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Crucial injury, turnovers down the stretch bounce team from playoffs By Mike Ramczyk Correspondent Dane Kornely turned into perhaps the most important player on the Burlington basketball team since Feb. 1. Just ask Mukwonago – or Muskego. Drive east on Highway 50, stop in Paddock Lake, and walk up to […]
Burlington-Badger team surprises with effort in sectional meet By Mike Ramczyk Correspondent It hasn’t been the easiest of seasons for the Burlington-Badger gymnastics squad. Normally a state tournament staple, the team and head coach Andrea Chart have had to deal with losing a lot of their best athletes to the […]
Demons rally to face Franklin after capturing regional crown By Mike Ramczyk Correspondent On Friday night at Burlington, five Demon boys basketball players scored in double figures, but it took a late flurry to beat visiting Muskego. In Saturday’s WIAA Division 1 Regional final at Westosha Central, Burlington similarly utilized […]
Bird, Koenen overcome toughest sectional to advance to state By Mike Ramczyk Correspondent It’s on the mind of Burlington junior Andrew Karnes. As he stood silently, yet intently watched a match at Saturday’s Brookfield Sectional, he couldn’t help but act a bit down, knowing he wasn’t going to advance to […]
Wrestling squads honor late state champion Josh Bird By Mike Ramczyk Correspondent Birdman forever. What does that mean? Well, it’s a motto to live by to honor the late wrestler Josh Bird, a former Burlington High School two-time state wrestling champion who lost his life in a motorcycle accident back […]
Team is excited to have a season amid restrictions By Mike Ramczyk Correspondent You would have to go back to 2000 to find the “Bible” of cheerleading/dance movies. “Bring It On,” starring Kirsten Dunst, explores the competitiveness in the high school dance, poms and cheer world. Dunst and Eliza Dushku […]
Burlington’s sharpshooter gets Demons off to fast start By Mike Ramczyk Correspondent Senior guard Joey Berezowitz was in the zone for the Burlington Demons Tuesday night at home against rival Waterford. The diminutive sharpshooter, who can pull up from the parking lot and cross over just about anyone off the […]
Limited seating, quiet atmosphere provide different feeling at BHS By Mike Ramczyk Correspondent There were two photographers working for the media and roughly 75 people in attendance. And 10 players on the court with another 20 sitting on socially distanced chairs on the bench. Everyone was wearing masks. The 2020 […]
Burlington High School’s girls volleyball team finished as WIAA Division 1 state runner-up after dropping its title match to Hamilton in four sets Saturday at Wisconsin Rapids Lincoln High School. The Demons, who entered the State Tournament unbeaten, advanced to the title match following a three-set sweep of River Falls, […]
State tournament has different look, feel during pandemic By Mike Ramczyk Correspondent There won’t be the usual bells and whistles of years past. It won’t be at a large venue with thousands cheering on their favorite players. And it won’t have the grandeur of a statewide spectacle, where all eyes […]
