By Dan Truttschel Sports Correspondent The Union Grove Union High School baseball team found out the hard way last week just how dangerous a team peaking at the right time can be. The Wilmot Panthers – who went on Tuesday to win a trip to state – overcame the third-seeded […]
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Cassy Goodrich second, sixth and eighth at state
By David Paulsen SPORTS CORRESPONDENT Competing in three races at the WIAA State Track and Field Championships Friday and Saturday, Union Grove High School junior Cassy Goodrich had her best finish in the 400-meter race. In that competition, Goodrich finished second, breaking her own UGHS record with a time of […]
Senior Gilbreath wraps career
By David Paulsen SPORTS CORRESPONDENT An eighth-place finish was the best any of the Waterford High School track and field athletes could accomplish at the WIAA State Track and Field Championships held Friday and Saturday at La Crosse. Senior Jenny Gilbreath grabbed eighth in the 400-meter run. Gilbreath turned in […]
BHS loses regional final
By Jennifer Eisenbart Sports Editor It wasn’t the end of the season the Burlington High School baseball team envisioned. Ahead by a run heading into the bottom of the fifth inning, BHS saw host Badger score two runs in the bottom of the inning. The Demons then lost in the […]
Man hurt outside bar
By Patricia Bogumil Editor Adding insult to injury, a Waterford man went to jail after his wife reportedly injured him after running him over with their pickup truck. According to the criminal complaint filed in Racine County Circuit Court: Police were summoned to the Ratz Nest bar May 26, where […]
Committee OKs 2013-14 BASD budget
Plan features 1 percent tax increase, spending decrease By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer The Burlington Area School District Finance Committee put a tentative stamp of approval on the district budget for the 2013-14 school year Monday. The budget received unanimous approval from the voting members of the Finance Committee, but […]
Hilltoppers come up just short of state
By Bud Milroy Sports Correspondent The Catholic Central High School baseball team fell Tuesday in the WIAA Division 4 Barneveld sectional final, unable to hold off Lake Country Lutheran 8-7 in the title game. “It’s a tough way to end the season, but I’m so proud of how hard these […]
Waterford golfers finish 12th at state meet
By David Paulsen SPORTS CORRESPONDENT In their first trip to the Wisconsin Boys State Golf Championship in many years, the Waterford High School boys golf team finished 12th out of 16 teams. Played Monday and Tuesday at the University Ridge Golf Course in Madison, the Wolverines carded a team score […]
Softball squad falls to Westosha in sectional final
By Jennifer Eisenbart Sports Editor There’s been very little teams have been able to do all season long to stop the Westosha Central High School softball team. The Waterford Wolverines got their lesson in futility May 30. In a WIAA Division 1 sectional semifinal at Badger High School, the Wolverines […]
Shepherds Ministries offers summer camp
Shepherds Ministries, a leading provider of services to adults with intellectual disabilities, is preparing to launch three, one-week summer camps for students, ages 13 to 21, on the campus in Union Grove. “For many years, Shepherds Ministries has offered quality programs to help and encourage families with adult children […]