There were no fatalities in a multiple-motorcycle crash June 4 in the Town of Waterford. According to Waterford Police Chief Tom Ditscheit, it was a chain-reaction crash, where one vehicle stopped and several motorcycles then collided. Eight people were injured, with seven being transported to area hospitals. According to the […]
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VIDEO: Baseball players celebrate state title, parade set for Saturday
Championship parade Saturday, 10 a.m., starting on Kane Street By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] GRAND CHUTE – After all the dust settled and the monkey pile turned back into a civilized group of young men, the Burlington varsity baseball team lined up to receive its first state baseball championship […]
VIDEO: Champion Demons get noisy welcome back to Burlington; official parade set for Saturday
Fresh off their 6-4 victory over Arrowhead in the WIAA Division 1 state championship game, the Burlington High School Demons got a noisy escort back to Burlington late Thursday night. The Demons will get an official homecoming at 10 a.m. Saturday during a parade through the streets of downtown Burlington. […]
BREAKING: Late rally lifts Burlington baseball to first state championship
WIAA DIVISION I STATE CHAMPIONSHIP Burlington 6, Arrowhead 4 Tully does it all, Demon bats rally for six unanswered runs By Mike Ramczyk Sport Editor GRAND CHUTE – Burlington senior Cal Tully picked the right time to turn into Superman. Or maybe Bugs Bunny. You know, how in the […]
Driver in two-vehicle collision dies
The driver of a Dodge Neon carrying three Union Grove Union High School students to the school’s post-season softball banquet succumbed to injuries sustained in the crash Thursday night. Taylor Skendziel, 17, died in the early evening, with a family member posting a Facebook update shortly before 8 p.m. […]
Injured identified in vehicle collision in Yorkville
Injured include three JV softball players Four people were injured Wednesday evening when two vehicles collided at the intersection of Highway U and 2 Mile Road in the Town of Yorkville. The three occupants of a 2003 Dodge Neon were members of the Union Grove junior varsity softball team, […]
Raymond’s chief named city’s top firefighter
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor City of Burlington officials announced Tuesday that Alan Babe, a 21-year veteran of the Raymond Fire and Rescue Department, will be the city’s new fire chief. Babe “worked his way up through the ranks,” according to a news release issued by the city Tuesday morning, serving […]
Running with the flame
Members of the City of Burlington Police Department and the Racine County Sheriff’s Department – along with family members and friends – took part in the annual Special Olympics Torch Run June 8. (Photo by John Fisher) Editor’s note: the wrong photo credit for the photos ran in Southern Lakes […]
EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: Burlington star Sturdevant urges fans to attend state title game Thursday
By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] Roughly 30 minutes or so after Tuesday’s state semifinal victory, Burlington’s leading hitter, Bryan Sturdevant, who recently graduated from Burlington High School, caught up with Southern Lakes Newspapers. Sturdevant knocked three hits in the 9-0 win over Green Bay Preble, and he added another hit […]
STATE BASEBALL: Burlington grounds Green Bay, will play for first-ever championship
WIAA D1 SEMIFINAL: Burlington 9, Green Bay Preble 0 By Mike Ramczyk sports@southernlakesnewspapers For the first time in school history, the Burlington baseball team will play for a state championship. Thanks to a dominant pitching performance by Aaron Mutter along with 13 hits from the Demon batters, Burlington won […]