By David Paulsen SPORTS CORRESPONDENT It was not a pretty win, but the Bronco girls managed a 53-41 win over Burlington January 3 at home. This SLC game was close until the fourth quarter when Union Grove finally made some shots to pull away. Burlington led 8-7 after one quarter, […]
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High school and community sports from Western Racine County
Gymnasts post season best on bars at invite
By David Paulsen SPORTS CORRESPONDENT A sub-par performance on the beam offset several season high scores by individual Wolverine gymnasts as Waterford finished 11th out of 12 teams at the Westosha Central Falcon Invitational Saturday. Waterford scored a 117.300 in the event won by Franklin Combined with a 146.4250. Burlington […]
Lack of depth hurts gymnasts at Westosha
By Jennifer Eisenbart Sports Editor There’s no doubt that the Burlington Combined gymnastics team has some of the top talent in the state this year. It’s the depth that is a major issue right now. With another gymnast being lost for the season due to injury over the holiday break, […]
Demon girls fall to Badger, Union Grove
By David Paulsen SPORTS CORRESPONDENT Lake Geneva Badger blew open a relatively close game in the fourth quarter and handed the Burlington High School girls basketball team a 54-37 loss Tuesday. The Demons trailed 11-6 after one quarter, 26-18 at the half and 39-31 after three quarters. But Badger held […]
Demons defeat Elkhorn, fall to Mineral Point
By David Paulsen SPORTS CORRESPONDENT The Burlington High School wrestling squad was handed its first dual loss of the season Saturday, after two days earlier capturing a huge Southern Lakes Conference dual win over Elkhorn. The loss came to No. 4-ranked Mineral Point (Division 3) in the BHS Invitational Saturday. […]
Wolverine girls rebound against Westosha
By Jennifer Eisenbart Sports Editor After a disappointing loss to Badger last week, the Waterford Union High School girls basketball team might have felt the need to make a statement Tuesday night. The Wolverines did just that, as senior Alyssa Helwig made her return from a hand injury to score […]
Burlington boys drop pair of games
By Jennifer Eisenbart Sports Editor Coming off its first loss of the Southern Lakes Conference season Friday at Wilmot, the Burlington High School boys basketball team got no breaks Tuesday night. Traveling to Waukesha West, the Demons couldn’t hold onto an early lead and fell 69-48 in the non-conference contest. […]
Swim team takes ninth at South Milwaukee
By David Paulsen SPORTS CORRESPONDENT Led by two top-eight finishes from David Jones, the Burlington/Waterford Co-op boys swimming team finished ninth in the 12-team Rocket Invite held at South Milwaukee High School Saturday. Overall, the Demon boys tallied 114 points in the event won by Muskego with 488 points. “I […]
Lady ’Toppers pick up first victory
By Bud Milroy Sports Correspondent The Catholic Central High School girls basketball team opened the new year with a solid performance Friday night, winning its first game of the season by defeating Faith Christian 61-26. The non-conference game, played in Burlington, snapped an eight-game losing streak for the Lady ’Toppers […]
Standouts for the week of Jan. 13, 2013
Male Athlete of the Week Chris Benavides, Waterford Union High School boys basketball: Benavides proved to be a critical part in the Wolverines’ 52-44 win over Elkhorn last week. The senior scored a game-high 20 points – two ahead of Elkhorn standout Drew Bryson – in helping the Wolverines pull […]
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