By Jason Arndt Correspondent As the Village of Union Grove continues to focus on community growth by bringing in out-of-state businesses, there is one out-of-state issue the Police Commission voiced concern about April 23 – Illinois sex offenders. “We are bringing this forward out of concern for not just Union […]
Sports & Other News
Bronco girls fourth at Altheimer Invitational
By David Paulsen SPORTS CORRESPONDENT With five victories, the Union Grove High School girls track team finished fourth out of 10 teams at the Altheimer Invitational held at Pewaukee Friday. The Bronco girls tallied 71 points in the event won by Pewaukee with 118 points. The Bronco boys, with two […]
Field competitors lead BHS track and field team
By David Paulsen SPORTS CORRESPONDENT With the field events leading the way, the Burlington High School boys track and field squad placed sixth at the Badger Invitational Friday at Lake Geneva. Overall, the boys tallied 60 points in the invite, which Kettle Moraine won with 156 points. “That’s our strong […]
Demon baseball weathers rough schedule for five wins
By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer At the start of the 2013 season, Burlington High School baseball coach Scott Staude had a lot of unanswered questions – especially when it came to his pitching staff. After the last week, consider most of those questions answered. Playing six games in six days […]
Edwards receives Frank Tobin award
By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer Long-time Burlington resident Paul Edwards admits he isn’t one to chase awards. So, when he found out earlier this year that he had been chosen for the Kiwanis Club’s annual Frank Tobin Award – given for outstanding service to the club and the community – […]
Golfers keep playing at high level
By David Paulsen SPORTS CORRESPONDENT After winning the Falcon Invitational Saturday, the Waterford High School boys golf team faced some stiff competition Monday at the Geneva National Invite. The result was a fourth-place finish out of 21 teams. Verona won the invite with a team score of 321. Waterford carded […]
Wolverines split four games on week’s SLC action
By David Paulsen SPORTS CORRESPONDENT In what head coach Lance Bestland called a “great high school baseball game,” the Waterford High School bsaeball team fell 4-3 to Burlington Tuesday at home. Burlington scored single runs in the third and seventh innings, and a pair of runs in the fifth. All […]
Wolverine netters win three of four
By David Paulsen SPORTS CORRESPONDENT With three wins in four duals recently, the Waterford High School boys tennis team went above .500 in both Southern Lakes Conference action and on the season. The Wolverine boys defeated Wilmot 6-1 April 26 at home to improve to 2-1 in SLC action and […]
Demon softball team wins four of six
By David Paulsen SPORTS CORRESPONDENT After winning four of their last five games, Burlington High School head softball coach Gary Caliva knew his team would be facing a formidable opponent when taking on Westosha Central Tuesday. Caliva found that out in the first game of the doubleheader when Westosha Central […]
Unbreakable spirit
Brittle bone disease won’t stop Eve Dahl’s smile By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer Put 5-year-old Eve Dahl in front of a camera, and she’s like most little ladies her age – ready with a smile and a pose and a tip of the chin to signal, “Yeah, I rock this.” […]