Turzenski suffers tough outing, Demon bats can’t get going By Mike Ramczyk Correspondent Everything seemed to be set up perfectly. In a WIAA Division 1 state semifinal Tuesday night at Neuroscience Group Field near Appleton, Burlington trotted out one of its aces, Trent Turzenski, while unranked Sun Prairie countered with […]
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Demons bow out of state baseball tournament
The Burlington Demons gave up five runs in the first two innings of their WIAA Division 1 state semifinal game against Sun Prairie Tuesday night and never recovered — bowing out of tournament with a 6-1 loss at Fox Cities Stadium in Grand Chute. Starting pitcher Trent Turzenski struggled in […]
A long time coming
Grove baseball team snaps long state tournament drought By Tim Wester Correspondent Union Grove High School’s state baseball tournament drought came to end last Tuesday at Carthage College. In two WIAA Division 2 sectional contests, the top-seeded Broncos opened with a 7-1 defeat of No. 1 Greendale and advanced to […]
WITH VIDEO: Krause dazzles as Demons open state with victory
Demons set for semifinal game at 6 p.m. Tuesday By Mike Ramczyk Correspondent Pitching, defense and headiness on the base paths have defined the Burlington Demon baseball team all season. Tuesday morning was no different in a WIAA Division 1 state quarterfinal at Fox Cities Stadium in Grand Chute. Trey […]
Krause pitches Demons into state semifinal
Riding the arm of senior pitcher Trey Krause, who struck out nine and allowed just two hits, the Burlington Demons got past Green Bay Preble, 3-0, Tuesday morning in the opening round of the WIAA Division 1 state baseball tournament in Grand Chute. The Demons (24-5) will face the winner […]
B-Town Sounds returns Thursday
Party of Ten opens summer outdoor concert series By Jason Arndt Editor B-Town Sounds summer concert series returns to Echo Veterans Memorial Park in Burlington with Party of Ten opening the eighth annual installment on June 13. The free summer concert series presented by B-Town Sounds, a nonprofit organization, started […]
Kivi sentenced to life behind bars
Convicted murderer killed two brothers in drunken rage By Jason Arndt Staff Writer Nathan Kivi, convicted of killing two brothers in Twin Lakes, will spend the rest of his life behind bars after he was sentenced in Kenosha County Circuit Court on June 3. Kivi, 26, of Trevor, was found […]
Cemetery Association seeks to save historic landmark
Lacking funds, officials look for community support By Jason Arndt Editor Decades after a former board member embezzled a large sum of cash from the Burlington Cemetery Association’s maintenance fund, the organization still faces ongoing financial struggles, which has left a historic structure near ruin. The historic structure, a shelter/chapel […]
‘It never gets old’
BHS baseball team makes history with fourth consecutive state trip By Mike Ramcyzk Correspondent It’s really quite remarkable. For the first time in Burlington High School history, the varsity baseball team will be making its fourth consecutive state tournament appearance. On Tuesday at Kenosha Tremper High School, the Demons blanked […]
In this week’s Westine Report…
Broncos baseball team is headed to state It has been 67 years since Union Grove High School has sent its baseball team to the state tournament. That long drought ended Tuesday when the Broncos defeated Greendale and Whitefish Bay in WIAA Division 2 sectional play to earn a berth in […]
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