It’s the beginning of March, so the energy and atmosphere inside basketball gyms will be turned up to 1,000 in anticipation of some of the most exciting games of the year. At 23-8, the Wisconsin Badgers are a shoe-in, fresh off two Final Fours and a Sweet 16 appearance […]
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High school and community sports from Western Racine County
Future burns bright for Burlington wrestling
Five Demons finish season at state tournament By Andrew Horschak Sports Correspondent Burlington wrestling coach Jade Gribble is already looking forward to next season. Who can blame him? The 2017-18 Demons will feature four returning state qualifiers and two additional sectional qualifiers who just missed moving on to Madison. […]
McFarland ends Waterford girls’ hoops season
By Chris Bennett Sports Correspondent McFarland scored six points on consecutive possessions late in regulation and beat Waterford 58-45 Feb. 24 in a WIAA Division 2 regional semifinal girls high school basketball game at McFarland. The loss brought the Wolverines’ season to a close. Waterford opened the playoffs with […]
Bittersweet season ends for Waterford gymnastics
By Chris Bennett Sports Correspondent The Waterford Union High School gymnastics team’s trying and, sometimes, bittersweet season ended Feb. 23 at home with a WIAA Division 2 sectional meet. No one from the Wolverines advanced from the sectional to the WIAA Division 2 State Gymnastics Meet today and Saturday […]
Late free throw lifts Wilmot past Burlington for regional championship
Panthers’ hot shooting too much to overcome By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] BURLINGTON – Saturday night’s WIAA Division 2 boys basketball regional championship between 10th-seeded Wilmot and No. 3 Burlington featured everything people love about March Madness – a live band, raucous, unhinged student sections and a dramatic finish. And […]
Klug reaches 1,000 points as Burlington advances to regional final
(10) Wilmot (7-16) at (3) Burlington (15-8), D2 regional final, 7 p.m., Saturday By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] Nick Klug joined some elite company Friday night. The 6-foot Burlington junior point guard became the third player in school history to reach 1,000 career points, and the third-seeded Demons rolled […]
Two Union Grove starters banged up as playoffs begin
Will injuries to Ross, Pettit affect surging Broncos? By Tim Wester Sports Correspondent The timing couldn’t be any worse. After putting together a five-game winning streak on the eve of the playoffs, the Union Grove boys basketball team suffered a pair of injuries to starters Jacob Ross and Dave […]
Burlington’s Glessing qualifies for state bowling tournament
The Burlington club bowling team will be represented at the Wisconsin State High School bowling tournament this weekend by a Burlington High School sophomore. Russell Glessing, 16, qualified for the state tournament by finishing in the top eight at the District 3A boys varsity individual statistics. The ranking is determined […]
Waterford bowling advances to state
Tournament begins Friday in Milwaukee By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] The Waterford girls bowling team along with a member of the boys team will be competing in the Wisconsin High School State Bowling tournament this weekend in Milwaukee. The girls squad, which finished third at state last season, along with […]
BBW ends season strong at sectionals
Sectional performance solid overall, but not enough for state By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] Burlington/Badger/Wilmot gymnastics head coach Andrea Chart knew the likelihood of any of her girls advancing to this weekend’s state tournament was slim. But by the final rotation Thursday, Feb. 23, at the Mukwonago Sectional, a few […]
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