Confidence grows with deep squad By Tim Wester Sports Correspondent Editor’s Note: The following story appears in the Feb. 9 edition of the Westine Report, which remains on area newsstands until Thursday, Feb. 15. Since this story was published, the Grove beat Waterford Feb. 8, 54-52, by overcoming a […]
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High school and community sports from Western Racine County
Bull’s eye: Union Grove guard breaks all-time scoring record
Lady Broncos remain atop SLC, Bull credits “family” atmosphere By Tim Wester [email protected] ELKHORN – When a pitcher in baseball nears a no-hitter, the ritual is to not mention the approaching feat. Antiquated rituals and silly superstitions weren’t about to spoil Union Grove senior guard Brooklyn Bull’s record-breaking moment Monday […]
Above and beyond: Catholic Central basketball players put in extra work
By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] After playing three games in four nights, Catholic Central boys basketball head coach Kyle Scott gave his guys the weekend off. But even though the Toppers picked up their third win of the season Feb. 1, they aren’t nearly satisfied. Tired and weary from […]
Catholic Central’s Bleser advances to state swimming
Bleser swims at UW-Natatorium next weekend By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] KENOSHA – 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 […]
Burlington wrestling cruises to regional title behind 8 champions
Every Demon will compete at individual sectional By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] KENOSHA – One year ago, the Kenosha Bradford wrestling team made history with a regional title and first trip to team state in 80 years. This year, with a chance to repeat on its home turf, Bradford was […]
Waterford wrestlers nearly catch Burlington at conference tournament
Trautman, Guardiola highlight 5 champions By Chris Bennett Sports Correspondent and Mike Ramczyk [email protected] Waterford Union High School wrestling coach is painfully candid when describing his team’s performance in the Southern Lakes Conference Varsity Wrestling Tournament, which took place Feb. 3 at Delavan-Darien High School in Delavan. “We let […]
Bull bucks Wilmot win streak, Lady Broncos cling to 1st place
Magic number at 1 to clinch 4th consecutive title By Jason Arndt [email protected] Riding an eight-game win streak, and with first place in the Southern Lakes Conference on the line, the Wilmot Union High School girls basketball team looked to keep pace Feb. 2 against visiting Union Grove. The […]
Keeping it 1,000
By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] Maybe Scott muttered, “Welcome to the Club, kid,” as he congratulated Koehnke. Koehnke joins Scott, Ryan Gehring, Wes Warren, Joe Milroy and Ben Heiligenthal as the only players in Topper history to score 1,000 career points. The last guy to do it, Heiligenthal […]
Home cooking: Burlington avenges earlier loss to Wilmot, jumps to 2nd place
Burling’s 19 boards lead dominant, physical effort By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] Game after game, another tough opponent takes its shot against the surging Burlington girls basketball team. And game after game, the Demons keep playing their best ball of the season and winning with ease. Tuesday night against Wilmot […]
Still untouchable: As expected, Burlington wrestling rolls to conference championship
Demons feature 8 in championship round By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] And Troy Sparks Sports Correspondent Take one glimpse at the 220-pound conference title bout between Burlington’s Max Travis and Waterford’s Jack Trautman last Saturday, and the casual spectator saw all he or she needed to know about the SLC […]
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