Waterford wins in thrilling shootout By Mike Ramczyk, Tim Wester and Chris Bennett [email protected] On paper, state-ranked Union Grove had all of the ingredients for a breezy, blowout home victory in a WIAA Division 2 regional semifinal Oct. 19. Playing rival Waterford, which only had five wins all season […]
Sports & Other News
Taking the community’s pulse
WGSD sends survey to residents as questions about Fox River, other schools loom By Dave Fidlin Correspondent As a precursor to potentially big changes, school officials in the Waterford Graded district are attempting to cast as wide a net as possible and hear from residents about improvements that could cost […]
Murder trial hinges on self-defense
Attorney says accused was gathering evidence, defending self from abuser By Vicky Wedig Staff Writer A trial that began in Walworth County this week – featuring a victim and a defendant with ties to the Burlington area – will hinge on accusations of child porn and a […]
Burlington boys volleyball overpowered in sectional final, season ends
Demons finished as conference champs with one senior By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] MIDDLETON – Fresh off a sweep over higher-seeded Mukwonago, the Burlington boys volleyball team was upset-minded early in Thursday night’s WIAA sectional final against top-seeded and state-ranked Middleton. The confident Demons jumped out to a 22-20 lead […]
Burlington boys volleyball sweeps Mukwonago, battles tonight for state berth
Demons have chance to make first state trip since 2014 By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] The Burlington boys volleyball team may have been the lower seed Tuesday night at Mukwonago, but the Demons didn’t play like it. In what head coach Mike Jones called the team’s best game of the […]
SPORTS CHECK: Big shouts out to Burlington volleyball, football teams
Lady Demons at state tonight, boys play in sectional final It really didn’t matter that the Burlington girls varsity volleyball was particularly young this season, with only a few seniors. It didn’t matter that the Lady Demons lost top players like Alyssa Turzenski, Reba Thomsen and Megan Wallace to […]
Fresh start for Love Inc.
New building viewed as a boon for agency’s mission By Ed Nadolski Editor in Chief Of all the benefits Love Inc. will gain as it moves a portion of its operations into a new space at 401 Milwaukee Ave., the most valuable will be better control and handling of donated […]
In this week’s Standard Press…
The Burlington High School girls volleyball team is headed to state (again!) and independent social service agency Love Inc. is beginning the transition to a new facility on Milwaukee Avenue in Burlington. These are just two the stories readers will find in Thursday’s edition of the Burlington Standard Press. Here’s […]
Luck not on Martin’s side
Coach asking for rules change to help runner make state By Tim Wester Sports Correspondent Call it an unlucky draw or a logistical oversight, but the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association’s questionable decision to send the Union Grove Cross Country team 50 miles north to the Hartland Sectional is haunting […]
School shooting threat determined to be a hoax
The Racine County Sheriff’s Office has labeled a social media post threatening a shooting at Union Grove High School to be a hoax. A 14-year-old girl, who is a student at the school, was questioned by investigators and allegedly admitted to altering an Instagram post showing a person wearing a […]
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