Establishment unveils more than a balcony By Jason Arndt Editor The Burlington Liar’s Club tavern started welcoming patrons to its new balcony overlooking the downtown area in May. Carly Hurley, general manager of the second-story tavern, said the new balcony took about four to five months to construct and entered […]
Sports & Other News
STATE BASEBALL: Big blast erases Grove’s title dreams
Antigo towering home run, big inning end Broncos’ season By Mike Ramczyk Correspondent Jake Zimmerman and his mix of slow curves, change ups and occasional fastballs had the Antigo lineup off balance all game. In fact, the Union Grove Bronco baseball team clung to a 3-2 lead with two outs […]
Friday parade to honor local theater programs
BHS, CCHS productions win state Jerry Awards The City of Burlington and Mayor Jeannie Hefty will honor members of the theater programs at Burlington and Catholic Central high schools Friday with a parade and recognition ceremony. Hefty said Tuesday the parade is planned to recognize the members of the respective […]
STATE BASEBALL: Grove advances to state championship with Antigo Thursday
Early surge, Hansel’s arm paves the way The Union Grove High School baseball team is one win away from capturing a WIAA Division 2 state championship after the Broncos defeated McFarland 6-1 Thursday morning at Neinhaus Field near Appleton West High School. With the state semifinal victory, Union Grove plays […]
Brewers blast wins local man a new car
Retired school teacher is a long-time season ticket holder By Jason Arndt Editor Retired schoolteacher Mark Gruber, of Burlington, almost didn’t attend Sunday’s Milwaukee Brewers game against the Pittsburgh Pirates. Gruber, however, is glad he did after a tape-measure home run by Brewers’ Mike Moustakas won him a new Toyota […]
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Not only did a local man get to see his favorite team win a tight game over a division rival, but the home run that ultimately won the game also won him a new car. Mark Gruber, a retired teacher from the Burlington area, has quite the tale to […]
State baseball: High hopes get crushed in semifinal
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 […]
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 […]
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