Lady Demons edge Delavan, Lady Toppers stay perfect in MCC By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] The Burlington boys tennis team earned its fourth victory of the season Tuesday and leaped over the .500 mark in the Southern Lakes Conference. The visiting Demons knocked off Wilmot, 4-3, behind strong singles play. […]
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THROWBACK THURSDAY: All hail the champs
Burlington softball suffers 1st SLC loss in battle of unbeatens
Klein excited about deep Demons squad By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] And Jason Arndt [email protected] After opening the season with postponement after snow-out after rain-out, the Burlington softball team finally played some games last week. And the Lady Demons played like they were itching to strut their stuff, with a […]
Encore in store? Can Union Grove tennis repeat doubles excellence?
By Tim Wester Sports Correspondent After last season’s memorable season that saw a doubles team make an improbable run to state, the Union Grove boys tennis team has a tough act to follow this spring. Last season, German exchange student Nico Zeilinger and CJ Maurer epitomized the […]
SLN ALL AREA BOYS BASKETBALL: Westosha stars, surprises highlight 3rd annual four-county squad
Southern Lakes Newspapers All Area Basketball Kenosha County, SLC lead 3rd annual best of best By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] Let the bizarre reign. While most All-Area basketball teams keep the conventional five players on a first or second team, we here at Southern Lakes Newspapers are once again […]
SLN PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Burling shatters record books, leads Demons to best finish in 15 years
BHS senior will study neurobiology at UW-Madison By Tim Wester Sports Correspondent When it comes to girls basketball, the Burlington High School basketball record book might as well be renamed the Book of Burling. Burlington senior Jessa Burling recently concluded her high school basketball career as the school record […]
SLN ALL AREA GIRLS BASKETBALL: Burling, Mukwonago stars highlight 3rd annual squad
Burling, Andersen battle for top spot By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] Throw convention out the window. This isn’t your mom and dad’s All-Area team. A passion for the unusual and an overall unwillingness to leave out deserving stars has the third annual Southern Lakes Newspapers All-Area Girls Basketball team featuring […]
SEASON PREVIEW: Union Grove softball must replace serious power
By Tim Wester Sports Correspondent After struggling through some growing pains last season, the Union Grove softball team looks to improve under second-year coach Tom Odell. Last season, the Broncos struggled at points in the season, falling to a 10-14 record and tying for fourth place with a […]
SLN ALL-AREA GIRLS COACH OF YEAR: Hometown girl turns poor start into improbable postseason run
Brechtl grew up in Waterford, became Wolverine coach when injury ended playing career By Tim Wester Sports Correspondent A 1-9 record with an inexperienced team struggling to figure out varsity basketball seems like impending doom for a season. Or does it? Certainly not to Waterford girls basketball coach Dena […]
Weathering the storm: Bousman back to track after tragedy rattles family
By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] Work has the ability to consume people, as many struggle to differentiate between personal and professional. Long hours, overtime and business trips may help the bottom line, but personal lives are affected, for both good and bad. But when personal tragedy strikes, suddenly we’re thrust […]