By Daniel Schoettler Sports Correspondent Megan Wallace, Emily Ustianowski, Lucas Zasada, and Leah Joslyn all had first place finishes for Burlington track and field this past week as the team participated in the Racine County Invite April 27. The girls team finished fourth with 78 points, while the boys […]
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Torhorst becomes Waterford soccer’s all-time leading scorer
By Chris Bennett Sports Correspondent Lauren Torhorst scored four goals and the Wolverines beat Waukesha North 5-0 April 29 in a non-conference girls high school soccer match at Waterford. The Demons beat the Wolverines 5-0 April 25 in a SLC match at Burlington. Waterford played Wilmot (1-6, 0-1-0 SLC) […]
Waterford baseball cruises at county showcase
By Chris Bennett Sports Correspondent Coach Lance Bestland said the Wolverines’ pitching and hitting is starting to come around. The rest of the Southern Lakes Conference might be so advised. The Waterford Union High School baseball team outscored its opponents 24-0 last week and won three games. The […]
Burlington baseball still cream of county crop
Demons overcome scare from Union Grove By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] Just a couple days after dominating the Racine County Showcase, the Burlington varsity baseball team got a scare from one of its county foes Thursday night at Beaumont Field. Union Grove’s Luke Hansel was throwing hard with a nasty […]
Are we missing the point with Burlington vs. Catholic Central?
Last weekend’s Racine County Baseball Showcase sparked an interesting discussion among several area sports parents and coaches. Burlington vs. Catholic Central. David vs. Goliath. The big dog against the little puppy. With all eight baseball teams getting together in Burlington last weekend, and the upcoming Racine County invites for […]
TUESDAY ROUNDUP: Burlington’s Meseberg keeps rolling on links
Zirbel’s complete game sparks Catholic Central baseball By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] At Tuesday’s fourth Southern Lakes Conference Major, Burlington senior Justin Meseberg took advantage of playing on his home course. Utilizing pars on 13 of 18 holes, Meseberg overcame a double bogey on No. 9 by finishing with […]
Waterford track roars at Randy Lyon
By Chris Bennett Sports Correspondent The Waterford Union High School boys and girls track & field teams each posted top three finishes April 22 in the Randy Lyons Invite at Whitewater High School. The girls finished second and the boys came in third. Waterford competed Thursday at Union Grove […]
Burlington doubles spark first conference win
Singles stands out in second SLC victory By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] In terms of team record, it hasn’t always been positive this season for the Burlington boys tennis squad. Going into last week, the boys had only mustered one match victory. But thanks to a clean sweep from their […]
Meseberg dominates at Geneva National
Burlington senior wins at Geneva National for second straight season By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] The Geneva National Golf Course is becoming a home away from home for Justin Meseberg. The Burlington High School senior golfer fired a 74 Monday at the Geneva National Invite and tied Lake Geneva […]
Burlington track nabs four events
Young squad enjoys best finish at Sauk Prairie Relays By Daniel Schoettler Sports Correspondent The Burlington track and field teams won two events on both the boys and girls sides at the Sauk Prairie Relays Saturday. On the boys side, the team finished first in the discus and […]