Battling against an unconventional Owen-Withee court set-up, the Catholic Central High School girls’ volleyball team won its fourth state title in six years Saturday morning in straight sets against the Blackhawks, 25-19, 25-21, 25-23. For the Catholic Central senior class, it was their second gold ball, as they were part […]
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WIAA football playoffs – Waterford, Catholic Central advance
Waterford shut out Whitefish Bay at the Bay, 17-0, and Burlington Catholic Central outlasted Lake Country Lutheran, 63-55, in WIAA football playoffs Friday night. The Wolverines held Bay to just 76 yards rushing to score their second straight playoff shutout in Division 2 play. Zach Fisher led Waterford, completing 9 […]
Night Two at the Resch Center: BHS into state finals
In a battle of two teams with powerhouse hitters, the Burlington High School girls’ volleyball team earned its first trip to the WIAA Division 1 state championship game, beating Watertown 25-15, 27-25, 23-25, 25-16 in a state semifinal. Fond du Lac downed Divine Savior Holy Angels in five sets to […]
Demons boys volleyball team bows out
Taken out of their offense by Westosha Central’s powerful jump-serving, the Burlington High School boys volleyball team fell one match short of qualifying for the state tournament Thursday evening. Central eliminated the Demons, 25-23, 15-25, 25-16, 25-19, in a WIAA sectional final game played at Burlington High School. Burlington coach […]
Day two from the Resch Center: Catholic Central routs Hillsboro
A state semifinal between the No. 1 and No. 3 ranked teams in the state should never be a rout. But that’s exactly what the Catholic Central girls’ volleyball team turned Friday morning into at the Resch Center, beating Hillsboro 25-10, 25-11, 25-11. Hillsboro never led in the match, as […]
From the Resch Center, Day One: BHS girls win
The Burlington High School girls volleyball team admittedly had some opening jitters Thursday night at the WIAA Division 1 state tournament. But the Demons worked through them, rallying after losing the first game to defeat Eau Claire North 21-25, 25-18, 25-18, 25-14 at the Resch Center in Green Bay. BHS […]
Wolverines to face Whitefish Bay in Level 3 playoff
By Jennifer Eisenbart Sports editor For a game that was supposed to be the closest and most exciting of the Level Two matchups last week, Waterford vs. Wilmot, Round Two, turned into, well, a rout. The Wolverines jumped out to a quick 14-0 lead and were never challenged, as the […]
Top-ranked and title-focused
BHS, CCHS set sights on a Burlington state volleyball sweep By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff writer The Burlington and Catholic Central High School volleyball teams differ in many ways. One school plays in Division 1 led by two NCAA Division 1 recruits, the other in Division 4 with a collection of […]
BHS, CCHS headed to state volleyball
Both the Burlington High School and the Catholic Central High School volleyball teams are headed back to state. BHS survived a concerted four-game challenge from Kenosha Tremper Saturday night at BHS, winning 25-17, 25-21, 23-25, 25-21. It is the Demons’ third straight trip to the WIAA Division 1 state tournament. […]
Hilltoppers survive Black Hawk, 35-34
Trailing 34-28 entering the final two minutes of the game, the Catholic Central High School football team managed to score one final time – and then hit the extra point to secure a 35-34 win over Black Hawk in a Level Two WIAA Division 7 playoff game at home Saturday. […]