By Tim Wester Sports Correspondent Coming into regionals, Union Grove track and field coach Mike Mikula figured to have one or two sectional qualifiers. The Broncos more than doubled Mikula’s expectations with five sectional qualifiers at the WIAA Division 1 Kenosha Bradford regional Tuesdays, May 22. Seniors Andrew Thompkins […]
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Burlington golf fires best round of season
By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] It can’t be easy for a new coach to find success quickly. Throughout the season, the Burlington boys golfers have struggled with scores in the high 90s and 100s, and the squad has been feeling things out under new coach Nick Schilleman. But progress makes […]
Crash snaps utility pole, transformer explodes
A 60-year-old Town of Burlington man escaped with non-life threatening injuries after he crashed his truck into a utility pole and was trapped inside by live electrical wires early Tuesday morning. The crash was reported about 3:53 a.m. in the 30300 block of Cedar Drive. The aftermath included sparking wires, a […]
Robson’s dominance lifts Catholic Central softball to sectionals
Toppers travel to No. 1 Oakfield Tuesday By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] BURLINGTON – Sydney Robson isn’t her class Valedictorian by accident. Just ask the Randolph Rockets softball team. The Catholic Central senior pitcher not only is one of the most talented players in the state, but her intelligence also […]
Off to see the Wizard
Mayor Munchkin (foreground, left) played by Matthew Milonas performs a number along with Dorothy, played by Haiden Kraus, and Dorothy’s dog, Toto, played by Mikayla Higgins (foreground, right). Students in the sixth- through eighth-grade choir at Yorkville School put on the musical “The Wizard of Oz” on May 11 and […]
At a crossroads
Organizers fall just short of having new memorial finished for Monday’s ceremony By Ed Nadolski Editor in Chief Work began Wednesday morning on etching the names of deceased local service men and women into the four granite blocks of Burlington’s new veterans memorial in Echo Lake Park. However, the goal […]
Burlington softball rallies to capture regional championship
Burlington hosts Elkhorn Tuesday in sectional semifinal By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] BURLINGTON – Coaches constantly preach the value of experience. Senior leadership. It’s something that can separate the good teams from the great teams, and usually the most high-pressure situations reveal a team’s level of experience. Enter Thursday’s WIAA […]
Woman charged with escaping from Ellsworth
A preliminary hearing was scheduled for May 23 for an inmate charged with escaping from Ellsworth Correctional Facility in Union Grove Christine L. Abel, 36, now an inmate at the Brown County Jail in Green Bay, was charged May 1 in Racine County Circuit Court with escape and burglary of […]
WUHS budget could include layoffs
District enrollment is trending downward By Dave Fidlin Correspondent The current school year might be winding to a close, but Waterford Union High School officials are close to assembling a draft financial operating plan for the next school year – and the plan could include laying off three teachers. District […]
Union Grove soccer edges defending champ Burlington for 1st conference title in school history
Panyk’s goal proves to be the difference in close battle By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] UNION GROVE – The midfield team hug simply wasn’t going to be enough after a win this big. So Daphne Sieg and the rest of her Union Grove girls soccer teammates, moments after a […]