Clayton Weis praised for community involvement By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer For years, Clayton and Russell Weis worked side-by-side on a pair of family farms in the Town of Dover. And for his entire life, Clayton loved Burlington – so much so that he gave back to the community at […]
Sports & Other News
Demons sweep Delavan
The Burlington High School girls volleyball team remained undefeated in Southern Lakes Conference action Tuesday night with a 25-10, 25-14, 25-9 win over Delavan-Darien. Ciara Capezio led BHS with 10 kills, while Kaysie Shebeneck and Leah Hofer added three kills each. Shebeneck had 17 assists and a team-high five digs. […]
Leuck, Zeman advance to sectional tennis
By David Paulsen SPORTS CORRESPONDENT Burlington High School’s No. 1 doubles team of Ali Zeman and Olivia Leuck advanced out of the Burlington sub-sectional Monday. The duo was scheduled to compete Wednesday at the Badger sectional. Results were not available before press deadline. “They started out a little slow in […]
Demon girls impressive at Chocolate City Invite
By David Paulsen SPORTS CORRESPONDENT Three times earlier this season, the Burlington High School girls cross country team trailed Kettle Moraine in various meets. On Saturday, the Demons turned that around when they hosted the Chocolate City Invite at St. Francis Retreat Center. Divine Savior Holy Angels won the girls […]
Suokko just misses trip to state
By David Paulsen SPORTS CORRESPONDENT Coming into the season, Union Grove High School head girls golf coach Eric Swanson knew he had a promising golfer in freshman Mari Suokko. He just did not know how good she might be in her first year of high school competition. Suokko ended up […]
’Toppers fall just short
By Bud Milroy Sports Correspondent The Catholic Central High School football team got one touchdown behind Friday night against Racine St. Catherine’s. The Angels made that one-score lead hold up for a 27-21 win over CCHS at the Hilltoppers’ homecoming game. St. Catherine’s improved to 5-0 in the Metro Classic […]
Lady ’Toppers win home invite
By Jennifer Eisenbart Sports Editor The Catholic Central High School girls volleyball team overcame a slow start at its Topper Invite Saturday, rallying to sweep its opponents. The Lady ’Toppers won the five-team invite, with Fort Atkinson finished second, Franklin and Waterford tied for third and Williams Bay fifth. Catholic […]
Demons’ offense huge in win at Wilmot
By Jennifer Eisenbart Sports Editor Going into last week’s Southern Lakes Conference football game at Wilmot, Burlington High School head coach Hans Block was worried about the Panthers’ defense. Five hundred, 51 yards of offense later, maybe Block isn’t so worried. The Demons put together a punishing rushing game at […]
Burlington Titans to hold baseball tryouts
The Burlington Titans baseball team – a traveling youth program co-sponsored by Burlington Little League 0 will hold tryouts Oct. 6 and Oct. 14. Players are eligible for a team based on the age and grade they are in as of April 30. For U-8, contact Tom Follis at [email protected]; […]
Standouts for the week of Oct. 5, 2012
Male Athlete of the Week Nick Bartlett, Burlington High School boys volleyball: Playing arch-rival Westosha Central last week, the BHS boys wanted to make a statement. Bartlett ended up being a huge part of that, as the Demons won the match 25-17, 25-18, 25-10 at Burlington Sept. 27. Bartlett, whose […]