By David Paulsen SPORTS CORRESPONDENT The young inexperienced Waterford High School gymnastics squad saw some of the best gymnasts in the state at the Pam Beck Emerald Invite held Saturday at WHS. The Wolverine girls came in a distant seventh out of the seven teams, but head coach Carrie Buelow […]
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Demon grapplers score huge win over Badger
By David Paulsen SPORTS CORRESPONDENT When two wrestling squads split their 14 matches in a dual, which team wins is usually decided by the types of victories each team has. Such was the case Tuesday night at Burlington High School when the Demons and Badger met in a big Southern […]
Warrants out in gas stealing scheme
By Patricia Bogumil EDITOR Lake County, Ill., law enforcement officials issued forgery arrest warrants Dec. 4 for Laurence P. Esser, 55, Union Grove, and Maximo Rodriguez, 57, Franksville, in an alleged scheme to drive off with a lot of free gasoline. Esser, at least, should not be hard for authorities […]
Broncos even record with victory
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 […]
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,” […]
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