The Catholic Central High School football team made a statement Friday night. After starting 0-3 with a pair of close losses at home, the Hilltoppers took to the road Friday evening and eased past Racine Lutheran 40-0. Catholic Central led 21-0 at the half and then scored three times in […]
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CCHS boys third, girls fourth at Cedar Grove
The Catholic Central High School cross country teams both had strong outings at the Cedar Grove Belgium Invite Sept. 6. The boys team finished third, while the girls were fourth. Sheboygan Lutheran won the boys title with 32 points, while CCHS scored 80. On the girls side, host Cedar Grove […]
Demons get shut out by Elkhorn in the SLC
By David Paulsen SPORTS CORRESPONDENT Although the Burlington High School boys soccer team had just lost 4-0 to Elkhorn Tuesday, you would never have known it by talking to head coach Phil Molitor. Molitor noted the team has been learning a new offense and Tuesday’s game, he believes, was a […]
Demons post best-ever finish at Park
By Jennifer Eisenbart Sports Editor The Burlington boys volleyball team posted its best-ever finish Saturday at the Racine Invite, tying for third after losing in the semifinals. Battling through what coach Tim Gesteland called a “very tough” pool, the Demons emerged 5-1, then won their crossover match and quarterfinal match […]
Swimmers sixth at Shorewood
By Jennifer Eisenbart Sports Editor Paced by the efforts of sisters Serena, Sara and Olivia Wanasek, the Burlington co-op swim team posted a sixth-place finish at Saturday’s Shorewood Invite. The invitational, which traditionally draws top competition early in the season, was won by Cedarburg with 384 points, while Bay Port […]
Demon girls come up short at Brookfield
By Jennifer Eisenbart Sports Editor The Burlington High School girls volleyball team didn’t play poorly Saturday at the Brookfield Central Invite. It just didn’t play at its best – and ran into a hot opponent. After sweeping through three opponents in pool play at the invite, the Demons fell to […]
Reunion ties history with the present
By Patricia Bogumil Editor Back in the old days – when school room and board cost $10 a week, student dating was frowned upon and teachers earned a good monthly salary of one or two hundred bucks – the Racine County School of Agriculture and Domestic Economy offered a practical […]
Funding for future projects a main element in WWMD budget
By Patricia Bogumil Editor With an eye open to future projects, the proposed 2012-13 budget for the Waterford Waterway Management District anticipates a higher special user charge due to increased budget costs, but also increased grant funding to offset some of those expenses. The district’s annual meeting will be held […]
CCHS volleyball wins MCC opener
By Jennifer Eisenbart Sports Editor After wading through a pair of difficult early-season tournaments with a pair of high finishes, the Catholic Central High School volleyball team proved it could handle Midwest Classic Conference play last week, too. The Lady ’Toppers started the MCC season with a 26-24, 25-22, 25-20 […]
Communities united in grief
Diane Chart touched many lives here and in the Northwoods “I was reminded today once again about how circular life is. We are born, we live, many of us reproduce, and we die. Is it really that simple? A simple circle implies that humanity lives a circle separate […]