By Mike Ramczyk Sports Editor The past three seasons, the Burlington High School wrestling squad has made it to the team state tournament, its first three times in school history. In 2012, the Demons lost their quarterfinal dual in the last match, and last year they were dominated in […]
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All in a morning’s meal
Members of Troop 303 and their family enjoy Sunday’s pancake breakfast at Burlington High School – an annual fundraiser for the Kiwanis Club. (Photo by Jennifer Eisenbart)
Tenhagen takes over as Burlington’s football coach
By Mike Ramczyk Sports Editor It’s official. The rumors are true. Burlington’s own, Steve Tenhagen, is coming home. A March 6 article in the Burlington Standard Press that named Tenhagen as the leading candidate for the Burlington High School varsity football head coaching position became more than just talk Monday […]
Let there be light! Dam project serves as a gift and a tribute
By Ed Nadolski Editor in Chief That glow you will soon see coming from the Echo Lake Dam on the White River in downtown Burlington is a gift and a tribute wrapped in one. The gift, brought to you in part by the Burlington Community Fund, is an attempt to […]
Free throw barrage dooms Catholic Central, season ends
By Mike Ramczyk Sports Editor OCONOMOWOC – Free throws. Basketball players shoot them at the end of practice, and a swish means practice is over. A miss means the entire team must run laps. They can win games, but they can also end seasons. The latter was the painful […]
Lady Demons notch first playoff victory since ’07
By Mike Ramczyk Sports Editor Two weeks ago, when the Burlington girls basketball team found out it would host a playoff game, coach Mary Parker said the team was poised for a run. Tuesday night’s regional opener at home against Elkhorn proved the first-year coach was on to something. […]
Telecommuting for City Council
City of Burlington employees and aldermen listen as Department of Public Works Supervisor Dan Jensen (left) addresses the Emerald Ash Borer’s presence in Burlington Tuesday. On the white board is the projected image of Alderman Ed Johnson, who attended the meeting via Google Chat. The council recently passed a resolution […]
When jealousy and ambition collide, it must be ‘Chicago’
BHS drama club to stage larger-than-life musical By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor It’s an ages-old tale, one that’s been told time and time again. A spurned woman, jealous that her lover won’t continue his attentions, acts out violently. But never has the story been told quite like it is in the […]
The agony of defeat: Burlington’s Bird falls in state championship
By Mike Ramczyk Sports Editor MADISON – The match was over, but Burlington sophomore Josh Bird couldn’t get up. The 132-pound wrestler sat on the Kohl Center mat Saturday night with his hands on his head and stared at the ground. He had just lost the Division 1 state championship […]
Burlington gymnastics wins fifth straight SLC crown
By Mike Ramczyk Sports Editor It really wasn’t a matter of if the Burlington-Badger-Wilmot gymnastics squad would its fifth straight Southern Lakes Conference title Friday night in Paddock Lake. That happened, no problem. It was more a question of if the Demons would post a high score, one […]