On Wednesday, 1998 Burlington High School graduate and current NFL quarterback Tony Romo returned to his hometown of Burlington, Wis., for his 10th annual Tony Romo Football Camp. The camp, which features football instructional for third-graders through high school seniors, began at 9 a.m., but Romo took about 20 minutes […]
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Splashing in the sun
A string of warm days finally emerged over the last week, and the Burlington Community Pool saw some business Tuesday, as Lincoln Willich played catch. (Photo by Jennifer Eisenbart)
Freshmen winners
Hannah Lois (left) and Shauna Drew steer the winning canoe over the finish line recently in the Fox River Splash – formerly the Millard Fillmore Canoe Race. The two freshmen beat the entire field, including numerous boats of seniors. (Photo by Jennifer Eisenbart)
Catholic Central’s Stemper stands out in final act
Catholic Central senior flirts with leaderboard at state meet By Chris Bennett Sports Correspondent After two near picture-perfect days at Madison’s University Ridge, Catholic Central’s Jeff Stemper finished his time as a Hilltopper as one of the best high school boys golfers in the state. Stemper finished with a […]
Rain, rain, go away
Roxanne Maas wades across a flooded Dodge Street on her way to work Monday morning in downtown Burlington. A brief deluge left standing water on many streets in the area. City of Burlington Street Department crews responded a short time later to clear debris from a storm sewer drain. (Photo […]
Waterford soccer edges Milton, advances to first sectional final
By Mike Ramczyk Sports Editor WATERFORD — The rain came down in sheets at times, literally punishing the players and soaking their uniforms. But it was going to take a tsunami to stop Waterford’s Lauren Torhorst, who continues to prove her status as the school’s all-time leading goal scorer […]
Flying in the sky
Union Grove held its annual Relay for Life event at the Racine County Fairgrounds May 29. Shown here: cancer survivors release Relay for Life balloons into the sunshine-dappled sky. (Photo by Eloissa Heigl)
Controversial calls aside, Burlington softball bats disappear
Burlington improves record fourth year in a row By Mike Ramczyk Sports Editor You would think that on the highest level of the WIAA season, the playoffs, each game would be blessed with top-notch umpires. But at the end of the day, umps are humans, and humans make mistakes, […]
WIAA PLAYOFFS: Deja vu decimates Burlington baseball, season ends
Fourth-inning meltdown a huge momentum swing By Mike Ramczyk Sports Editor For the second consecutive year, the Burlington baseball team’s season came to an end at the hands of the Racine Park Panthers. The stage was the same: the higher-seeded Demons hosted the lowly Panthers (8-16) at Beaumont Field, […]
Catholic Central sends strong contingent to sectional track
Catholic Central flexes track muscles at regional By Chris Bennett Sports Correspondent Monica Litman, Lauren Reesman, Gavin Foote and Tyler Burzawa each won three events and led the Catholic Central girls and boys track teams to third-place finishes Tuesday in a WIAA Division 3 regional meet at Union Grove High […]
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