The Burlington Titans baseball team – a traveling youth program co-sponsored by Burlington Little League 0 will hold tryouts Oct. 6 and Oct. 14. Players are eligible for a team based on the age and grade they are in as of April 30. For U-8, contact Tom Follis at [email protected]; […]
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High school and community sports from Western Racine County
Standouts for the week of Oct. 5, 2012
Male Athlete of the Week Nick Bartlett, Burlington High School boys volleyball: Playing arch-rival Westosha Central last week, the BHS boys wanted to make a statement. Bartlett ended up being a huge part of that, as the Demons won the match 25-17, 25-18, 25-10 at Burlington Sept. 27. Bartlett, whose […]
Area tennis players headed to state
By Jennifer Eisenbart Sports Editor It was an impressive day Wednesday for area high school girls tennis teams, as Burlington, Waterford Union and Union Grove Union High School all qualified at least one player for next week’s WIAA Division 1 state tournament in Madison. At the Badger sectional, Waterford’s Alyssa […]
Broncos tie for SLC tennis crown
By Jennifer Eisenbart Sports Editor While Lake Geneva Badger may have won the most individual titles at the Southern Lakes Conference girls tennis tournament, the Union Grove Broncos had the depth. The end result? A tie – both for the SLC tournament crown and in the overall SLC standings. Union […]
Broncos drop overtime thriller to Demons
By David Paulsen SPORTS CORRESPONDENT In the Southern Lakes Conference Tournament Tuesday, the Union Grove High School boys soccer team faced Burlington for the third time this season and nearly pulled out their second win of the season. Only a penalty kick goal with 15 seconds to go in regulation […]
Wolverines lose to Elkhorn and Badger
By David Paulsen SPORTS CORRESPONDENT In opening Southern Lakes Conference Tournament action Tuesday, the Waterford High School boys soccer team took on Elkhorn at Elkhorn and was soundly defeated 7-0. “We just didn’t show up tonight,” head coach Rob Blascoe said. “They were beating us on through runs. We weren’t […]
Wolverines nab second at Whitefish Bay
The Waterford Union High School volleyball team played the best volleyball of its season so far Saturday, finishing second at the Whitefish Bay Tournament. The Wolverines opened the day by losing in three sets to Wauwatosa East, but bounced back to sweep Milwaukee Riverside and Whitefish Bay Dominican. Waterford then […]
Two Wolverine doubles team crowned SLC champs
By David Paulsen SPORTS CORRESPONDENT The Southern Lakes Conference Tournament was good to four Waterford High School girls tennis players. The four were paired up as two of the Wolverine doubles teams and they emerged as SLC champions. At No. 1 doubles, Alyssa Helwig and Bridget Brockmann, who were seated […]
Bronco girls go 6-3 over past week
By David Paulsen SPORTS CORRESPONDENT A straight three-set win over Wilmot Tuesday has moved the Union Grove High School girls’ volleyball above .500 in Southern Lakes Conference action. The 25-17, 25-20, 25-11 victory improved the Bronco girls to 3-2 in SLC play with two more SLC matches left. In the […]
Knurr has breakout race at Muskego
By David Paulsen SPORTS CORRESPONDENT As a cross country season progresses, a coach looks for a steady improvement in his runners and a drop in the average times. For Waterford High School cross country coach Nate Schreiber, the times of his girls and boys teams at the Muskego Warrior Invitational […]