Sports & Other News

Waterford

Village approves downtown grant rules

By Dave Fidlin Correspondent After months of scrutiny and discussion, the Waterford Village Board has approved a resolution on the façade and signage grant improvement program that has been under discussion in the downtown business Heritage District. The resolution, approved Aug. 27, points to a number of specific guidelines that […]

Burlington

Conflict is in the eye of the beholder

School Board members weigh in on spouses serving as citizen representatives   By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer What exactly constitutes a conflict of interest? Depending upon whom you talk to now in the Burlington Area School District, it might be who has applied to be citizen representatives on the BASD […]

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Swimmers fourth at Fort Atkinson

By Jennifer Eisenbart Sports Editor While the Burlington co-op swim team may have only finished fourth at the Fort Atkinson Invite Saturday, head coach Denita Jones liked who her team finished fourth against. Arrowhead (512 points), Milton (377) and Fort Atkinson (297) all finished ahead of Burlington (254.5), but Arrowhead […]

Catholic Central High School Sports

Lady ’Toppers sweep pair

By Jennifer Eisenbart Sports Editor The Catholic Central High School girls volleyball team continued its march through the Metro Conference last week. The Lady ’Toppers swept Racine Lutheran 25-17, 25-16, 25-14 Sept. 18, then also swept Kenosha St. Joseph Sept. 20, 25-16, 30-28, 25-19. Catholic Central improved to 20-5 overall […]

Burlington High School Sports

BHS boys continue to dominate

By Jennifer Eisenbart Sports Editor Forced to shuffle its lineup, the Burlington High School boys volleyball team did Saturday what it’s been doing all year – winning. The Demons played without super-senior Carson Biedrzycki most of Saturday at the Fort Atkinson Invite, and still came away the victors. BHS swept […]

Sports

Standouts for the Week of Sept. 28, 2012

Male Athlete of the Week Chad Redmer, Burlington High School football: Redmer picked up his third 100-plus game of the season Friday in helping BHS to a 55-21 win over Delavan-Darien.        Redmer rushed for 103 yards and scored a pair of rushing touchdowns – one in the first quarter and […]

Burlington

Cottonpicker will close

Facing repairs, sewer hook up, owner says ‘it’s time’ By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer Since March of 1976, a small building on the corner of highways 36 and W in Burlington has housed a family restaurant – one full of memories, style and attitude. The doors on those memories will […]