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 […]

  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 […]

  Did I love the movie Major League? Yes. Have I owned both an Indians and Cubs hat growing up? Yes. So who do I root for tonight, a lovable loser in Cleveland that represents the Brewers’ old division or a hate-able loser in Chicago that makes my skin crawl […]

  There’s really no other way to put it – the Westosha Central girls volleyball team got screwed. Simple and plain. The girls, who were swept, 3-0, in the Southern Lakes Conference championship match Saturday, earned a share of the conference crown thanks to winning the regular season, but received […]

  I can hear the music triumphantly playing now. “It’s the FINAL COUNTDOWN!” You know, that hilarious Geico commercial where the band Europe is performing its hit song while employees are “counting down” how long it takes their lunch to cook in the microwave. OK, I guess I’m still the […]

  Not much in life beats the sheer, innocent fun of swimming in a pool. Growing up as a kid in Burlington, I took swim lessons at the community pool at Devor Park, where my sisters and I would visit just about every day of the summer and swim our […]

  All is right with the world. Last week, I finally pulled off a perfect 5-0 record on my high school football predictions. It’s the stretch run, as teams have three games left to claim a berth in the WIAA postseason. Catholic Central hosts its Homecoming game, Burlington battles the […]

  So what did we learn from Week 5 of the high school football season? First, Lake Geneva Badger’s defense is for real, as it held the explosive Delavan-Darien offense to a mere seven points in a 14-7 victory. Next, rumors of Burlington’s demise were exaggerated. The Demons snapped a […]

Burlington-Waterford rivalry showdown Thursday night on My24   After one week of Southern Lakes Conference action, it’s clear the eight-team league is deep and talented. There are no more easy victories, and just about every team is capable of winning on any given night. It’s still early in the season, […]