By David Paulsen SPORTS CORRESPONDENT With a number of the wrestlers competing in a junior varsity tournament, the Union Grove High School wrestling squad finished seventh out of 10 schools at the Badger Invitational held in Lake Geneva Saturday. The Bronco boys tallied 78 points at thee event won by […]
Sports & Other News
Demon girls get second win
By David Paulsen SPORTS CORRESPONDENT The Burlington High School girls basketball team got its second win of the season by defeating Kenosha Bradford 51-36 at Bradford Tuesday. In the non-conference win, Burlington had to overcome an early deficit to get the victory. With the win, the Demon girls are now […]
School bus contract comes up for a vote
By Tracy Ouellette Staff Writer The Waterford Graded School District Board of Education will vote Monday night on a recommendation made Jan. 7 by the Personnel and Finance Committee to switch bus companies from S&J Bus Services Inc. to Dousman Transport Co. Inc. The move comes after the committee reviewed […]
State urges residents to prepare for bitter cold
The National Weather Service says strong winds and plummeting temperatures will make for a bitterly cold combination this Sunday, Monday and Tuesday. These are expected to be the coldest days of the winter so far with highs only in the single digits and dangerously low wind chills. Wisconsin Emergency Management’s […]
Pedestrian hit by car dies
Investigation continues into incident on city’s south side By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer A 77-year-old Kansasville man died Sunday night at Froedtert Hospital following a pedestrian-vs.-car collision on South Pine Street Friday. Joseph W. Hauswirth died following blunt force trauma to the neck, head, back, abdomen, chest and upper and […]
Education in the great outdoors
Karcher Middle School teacher Stephanie Rummler(left) plays lacrosse with students (from left) Shane Landry, Dale Damon and Isabella Longoria Jan. 15 at Timber-lee Christian Center near East Troy. Eighth graders from the Burlington school were at the camp this past week for their annual outdoor education program. (Photo by Ed […]
CCHS girls run out of gas against Martin Luther
By Bud Milroy Sports Correspondent Coming off a week of four games in seven days, the Catholic Central High School girls basketball team returned home Tuesday night and dropped a close 41-36 to Metro Classic Conference Martin Luther. “Overall, we played pretty well,” said CCHS coach Jeff Behrens. “Our defense […]
BHS grapplers third at Freedom
By David Paulsen SPORTS CORRESPONDENT In a field featuring six ranked or honorable mention teams, the Burlington High School wrestling squad placed third at the Freedom Irish Invitational Saturday. “I think that’s right about where we needed to be, although I didn’t think we had a great day,” head coach […]
Standouts for the week of Jan. 18, 2013
Male Athlete of the Week Brody Fitzpatrick, Burlington High School wrestling: One of the highlights Saturday for the BHS wrestling team at the Freedom Invite was Fitzpatrick. Fitzpatrick pinned Frank Frasseto of Oshkosh West. That win was Fitzpatrick’s 100th of his high school career. He is now 102-20 overall (26-4 […]
Fire study funds OK’d, questions raised
Some town residents cast a skeptical eye at city’s intentions By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer As far as Burlington Mayor Bob Miller can figure out, it’s the best the city and the town of Burlington have cooperated in recent memory. With the city and town Fire Departments as well as […]