By Mike Ramczyk Sports Editor After a 28-24 loss at Delavan-Darien last Friday night, the Burlington football team finds itself in familiar territory. In both 2009 and 2011, the Demons missed the playoffs by one game. This year, if they can’t pull off two wins in the next two […]
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Union Grove soccer gets first SLC win in three years
By David Paulsen SPORTS CORRESPONDENT Two streaks – a winless streak and a shutout streak – were finally broken by the Union Grove High School boys soccer team Sept. 26. Both streaks were broken when the Bronco boys traveled to Burlington and defeated the Demons 1-0. Head coach Sean Jung […]
WEEK 7 FOOTBALL PICKS: Catholic Central battles for first place, Badger-Wilmot will be epic
By Mike Ramczyk Sports Editor We’re starting to get down to the nitty gritty of the 2013 high school football season. It’s Week 7, which means only three games are left. For some, all three are crucial to playoff chances. While the game of the year in […]
Union Grove football wins first game in two years
By Mike Ramczyk Sports Editor “It was one of those moments you want to capture forever.” First-year head coach Jordan Hein felt the magic after his Union Grove football team defeated Westosha Central, 24-6, on Sept. 13 in front of the home crowd. The win marked the school’s first varsity […]
Battle of Beatens: Union Grove hosts Westosha Central tonight
By Mike Ramczyk Sports Editor Two high school football teams at similar places in their development will face off in a Southern Lakes Conference contest Friday night. And by the time the dust settles, one of them will have their first win of the season. Union Grove is so close […]
Broncos want respect back on football field
By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer It hasn’t been an easy couple of years for the Union Grove Union High School football team. In 2011, the team went 1-8, and last year struggled to an 0-8 record under first-year head coach Justin Davis. However, with three-year assistant Jordan Hein stepping up […]
Bronco soccer boys aim for best SLC year
By David Paulsen SPORTS CORRESPONDENT In his second year as boys soccer head coach, Sean Jung believes the Union Grove High School Bronco boys can get into the win column this fall in Southern Lakes Conference action. In 2012, the Broncos finished 0-9 in the SLC for the second year […]
Baseball team bounced by Wilmot
By Dan Truttschel Sports Correspondent The Union Grove Union High School baseball team found out the hard way last week just how dangerous a team peaking at the right time can be. The Wilmot Panthers – who went on Tuesday to win a trip to state – overcame the third-seeded […]
Cassy Goodrich second, sixth and eighth at state
By David Paulsen SPORTS CORRESPONDENT Competing in three races at the WIAA State Track and Field Championships Friday and Saturday, Union Grove High School junior Cassy Goodrich had her best finish in the 400-meter race. In that competition, Goodrich finished second, breaking her own UGHS record with a time of […]
Craig ends Bronco girls season
By David Paulsen SPORTS CORRESPONDENT The Union Grove High School softball team had hoped to at least advance into sectional action this season. That hope was shattered May 23 at home in a 7-1 loss to Janesville Craig. The Broncos, who were seeded No. 2 in their sectional, had received […]