By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] After playing three games in four nights, Catholic Central boys basketball head coach Kyle Scott gave his guys the weekend off. But even though the Toppers picked up their third win of the season Feb. 1, they aren’t nearly satisfied. Tired and weary from […]
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Honor Society continues to raise money for playground
Events next week aim to boost donations for ‘all-abilities’ play area The Waterford High School National Honor Society has more than halfway met its fundraising goal but still needs the community’s support to build an inclusive playground at Whitford Park. The group has selected a design for its inclusive playground, […]
City creates business toolbox
Guide designed to assist local economic development efforts By Ed Nadolski Editor in Chief In an effort to create a streamlined guide for local businesses looking to expand or locate in Burlington, a city committee has created a document dubbed the Burlington Business Toolbox. The full City Council got its […]
Catholic Central’s Bleser advances to state swimming
Bleser swims at UW-Natatorium next weekend By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] KENOSHA – All the Burlington Co-op swim team could do Saturday afternoon was wait. An empty, quiet Pleasant Prairie RecPlex, minutes removed from an exhilarating WIAA Division 1 swim sectional, gave way to a fun, yet nerve-wracking bus ride […]
Burlington wrestling cruises to regional title behind 8 champions
Every Demon will compete at individual sectional By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] KENOSHA – One year ago, the Kenosha Bradford wrestling team made history with a regional title and first trip to team state in 80 years. This year, with a chance to repeat on its home turf, Bradford was […]
An artist whose medium is snow
Local man helps team win national snow sculpting contest By Ed Nadolski Editor in Chief For someone who was participating in just his second official competition, Mike Austin wasn’t necessarily expecting that he and his teammates would emerge as winners of the U.S. National Snow Sculpting competition. But that’s just […]
Waterford wrestlers nearly catch Burlington at conference tournament
Trautman, Guardiola highlight 5 champions By Chris Bennett Sports Correspondent and Mike Ramczyk [email protected] Waterford Union High School wrestling coach is painfully candid when describing his team’s performance in the Southern Lakes Conference Varsity Wrestling Tournament, which took place Feb. 3 at Delavan-Darien High School in Delavan. “We let […]
Bull bucks Wilmot win streak, Lady Broncos cling to 1st place
Magic number at 1 to clinch 4th consecutive title By Jason Arndt [email protected] Riding an eight-game win streak, and with first place in the Southern Lakes Conference on the line, the Wilmot Union High School girls basketball team looked to keep pace Feb. 2 against visiting Union Grove. The […]
Building a dynasty
Waterford dance squad captures second state title in three years By Chris Bennett Correspondent Deanna Schicker, head coach of the Waterford Varsity Dance team, posted a touching quote to the team’s public Facebook page prior to the squad’s performance in the Wisconsin Association of Cheer/Pom Coaches State Dance Championships Feb. […]
Super Saturday at risk of ending without leadership in place
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent For more than two decades, it has been an end-of-summer, family-friendly community event, bringing together children and their parents. But Super Saturday, which has been a mainstay in Union Grove since its founding by then-Village President Edna Lowe in 1996, might not continue this year because […]