By Jennifer Eisenbart Sports Editor A week ago, Burlington High School boys volleyball coach Tim Gesteland was saying this might be his best team ever. If early-season results are any indication, he had a point. The Demons won the Kettle Moraine Invite Saturday for the first time ever, defeating Kettle […]
Sports & Other News
Football team gets back on track
By Jennifer Eisenbart SPORTS EDITOR After opening week produced a 22-6 loss for the Waterford football team, head coach Adam Bakken said the problems his team had shown were fixable. Consider them fixed – at least, to where they need to be at this point in the season. The Wolverines […]
BHS football falls short
By Jennifer Eisenbart SPORTS EDITOR Somehow, some way, the Burlington High School football team found a way to hang with Lake Geneva Badger through two and a half quarters Friday night. Then the wheels came off. Burlington, which struggled to find any consistency in its running game against the Badgers, […]
Hilltoppers drop to 0-2 at Ozaukee
By Bud Milroy SPORTS CORRESPONDENT The Catholic Central High School football team has talent. It’s just the matter of get-ting it to gel as a team, espe-cially after a 31-7 loss at Ozaukee Friday night. “It’s disappointing,” said head coach Tom Aldrich. “I know we’re better than what we’re showing. […]
Swimmers finish solid third at SLC Relays
By Jennifer Eisenbart SPORTS EDITOR The Burlington co-op swim team might be in a bit of a rebuilding year, but that didn’t keep the squad from a solid performance Aug. 30 at the Southern Lakes Conference relays. Burlington posted one win – which happened to be a new SLC record […]
Standouts for the week of Sept. 7, 2012
Male Athlete of the Week Irvin Jimenez, Burlington High School boys soccer: Jimenez scored the winning goal last week as the Demons picked up their first Southern Lakes Conference victory of the season, 2-1 over Wes-tosha Central. Teammate Robert White-head played a through ball to Jimenez, who went on to […]
New annexation project pegged at $1 million minimum
By Patricia Bogumil Editor From the public perspective, it was déjà vu all over again Sept. 4 at an informational meeting held to discuss a dormant – but recently arisen – annexation proposal by the Norway Dover Drainage District. Unlike a previous 2009 annexation effort, which was halted by a […]
Road weary
Construction patience grows thin, but officials say work is on schedule By Ed Nadolski Editor in chief When it comes to road construction, progress can be deceiving – at least that’s what City of Burlington officials are saying regarding the work along Milwaukee Avenue. City officials issued a press release […]
August traffic deaths were second lowest since WWII
Traffic deaths in Wisconsin last month were the second lowest for August since the end of World War II Last month was the second safest month of August in terms of traffic deaths on Wisconsin roadways since the end of World War II. Fifty-five people died in 46 traffic crashes […]
A day of firsts
Burlington Area School District Superintendent Peter Smet walks with a group of kindergarteners to the first day of classes at Cooper School in Burlington Tuesday. It was also a first day of sorts for Smet, who became superintendent in July after serving for many years as the district’s business administrator. […]