Tag: Featured
Late rally, ejection propel Catholic Central past Prairie
By Mike Ramczyk Sports Editor BURLINGTON – Sometimes, things just aren’t going your way. The Catholic Central boys basketball team, ranked fourth in Division 5 coming into Friday’s home tilt against Racine Prairie, endured that agonizing reality for the first 30 minutes. Shots weren’t falling. Loose balls weren’t corralled. […]
Freezing rain makes driving treacherous
A car plows through standing water on North Pine Street Friday evening in Burlington. Drivers throughout the area battled freezing rain, icy and in some cases flooded roads as the sun set and temperatures hovered near the 32 degrees. Standing water developed in low areas as storm sewer catch basins […]
4th-ranked Catholic Central rips Lakeside, hosts Racine Prairie tonight
By Bud Milroy Sports Correspondent A huge win over Sheboygan Lutheran and a solid season overall has catapulted the Catholic Central boys basketball team up the state ranks in Division 5. The boys, led by three players scoring in double figures, have won two straight after a tough loss to […]
2013 Standard Press Male Athlete of the Year: Josh Bird
Championship level motivates Burlington wrestler By Mike Ramczyk Sports Editor To be a good wrestler, you have to throw a “normal” diet out the window. Grapplers are constantly losing and gaining weight to fit in a desired weight class when it comes match time. Burlington sophomore Josh […]
Who should become the next Burlington football head coach?
Plenty of candidates have city ties Two months ago, I sat at this very desk and tried to break down the recent struggles of the Burlington football program. Lack of offseason training and offensive inconsistency doomed the Demons in 2013, and a promising 3-0 start quickly went downhill. Before […]
How low did we go?
United States Postal Service employee Eddie Powers waves as he delivers the mail in sub-zero temperatures in Burlington Monday. According to National Weather Service records from the observation station at the Burlington Municipal Airport, the coldest temperature during this week’s cold snap of 18 degrees below zero was reached […]
Top stories of 2014 – Nos. 1-10
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor Change is rarely easy. That is something Burlington has discovered over the past few years, as not only the political landscape has changed, but the physical as well. The year of 2013 was no different in the city and Town of Burlington, but in many ways, […]
PREPS REPORT VIDEO: Sports Editor Mike Ramczyk breaks down the area’s hottest teams
Since this video was posted, the Williams Bay boys basketball team has made the state Division 5 top 10 poll with a No. 9 ranking. The Catholic Central boys team is currently ranked 4th in the same division.
Agencies warn residents to take precautions in extreme cold
High temps will remain below zero Monday, forecasters say Wisconsin residents need to be ready for a dangerous blast of arctic air that will be moving into the state Sunday night and hovering over through Tuesday, according to state officials. The system will drop temperatures and wind chills to levels […]
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