Burlington plays Waterford Friday By Mike Ramczyk Correspondent Zack Watson stands a diminutive 5-foot-9 and maybe weighs a buck sixty soaking wet. He doesn’t look like a prototypical football player. Short and shifty, yes, but Watson possesses the arm strength and foot speed of a giant. His performance Friday night […]
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Happy Homecoming
Toppers overcome eight fumbles to stay in playoff hunt By Mike Ramczyk Correspondent Eight total fumbles. Six lost. That’s right, six, count ‘em, SIX turnovers. Have you ever heard of a team winning under those circumstances? Not often, but Friday night was a different story. Catholic Central overcame a rough […]
Grove stuns Badger in Homecoming thriller
Broncos capture 1st SLC win By Jason Arndt Editor Snagging victories has been a challenge for Union Grove in a highly competitive Southern Lakes Conference. However, in an Oct. 4 Homecoming showdown with Lake Geneva, the Broncos finally captured their first conference win of the season 33-27 in thrilling fashion. […]
FOOTBALL PREDICTIONS: Waterford on track to win SLC
Instead of my usual manic rant, I’m keeping this one simple for space purposes. The Waterford Wolverines will clinch the Southern Lakes Conference championship Friday night in Burlington. At 7-0 and ranked fourth in the latest Milwaukee Journal Sentinel area rankings, the Wolverines feature Tanner Keller, who leads the conference […]
‘Two traditions; one school’
Catholic school merger has goal to honor past, improve future By Jason Arndt Editor Unifying two Catholic grade schools is often a challenging task because each of the schools has longstanding traditions. That was certainly the case in Burlington where the community’s two Catholic schools had long histories woven with […]
In this week’s Standard Press…
To an outsider, merging Burlington’s Catholic grade schools makes sense. However, that doesn’t mean the process was without hurdles. Foremost is the fact that St. Mary Grade School and St. Charles Grade School each had a long history that is tied together with a strong rope of school pride. […]
Ex-employee pulls knife while demanding waffles
A Racine man who demanded waffles from a group of employees at Echo Lake Foods in Raymond is charged with disorderly conduct after he allegedly swung a knife at one of the men when they failed to meet his demand. Alberto Ramirez Jr. is charged in Racine County Circuit Court […]
Wine added to River’s Edge Art Walk
Annual event set for Oct. 11 in downtown Waterford A wine sampling opportunity has been added to the annual River’s Edge Art Walk scheduled for 4 to 8:30 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 11. Hosted by Absolutely Waterford, a non-profit organization working to promote downtown Waterford, the annual fall event will […]
Haylofters to premiere Edgar Allen Poe tale
Show opens Oct. 10 and runs two weekends By Jennifer Eisenbart Correspondent Haylofters’ director Megan Schroeder calls this year’s fall show at the Malt House one of the hardest she’s ever done. “It is the most difficult script I’ve ever done,” explained Schroeder, who is at the helm of “Nevermore: […]
Gravel pit proposal still in limbo
Spring Prairie official eyes Oct. 24 for meeting on issue By Jason Arndt Editor A proposed gravel pit in the Town of Spring Prairie remains a lingering issue as Asphalt Contractors, Inc. President Robert Kordus continues to update plans. Since June 27, when the proposal went before the Planning and […]
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