By Bud Milroy Sports correspondent The Catholic Central High School boys’ basketball team stumbled out of the 2012 gate Tuesday, dropping a 55-38 contest at Waterford to the Wolverines. Despite hitting four 3-pointers in the first quarter, the Hilltoppers trailed 22-14 after the first period. “Waterford is a physically more […]
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High school and community sports from Western Racine County
BHS boys struggle in loss
By Jennifer Eisenbart Sports editor Burlington High School boys’ basketball coach Steve Berezowitz didn’t mince words after a 53-45 loss to Mukwonago at home Tuesday night. “I didn’t think we had the effort that we needed to compete in every area,” the coach explained. “What’s frustrating is I thought we […]
Demon wrestlers win Mid-States Classic
By David Paulsen SPORTS CORRESPONDENT Even with the No. 4-ranked Division 1 team in the tournament, and the No. 3-ranked Division 3 team also present, Burlington showed it must be considered a team to be reckoned with by winning the annual Mid-States Wrestling Classic held Dec. 28 and 29 at […]
Demon girls losing streak reaches eight
By David Paulsen SPORTS CORRESPONDENT When two teams who are both winless in their conference face each other, one of them is going to get their first conference win. Unfortunately, for the Burlington High School girls’ basketball team, it was the Delavan-Darien Comets who got their first Southern Lakes Conference […]
Briggs leads co-op swim team at Badger
By David Paulsen SPORTS CORRESPONDENT Team captain Matthew Briggs led the Burlington Co-Op boys swim team in a 116-50 loss at Lake Geneva Badger Tuesday. Briggs won the 200-yard freestyle and the 100-yard backstroke, and was the anchor leg on the 400-yard freestyle relay team that also secured a victory. […]
From Out in Right Field: Flynn’s performance could make another backup a starter
By Jennifer Eisenbart Sports editor Years from now, when people look at the Green Bay Packers’ record books and see the records set Sunday against the Detroit Lions, I wonder how many people will remember the name Matt Flynn. Certainly, Green Bay – and the state of Wisconsin […]
Standouts for the Week of Jan. 6, 2012
Co-Male Athletes of the Week Kody Azarian, Waterford Union High School wrestling: For the third invite in a row, Azarian dominated his opposition. After winning the 120-pound weight class at the Ed Stech Invite at West Allis Central and at the Badger State tournament – winning the meet’s Outstanding Wrestler […]
Demons look to rebound
Burlington High School’s Jake Reetz looks for an opportunity to pass the ball against the Mukwonago defense in the closing stages of Tuesday night’s 53-45 loss. The defeat dropped the Demons one game below .500 heading into Saturday’s game against Racine Case at Carthage College in Kenosha. (Photo by Jennifer […]
Lee sets UG rebound record
By David Paulsen SPORTS CORRESPONDENT When a team shoots just over 25 percent from the floor, it becomes tough to win basketball games. Such was the case for the Union Grove High School girls’ basketball team in a 71-65 loss to Racine Park Dec. 22. In the loss, the Bronco […]
Bronco boys nail down another SLC road win
By David Paulsen SPORTS CORRESPONDENT Playing four of their first five Southern Lakes Conference games on the road looked like a challenging task when the season began. The Union Grove High School boys’ basketball team has done quite well, though, emerging with a 4-1 SLC record after those five games. […]