By Bud Milroy SPORTS CORRESPONDENT For Hall of Fame coach Tom O’Connell, the 2012 Catholic Central High School baseball team is just what he likes. “I’ve got a good group of athletes that are eager to work,” said O’Connell. “I love to teach and they are eager to learn. “This […]
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Riggs, Aguirre 1-2 in pole vault at Racine Invitational
By David Paulsen SPORTS CORRESPONDENT Paced by a 1-2 finish in the pole vault, the Burlington High School boys’ track and field squad finished sixth out of 14 teams at the Racine Invitational held Saturday at UW-Parkside. “For us, that was a good finish,” noted boys’ head coach Trent Tonn. […]
Demon soccer squad still looking for first victory
By David Paulsen SPORTS CORRESPONDENT A 3-1 loss at Racine Case Tuesday kept the Burlington High School girls soccer team looking for its first win of the season. With the loss, the Demons fell to 0-2-1 on the season. Case played a very physical game in the first half and […]
Demon netters shut out by Muskego
By David Paulsen SPORTS CORRESPONDENT “(We) just did not play well.” Those words by Burlington High School head boys’ tennis coach Ken Savaglia told the tale of a 7-0 loss at Muskego Tuesday. The best opportunity for a win came at No. 4 singles where Brandon Novak lost 6-2, 3-6, […]
From Out in Right Field: Final Four high on everything but final score
By Jennifer Eisenbart Sports editor It’s hard not to find good stories out of this year’s NCAA Men’s Basketball Final Four. There was plenty to like – a first title for a coach, an exciting comeback in the semifinals, just the fourth freshman being named Most Outstanding Player […]
Standouts for the week of April 6, 2012
Male Athlete of the Week Zach Borkowski, Burlington High School baseball: After the Demons lost their season opener to Racine Park last week, Borkowski turned on the offense as BHS swept a doubleheader at UW-Whitewater Saturday. Borkowski went 2-for-4 with two RBI in a 9-3 win over Marinette and also […]
Gas leak forces residents to evacuate homes
By Ed Nadolski Editor in Chief Residents living in the 200 block of South Pine Street in the City of Burlington were evacuated from their homes about 9 a.m. Friday while utility workers attempted to shutoff of natural gas leak. City firefighters were dispatched to the area about 8:45 a.m. […]
Trophy winner of Bowling Battle of the Businesses announced
Congratulations to Highway 50 Storage, the winners of the 2012 Bowling Battle of the Businesses with a combined score of 3,158. In a close second place was Dousman Transport with a score of 3,134; in third place was Old Settlers Bowling Center with a score of 3,129; in fourth place […]
Feeder schools and high school talk collaboration
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent They may have their own set of governing bodies, budgets, policies and staff, but leaders of the five school districts throughout the Waterford area say they are as committed as ever to work together cooperatively. Collaboration was a buzzword when school officials from the four K-8 […]
Gassing up proves to be costly
By Patricia Bogumil Interim editor A 21-year-old Milwaukee man faces multiple felony charges in connection with an alleged daring daytime caper at Metro Milwaukee Auto Auction in the Town of Raymond. According to the criminal complaint filed in Racine County Circuit Court: An employee of the auction had parked a […]