By Chris Bennett Sports Correspondent If you wait until school starts to catch Waterford Union High School football you will miss some of the better games of the early season. The Wolverines start school on Sept. 5 – the day after Labor Day. By then, Waterford will have […]
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Locked and reloaded: State qualifier Union Grove returns four golfers
By Tim Wester Sports Correspondent With success comes lofty expectations. And the expectations are undoubtedly high for the Union Grove girls golf team after qualifying for the WIAA Division 1 State Golf Championship two straight seasons. But before anyone makes plans to visit Madison in October, Union Grove golf […]
Union Grove shuts down Greenfield
Defense plays lights out, offense sluggish with QB competition By Tim Wester Sports Correspondent To be blunt, the first offensive play of the season for the Union Grove football team couldn’t have been much worse. The Broncos lost a fumble that was recovered by visiting Greenfield near midfield, […]
FOOTBALL PREDICTIONS: Ramczyk picks upset for Burlington, bounce-back for Waterford
Editor’s Note: Since this column was published in the Aug. 24 edition of the Burlington Standard Press, two major developments have shook the local football scene. Burlington star quarterback Nick Klug will miss tonight’s game with a leg injury suffered in Week One, and running back Grant Tully […]
That dam stench
City wants to raise level in Echo Lake By Ed Nadolski Editor in Chief With gusty winds out of the northwest Tuesday, many Burlington residents learned why city officials are motivated to raise the level of water in Echo Lake as soon as possible. All motorists and pedestrians had to […]
Burlington holds on to win football opener, Catholic Central falls
By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] Burlington junior defensive end Brian Konz made quite the first impression in his varsity debut Friday night. The 6-foot-2, 200-pound two-way junior blocked a punt that was returned for a touchdown, and his late deflection led to the decisive interception, as the Demons escaped with […]
Low-interest flood damage loans now available
Outreach centers open in three area counties The U.S. Small Business Administration has opened disaster loan outreach centers in Racine, Kenosha and Walworth counties to help flood victims and businesses obtain information and apply for assistance. The Racine County outreach center opened Tuesday morning in Burlington at the Racine County […]
Boy drowns at Browns Lake
A 4-year-old boy from Racine drowned early Monday evening in Browns Lake in the Town of Burlington, according to the Racine County Sheriff’s Office. The boy, who was at Fischer Park with a caregiver and several other children – including his brother and sister, was reported missing at 5:28 p.m. […]
Catholic Central suffers rough start in quest for playoff return
Toppers hoping for return to glory By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] Burlington Catholic Central head football coach Tom Aldrich rolled to his left Tuesday afternoon at the St. Mary’s practice field, loaded up and fired a spiral to a crossing Frank Koehnke. “I didn’t even get a chance to […]
Youth movement: Klug, Tully lead junior-heavy Burlington football squad
By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] On Tuesday morning, Burlington football coach Steve Tenhagen’s pickup truck was parked next to the Burlington High School practice field, like it always is. But this season, it’s more than just a parked vehicle. Erected from the back is a stand with an iPad, […]