tying with Wilmot for the best record in the […]
Another date with state
Demons qualify for tourney ninth consecutive time By Jason Arndt Staff Writer After a couple of intense matches, especially in postseason play, the Burlington High School girls volleyball came out with a renewed focus in a WIAA Division 1 sectional championship meeting with Muskego. The Demons, looking for their ninth […]