Paul Spiegelhoff, 91, of Burlington, passed away at his home, surrounded by his family, on Sunday, Oct. 1, 2017. Paul was born in Burlington on Nov. 17, 1925, to Albert T. and Elizabeth (nee Hemling) Spiegelhoff. He was a lifetime resident of Burlington where he graduated from St. Mary High […]
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State-ranked Catholic Central volleyball continues dominance
By Dana Ehrmann Sports Correspondent And Mike Ramczyk [email protected] The Lady Toppers keep rolling along. The girls Catholic Central volleyball team collected three victories last week, keeping their fantastic season on the right track. Despite a rare game loss Tuesday night, Catholic Central handled host Kenosha St. Joe’s, 25-15, 25-8, […]
Keller goes off again
By Chris Bennett Sports Correspondent With one victory in its final three games the Waterford Union High School football team will advance to the WIAA Division 2 playoffs. The Wolverines routed Elkhorn 35-7 Sept. 22 in a Southern Lakes Conference game at Elkhorn. Waterford (4-2, 3-1 SLC) plays at […]
Catholic Central football forfeits final 3 games
Coach cites injuries, numbers, team will play JV schedule By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] BURLINGTON – “This decision, mentally and emotionally, has hurt all of us.” The Catholic Central varsity football season has been cancelled, including Saturday’s tilt at Racine Lutheran along with the final two games. Tom Aldrich, the […]
Union Grove golf captures 6th straight conference crown
By Tim Wester Sports Correspondent The era of domination continues for the Union Grove girls golf team. The Broncos earned their sixth straight Southern Lakes Conference championship with a sparkling effort at Brighton Dale Links Sept. 21. Senior Jackie Bianchi’s 84 led the way for Union Grove (367), which […]
CATHOLIC CENTRAL ROUNDUP: Topper football remains winless despite season high
Team shows improvement despite litany of injuries By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] And Dana Ehrmann Sports Correspondent The Catholic Central football team continues to improves, little by little, despite missing its starting quarterback and top two running backs. On Friday at home against Whitefish Bay Dominican, the winless Toppers were […]
Westosha volleyball overwhelms Burlington for sweep
Shoopman dominates in redemption game By Jason Arndt [email protected] Westosha Central High School’s Laura Shoopman and her girls volleyball team had a simple mission entering their Southern Lakes Conference showdown Tuesday at Burlington High School. The mission, Shoopman said, was to come together and fight for every last point […]
Despite loss, Burlington football gains confidence entering conference play
Grant Tully impressive as Klug sits out with leg injury By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] RACINE – Moral victories aren’t necessarily a real thing. Sure, it’s nice to leave everything on the field and never give up, but everyone wants to win. Although Racine Horlick scored 14 unanswered points to […]
Burlington holds on to win football opener, Catholic Central falls
By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] Burlington junior defensive end Brian Konz made quite the first impression in his varsity debut Friday night. The 6-foot-2, 200-pound two-way junior blocked a punt that was returned for a touchdown, and his late deflection led to the decisive interception, as the Demons escaped with […]
Disaster relief available today at Burlington High School, Mt. Zion Lake Geneva
American Red Cross, Samaritan’s Purse among services for flood victims By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] BURLINGTON – It’s been nearly a week since a historic flood has turned Burlington residents’ lives upside down, but the rush of community and now international support continues. The American Red Cross and the […]