By Chris Bennett Sports Correspondent The Burlington Co-op boys swimming team turned in a strong performance Jan. 31 at the Racine Invitational at Case High School. The Demons finished seventh of 11 teams with 203 points. Host school Racine Case won the invitational with 412 points. Janesville Parker finished […]
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Burlington makes statement with tourney victory
By Mike Ramczyk Sports Editor For the first time all season, both Bailey Fitzpatrick and Molly Benavides were firing on all cylinders for the Burlington-Badger-Wilmot gymnastics squad. The result was a resounding victory at the Spartan Invite in Madison, and the Demons now find themselves at the top of […]
Union Grove girls hoops lapping the competition
By Tim Wester Sports Correspondent It’s becoming increasingly difficult for Union Grove High girls basketball coach Rob Domagalski to find specific areas of his team that need improvement. Perhaps the only thing more difficult is for the competition to contest with the streaking Broncos. In two dominating victories last […]
Fitzpatrick, Benavides lead Burlington to Pam Beck title
By Mike Ramczyk Sports Editor Burlington senior Molly Benavides has seen her fair share of ups and down in her final preps season. The multiple state champion gymnast has had some trouble on a few skills early in the season for the Burlington/Badger/Wilmot gymnastics teams and hasn’t been competing […]
Cancer survivor shining for Union Grove hoops
6-foot-7 Van Dyke battled through leukemia for 3 years By Tim Wester Sports Correspondent Four years ago, cancer robbed Union Grove senior boys basketball player Alex Van Dyke of part of his childhood. It took away his laughter, and made him question his mortality. But it didn’t take away […]
FEMALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR: State champ Goodrich reflects on historic career
By Mike Ramczyk Sports Editor It’s one thing to run the 400 meters event in track and field. The race where you must sprint once around the track causes the average person, even some athletes, to collapse or slow down before the finish line. It’s quite another thing […]
Burlington swimmers give coach first win
By Chris Bennett Sports Correspondent The Burlington Co-op boys high school swimming team opened its Southern Lakes Conference dual meet season Dec. 9 at home with a 95-74 victory against Jefferson/Cambridge. The win marked the first SLC dual meet victory with the Demons in first-year coach Chad Hinze’s career. […]
No Big 3? No problem for Burlington gymnastics
By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] Gone are the “Big 3.” You remember them, don’t you? How could you not? Jenna Fitzpatrick, Bailey Fitzpatrick and Molly Benavides racked up a pile of individual state gymnastics awards, including several state titles. The dynamic trio helped lead the Burlington/Badger/Wilmot team, better known […]
Ice Force hockey features Waterford, Union Grove athletes
By Chris Bennett Sports Correspondent Waterford High School’s Jakob Schappel is the second-leading scorer for the Greendale Ice Force boys high school hockey team through five games. Schappel, a junior forward, has scored two goals and two assists. The Ice Force, which is comprised of young men from several […]
Union Grove’s Wilks honored to be named conference player of the year
By Tim Wester Sports Correspondent The list of accomplishments keeps growing for Union Grove girls volleyball player Kylie Wilks. The junior standout was named Southern Lakes Conference player of the year for her outstanding season with the Broncos. Wilks, who was first team all-conference last season, helped the Broncos […]