By David Paulsen SPORTS CORRESPONDENT The Burlington co-op swim team placed fourth out of 11 teams at the Caleb Gottinger Memorial Invite held at Riverside High School Saturday. One year ago, the Demon boys were sixth in the 10-team field at the same event. “They had a very good meet,” […]
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Gymnasts hit season high at Waterford
By Jennifer Eisenbart Sports Editor The Burlington Combined gymnastics team may still be trying to figure out which pieces go where, but on Saturday, those pieces fit together pretty well. Taking three of the top four all-around positions and winning at least two medals on every event in winning the […]
Standouts for the Week of Dec. 14, 2012
Male Athlete of the Week Jake Reetz, Burlington High School boys basketball: Reetz had perhaps the game of his career Saturday night in a 57-48 victory over Waterford at home. With the Waterford defense working to contain BHS’s most prolific scorer, Carson Biedrzycki, Reetz proved to be an outside threat, […]
Broncos get back on track with win over Delavan
By David Paulsen SPORTS CORRESPONDENT The Union Grove High School boys basketball team began Southern Lakes Conference Tuesday when they hosted Delavan-Darien. The Broncos dominated the matcup, coming away with a 74-37 win on their home court. The Bronco boys got off to a slow start and trailed the Comets […]
Two losses drop Bronco girls to 1-2 overall
By David Paulsen SPORTS CORRESPONDENT The offensive struggles of a young team led to two losses last week for the Union Grove High School girls basketball team. The Broncos fell 55-31 to Wilmot in Southern Lakes Conference action Nov. 30, and dropped a 52-20 game to The Prairie School in […]
Beck leads Bronco wrestlers early on this season
By David Paulsen SPORTS CORRESPONDENT Heavyweight wrestler Tony Beck has been setting the pace for the Union Grove High School wrestling squad in the early part of this season. Beck was one of only three wrestlers to win a match in a 64-12 loss to Burlington Nov. 29, and was […]
Roundup: Waterford girls win big on the road
By Jennifer Eisenbart SPORTS EDITOR Playing their second road game in five days, the Waterford girls turned up the defense and dominated. Leading 15-7 after the opening quarter and 29-16 at the half, the Wolverines cruised home to a 53-37 win at Hartford. “We had a great team win,” said […]
Wrestlers fall to Wilmot
By David Paulsen SPORTS CORRESPONDENT The Waterford High School wrestling team kicked off its season Nov. 29 at home against Wilmot and was handed a 41-35 defeat. The Wolverine boys followed that up with a fifth-place finish in the eight-team Kettle Moraine Laser Duals on Saturday. Overall, the Wolverines have […]
Gymnasts start season with loss to Westosha
By David Paulsen SPORTS CORRESPONDENT In their first dual meet of the season, the Waterford High School gymnastics team dropped a 121.80-115.125 decision to Westosha Central Monday night at home. “This was a great meet to get the nerves out and get competition experience before the Emerald (Classic),” head coach […]
CCHS girls lose, but make strides forward
By Bud Milroy Sports Correspondent The Catholic Central High School girls basketball team may have lost their Metro Classic Conference opener Tuesday night 49-32 to Shoreland Lutheran, but there were plenty of signs of improvement. “We played much better tonight,” said head coach Jeff Behrens. “I think we showed some […]