WIAA PLAYOFFS: Brookfield East 24, Burlington 0 Demons held to 3 yards per carry against elite Spartan defense By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] For 24 minutes Friday, Oct. 19, the Burlington Demons football team was poised for an upset. But only three plays later, Donovan Hunt made sure the host […]
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Burlington golf girls wrap up season at regionals
By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] It wasn’t the ideal conclusion to head coach Nick Schilleman’s first season as Burlington High School girls varsity golf coach. But on Wednesday, Sept. 26, at Riverside Golf Course in Janesville, the Lady Demons learned valuable lessons of loyalty, hard work and participation despite missing […]
Parco fast tracks way to state golf
By Tim Wester Sports Correspondent How many years of dedication to the sport does it take for a high school golfer to make it to state? For Union Grove sophomore golfer Veronica Parco it only took 18 months. Parco started playing golf in the summer after eighth grade just […]
Going down swinging at tennis sectionals
By Andrew Horschak Sports Correspondent When the 2019 season gets underway next fall, the Burlington girls tennis team will have plenty of new faces on the court. Seniors May Jagodzinski, Alexandria Naber, Kate Zott and Emily Ball played in their final matches for the Demons in the WIAA Division […]
Just dance: Burlington High School Poms, Dance squad continues steady growth
In five short years, program has taken off By Troy Sparks Sports Correspondent ([email protected]) Ashley Schilleman was extremely busy. There was a Burlington High School homecoming football game against visiting Delavan-Darien in early October, and she was the jack-of-all trades. Schilleman was the homecoming co-advisor and senior class advisor […]
FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS: Waterford marches on, will face longtime nemesis Waukesha West
Wolverines battle the other Wolverines, Waukesha West, in Level 2 BURLINGTON – After three plays Friday night, everyone at Waterford Union High School knew the deal. The hard-charging, smashmouth Wolverines, by far the best football squad at the school since 2011’s WIAA Division 2 state title game run, handed […]
Waterford football begins Camp Randall quest tonight
Wolverines earns #2 seed, open at home By Chris Bennett Sports Correspondent Waterford’s opponent in the first round of the WIAA Division 2 high school football playoffs attempted 19 passes this season. The Wolverines and Milwaukee Reagan will square off tonight at 7 p.m. at Waterford Union High School. […]
FOOTBALL PREDICTIONS: 3 state champions provide huge roadblock to Burlington football playoff hopes
Demons open postseason Friday in Brookfield For the second straight season, the road was anything but smooth for Steve Tenhagen and the Burlington Demon football team. In 2017, a team spearheaded by multi-dimensional athletes Grant Tully and Nick Klug battled through injuries to Klug and came out on the […]
Union Grove golf captures regional championship
By Tim Wester [email protected] Union Grove girls golf coach Eric Swanson has been patiently waiting for his team to put it all together. Swanson finally saw his squad peak at the right time. The Broncos dominated play to win a WIAA Division 1 Racine Case Regional at Ives Grove […]
Waterford Union High School seeks nominations for 1st Athletic Hall of Fame
A high school that is a cherished institution in its community, one that’s served students since 1904, does not have an Athletic Hall of Fame. That oversight is about to be rectified. Waterford Union High School is currently seeking nominations for the inaugural class of its Athletic Hall of […]