By Jennifer Eisenbart Sports Editor For the last four years, Burlington High School’s Ciara Capezio, Morganne Longoria and Kaysie Shebeneck have found a way to drive the Demons. As freshmen, they were key contributors on the team’s first state trip since 1997. As sophomores, they helped Burlington repeat that trip. […]
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Wanasek sisters see success at state meet
By Jennifer Eisenbart Sports Editor It was a sister act at the WIAA Division 1 state meet Saturday for the Burlington co-op swim team. The co-op squad has swimmers from Burlington, Catholic Central, East Troy, Waterford and Union Grove High Schools, but it was three sisters from Burlington that represented […]
Coach, son earn All-State honors for BHS
By Jennifer Eisenbart Sports Editor For years, Burlington High School boys volleyball coach Tim Gesteland has waited for his players to get the kind of recognition he felt they deserved on the state stage. Before the start of last week’s state boys volleyball tournament, the coach not only got his […]
Demons come up just short of state title
By Jennifer Eisenbart Sports Editor There are first times for everything, or so the saying goes. Needless to say, though, cramping for the first time ever isn’t something you want to have happen in the WIAA state championship match. BHS libero Garrett Schilling found that out the hard way Saturday […]
WIAA boys state volleyball championship – live blog
By Jennifer Eisenbart Sports Editor In the end, top-ranked Appleton North maybe had one too many weapons for the Burlington High School boys volleyball team. The Demons left everything on the floor – including seeing senior libero Garrett Schilling leave with cramps in both legs – before falling 25-23, 25-27, […]
Live at state boys volleyball – BHS versus Kettle Moraine
By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer 1:49 p.m. – Sorry for the delay, folks. BHS wins set four 25-20, and the championship match between the Demons and Appleton North – the No. 2 and No. 1 seeds and ranked teams in the state – is set. 1:37 p.m. – BHS up […]
Burlington wins state quarterfinal
By Jennifer Eisenbart Sports Editor Burlington High School boys volleyball coach Tim Gesteland didn’t want his team to give Catholic Memorial any hope Friday night in the WIAA state quarterfinals. “I told them, ‘get this done in three (sets),’” Gesteland explained. “You don’t want to go four, because four equals […]
State boys volleyball tickets on sale through Friday at BHS
Advance ticket sales for Burlington High School’s WIAA state quarterfinals against Catholic Memorial Friday night at Wisconsin Lutheran College are on sale through Friday at noon at the school’s athletic office. Tickets are $8.
Live from the Resch Center – WIAA Division 1 championship live blog
By Jennifer Eisenbart Sports Editor This was a team on a mission. Having split with Divine Savior Holy Angels during the regular season, the Burlington High School girls volleyball team fought every step of the way Saturday night, winning 29-27, 25-20, 25-16 over DSHA. It is the second straight state […]
Championship Saturday – WIAA Division 4 girls volleyball blog
By Jennifer Eisenbart Sports Editor At the start of the season, Catholic Central High School girls volleyball coach Mae Mae Oberhofer got a lot of questions from her team. “They kept asking, ‘Are we gonna be all right?’” said Oberhofer, who lost four senior starters to graduation. “I kept telling […]