Waterford hangs on late to hand rival Grove first SLC loss By Mike Ramczyk Sports Editor It was everything you could ask for when two state-ranked teams collide with a conference title on the line. One team dominates the first half, only to have its opponent come back […]
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Bleser, Herman lead Burlington swimmers at Racine Case
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 […]
Waterford’s Blair becomes fourth Wolverine to surpass 1,000-point plateau
By Chris Bennett Sports Correspondent It’s not often that history is made at a high school basketball game in late January, but it’s even less frequent that a player exceeds 1,000 points scored in her high school career. Madison Blair of the Waterford High School girls basketball team scored […]
Waterford dance squad captures 5th straight conference crown
By Chris Bennett Sports Correspondent Motivating 23 teenage women to do anything is a feat worthy of praise. Getting them to do it at a championship level is worthy of even more praise. Getting 23 teenage women to stay motivated at a championship level for five years might […]
Rivalry renewed: Waterford bewilders Burlington in nail-biter
By Mike Ramczyk Sports Editor WATERFORD – Don’t even think about telling the Waterford Union High School basketball faithful this was just another game. There’s still more than a month left in the season, but the Wolverines students stormed their home court in pandemonium Friday night after Waterford […]
MALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR: Waterford’s Fisher determined to go out on top
By Mike Ramczyk Sports Editor His accolades are already indicative of a standout career, and the guy hasn’t even finished high school. Waterford senior Max Fisher has already been named all-conference and all-area defensive player of the year in football, along with first team all-county three times. In wrestling, […]
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. […]
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 […]
PREVIEW: Waterford boys picked fourth in wide-open Southern Lakes
Wolverines open season with dramatic victory By Chris Bennett Sports Correspondent There might be no better way to open the season than a last-second, buzzer-beating victory. A layup as time expired gave the Waterford High School boys basketball team a 53-51 victory against non-conference opponent Racine Lutheran Nov. 25 […]
Area athletes shine on all-conference squads
Southern Lakes All-Conference Football First team Offense QB – Brad Burling, sr., Burlington. RB – Keenan Leahy, sr., Elkhorn. WR – Jake Benzing, sr., Delavan-Darien. Frank Hozeska, sr., Burlington. TE – Ethan Cesarz, soph., DD. OL – Stephan Wieder, jr., Lake Geneva Badger. Ian McDonald, sr., Elkhorn. […]