By David Paulsen SPORTS CORRESPONDENT With six weight class champions, the Burlington High School wrestling team dominated the Nicolet Knight Wrestling Scramble Saturday at Nicolet High School in Milwaukee. The Demon boys tallied 565 points to easily outscore second-place Wausau East, which had 483.5 points. “It wasn’t an overly tough […]
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High school and community sports from Western Racine County
Demon girls shelled by Franklin 78-34
By David Paulsen SPORTS CORRESPONDENT Shellshocked. That was the feeling of the Burlington High School girls’ basketball team after the first quarter of its non-conference matchup at Franklin Friday. After defeating Racine Horlick three days earlier by 33 points, the Demon girls were feeling pretty good about themselves. That was […]
BBW gymnastics team wins pair
By Jennifer Eisenbart Sports editor The Burlington/Badger/Wilmot gymnastics team opened its season with a 141.200-137.575 win over Mukwonago/Kettle Moraine Dec. 1 at Karcher Middle School. BBW had the highest team score on three of the four events, and won all of the individual events except bars – which was behind […]
’Topper boys pick up first victory
By Bud Milroy Sports correspondent The Catholic Central High School boys’ basketball team returned home Tuesday night and picked up its first win of the season, beating Lake Country Lutheran 56-43. “We played our best ball of the season so far over the first three and a half quarters of […]
Waterford paced to finish by seniors – and captains
By Jennifer Eisenbart Sports editor With a senior-laden team, many people wondered just how far the Waterford Union High School football team would go this season. As it turned out, pretty far. The Wolverines made it all the way to the WIAA Division 2 state championship game before bowing out […]
Friday sports update – Demons win home opener
By Jennifer Eisenbart Sports editor Led by 20 points from senior Tim Peterson, the Burlington High School boys’ basketball team overcame a rough shooting night and beat Westosha Central 56-48. BHS improved to 1-1 overall, and 1-0 in the Southern Lakes Conference. “We’ve got some work to do, but we […]
Lady ’Toppers ready to challenge
By Bud Milroy Sports correspondent Pretty much to a person, the 2010-11 girls’ basketball season was a bit of a disappointment for the Catholic Central High School Lady ’Toppers. The group never reached a consistent level of play. The team won the WIAA Division 5 Fort Atkinson regional before losing […]
Demon boys look to contend again
By Jennifer Eisenbart Sports editor A year ago, the Burlington High School boys’ basketball team was being led by the hot shot of senior Travis Crayton and six other seniors en route to a 14-0 Southern Lakes Conference record and title. Now, nine months later, the Demons are ready to […]
’Toppers boys look to rebuild
By Bud Milroy Sports correspondent The 2011-12 Catholic Central boys’ basketball team will be something of a work in progress. After all, the Hilltoppers lost their entire starting lineup from last year’s sectional runner-up squad. “This will be a learning year, as the kids buy into the system,” said CCHS […]
Demon grapplers hope to repeat as SLC champs
By David Paulsen SPORTS CORRESPONDENT With 14 returning letterwinners and two state qualifiers on this year’s Burlington High School wrestling squad, the team hopes to repeat as champions in the Southern Lakes Conference this season. “With that many returning, we will have some returning letterwinners that will not be full-time […]
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