By Mike Ramczyk Sports Editor The last time the Catholic Central varsity football team missed the playoffs, Bill Clinton was President. Brett Favre was only 25 years old, the Milwaukee Brewers were in the American League and every single player on the current Topper roster wasn’t even born yet. […]
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Burlington swimmers coast past Elkhorn, perfect in SLC
By Mike Ramczyk Sports Editor Lake Geneva Badger got the jump on the Southern Lakes Conference swim championship when it won the SLC relays way back in August. Now, the Burlington Demons have sent the message to the rest of the conference: we’re good, too. In a pivotal SLC […]
Lady Demons advance to state for first time in school history
By Mike Ramczyk Sports Editor Burlington girls tennis coach Rose Dolatowski knew her squad had a chance at team state. During Wednesday’s Division I Lake Geneva Badger Sectional, she said her squad had a commanding lead on Monona Grove and seemed well on its way to school history. […]
It’s win and you’re in for Burlington football
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 […]
Wilmot shocks Badger, enters three-way tie for first place
By Mike Ramczyk Sports Editor Wilmot football coach Mike Greinke sounded like a guy who just won the Super Bowl and screamed that he’s going to Disneyland. “This was the biggest win in the history of our program,” he shouted at his players after their 28-14 victory over […]
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 […]
Three Waterford natives make UW-Whitewater football roster
The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater football team, one of the most dominant programs in Division III in the nation, will have some local flavor this fall. Three Waterford natives, Jordan Gruettner, Marshall Rutherford and Brandon Tamsett, are on the roster. Gruettner is a sophomore phy ed major, Rutherford is a senior […]
Badgers gain revenge on Wolverines
By Mike Ramczyk Sports Editor What was supposed to be the game of the year turned into a lopsided contest late in the third quarter last Friday in Lake Geneva. Badger was simply too physically imposing, scoring two touchdowns in a matter of only five minutes to take a commanding […]
Wolverines to battle Badger in SLC showdown
By Mike Ramczyk Sports Editor Call it a miracle. Call it lucky. Whatever you call it, “it” resulted in the Waterford football team’s second straight conference title. In last year’s regular-season finale, Waterford trailed Badger, 3-0, with less than a minute to play. Faced with the daunting task of driving […]
Wolverines still aiming for the top of SLC
By Jennifer Eisenbart Sports Editor There is little doubt that Adam Bakken has made the Waterford Union High School football program into one of the best in southeast Wisconsin. After all, a pair of Southern Lakes Conference titles and a state Division II runner-up finish in 2011 is pretty good […]