City anticipates site plan in a month or two for new complex on Bridge Street By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer With the City of Burlington Common Council last week approving the rezoning of land on Bridge Street for a new apartment complex, the next step in the process got the […]
Sports & Other News
Wolverines score close dual win over Broncos
By David Paulsen SPORTS CORRESPONDENT It was a dual that could have gone either way, but the Waterford High School wrestling team got two big wins in close matches, and came away with a 42-34 victory over Union Grove Jan. 3 at Union Grove. The two big victories came at […]
Bronco boys drop a pair
By David Paulsen SPORTS CORRESPONDENT After one quarter at West Allis Hale Tuesday, things were looking pretty good for the Union Grove High School boys basketball team. That all changed in the second and third quarters, as Hale outscored the Bronco boys 47-23 on their way to a 66-49 defeat […]
Catholic Central boys can only get it half right
By Bud Milroy Sports Correspondent The struggles of the Catholic Central High School boys basketball team continued into the new year last week, as the Hilltoppers dropped back-to-back home games. On Friday, the Hilltoppers faced off with conference rival Racine Lutheran and fell 58-50, then lost to Faith Christian Saturday […]
Thinking spring?
Bright sunlight and unseasonably warm temperatures melt snow and cast visions of spring at Bushnell Park in Burlington last week. (Photo by Ed Nadolski)
Bronco girls defeat Burlington, 53-41
By David Paulsen SPORTS CORRESPONDENT It was not a pretty win, but the Bronco girls managed a 53-41 win over Burlington January 3 at home. This SLC game was close until the fourth quarter when Union Grove finally made some shots to pull away. Burlington led 8-7 after one quarter, […]
Gymnasts post season best on bars at invite
By David Paulsen SPORTS CORRESPONDENT A sub-par performance on the beam offset several season high scores by individual Wolverine gymnasts as Waterford finished 11th out of 12 teams at the Westosha Central Falcon Invitational Saturday. Waterford scored a 117.300 in the event won by Franklin Combined with a 146.4250. Burlington […]
Lack of depth hurts gymnasts at Westosha
By Jennifer Eisenbart Sports Editor There’s no doubt that the Burlington Combined gymnastics team has some of the top talent in the state this year. It’s the depth that is a major issue right now. With another gymnast being lost for the season due to injury over the holiday break, […]
Demon girls fall to Badger, Union Grove
By David Paulsen SPORTS CORRESPONDENT Lake Geneva Badger blew open a relatively close game in the fourth quarter and handed the Burlington High School girls basketball team a 54-37 loss Tuesday. The Demons trailed 11-6 after one quarter, 26-18 at the half and 39-31 after three quarters. But Badger held […]
Battle lines drawn for BHS budget
Ketterhagen urges board to pledge no levy increase By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer The first steps in formulating the Burlington Area School District budget were taken Monday night, with a presentation of what the district could do – and some comments regarding what it should do. With Business Manager Ruth […]