Fall Sports All-Conference Southern Lakes Conference Football FIRST TEAM – OFFENSE QB: Matt Nelson, Union Grove, 12. RB: Robert Brent, Wilmot, 11. Ben Michalowski, Waterford, 11. WR: Mike Alder, Delavan-Darien, 12. Grant Tully, Burlington, 11. TE: Ethan Cesarz, DD, 12. OL: Matt Szeszol, Lake Geneva Badger, 12. […]
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High school and community sports from Western Racine County
Where are they now? Lake Geneva’s Carter Hehr calls it a career with Arizona football
So often, the media jumps on negative stories and portrays the bad in people. It’s part of the job, the cross they bear, but it can be depressing and downright disgusting at times to read. This isn’t one of those stories. Four years ago yesterday, the Walworth Big Foot […]
Burlington swimmers complete season at sectionals
Girls shut out of state By Chris Bennett Sports Correspondent The members of the Burlington Co-op girls high school swimming team will not be ending their season at Olive Garden in Janesville. The team visits the restaurant each season on the way home from the state meet. The Demons […]
Oh, what a ride: Burlington volleyball defied odds for state runner-up
By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] They weren’t the tallest team. They weren’t the most powerful. Heck, they weren’t even a No. 1 seed. Nonetheless, the Burlington girls varsity volleyball team is the WIAA Division 1 state runner-up, thanks to a memorable, and somewhat improbable state tournament run last weekend. While […]
Burlington baseball’s Staude named coach of the year
By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] Even though the high school baseball season is over, it doesn’t mean the postseason awards have stopped piling up for the Burlington Demons. Head coach Scott Staude, who led the Southern Lakes Conference champion Demons to the school’s first WIAA state baseball championship, has been […]
Burlington volleyball falls in state championship
Demons finish 39-10, enjoy strong state run By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] GREEN BAY – After two nights featuring a dramatic comeback victory and a dominant four-set win, the Burlington girls volleyball team ran into a buzz saw in the WIAA Division 1 state championship game Saturday evening. Neenah seemed […]
Burlington volleyball will battle for first state title since 2012
WIAA Division 1 state championship: Burlington (39-9) vs. Neenah (44-4), 4:30, Saturday By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] GREEN BAY – The Burlington girls volleyball squad’s momentum from a thrilling comeback victory Thursday night kept rolling Friday in a WIAA Division 1 state semifinal. One day after storming back from a […]
Lake Geneva Badger manhandles Middleton, advances to 2nd straight sectional final
By Tim Wester Sports Correspondent The soupy, soggy November turf. The power running game. The throwback goal posts. It all represents the best of Lake Geneva Badger football. Friday night, the Badgers had it all on display against Middleton. The Badgers ran the ball 46 times for 291 yards […]
BREAKING: Furious comeback catapults Burlington volleyball to state semifinal
By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] GREEN BAY – There will be a new girls volleyball state champion this season in Division 1. Burlington made sure of that by knocking off two-time defending state champ Divine Savior Holy Angels in dramatic fashion Thursday evening at the Resch Center in a WIAA […]
Team chemistry, versatility lift Burlington volleyball to state
Lady Demons secure 7th state trip in eight years By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] Burlington senior Megan Wallace stood on one side of the net Tuesday evening at Burlington High School, serving the ball. On the other side were her Demons teammates, each laying face-down on the court. Wallace’s goal […]