By Jennifer Eisenbart Sports editor The second quarter of both games between the Burlington and Waterford High School basketball teams has been all BHS this year. The Demons proved that again Friday night, rallying from a 15-11 deficit after the first quarter with a killer defensive effort in the second […]
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Waterford girls get redemption against Wilmot
By Jennifer Eisenbart Sports editor Coming off a loss to Elkhorn last week in which “everything went wrong,” according to coach Dena Brechtl, the Waterford Union High School girls basketball team was looking for a little redemption Tuesday night. They got it. Waterford weathered a late run by Wilmot that […]
Gymnasts score season high at Spartan Invitational
By David Paulsen SPORTS CORRESPONDENT Competing in three meets in five days took a toll on the Waterford High School gymnastics squad in a 126.325 to 115.275 loss Monday to Elkhorn in Southern Lakes Conference action at home. The loss dropped Waterford’s conference record to 2-2. “I think they were […]
Wolverines finish SLC dual season at 2-5
By David Paulsen SPORTS CORRESPONDENT In their final dual prior to the Southern Lakes Conference Meet, the Waterford High School wrestling squad lost 44-28 to Wilmot Jan. 26. With the loss, the Wolverine boys finished the SLC dual portion of the season with a 2-5 record. Waterford won just five […]
Waterford roundup: Basketball teams both win
By Jennifer Eisenbart Sports editor An 18-point fourth quarter blew open a relatively close game for the Waterford boys basketball team Tuesday night, and the Wolverines went on to a 52-34 win over Lake Geneva Badger at home. The win improved Waterford to 6-2 in the Southern Lakes Conference and […]
Wrestlers take second at Terry Kramer Open
By David Paulsen SPORTS CORRESPONDENT Four first-place finishes and one second led to a second-place team finish for the Waterford High School wrestling team at the Terry Kramer Open held at Fort Atkinson Saturday. Slinger won the event with 212 points, but Waterford finished second with 184. Fort Atkinson was […]
Wolverine gymnasts get first win of season
By David Paulsen SPORTS CORRESPONDENT Incorporating a number of new skills into their routines, the Waterford High School gymnastics team earned its first dual win of the season in a victory over Whitewater Jan. 19 at home. The WHS girls scored a season high 125.125 points, nearly five points above […]
Swim team finishes sixth at Rocket Invite
By David Paulsen SPORTS CORRESPONDENT Even with having the smallest squad at the event, the Burlington co-op boys swim team finishes eighth out of 11 teams at the South Milwaukee Rocket Invite Saturday. “The team did very well,” head coach Denita Jones said. “We weren’t last for a change.” Burlington […]
Briggs leads co-op swim team at Badger
By David Paulsen SPORTS CORRESPONDENT Team captain Matthew Briggs led the Burlington Co-Op boys swim team in a 116-50 loss at Lake Geneva Badger Tuesday. Briggs won the 200-yard freestyle and the 100-yard backstroke, and was the anchor leg on the 400-yard freestyle relay team that also secured a victory. […]
Waterford girls make strides at Baraboo
By Jennifer Eisenbart Sports editor Waterford Union High School girls’ basketball coach Dena Brechtl hasn’t minced words while her team has struggled in the early going. And after an opening round loss in the Baraboo Holiday Tournament Tuesday, Brechtl was not happy. “We were nowhere to be found (Tuesday),” Brechtl […]