By Dana Ehrmann Sports Correspondent While Catholic Central will not field a complete team of five runners on either the girls or boys side this cross country season, but they are not slowing down. “The goal this season is to work on individual improvement,” said first-year head coach Rick […]
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Waterford volleyball ready to contend in SLC
Waterford proves hype is real with strong showing at Joust By Chris Bennett Sports Correspondent The Waterford Union High School volleyball team entered its first tournament of the season seeded 22nd, and went home with a spot in the top three. The Wolverines finished in a third-place tie Aug. […]
Burlington swimming wins SLC Relays
By Chris Bennett Sports Correspondent After finishing second each of the past two seasons the Burlington Co-op girls high school swimming team finally grabbed the prize this season at the Southern Lakes Conference relays. BC finished first in four events and won the SLC Relays, which were contested Aug. […]
A new era: Nie, Brooks look to continue cross country tradition
Burlington boys, girls start strong at county invite By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] For the past decade, Matt Nie has been waiting in the wings, soaking up nuggets of information about running and how to run a program from longtime coaches Rick Koceja and Wally Bradford. Last spring, Koceja decided […]
Culture shock: Burlington must replace veterans, but goals remain high
By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] Culture. It’s something Burlington High School volleyball head coaches Dan Lynch and Teri Leach preach to no end. To Leach, the word involves a committed front from day one of summer open gyms, where girls from all classes are on the same page about […]
WEEK 3 FOOTBALL PREDICTIONS: The real season begins
We’re still a week removed from the start of school, but the high school football season will be one-third complete by the end of this weekend. Does anyone else find that strange? The unintentional boys of summer kick off Week 3 Friday night with the beginning of the real […]
Injury-plagued Catholic Central falls in home opener
Pacers rack up 300 rushing yards despite losing QB By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] BURLINGTON – Tough luck doesn’t begin to describe the misfortunes of the 2017 Catholic Central varsity football team. Playing with about 20 guys, three of which are seniors, including two seniors that are playing varsity football […]
Waterford tennis wins first invite of season
By Chris Bennett Sports Correspondent The Waterford Union High School girls tennis team won its first trophy of the season in its first invitational of the season. Waterford went undefeated in dual meet competition Aug. 15 and won the Delavan-Darien Invitational at Delavan-Darien High School in Delavan. The Wolverines […]
Strong numbers contrast rebuilding mode for Burlington tennis
By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] Though there’s still two weeks before the start of the school year, the Burlington girls tennis team isn’t wasting any time sitting on the sidelines. The team, which features six new girls to varsity, started out 2-7 at the Badger 16 Invite last weekend at […]
Despite loss, Burlington football gains confidence entering conference play
Grant Tully impressive as Klug sits out with leg injury By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] RACINE – Moral victories aren’t necessarily a real thing. Sure, it’s nice to leave everything on the field and never give up, but everyone wants to win. Although Racine Horlick scored 14 unanswered points to […]