Senior guard defies odds, Grove wins 10 straight, earns 1 seed By Tim Wester Sports Correspondent If Union Grove senior point guard Jack Pettit could rent a billboard near his high school, the message would probably be, “I told you so.” After hearing questions about why Pettit was on […]
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High school and community sports from Western Racine County
Rohner rules with triple-double in playoff victory
Waterford travels to Burlington Friday By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] And Chris Bennett Sports Correspondent The Waterford girls basketball team was the obvious favorite in a WIAA Division 2 playoff opener, and it showed. Katie Rohner scored 25 points, had 11 steals and 10 rebounds as the No. 6 Wolverines […]
Seven Waterford wrestlers punch tickets to state tournament
Trautman, Krattiger look to improve on third-place finishes By Chris Bennett Sports Correspondent For the second season in a row, the Waterford Union High School wrestling team is sending seven to state. Seven Waterford wrestlers qualified for the WIAA Division 1 Individual Wrestling State Tournament at a sectional tournament […]
Catholic Central rolls in playoff opener, snaps losing streak
Three Lady Toppers reach double figures in rout By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] BURLINGTON – Losing can get old in a hurry. Just ask the Catholic Central girls varsity basketball squad. The Lady Toppers experienced a demoralizing January and February, losing eight of nine games and their last five to […]
Catholic Central basketball opens playoffs tonight
DEMON DAY: Burlington wrestling sends record 11 to state tournament
Seniors Crayton, Travis qualify after tough losses By Troy Sparks Sports Correspondent There were some tense moments for the Burlington wrestling team at the Division 1 individual sectional meet at Racine Park Feb. 17. Two of last year’s state qualifiers were on the brink of missing out on a […]
BUW gymnastics captures 9th straight conference crown
By Troy Sparks Sports Correspondent Everything worked according to the game plan for the BUW gymnastic team at the Southern Lakes Conference at Waterford, Feb. 16. Dominant performances in all four apparatuses gave the Demons the championship and the big trophy that coach Andrea Chart carried down the hall […]
Back to state: Catholic Central swimmer Bleser returns to Madison
By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] All the Burlington Co-op swim team could do Saturday afternoon was wait. An empty, quiet Pleasant Prairie RecPlex, minutes removed from an exhilarating WIAA Division 1 swim sectional, gave way to a fun, yet nerve-wracking bus ride back to Burlington. The Demons and first-year […]
Walking the walk: Burlington wrestlers decimate Oak Creek, head to team state
Lightweights help Demons build insurmountable lead By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] With the confidence of upperclassmen, Burlington sophomores Jake Skrundz, Max Ehlen and Qwade Gehring said it loud and proud – the varsity wrestling team would be going to team state. Perhaps the egos were a bit inflated, as the […]
Short-handed Burlington basketball upset on buzzer beater, title hopes crushed
Burling shut down, Crabtree, Anderson miss game By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] The constant war between club and high school sports damages relationships, both on and off the court. While intentions are mostly good, the push and pull from coaches, pressuring athletes to choose one over the other in the […]
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