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 […]
Sports & Other News
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.” […]
Extended learning
Connor Smith (in front) leads University of Wisconsin–Madison A Capella group Redefined in the song “Some Days” during a performance at Burlington High School April 26 as part of UW Extension Day. Right: Lindsay Kraemer (left) makes a button pin under the instruction of UW Extension employee Thomas Zinnen at […]
Graded School Board elects officers
By Tracy Ouellette Staff Writer The Waterford Graded School Board the board thanked outgoing member Blaine Nicholls for his service to the School District and the community and swore in new members Dawn Bleimehl and re-elected member Robert Kastengren at its monthly meeting April 22. The board also elected new […]
Freshmen golfers stepping up for Broncos
By David Paulsen SPORTS CORRESPONDENT With all four golfers shooting in the 90s, the Union Grove High School boys golf team managed an eighth-place finish (out of 11 teams) at the Falcon Invitational hosted by Westosha Central and played on the Brighton Dale Golf Links Blue Spruce Course Saturday. Sam […]
Student burns another’s face with hot welding tool
By Patricia Bogumil Editor A 17-year-old from Franksville is charged with burning a classmate with a hot welding electrode during a welding class at Union Grove Union High School in January. Quinnton Gresk-Klingbeil is charged with felony second-degree recklessly endangering safety with use of a dangerous weapon and misdemeanor disorderly […]
Move over Eli Whitney and Thomas Edison
Student wheels spin at Invention Convention Fourth-graders at Washington-Caldwell showed off their inner Edison last week during the school’s annual Invention Convention. A decade-old tradition that began with teacher Char Wegner, the Invention Convention allows students to examine ways of making every-day tasks more efficient, much like Eli Whitney with […]
Alzheimer’s support group meets monthly in Waterford
By Patricia Bogumil Editor A new Racine County-based caregiver support group sponsored by the Alzheimer’s Association is welcoming attendees, with meetings set for the second Thursday of each month at Community United Methodist Church, 455 S. Jefferson St., Waterford. The group next meets from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m., Thursday, […]
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