After winning its first regional title since 2015, the Union Grove High School girls volleyball captured a WIAA Division 1 sectional championship, with punches the Broncos ticket to the state tournament in 34 years. The top-seeded Broncos, who swept No. 4 Muskego in Thursday’s sectional semifinal at Racine Case, needed […]
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BREAKING: Catholic Central volleyball claims sectional title, heads to state tournament
Catholic Central High School swept Green Bay NEW Lutheran in three sets to capture its second consecutive WIAA Division 4 girls volleyball sectional title Saturday at Central Wisconsin Christian Saturday. The top-seeded Hilltoppers, who won 25-14, 25-16, 25-10, will now defend their state championship at the Resch Center in Green […]
WIAA Boys Volleyball: Burlington stymied at sectionals
Boys fall at top-seeded Catholic Memorial, enjoyed successful season By Mike Ramczyk Correspondent Last year, the Burlington boys volleyball squad was flying high into sectionals before its wings were clipped by Catholic Memorial. The top seed, Memorial simply had too much firepower for the Demons. Well, history repeated itself Tuesday […]
WIAA Cross Country: Hall’s rigorous offseason earns him state berth
Senior Grove distance runner found motivation from last year By Tim Wester Correspondent If cross country allowed mulligans, Union Grove senior Kevin Hall would have taken one at the WIAA Division 1 State Cross Country Championship in Wisconsin Rapids last year. Hall battled extreme fatigue from a lack of sleep […]
WIAA Cross Country: Distance runner Radobicky punches ticket to state
Waterford junior placed second in sectionals By Chris Bennett Correspondent Waterford Union High School distance runner Kelsey Radobicky qualified for the WIAA Division 1 state cross country meet after she finished second at the Oct. 26 Arrowhead Sectional. Radobicky, who qualified for her third consecutive state appearance, completed her race […]
WIAA Volleyball: Demons win 18th straight regional title
By Mike Ramczyk Correspondent An Oct. 26 victory was pretty much a given for the Burlington High School girls volleyball team, no matter how much head coach Teri Little says it wasn’t easy. The top-seeded and host Demons swept No. 9 Lake Geneva Badger, 25-12, 25-9, 25-18, to capture a […]
WIAA Volleyball: Toppers capture regional crown
By Mike Ramczyk Correspondent The Toppers are in full-on beast mode about defending their WIAA Division 4 state championship. Catholic Central volleyball’s encore performance from last year’s magical championship has been smooth sailing this postseason. On Oct. 26 at home in a regional final, Lainey Dirksmeyer and the top-seeded Toppers […]
WIAA Volleyball: Grove snags regional volleyball title
Aggressive serving, balanced attack key to victory By Jason Arndt Staff Writer Union Grove’s mission entering its WIAA Division 1 girls volleyball regional title match against visiting Oak Creek was to serve aggressively. Considering the Broncos accounted for 10 total service aces, Union Grove accomplished its mission Oct. 26, when […]
WIAA Cross Country: Catholic Central girls make history
Team is first ever from school to qualify for state tournament By Mike Ramczyk Correspondent Catholic Central head coach Rick Koceja knew he had something special with his girls cross country team this fall. At a WIAA Division 3 cross country sectional Saturday at UW-Whitewater, the team showed its full […]
Venues changed: Playoff football games relocated
Burlington/Waterford at Westosha Central, Catholic Central at Brillion With recent snowfall throughout the state, including Southeast Wisconsin, Friday’s WIAA Level 2 playoff games have been relocated to other venues. The WIAA Division 2 meeting between No. 1 Waterford and No. 4 Burlington has been moved from Waterford Union High School […]