By Jennifer Eisenbart SPORTS EDITOR Throughout the second half of Saturday’s WIAA Division 3 sectional at Lake Country Lutheran High School, the Catholic Central High School girls cross country team moved up in the pack. In the end, though, they didn’t quite move quite high enough. Hoping for a berth […]
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BHS boys claim SEC title
By Jennifer Eisenbart SPORTS EDITOR The Burlington High School boys volleyball team wasn’t perfect Saturday at the Southeast Conference tour-nament. In fact, the Demons even lost a set in pool play, forcing them in a position where they had to sweep rival Westosha Central to win the pool. Burlington did […]
Two Demon runners just miss qualifying for state
By David Paulsen SPORTS CORRESPONDENT It was oh-so-close for two Burlington High School cross country runners at Saturday’s sectional meet held at Grant Park in South Milwaukee. “(Michael) Pauly missed qualifying for state by one place,” head coach Rick Koceja noted. Kit Kocha missed qualifying by two places, finishing just […]
Burlington, Catholic Central make regional finals
By Jennifer Eisenbart Sports Editor In spite of a lineup shift due to an injury, the Burlington High School girls volleyball team found a way to get the job done Thursday night in the WIAA Division 1 sectional semifinals. With outside hitter Ciara Capezio limited to just back-row play after […]
Lady ‘Toppers pull out regional crowd
By Jennifer Eisenbart SPORTS EDITOR The Catholic Central High School girls volleyball team didn’t face much of a challenge from its regional semifinal and regional final opponents last week. If anything, the Lady Toppers faced a challenge from, of all things, a car accident. The Lady Toppers played without standout […]
Demon girls win regional title
By Jennifer Eisenbart SPORTS EDITOR For the most part Saturday night, the Stoughton girls volleyball team looked at a loss of what to do against Burlington. The Demons dominated the first two sets of the WIAA Division 1 regional final, then rallied after Stoughton grabbed an early lead in set […]
CCHS wins opening-round playoff game
By Bud Milroy Sports Correspondent Last year, it took a late touchdown for Catholic Central to complete a come-from-behind win over Black Hawk. This year, the Hilltoppers needed a fourth-quarter stop on a two-point conversion attempt to secure a 14-12 Level One playoff win over the Warriors. “Black Hawk was […]
Swimmers bring home title from Racine Invite
By Jennifer Eisenbart Sports Editor In spite of illness wreaking havoc on the team’s lineup over the past few weeks, the Burlington co-op swim team has survived the hardest part of its schedule. On Saturday, in spite of the team’s best swimmer being gone on a college visit, the co-op […]
Standouts for the week of Oct. 26, 2012
Male Athlete of the Week Zach Gesteland, Burlington High School boys volleyball: For the first time in Burlington High School boys volleyball, a team member was named Southeast Conference Player of the Year. Gesteland earned the honor last week, and also helped BHS to the SEC tournament title on the […]
Boys fifth, girls sixth at SLC Meet
By David Paulsen SPORTS CORRESPONDENT A fifth-place finish by the Union Grove High School boys cross country team had head coach Kyle Patoka smiling at the Southern Lakes Conference meet held Saturday at UW-Parkside. “(We were) six points behind Burlington so we’ve made a lot of progress this season,” Patoka […]
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