Undefeated Falcons making history thanks to transfer QB It’s not a typo. The Westosha Central football team is 4-0, people, and it’s time to start getting used to the fact that Jaden Jackson may be the best quarterback in the area, let alone the Southern Lakes Conference. Preseason conference […]
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Westosha volleyball overwhelms Burlington for sweep
Shoopman dominates in redemption game By Jason Arndt jarndt@southernlakesnewspapers.com Westosha Central High School’s Laura Shoopman and her girls volleyball team had a simple mission entering their Southern Lakes Conference showdown Tuesday at Burlington High School. The mission, Shoopman said, was to come together and fight for every last point […]
Romo impresses with football genius in TV debut
Twitter blows up with praise for former Cowboys star By Mike Ramczyk sports@southernlakesnewspapers.com To the average National Football League fan and especially those in the Burlington area, it may have felt a bit strange to watch the Dallas Cowboys Sunday night without No. 9, Tony Romo, on the sideline. […]
Catholic Central wins bracket at Richland Center
By Dana Ehrmann Sports Correspondent Catholic Central girls volleyball assistant coach Kelli Smith told junior Grace Spiegelhoff to come up with three words to say before each serve that might calm her. Spiegelhoff’s words? “Kentucky Fried Chicken.” “Whatever the girls need to do to stay calm and be happy […]
Burlington soccer nabs first wins of season
By Daniel Schoettler Sports Correspondent And Mike Ramczyk Sports Editor (sports@southernlakesnewspapers.com) Seniors Andrew Zeman and Jarred Kohout helped add to their senior legacies as both scored goals in the team’s 3-1 win last Thursday over Kenosha Christian Life. The win is the program’s first win since last year’s controversy, which […]
Passing the torch: Anderson takes over Union Grove boys volleyball
By Tim Wester Sports Correspondent For just the second time in program history, the Union Grove boys volleyball team has a new coach. Jamie Anderson takes over for Dan Dresen, who helped build the now four-year old varsity program. Anderson brings an extensive volleyball coaching resume that includes assistant […]
Burlington boys volleyball boasts 4 returning starters
The hunger for more By Mike Ramczyk sports@southernlakesnewspapers.com There have only been two dates on the 2017 Burlington boys volleyball schedule, and the Demons already have half as many wins as they did during the entire 2016 season. It’s this kind of progress that has second-year head coach Mike […]
Lake Geneva Badger spoils Klug’s return, Waterford pummels Wilmot
Badger capitalizes off Burlington mistakes, stays perfect in SLC By Mike Ramczyk sports@southernlakesnewspapers.com LAKE GENEVA – The Lake Geneva Badger football team has gotten to a point where it takes a perfect game to beat them. Head coach Matt Hensler’s veer offense, which predicates itself on misdirection, reads and […]
WEEK 4 FOOTBALL PREDICTIONS: Wilmot-Waterford, Elkhorn-Delavan-Darien highlight rivalry weekend
Football Predictions Week 4 Last week: 5-0 Season: 11-3 (all games 7 p.m. Friday) Game of the Week Wilmot (1-2) at Waterford (1-2) Two of the Southern Lakes Conference’s best teams over the past decade battle it out as the season approaches its halfway point. Wilmot finally […]
Super sophs: Young core helps Union Grove volleyball start strong
By Tim Wester Sports Correspondent Sometimes it just takes a year to adapt to varsity sports. Just ask the talented sophomores on the Union Grove girls volleyball team. After taking their lumps in the rugged Southern Lakes Conference last year, the battle-tested sophomores look to lead the way […]