By Dana Ehrmann Sports Correspondent The remarkable run for the girls Catholic Central volleyball team has come to an end. But only for this season. The Lady Toppers fell at Lourdes Academy on Saturday, Oct. 28, in a WIAA Division 4 sectional final, ending their playoff run. They dropped […]
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Former Caledonia, Sturtevant administrator to lead Union Grove
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent After an extensive search, Union Grove’s elected officials have hired an administrator who has worked in various capacities in Racine County in a nearly four-decade span of time. After having gone without one for nearly a decade, the Union Grove Village Board on Oct. 23 named […]
Washington-Caldwell tax levy to increase, though mill rate will decrease
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent The Washington-Caldwell School District is increasing its property tax levy, though the mill rate is expected to decrease in year-over-year comparisons. The K-8 feeder district’s budget was solidified Oct. 30 at the Washington-Caldwell annual meeting. School Board members and several district-level staffers were in attendance. No […]
City’s new DPW director settles in
Riggs said he was anxious to return to Wisconsin By Jason Arndt Staff Writer When Peter Riggs was introduced as the new Public Works Director for the City of Burlington at an Oct. 21 Common Council meeting, the announcement accomplished some of his long-term goals, and brought him closer to […]
Champions parade set for 6 p.m. Monday
Area residents will have a chance to congratulate the 2017 WIAA Division 1 state girls volleyball champion Burlington Demons Monday evening during a parade and program in the heart of the city. The parade — with members of the team riding in fire engines and emergency vehicles — is scheduled […]
BREAKING: Burlington volleyball nets third state championship in five-game thriller
Key dig, Koenen finish the job By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] GREEN BAY – The gold ball is back in the halls of Burlington High School. “It’s what you dream of since you’re 8 in Burlington,” said junior Maddie Berezowitz. After a roller-coaster ride of a WIAA Division 1 state volleyball […]
Student fan bus for state volleyball leaves Burlington at 1 today
Burlington (34-10) vs. River Falls (42-0), 4:30 p.m., Resch Center, Green Bay By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] GREEN BAY – For the second straight year, the Burlington girls volleyball team will play for the prestigious gold ball. That’s because last night the Lady Demons took care of business in a […]
Blue Devils youth football captures Super Bowl crown
Talk about sweet revenge. The Burlington Blue Devils seventh-grade youth football team lost to unbeaten Union Grove earlier in the season by one point, but when a chance at redemption arose on the biggest stage, Burlington seized the moment. The Blue Devils captured the Southeastern Youth Football Super Bowl […]
Burlington swimming captures first conference crown since 2011
By Chris Bennett Sports Correspondent The Burlington Co-op girls high school swim team is not second in the Southern Lakes Conference for the first time since 2011. The Demons won the Southern Lakes Conference Meet Oct. 28 at Whitewater High School, and clinched both the regular season and conference […]
Season ends, but Burlington soccer enjoys major step forward
Demons enjoy improved season after ineligibility By Daniel Schoettler Sports correspondent The Burlington Demons boys soccer team ended a hard-fought season Oct. 19 as they fell in their WIAA regional matchup against Monona Grove, 6-0. “They were a very good team with some very exceptional players,” head coach Joel […]