By David Paulsen SPORTS CORRESPONDENT With a 40-35 homecourt win over Westosha Central Tuesday, the Union Grove High School girls basketball team evened its record at 2-2 overall, and its Southern Lakes Conference season mark at 1-1. The Bronco girls had to rally in the second half for this victory […]
Sports & Other News
Apartments eyed for long-vacant downtown site
Planners clear way for complex along river By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer After years of holding abandoned concrete towers and then becoming barren, overgrown ground, the vacant lot once marked for a business development along the city’s Riverwalk could be active once again. The City of Burlington Plan Commission approved […]
Catholic Central boys pick up first win
By Bud Milroy Sports Correspondent The Catholic Central High School boys basketball team had been close to a victory in its last two games, but it took until Monday night before the Hilltoppers got a “W” on the board. The young CCHS squad finally got over the hump with a […]
Demon girls drop three
By David Paulsen SPORTS CORRESPONDENT With three players in double figures, the Waterford Wolverines handed the Demon girls a 56-34 loss Saturday on Burlington’s home court. Waterford was led by Alyssa Helwig with 14 points, with Madison Blair and Kelly Strasser each adding 13. The only Demon in double figures […]
Waterford girls pull away from Demons
By Jennifer Eisenbart Sports Editor Coming off a frustrating loss to Wilmot earlier in the week, the Waterford Union High School girls basketball team didn’t get the start it wanted Saturday night against Burlington. With senior guard Megan Jensen in foul trouble, a handful of other players with two fouls […]
Demons survive determined Wolverines
By Jennifer Eisenbart Sports Editor On one hand, seeing large leads disappear late in the game is never a good thing for any basketball team. On the other hand, when you pull out a win both times, there’s only so much complaining a coach can do. “We gotta figure that […]
Co-op swim team nabs fourth at Riverside
By David Paulsen SPORTS CORRESPONDENT The Burlington co-op swim team placed fourth out of 11 teams at the Caleb Gottinger Memorial Invite held at Riverside High School Saturday. One year ago, the Demon boys were sixth in the 10-team field at the same event. “They had a very good meet,” […]
Gymnasts hit season high at Waterford
By Jennifer Eisenbart Sports Editor The Burlington Combined gymnastics team may still be trying to figure out which pieces go where, but on Saturday, those pieces fit together pretty well. Taking three of the top four all-around positions and winning at least two medals on every event in winning the […]
Standouts for the Week of Dec. 14, 2012
Male Athlete of the Week Jake Reetz, Burlington High School boys basketball: Reetz had perhaps the game of his career Saturday night in a 57-48 victory over Waterford at home. With the Waterford defense working to contain BHS’s most prolific scorer, Carson Biedrzycki, Reetz proved to be an outside threat, […]
Health insurance debate rises again
As election nears, teachers’ premium cost is a hot topic for BASD board By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer While the April School Board elections may still be months away, the first salvos in what will probably be a long fight were fired Monday night. Burlington Area School District School Board […]
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