By David Paulsen Sports Correspondent Taking on first-place Burlington Tuesday, the Waterford High School baseball team played solidly, but fell 2-0 in Southern Lakes Conference action. Matt Bartling and Ryan Ratkovec held Burlington to just five hits, but managed just two off Burlington pitcher Austin Smith. The game was scoreless […]
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Broncos come up short at Burlington
By Jennifer Eisenbart Sports Editor Union Grove girls soccer coach Gregg Anderle gave credit to Burlington in a 3-1 BHS win April 26, but Anderle also made a point about his own team. “Burlington was the better team … but for us it was a tale of two halves,” Anderle […]
Golfers continue SLC domination
By David Paulsen Sports Correspondent All season, the Waterford High School boys golf team has dominated its Southern Lakes Conference competition. Tuesday was no different as the Wolverine golfers were 35 strokes better than second-place Westosha Central at the SLC Golf Major No. 3 played at Hawk’s View Golf Course […]
Track squad see tough field at Cougar Relays
By David Paulsen Sports Correspondent Against some stiff competition, the Waterford High School track and field squads found the going tougher Friday at the Cougar Relays held at Janesville Craig. The result was a fourth-place finish for the girls squad and a fifth-place finish for the boys. The Wolverine girls […]
BHS girls soccer team turns season around
By David Paulsen Sports Correspondent After starting the season winless in their first six games, the Burlington High School girls soccer team has shown significant improvement over the past four games. The result led to a three-game winning streak that was ended with a 4-0 loss to Mukwonago in the […]
Recall effort kicks in to oust WSD commissioner
And, yes, grinder pumps are involved By Patricia Bogumil Interim editor Add Bill Gerard, the president of the Town of Waterford Sanitary District (WSD), to the list of people being targeted for recall this year. On April 30, former WSD commissioner Dan Dickinson filed papers of his intent to gather […]
What teens don’t know may hurt them
Many students still have misconceptions on issues of sex, health department says A recent survey of local ninth graders indicates many teens here are still in the dark when it comes to issues related to teen sexuality. And that ignorance can lead to behavior that threatens health and risks […]
Bronco girls play poorly in 11-1 loss
By David Paulsen SPORTS CORRESPONDENT The first time Wilmot and Union Grove met this season, the Bronco girls pulled out a thrilling 3-1 win over the Panthers. This time, without the services of ace pitcher Alice Fitzpatrick, Wilmot scored seven times in the first inning and never looked back on […]
Waterford roundup: Tennis team on top, softball falls to UG
By Jennifer Eisenbart Sports Editor The Waterford Union High School boys tennis team improved to 5-1 on the year with a 5-2 non-conference win over University Lake School Monday. Waterford coach Mike Schuster indicated he was pleased with how his team was doing, but also expected more. “Even with the […]
Bad inning costs ’Toppers in loss at Greendale
By Bud Milroy Sports Correspondent Greendale Martin Luther scored six runs in its half of the fifth inning to turn back Catholic Central 10-6 in a Midwest Classic Conference-South baseball game Tuesday in Greendale. “This was a real disappointment,” said coach Tom O’Connell. “We battled back to take the lead […]