A spirited third-quarter comeback wasn’t enough to carry the Burlington Demons Friday in a homecoming game loss to visiting Wilmot. The visiting Panthers withstood a Burlington rally that cut the lead to two points late in the third quarter, but that was as close as the Demons would get as […]
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A patriot honored
Jeremy Morris, of Virginia, performs a solemn salute at the gravesite of his relative and Revolutionary War patriot, Andrew Lytle, Jr., during the final Wisconsin Historical Marker Program held at United Presbyterian Cemetery in Dover on Sept. 17. Lytle, born in 1762, came to Wisconsin with his son […]
Fischer leads Wolverines in return
By Jennifer Eisenbart Sports Editor Welcome back, Zach Fischer. In his first game since Sept. 2 because of a torn knee ligament, Fischer returned in style Friday, throwing three touchdown passes as Waterford routed Westosha Central 49-14. The Wolverines improved to 3-1 in the SLC – with their only loss […]
Demon netters take second
By David Paulsen Sports Correspondent When the season began, they had hoped to simply finish somewhere in the middle of the pack in the Southern Lakes Conference. The Burlington High School girls’ tennis team managed to be better than that. After finishing the dual portion of the season with a […]
Demons come up short at Delavan-Darien
By Jennifer Eisenbart Sports Editor Coming back from an early 13-point deficit wasn’t exactly the issue for the Burlington High School football team Friday night at Delavan-Darien High School. The issue was putting enough points on the board in comparison with the offense moving the ball. Burlington pulled within 20-14 […]
Lady Toppers make statement at Oshkosh
By Jennifer Eisenbart Sports Editor The Lady Toppers showed the state that not all the action in state volleyball Saturday was taking place in West Bend. While many of the state’s top Division 1 and 2 teams were in West Bend East for the Lynn LaPorte Sprawl, the Lady Toppers […]
’Toppers fall to St. Joseph for first time
By Bud Milroy Sports Correspondent It was a bad week for the Catholic Central High School football team to see a streak end. Kenosha St. Joseph earned its first victory over the Hilltoppers since joining the Midwest Classic Conference, beating CCHS 21-14 at Kenosha’s Ameche Field Friday. The loss drops […]
Wolverine runners are meeting goals
By David Paulsen Sports Correspondent Two weeks ago after the Southern Lakes Conference Relays, Waterford High School head cross country coach Nate Schreiber said he was setting a goal for his top five boys to run under 17 minutes 30 seconds. On Saturday, at the Muskego Cross Country Invite, Schreiber’s […]
Broncos finally get a football victory
By Jennifer Eisenbart Sports Editor It took until the sixth week of the season, but the Union Grove Union High School football team finally got a “W” on the board. Traveling to Elkhorn for the Elks’ Homecoming game, the Broncos held the Elks’ offense in check for most of the […]
Champions! Broncos bring home SLC tennis title
By Jennifer Eisenbart Sports Editor The 2010 Southern Lakes Conference girls tennis tournament left a little bit of a sour taste in the mouths of members of the Union Grove Broncos. The Broncos came up less than two points shy of the SLC title, and UG coach Mike Brannen said […]