By Chris Bennett Sports Correspondent The Waterford Union High School wrestling team finished 5-0 in dual meet competition and won the championship at the Travis Wichlacz Memorial Dual Tournament Jan. 7 at West Bend East High School. The Wolverines beat Westosha Central 59-13 Jan. 5 in a Southern Lakes […]
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High school and community sports from Western Racine County
Catholic Central girls snap 56-game conference losing skid
By Dana Ehrmann Sports Correspondent The wait is finally over. The Catholic Central girls basketball team ended its 56-game Metro Classic Conference losing streak on Tuesday, Jan. 3 with a win against Saint Thomas More. Before […]
Green Bay Packers weather actual Frozen Tundra of Lambeau Field
The Facebook post on my feed Saturday morning read something like this: “For sale: 2 tickets to Sunday’s Packer game. Row 5 – Row 5! – about the 30-yard line behind Packers’ bench. Selling for face value: $145 each. Yes, that’s a ton of money, and yes, it’s […]
COACH OF THE YEAR: Burlington’s Staude won school’s first baseball state title
Burlington baseball enjoyed historic run, come-from-behind state victory By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] It’s been more than six months since the Burlington baseball team won the school’s first state championship, but the postseason awards keep piling up for head coach Scott Staude. The 18-year head man had his ups and […]
MALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR: Hip-hop and game film – Preparation key for Union Grove’s Nelson
Union Grove QB parlayed success into scholarship By Tim Wester Sports Correspondent A pair of hip-hop playing headphones and some game film. That’s all Union Grove’s best high school two-sport athlete Matt Nelson uses for pregame preparation. “Some people say hip-hop doesn’t help motivate you for competition,” Nelson said. […]
Burlington gets defensive in second half to decimate Delavan
Demons move into second place in SLC By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] BURLINGTON – After two blowout losses over Christmas break, the Burlington boys varsity basketball team returned to .500 overall on the season Friday night thanks to 18 minutes of suffocating defense. The Demons broke a 29-29 halftime tie […]
WATERFORD SPORTS STORIES OF 2016 IN PHOTOS: Beck, Grunze, D1 soccer stars stand out
The following are the top sports stories of 2016 in the Waterford Post, as told in photos.
FEMALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR: Three-sport star Wallace did it all
Volleyball state run, track state appearance highlight standout 2016 By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] What didn’t Burlington High School senior Megan Wallace do in 2016? The 17-year-old city of Burlington native is a throwback to multi-sport athletes, a 5-foot-9 natural athlete who shows grace, quickness and explosiveness on the basketball […]
HOOPS ROUNDUP: Klug’s 30 powers Burlington past Elkhorn
Catholic Central girls knock off Thomas More By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] On Tuesday night, the Demons returned to Southern Lakes Conference action in Elkhorn. Behind 30 points from Klug, who leads the team with 21 points per game, the Demons got 48 second-half points in a crucial road victory. […]
UNION GROVE SPORTS STORIES OF THE YEAR: Softball, basketball playoff runs lead Top 10
Sports Stories of the Year By Tim Wester Sports Correspondent In a sports calendar full of triumphs and near misses, the Union Grove High School sports program had plenty of action-packed and record-breaking moments in 2016. Here are the 10 unforgettable moments and achievements from this past year. […]
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