By Tim Wester Correspondent After losing its first four Southern Lakes Conference games, the season looked grim for Union Grove. But the Broncos weren’t ready to give up, and rededicated their work ethic at practice, which started to show three weeks ago against Wilmot. Since the loss to the Panthers, […]
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Buzz saw in Burlington
Waterford routes Demons to clinch conference title By Jason Arndt Editor When two football teams scoring about 40 points a game go head-to-head, anyone would believe the contest could bring fireworks, especially when the clash involves contenders Burlington and Waterford. On Oct. 11 at Don Dalton Stadium in Burlington, however, […]
FOOTBALL PREDICTIONS: It’s almost playoff time, get psyched, people
Believe it or not, but we’re already in mid-October. Wow, time flies. Halloween is right around the corner, Thanksgiving will be here in a little more than a month, and Christmas is a mere 70 days away. Ahhh!!! That means my wife will be listening to Christmas music on the […]
Synergy helps duo surge in tennis
Grove’s Maurer, Krause state bound By Tim Wester Correspondent Union Grove’s Kayla Maurer certainly has doubles play figured out. Maurer, who was a state qualifier with doubles partner Chloe Woods last year, is making a return trip to the Nielsen Tennis Stadium in Madison with senior Kaitlyn Krause. “Both of […]
Toppers football clinches 1st playoff berth since 2015
Pum walks off for second straight week, Catholic Central stays hot By Mike Ramczyk Correspondent For the first time since 2015, the Catholic Central football team is going to the dance. Thanks to a 21-14 thrilling overtime victory at Kenosha St. Joe’s Friday night at Mary D. Bradford Stadium in […]
Wolverines dominate Comets with two-headed rushing attack
By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent The eighth-ranked Waterford football team continued its march toward a second consecutive Southern Lakes Conference title with a 41-6 home win over Delavan-Darien that was not quite as easy as the score indicated. “That might be the most physical defensive front we have seen all […]
Wilmot QB douses Demons homecoming
Burlington plays Waterford Friday By Mike Ramczyk Correspondent Zack Watson stands a diminutive 5-foot-9 and maybe weighs a buck sixty soaking wet. He doesn’t look like a prototypical football player. Short and shifty, yes, but Watson possesses the arm strength and foot speed of a giant. His performance Friday night […]
Happy Homecoming
Toppers overcome eight fumbles to stay in playoff hunt By Mike Ramczyk Correspondent Eight total fumbles. Six lost. That’s right, six, count ‘em, SIX turnovers. Have you ever heard of a team winning under those circumstances? Not often, but Friday night was a different story. Catholic Central overcame a rough […]
Grove stuns Badger in Homecoming thriller
Broncos capture 1st SLC win By Jason Arndt Editor Snagging victories has been a challenge for Union Grove in a highly competitive Southern Lakes Conference. However, in an Oct. 4 Homecoming showdown with Lake Geneva, the Broncos finally captured their first conference win of the season 33-27 in thrilling fashion. […]
FOOTBALL PREDICTIONS: Waterford on track to win SLC
Instead of my usual manic rant, I’m keeping this one simple for space purposes. The Waterford Wolverines will clinch the Southern Lakes Conference championship Friday night in Burlington. At 7-0 and ranked fourth in the latest Milwaukee Journal Sentinel area rankings, the Wolverines feature Tanner Keller, who leads the conference […]
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