By Bud Milroy Sports correspondent For the second year in a row, the Catholic Central High School girls basketball team is a WIAA Division 5 regional champion. The Lady ’Toppers claimed the title Saturday with an impressive 65-47 win over Lake Country Lutheran (20-5). “We knew this game was going […]
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BHS bounced in semis by Indians
By Jennifer Eisenbart Sports editor Seldom do you get anything in sports when you want it too badly. That – and a case of maybe trying to overthink the game plan – cost the Burlington High School boys basketball team March 8 in the sectional semifinals. The Demons trailed 23-5 […]
From Out in Right Field: Stuff my dad said – or why you should respect your elders
At some point in life – at least when it comes to good people – children should respect their parents. If you’re like me, that respect blurs a little when you’re a teenager, then sharpens into love and affection once you grow up. On March 1, my father […]
Hocking sets CCHS scoring record in victory
By Bud Milroy Sports correspondent Friday was a special night at Catholic Central for a number of reasons. The Lady Topper seniors were honored before their last regular season game at home, Allie Hocking became the programs’ all-time leading scorer and they picked up a big win heading into post […]
No conference crown for Wolverine girls
By David Paulsen Sports Correspondent A 73-62 loss to Elkhorn March 1 prevented the Waterford High School girls basketball team from gaining a share of the Southern Lakes Conference crown. Waterford went into the game, which was the final contest of the regular season, needing just a win to clinch […]
Slow start dooms Demons in sectional opener
A furious second-half rally wasn’t enough to lift the Burlington High School boys basketball team out of a huge rut Thursday against Mukwonago in the opening round of the WIAA Division 1 sectional play at Kenosha Tremper. The Demons found themselves trailing 40-14 early in the second half before mounting […]
Online at the WIAA state gymnastics meet!
By Jennifer Eisenbart Sports editor The Burlington/Badger/Wilmot gymnastics team picked a bad day to have a bad meet. The squad still scored a 145.116, but mistakes on the vault and balance beam opened the door for Franklin/Muskego/Oak Creek/Whitnall to win its second straight title with a team score of 147.648. […]
Demons bow out in state wrestling thriller
In a meet that went down the bitter end, the Burlington Demons came up one point short in their first ever trip to the WIAA state team wrestling tournament Friday in Madison, losing to Holmen 27-26. The loss eliminated the Demons from the tournament while Holmen advanced to face Hartford […]
Saturday sports update: BBW wins sectional, Azarian top area wrestler at state
The Burlington/Badger/Wilmot gymnastics team did it again Friday night. Competing against its primary competition for the WIAA Division 1 state title, the BBW squad broke its own unofficial state title, scoring 150.475 to win the Burlington sectional at Burlington High School. The squad had at least two state individual qualifiers […]
Live from the Burlington gymnastics sectional!
Hi, everyone – this is Jennifer Eisenbart, and we will be bringing you updates today from the WIAA Division 1 Burlington gymnastics sectional. Because of the meet format, we will update at the end of each rotation, with a rough sketch of how the host team Burlington/Badger/Wilmot has fared – […]