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 […]
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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 […]
Casey’s site plan, zoning change approved
City will now determine conditional uses for gas station/convenience store By Jason Arndt Staff Writer By unanimous decision at Tuesday’s meeting, the Burlington Common Council approved two items related to Casey’s General Store, which is planning to build a gas station and convenience store on Dodge Street. Casey’s plans to […]
Keeping it 1,000
By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] Maybe Scott muttered, “Welcome to the Club, kid,” as he congratulated Koehnke. Koehnke joins Scott, Ryan Gehring, Wes Warren, Joe Milroy and Ben Heiligenthal as the only players in Topper history to score 1,000 career points. The last guy to do it, Heiligenthal […]
A beast of a tale
Recent sighting adds to lore of Bray Road beast By Todd Mishler Copy Editor Danny Morgan, a resident of Menomonee Falls, was driving north in the area of Townline Road in Spring Prairie at around 10 p.m. Jan. 27, returning home after visiting a friend in Lake Geneva. Morgan, 32, […]
Home cooking: Burlington avenges earlier loss to Wilmot, jumps to 2nd place
Burling’s 19 boards lead dominant, physical effort By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] Game after game, another tough opponent takes its shot against the surging Burlington girls basketball team. And game after game, the Demons keep playing their best ball of the season and winning with ease. Tuesday night against Wilmot […]