By Mike Moore Sports Correspondent Already bound for the WIAA team state wrestling tournament in March, four Burlington High School wrestlers kept their dreams of individual titles afloat last weekend. Josh Bird, Ben Hornickle, Tyler Kirkeeng, and Lucas Shenkenberg advanced from Saturday’s sectional meet at Horlick High School […]
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Music, maestro!
Burlington High School band director Colin Galitz directs during his band’s performance at Monday’s Band-0-Rama in the BHS gym. The concert featured performances by all the bands in the Burlington Area School District — from fourth grade on up up through 12th. (Photo by Ed Nadolski)
Keeping an eye on things
These snowmen keep an eye out on the traffic on Main Street in Burlington last week. The snowmen met a sticky end after temperatures crept up into the 40s and 50s last week. (Photo by Jennifer Eisenbart)
WIAA Playoffs: Burlington exacts revenge on Waterford, Toppers roll
By Mike Ramczyk Sports Editor [email protected] In two games this season, the Burlington boys basketball team came out flat against rival Waterford. In both contests, the Wolverines came away victorious. Tuesday night was a different story. The host Demons, just five days removed from a 52-36 lopsided loss […]
Burlington girls fierce in fourth quarter, dispatch Delavan
Burlington swimming saves best for last
By Chris Bennett Sports Correspondent The season ended Feb. 15 at the WIAA Division 1 Racine Case Sectional Tournament at Carthage College in Kenosha for the Burlington Combined boys swimming team. No one from the Demons advanced out of the sectional to the WIAA Division1 State Boys Swimming […]
High Level Talks
Wisconsin State Superintendent Tony Evers (left) and Burlington Area School District Superintendent Peter Smet start a tour of Burlington High School Thursday morning. Evers came to visit the school as part of “Technical Education Month,” praising the district’s work in that area. (Photo by Jennifer Eisenbart)
Woman injured in stabbing in Town of Dover
A woman is recovering from knife wounds and the man suspected of injuring her has been arrested following an incident in the Town of Dover early Thursday morning. According to the Racine County Sheriff’s Office, the woman was taken by rescue personnel to Wheaton Franciscan Racine for treatment of non-life-threatening […]
Burlington wrestling advances to team state for third straight year
By Mike Ramczyk Sports Editor Up until the 2011-12 season, the Burlington wrestling squad had never made it to team state. Three years later, it’s becoming a habit. And Tuesday night at home in a team sectional final against South Milwaukee, the Demons showed they’re ready to dominate. Burlington […]
Frolicking in the snow
Briley Clapp has a blast reaching a normally too-high tree while playing on a 10-foot high snow pile at Cross Lutheran Church Monday. Weather conditions are expected to deteriorate again on Thursday. (Photo by Jennifer Eisenbart)