By Troy Sparks [email protected] It was another tournament win for the Division 1 fourth-ranked Burlington wrestling team. The Demons participated in the Freedom Irish Invitational on Jan. 13 and returned home winners in a big way. “The wrestling program had a good day at the Freedom Irish Invite,” Burlington […]
Sports & Other News
School Board seeks consensus on superintendent evaluation
By Alex Johnson Correspondent Members of the Burlington Area School District Board of Education are working to come up with a productive method for evaluating the job performance of Superintendent Peter Smet. School Board President Jim Bousman on Monday made a motion to the Personnel Committee, to evaluate Smet using […]
Chillin’ out
Second-grade students Claire Novak and Payton Ward read read during Washington-Caldwell Elementary School’s Chill Out event on Jan. 5. During Chill Out, students read books alone or with buddies for 2,018 seconds, or about 33 minutes, and then enjoy hot chocolate. The annual event has been a tradition for more […]
BASD is still wrestling with facility survey
Maintenance-only option remains point of contention By Alex Johnson Correspondent What type of information does the Burlington Area School District School Board want to gather from the facility planning survey that will shape a referendum later this year? That is the question that the board discussed at Monday’s meeting. Among […]
Burling becomes all-time assists, rebounds leader, Burlington rolls Delavan
Lady Demons maintain 3rd place in SLC By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] DELAVAN – Jessa Burling continues to etch her name in the Burlington High School record books – and her Lady Demons teammates are reaping the benefits in the win column. On Friday night in Delavan, the senior point […]
BUW gymnastics lands 4th at Emerald Invite
By Troy Sparks Sports Correspondent Freshman Malia Bronson and sophomore Regan Cassidy led the Burlington Co-op gymnastics team to a fourth-place team finish at the Pam Beck Emerald Classic Invitation, Jan. 6 at Waterford. The 135.3 team points that BUW scored placed them in the middle of the eight-team […]
Rochester officials rezone high-profile parcel
Decision means Casey’s will likely occupy Beck Drive property By Dave Fidlin Correspondent After several months of review and a series of public hearings, Rochester officials this week voted to rezone a 2.3-acre site near highways 36 and 20 from a residential to commercial classification. The Village Board on Jan. […]
Burlington High to host show choir competition Saturday
BHS choir to present exclusive-rights performance Burlington High School will host its eighth annual Chocolate City Showcase show choir competition on Saturday. Preliminary performances begin at 7:35 a.m. and continue throughout the day, according to Penny Yanke, choral director at BHS. The finals are scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. […]
Halftime adjustment lifts Union Grove over Waterford
By Tim Wester Sports Correspondent Sometimes the simplest of halftime adjustments make the difference. After watching his team give up six 3-pointers in the first half against Waterford, Broncos coach Dave Pettit told his team at halftime to stay on their feet when closing out on the Wolverine shooters. […]
Burlington wrestling wins Demon Invite
By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] and Troy Sparks Sports Correspondent The Burlington wrestling team continued its dominance at its 31st annual Demon Invite Saturday. The Demons captured the crown, going 5-0 and having all 14 wrestlers earn a winning record. Undefeated wrestlers included Max Ehlen, who knocked off last year’s […]
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