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 […]
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Winning in a big way
Becca Brewer, a sophomore at Wilmot Union High School was named the winner of Diva Quest 2015 Saturday at Waterford Union High School. The annual Riverport Chorus event drew finalists from all over the area, including Burlington, Waterford and Shoreland Lutheran. (Photo by Jennifer Eisenbart)
Lake Geneva Badger bounces Burlington, stakes claim as SLC’s best
Badger on fire under legendary coach LAKE GENEVA – The first-place throw down for Southern Lakes Conference supremacy came down to the final seconds Thursday night at Lake Geneva Badger High School. Second-place Burlington, which overcame a 10-point fourth quarter deficit to tie the game at 62-62, needed […]
Burlington makes statement with tourney victory
By Mike Ramczyk Sports Editor For the first time all season, both Bailey Fitzpatrick and Molly Benavides were firing on all cylinders for the Burlington-Badger-Wilmot gymnastics squad. The result was a resounding victory at the Spartan Invite in Madison, and the Demons now find themselves at the top of […]
Speaking from the brain
Former Burlington High School teacher George Barry kicked off the Adult Lecture Series at Cross Lutheran Church Tuesday by speaking to an assembled group of about 20 on brain health and staving off dementia. Barry will also teach the second of the four February lectures next Tuesday at 10 a.m. […]
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 […]
CAROL E. BERBERICH KRUEGER
Carol E. Berberich Krueger, 97, Burlington, died Jan. 17, 2015, at Burlington Health & Rehab Center. She was born in Chicago on Aug. 4, 1917, to the late Arthur and Hattie (Kleeman) Bunge. Following high school she worked as a secretary for a Chicago law firm. On Jan. 1, […]
CURTIS J. SCHWEITZER
Curtis J. Schweitzer, 66, died unexpectedly on Dec. 28, 2014. He was born Jan. 7, 1948, to the late Milton and Rita (Acker) Schweitzer. He graduated from Waterford High School and lived in Waterford his entire life. He was the lead maintenance man for Housing with Help for many […]
Fitzpatrick, Benavides lead Burlington to Pam Beck title
By Mike Ramczyk Sports Editor Burlington senior Molly Benavides has seen her fair share of ups and down in her final preps season. The multiple state champion gymnast has had some trouble on a few skills early in the season for the Burlington/Badger/Wilmot gymnastics teams and hasn’t been competing […]
By the dawn’s early light
The view from the press box at Lambeau Field Sunday offered a great look at the fans and the American flag during the National Anthem. (Photo by Jennifer Eisenbart)