Errors, big inning doom Demons By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] GRAND CHUTE – Murphy’s Law was an inescapable reality for the Burlington varsity baseball team Tuesday morning at the WIAA state tournament. Playing in a Division 1 quarterfinal against Arrowhead at Fox Cities Stadium, the team the Demons toppled in […]
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Torhorst breaks scoring record, but soccer season ends
By Chris Bennett Sports Correspondent The Waterford Union High School girls soccer team allowed three goals in the first half and lost 5-1 June 1 in a WIAA Division 2 regional semifinal match against the Panthers at Greendale. The Wolverines end their season with an 11-11 record. Waterford went […]
STATE ROUNDUP: Meseberg cherishes storybook career
By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] For Burlington senior golfer Justin Meseberg, making state was a dream come true. But it doesn’t mean he was satisfied after two sub-par rounds Monday at Tuesday at University Ridge in Verona for the WIAA state golf tournament. Meseberg shot an 83 Monday before tallying […]
SECTIONAL FINAL: Burlington soccer’s dream season ends in double-OT thriller
Burlington finishes best season 15-2-3 By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] OREGON – It was going to take a perfect kick to beat Burlington freshman goalie Cora Anderson. Saturday afternoon in a WIAA Division 2 sectional final, the Demon girls varsity soccer team was one win away from its first state […]
Joslyn captures four medals at state
By Andrew Horschak Sports Correspondent Leah Joslyn’s annual trip to La Crosse for the WIAA State Track and Field Meet was just as productive as ever. The Burlington senior, a four-time participant in the spectacle at Veterans Memorial Stadium, finished in second place in all four of her events […]
Waterford tennis doubles pair go down with a fight
By Chris Bennett Sports Correspondent It took too long for Andrew Brockmann and Nate Buchholtz of the Waterford Union High School boys tennis team to find their mojo on the first day of the WIAA Division 1 Boys Tennis State Individual Championships. Brockmann and Buchholtz – Waterford’s No. 1 […]
Ike silences Lady Broncos
By Tim Wester Sports Correspondent Facing a daunting sectional, the Union Grove girls soccer team fell short of its quest for a deep postseason run. The sixth-seeded Broncos, who had six of the state’s top 10 teams in their sectional, were knocked off 3-1 by state-ranked New Berlin Eisenhower […]
Burlington blanks Milton, one win away from state
(2) Burlington at (1) Oregon, 4 p.m., Saturday, WIAA D2 sectional final By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] BURLINGTON – Morgan McCourt and the Burlington girls varsity soccer squad made history Thursday night by making sure history didn’t repeat itself. After two consecutive seasons of falling to Milton in the WIAA […]
Reindl nabs second at state track
By Chris Bennett Sports Correspondent Haleigh Reindl finished second in the 800 with school record-time at the WIAA Division 1 Track & Field State Championships at UW-La Crosse. The state meet was contested June 2 and 3. Sam Krebsbach, Josh Butscher, Jack Duerst and Sean Pritchard finished 11th in […]
Union Grove softball bows out in regional final
By Tim Wester Sports Correspondent Union Grove’s season-ending 2-1 loss to Wilmot in a WIAA Division 1 regional final was a painful illustration of a season full of close calls. The Panthers scored a pair of first-inning runs and held on from there to post the narrow victory over […]
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