By Tim Wester Sports Correspondent The good news for the Union Grove girls softball team is that they are now 2-0 on the early season. The bad news is they are also on track to give what their coach Ryan Boylen describes as heart attacks after blowing leads in […]
Union Grove High School
Union Grove High School sports
Expectations high for defending Southern Lakes baseball champs
By Chris Bennett Sports Correspondent The Union Grove High School baseball team stands a good chance to be better this season than it was last year. And last year went well for the Broncos. Union Grove finished 17-10 overall and 11-3 in the Southern Lakes Conference. The Broncos and […]
2014 All-Area Girls Basketball: Waterford’s Blair leads the pack
By Mike Ramczyk Sports Editor Her passion for the game is inspiring. Her versatility is unmatched. And her hard work keeps paying off. Already a first team all-conference and all-county performer, Waterford junior Madison Blair takes the cake when it comes to the 2014 All-Area team. The Lady Wolverines’ leading […]
2014 All-Area Boys Basketball: Geiger shoots his way to the top
By Mike Ramczyk Sports Editor After three straight years at the top of the Southern Lakes Conference, Burlington coach Steve Berezowitz knew the 2013-14 basketball season wasn’t going to be easy. With all five starters gone from a team that reached sectionals, the veteran coach wasn’t sure how his […]
Union Grove gymnast’s pain turns into state gain
By Tim Wester Sports Correspondent When Westosha Central/Union Grove combined gymnast Devan Green began her senior season, she wasn’t sure if she could even make it through an entire meet let alone qualify for the WIAA state gymnastics tournament. Green, who has battled severe back pain throughout her high school […]
Southern Lakes, Metro Classic name winter all-conference teams
Southern Lakes Conference Boys Basketball First team – Andrew Kazikowski, Union Grove. Nate Hensel, Wilmot. Ben Geiger, Burlington. Brandon Schattner, WIL. Grant Beck, UG. Athlete of the year – Kazikowski. Second team – Lincoln Wieseman, Lake Geneva Badger. Arik Anderson, Elkhorn. Greyson Wolf-Dixon, Waterford. Frankie Hozeska, BUR. Alex Hale, […]
Union Grove’s Green impresses at state gymnastics
By Tim Wester Sports Correspondent Westosha Central/Union Grove gymnastics coach Bill Price saw a state tournament appearance in Union Grove High School senior Devan Green’s future last November. Green made Price’s prediction a reality last weekend, becoming the first Union Grove representative at the state tournament in nearly 30 […]
Late miscues cost Demons, season ends
By Mike Ramczyk Sports Editor Despite being an underdog in a hostile environment, the fourth-seeded Burlington boys basketball team was in position to upset top-seeded Union Grove in a Feb. 28 Division 2 regional semifinal. The Demons, who lost two previous games to the Broncos during the season, built a […]
Burlington swimming saves best for last
By Chris Bennett Sports Correspondent The season ended Feb. 15 at the WIAA Division 1 Racine Case Sectional Tournament at Carthage College in Kenosha for the Burlington Combined boys swimming team. No one from the Demons advanced out of the sectional to the WIAA Division1 State Boys Swimming […]
Burlington swimmers 4th at SLC meet
By Chris Bennett Sports Correspondent Strong individual performances from David Jones and Luke Herman, among others, led the Burlington Combined boys swimming team to a fourth-place finish Feb. 8 at the Southern Lakes Conference boys’ swimming meet at Delavan-Darien High School. Burlington Combined consists of swimmers from Burlington, […]