By David Paulsen SPORTS CORRESPONDENT One year ago, when the Burlington High School wrestling team went to state for the first time in school history, 13 of the 14 wrestlers on the team advanced out of regional into sectional competition. This year, the team did one better, sending all 14 […]
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Consistency eludes Catholic Central boys yet again
By Bud Milroy Sports Correspondent It’s been the story of the season for the Catholic Central High School boys basketball – play well for a half or three quarters, but one stretch keeps the team from the win. Such was the case Saturday when the Hilltoppers traveled to Milwaukee and […]
Gymnasts fall short at Mukwonago
By Jennifer Eisenbart Sports Editor The Burlington Combined gymnastics team didn’t have a perfect day Saturday at the Nordy Invite – and it cost them the team title. That said, it was still a mostly brilliant day for the squad. “I had to come back and look, because I didn’t […]
School Board primary generating winter heat
Local race garners relatively high interest for February primary By Ed Nadolski Editor in Chief While winter primary elections are typified by light turnout, Tuesday’s election in the Burlington Area School District has all the ingredients to buck the norm. Since the state’s passage of Act 10 two years ago, […]
Four Bronco grapplers advance to sectional
By David Paulsen SPORTS CORRESPONDENT With one first-place winner and three thirds at the WIAA Division regional at Burlington Saturday, the Union Grove High School wrestling team took another step forward. Two years ago (the team’s first year in Division 1), the squad failed to advance any wrestlers to sectional […]
Seven Wolverines advance to sectional
By David Paulsen SPORTS CORRESPONDENT For the second year in a row, seven Waterford High School wrestlers qualified for sectional competition from the WIAA Division 1 regional held at Greenfield. And for the second year in a row, two Wolverines came away with regional titles. Kody Azarian, ranked No. 3 […]
Demons clinch share of SLC title
By Jennifer Eisenbart Sports Editor A busy stretch of games came to a successful conclusion Tuesday night – and as it turned out, gave the Burlington High School boys basketball team an added bonus. The Demons beat Delavan-Darien 65-45 at Delavan Tuesday night. That win was supposed to set up […]
Jones sets school record at sectional
By David Paulsen SPORTS CORRESPONDENT A new school record fell at the Greenfield WIAA Division 1 sectional Saturday. Junior David Jones set the Burlington/Waterford co-op boys swimming record in the 100-yard breaststroke, turning in a time of one minute 6.01 seconds. That broke a 13-year-old record set by Jake Hanson […]
Wind Lake fire complicates move
By Patricia Bogumil Editor The good news for James Axtman is that he hadn’t yet moved out of his old house in Oak Creek before moving everything into his new house in Wind Lake. On Tuesday morning, the kitchen and lower level areas of Axtman’s newly purchased property at 7612 […]
BHS girls split pair of SLC contests
By David Paulsen SPORTS CORRESPONDENT A 36-24 second-half deficit led to a 62-53 defeat at the hands of Union Grove Tuesday by the Burlington High School girls basketball team. The Southern Lakes Conference loss drops the Demon girls to 3-10 in the SLC and 5-14 overall. Union Grove is now […]
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