By Bud Milroy SPORTS CORRESPONDENT The Catholic Central High School boys basketball team continued to come up short in the Metro Classic Conference, falling 54-50 to Racine Lutheran Tuesday and 60-39 to Whitefish Bay Dominican Saturday. Ben Heiligenthal’s 20 points were not enough as CCHS fell to Lutheran. The talented […]
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Beck earns SLC wrestling crown
By David Paulsen SPORTS CORRESPONDENT After winning their first Southern Lakes Conference dual meets in several years, the Union Grove High School wrestling team hoped to move up in the standings in the SLC Tournament held Saturday at Burlington. Specifically, head coach Andy Weis said he hoped they could finish […]
Loss to Waterford drops Bronco girls below .500 in SLC action
By David Paulsen SPORTS CORRESPONDENT After a solid first quarter that saw the Union Grove High School girls basketball team grab a 16-8 lead, the Bronco girls scored just 13 points the rest of the game in a 38-29 loss to Waterford Tuesday at home. The Broncos scored just two […]
Boys down Wilmot, fall to UG
By Jennifer Eisenbart Sports Editor It’s been a rollercoaster couple of games for the Waterford Union High School boys basketball team. After a contentious post-game in a 62-60 loss to Burlington Jan. 26, the Wolverines looked out of sorts in a loss to Catholic Central Jan. 29. Then, with everything […]
Demon girls split two SLC games
By David Paulsen SPORTS CORRESPONDENT After starting the season 1-10, the Burlington High School girls basketball team got their third win in the past six games with a 52-42 win at home over Delavan-Darien Monday. The victory improves the Demons overall record to 4-13 and their Southern Lakes Conference mark […]
City to remove snow from downtown streets Saturday night
The Department of Public Works will begin snow removal operations in downtown Burlington beginning at 10 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 9. Crews will first push the snow to the center of the streets and then begin hauling it out starting at midnight. Staff anticipates the clean up efforts to be […]
Heading for the Lake Sturgeon Bowl
A team of students from Waterford Union High School will participate in the 2013 Lake Sturgeon Bowl on Saturday, Feb. 9, at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. The bowl is a competitive event in a qualifying round for a national contest that challenges young marine science scholars to display their knowledge […]
Four Wolverine wrestlers capture SLC crowns
By David Paulsen SPORTS CORRESPONDENT Although they had more individual champions than any other Southern Lakes Conference squad, the Waterford High School wrestling squad simply did not have the depth to contend for an SLC tournament title Saturday at Burlington. The Wolverines finished fourth out of eight teams with 141.5 […]
When the munchies really bite
Fast food run leads to drug charges for local man While a Burlington man had a beef about the service he received at a local Taco Bell, police were apparently more interested in the man’s alleged criminal activities. Dave Lee Panure, 35, was charged Monday in Racine County Circuit Court […]
Wolverine gymnasts win second dual
By David Paulsen SPORTS CORRESPONDENT The Waterford High School gymnastics squad got its second dual win of the season Jan. 31, defeating Elkhorn at Elkhorn 122.975 to 122.30. “We’ve put in all of their skills now,” noted head coach Carrie Buelow. “So we’re just trying to have clean routines without […]