Dare I say the Burlington High School athletic program is becoming the Golden State Warriors? The New York Yankees? Heck, even the New England Patriots? Superlatives should be thrown around for this mid-to-large sized learning establishment. There are approximately 1,130 students at Burlington High School – give or take […]
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High school and community sports from Western Racine County
Burlington baseball trumps Tremper, clinches 3rd straight trip to state tournament
WIAA SECTIONAL BASEBALL: (2) Burlington 6, (1) Kenosha Tremper 3 Turzenski starts, Krause finishes as Demons capture 3rd straight sectional championship By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] How’s this for coaching? The nails were bitten shorter, and the gray hairs were beginning to stand up for the lawn-chair sporting Burlington baseball […]
Burlington baseball advances to 3rd straight sectional championship
(1) Kenosha Tremper (21-4) vs. (2) Burlington (19-7), 4 p.m., tonight, Kenosha Tremper High School By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] KENOSHA – Trey Krause pitched like the ace he is, and the Burlington bats eventually erupted in a WIAA Division 1 sectional semifinal Tuesday at Kenosha Tremper’s Alan Smith Field. […]
Burlington soccer overcomes frightening injury to capture 3rd straight regional championship
Fifth-seeded Demons travel to No. 1 Waunakee Thursday at 6 By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] SAUK CITY – Sam Naber was straight killing it Saturday afternoon. The freshman attacking midfielder, one of Burlington soccer’s strongest two-way threats, only needed 10 minutes to exert her will in a WIAA Division 1 regional […]
State bound: Burlington’s Goliath-slaying campaign culminates with 3rd win over mighty Westosha, sectional championship
Klein allows three runs to Central all year, SLC team makes state 9th straight year By Jason Arndt [email protected] Before the season, if someone would have told Burlington High School senior Jaina Westphal her team would be competing for a shot at a state softball berth, the Demon second […]
BREAKING: Burlington softball captures sectional championship, clinches 1st state berth in 30 years
Timely hitting, dazzling defense hold off late Westosha rally WILMOT – In order to be a successful team, in any sport, contributions are needed from top to bottom. With softball, sure, there has to be the dominant pitcher and the home run hitters, but there also needs to be […]
UNION GROVE ROUNDUP: Manteufel, Hansel spark playoff victory
By Tim Wester Sports Correspondent Timely hitting and dominant pitching are key ingredients to making a deep playoff run in baseball. Union Grove featured both of these ingredients prominently in its WIAA Division 1 regional semifinal Tuesday, May 29. TJ Manteufel belted two home runs, while pitcher Luke Hansel […]
PLAYOFF BASEBALL: Hitting barrage lifts Catholic Central past Deerfield
Toppers battle top seed Johnson Creek today at 5 p.m. By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] The Catholic Central baseball team loaded the bus and drove a little more than an hour to Johnson Creek Wednesday only to be told to leave and come back the next day. The Toppers were […]
PLAYOFF BASEBALL: Pitching propels Waterford to victory
By Chris Bennett Sports Correspondent Hits came at a premium in Tuesday’s WIAA Division 1 high school baseball regional semifinal between Waterford and Racine Park at Waterford. The Wolverines limited the Panthers to two hits, but tallied just one of their own, and pulled out a 1-0 victory. Waterford […]