A Burlington area man is dead and another in critical condition Friday night after a piece of farming equipment tipped over on an area farm Friday afternoon. According to Catholic Central High School officials, Clayton Weis – who drove school buses for athletic events for the school – died Friday […]
Sports & Other News
Pauly, Ehlen medal at Laser Relays
By David Paulsen SPORTS CORRESPONDENT Competing against some tough teams at the Laser Relays Saturday at Naga-Waukee Park in Hartland, the Burlington High School boys and girls cross country teams finished ninth and 10th, respectively, among 12 teams in Division 1. “Earning medals, among top-notch competition, were Mickael Pauly and […]
Demons rout Comets
By Jennifer Eisenbart Sports Editor With less than a quarter played in Friday night’s football game between Burlington and Delavan-Darien High Schools, the score was 21-0 in favor of BHS and rout looked in the offing. The Demons got their rout, but not before the Comets put a scare in […]
Wolverines improve to 4-0 in the SLC
By Jennifer Eisenbart Sports Editor Going into last week’s game at Westosha Central, Waterford head coach Adam Bakken was worried about the unique properties of the Falcon offense. As it turned out, the Wolverines had Westosha pretty well figured out. Waterford held the Falcons to just 112 yards of total […]
Hilltoppers win second straight MCC contest
By Bud Milroy Sports Correspondent When two rivals meet up, records tend to mean nothing. That scenario played out Friday night in Somers, as Catholic Central pulled away for a 42-12 win over Shoreland Lutheran. CCHS improved to 2-3 overall, 2-1 in the Metro Classic Conference, while Shoreland dropped to […]
Prescription drug collection set for Saturday
Racine County residents can turn in their unwanted prescription drugs from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 29, at the Dover Town Hall, 4110 S. Beaumont Ave., Kansasville. The Take Back drug collection is being held by the Racine County Sheriff’s Office, Western Racine County Health Department and […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]