By David Paulsen SPORTS CORRESPONDENT It was oh-so-close for two Burlington High School cross country runners at Saturday’s sectional meet held at Grant Park in South Milwaukee. “(Michael) Pauly missed qualifying for state by one place,” head coach Rick Koceja noted. Kit Kocha missed qualifying by two places, finishing just […]
Sports & Other News
Burlington, Catholic Central make regional finals
By Jennifer Eisenbart Sports Editor In spite of a lineup shift due to an injury, the Burlington High School girls volleyball team found a way to get the job done Thursday night in the WIAA Division 1 sectional semifinals. With outside hitter Ciara Capezio limited to just back-row play after […]
Lady ‘Toppers pull out regional crowd
By Jennifer Eisenbart SPORTS EDITOR The Catholic Central High School girls volleyball team didn’t face much of a challenge from its regional semifinal and regional final opponents last week. If anything, the Lady Toppers faced a challenge from, of all things, a car accident. The Lady Toppers played without standout […]
Demon girls win regional title
By Jennifer Eisenbart SPORTS EDITOR For the most part Saturday night, the Stoughton girls volleyball team looked at a loss of what to do against Burlington. The Demons dominated the first two sets of the WIAA Division 1 regional final, then rallied after Stoughton grabbed an early lead in set […]
CCHS wins opening-round playoff game
By Bud Milroy Sports Correspondent Last year, it took a late touchdown for Catholic Central to complete a come-from-behind win over Black Hawk. This year, the Hilltoppers needed a fourth-quarter stop on a two-point conversion attempt to secure a 14-12 Level One playoff win over the Warriors. “Black Hawk was […]
Swimmers bring home title from Racine Invite
By Jennifer Eisenbart Sports Editor In spite of illness wreaking havoc on the team’s lineup over the past few weeks, the Burlington co-op swim team has survived the hardest part of its schedule. On Saturday, in spite of the team’s best swimmer being gone on a college visit, the co-op […]
Standouts for the week of Oct. 26, 2012
Male Athlete of the Week Zach Gesteland, Burlington High School boys volleyball: For the first time in Burlington High School boys volleyball, a team member was named Southeast Conference Player of the Year. Gesteland earned the honor last week, and also helped BHS to the SEC tournament title on the […]
LETTER: Romney is the cure for what ails our health care
Recently we’ve heard about Obamacare and the war on women. We’ve focused on Sandra Fluke’s desire for cheaper and more available birth control. We’ve heard about 10,000 annual deaths to gun violence and the 40,000 lost annually to breast cancer. It’s everywhere. We’ve heard nothing about the 50,000 lost annually […]
LETTER: A few reasons not to vote for Obama
If you want to vote yourself out of a job, vote for Obama. This election is not about how many free condoms you get each week or about who’s paying Big Bird’s salary. It’s about meat-and-potato and kitchen-table issues. Gasoline has doubled during the Obama years and it’s a darn […]
Waterford district may leave special ed co-op again
By Patricia Bogumil Editor A special joint meeting for all school districts in the Waterford Special Education Cooperative has been called for Wednesday, Nov. 14, to discuss the Cooperative’s makeup in the near future. The Cooperative is run by the Waterford Union High School district to provide services for special […]
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