By Jennifer Eisenbart Sports Editor The Catholic Central High School girls volleyball team made sure it did its home crowd proud Saturday in hosting the Metro Classic Conference volleyball tournament. The Lady ’Toppers pushed Racine St. Catherine’s to three sets before falling in the championship, 20-25, 25-21, 15-9. CCHS improved […]
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Leuck, Zeman lose opening match at state
By David Paulsen SPORTS CORRESPONDENT Facing a much stronger opponent in their first state tournament appearance, Olivia Leuck and Ali Zeman, Burlington High School’s No. 1 doubles team in girls tennis, fell 6-2, 6-0 in their opening match Thursday at the WIAA State Individual Tennis Championships in Madison. Leuck and […]
Broncos nab third at SLC tourney
By David Paulsen SPORTS CORRESPONDENT As expected, the Union Grove High School girls volleyball team took third at the Southern Lakes Conference Tournament Saturday at Union Grove. Burlington, the No. 1-ranked team in the state according to the Wisconsin Volleyball Coaches Association Week Seven Poll, won the SLC crown, defeating […]
CCHS runners perform well at Metro meet
By Bud Milroy Sports Correspondent With the inaugural Metro Classic Conference meet in the books, the Catholic Central High School cross country team is now setting its sights higher – on qualifying for state. “The conference meet is a progression race for our athletes,” said coach Keith Mulhollon. The Hilltoppers […]
Co-op swim squad 12th at Highlander Invite
By Jennifer Eisenbart Sports Editor Swimming against some of the top teams in the state Saturday, the Burlington co-op swim team managed to hold its own at the Homestead Highlander Invite. Burlington finished 12th of the 23 teams at the invite. Final team scores were not available. Burlington coach Denita […]
Hilltoppers blast past Martin Luther 54-27
By Bud Milroy Sports Correspondent While the Catholic Central High School football may have secured playoff eligibility with one week left in the regular season, there was still work to be done Friday. The Hilltoppers did just that, routing Greendale Martin Luther 54-27 to secure their 18th consecutive postseason appearance. […]
Demons pull away for 49-20 win over UG
By Jennifer Eisenbart Sports Editor For two football teams heading in two different directions, Friday night’s regular-season final between Burlington and Union Grove offered a similar end feeling. Satisfaction in how each team played was what both head coaches walked away with after BHS pulled away with 21 unanswered points […]
Demon girls third at SLC meet
By David Paulsen SPORTS CORRESPONDENT A third-place finish by the Demon girls team highlighted the Burlington High School cross country runners performances at the Southern Lakes Conference Meet Saturday at UW-Parkside. “The girls had a very solid effort to beat a very good Waterford team,” head coach Rick Koceja noted. […]
Standouts for the week of Oct. 19, 2012
Male Athlete of the Week Ty Dennis, Burlington High School football: Dennis had another standout game for BHS, pulling in three touchdown catches in a 49-20 win over Union Grove Friday. The first touchdown was 58 yards, the second 44 and the third 14. Dennis finished with 133 yards receiving […]
Officials say chief is well worth contract change
Easing residency requirement was small price to pay, they contend By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer City of Burlington officials said they have heard few complaints about their recent efforts to retain Police Chief Peter Nimmer, but several people have contacted the Standard Press questioning whether the effort was fair […]
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