By Chris Bennett Sports Correspondent The season came to an end Tuesday for the Waterford Union High School boys tennis team. No one from the Wolverines advanced out of a WIAA Division 1 subsectional tournament hosted by Waukesha North at the Heyer/Woyahn Complex in Waukesha. Those who reached the […]
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THURSDAY ROUNDUP: Burlington soccer edges Union Grove to secure fifth straight conference championship
By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] Over the last four seasons, the Burlington girls soccer squad hasn’t lost a match in Southern Lakes Conference action. You would have to go all the way back to May 2013 to find the last time the Demons lost in the SLC. There have been a […]
Klein, Burlington push past Oregon in playoff opener, face top seed Westosha Friday morning
Junior pitcher shows grit, helps cause at plate By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] It took a couple of innings, but the Burlington varsity softball squad showed why the Southern Lakes Conference may be the best in the state Thursday evening in Oregon. The Lady Demons, seeded ninth in their WIAA […]
Six Burlington track stars advance to sectionals
By Daniel Schoettler Sports Correspondent Seniors Emily Ustianowski, Leah Joslyn and Josh Insor helped pace the Burlington Demons track and field team at regionals on Monday in Lake Geneva as the Demons will send six to the sectional meet. Ustianowski and Joslyn finished first, while Insor finished second in […]
Baseball, softball playoffs set: Burlington earns No. 1 seed, hosts sectional
It’s a great time to be a sports fan. There are the NHL and NBA playoffs, and the WIAA high school postseason is in full swing. Softball playoffs start this week, and baseball playoffs begin next week. It’s going to be a crazy time of driving across the area […]
Union Grove’s Chambers wins conference golf
Senior earns SLC player of year with season-high 69 By Tim Wester Sports Correspondent And Mike Ramczyk [email protected] In a Southern Lakes Conference golf season that saw Lake Geneva Badger overwhelm the competition, Union Grove senior golf Eric Chambers earned Southern Lakes Conference Player of the Year. Chambers, a […]
Waterford’s Reindl, Nicholls win SLC titles
Waterford’s 400 meter relay team of Melina Behl, Lauren Muffick, Emma Karpinski and Maddie Bartol finished as conference champs at the Southern Lakes Conference meet in Burlington May 16 with a time of 51.60. Emily Nicholls finished as a conference champion in the 100 meter hurdles with a time […]
The big payback: Burlington staves off late Waterford rally, takes 2nd straight conference title
Sophomore Krause shuts down Wolverines in front of electric atmosphere By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] On a night when Burlington pitching coach Bob Lee threw out the first pitch, it was fitting that some of his newest protégés stole the show. The Burlington and Waterford baseball squads battled Thursday […]
TUESDAY BOX SCORES: Burlington softball holds off Waterford
Tuesday, May 16 Burlington softball 10, Waterford 7 BUR – 3303010 – 10 15 2 WAT – 3003001 – 7 8 4 Pitching: BUR – Josie Klein (W) 7IP, 2K, 3BB. WAT – Gabby Lepine, 3K, 2BB. Leading hitters – BUR: Gracie Peterson 4×5, 3B, RBI; Klein 3×4, […]
Burlington’s Wallace breaks school long jump record
By Daniel Schoettler Sports Correspondent Senior Megan Wallace made history Tuesday night at the Southern Lakes Conference track meet, breaking the school record in the long jump. Burlington High School hosted the event, which saw Wallace and fellow senior Leah Joslyn earn conference championships. Wallace finished with a jump […]