Waterford, Lake Geneva at home, Wilmot opens on road By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] ELKHORN – The Burlington football team took care of business Friday night. Their reward? A rematch with Southern Lakes Conference rival Waterford, roughly one month after the Wolverines came into Don Dalton Stadium at Burlington High School […]
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WEEK 9 FOOTBALL PREDICTIONS: It’s win or go home in Wilmot-Westosha clash
SLC will send at least 4 teams to playoffs It’s a bittersweet time of year. Friday night marks the final game of the regular season, so some area football teams will see their final action. But others will move on with eyes on the big prize – Camp Randall […]
WEEK 8 FOOTBALL PREDICTIONS: Badger, Waterford separate themselves from the pack
What a difference a couple of inches makes in the game of football. An inch or two can literally change your season. That’s exactly what happened to the Wilmot Panther football team last Friday night. Down 31-24 in overtime and in desperate need of a touchdown to extend the game […]
SPORTS CHECK: Football predictions here to stay
After some debating and soul-searching, I’ve contemplated the idea of modifying my weekly predictions to exclude scores. For the past few weeks, it’s been stewing in my mind, as Westosha Central students voiced their displeasure to my face about my lopsided prediction of their game against Badger. I assured […]
WEEK 6 FOOTBALL PREDICTIONS: Down to the nitty gritty
Burlington in must-win scenario against dangerous Jackson, Westosha There isn’t much room left for error in the 2017 high school football season. After Waterford continued its hot play last week to defeat Burlington, the Demons are reeling with two conference losses and may be in a must-win situation Friday […]
WEEK 5 FOOTBALL PREDICTIONS: How ’bout those Falcons? Really?
Undefeated Falcons making history thanks to transfer QB It’s not a typo. The Westosha Central football team is 4-0, people, and it’s time to start getting used to the fact that Jaden Jackson may be the best quarterback in the area, let alone the Southern Lakes Conference. Preseason conference […]
WEEK 4 FOOTBALL PREDICTIONS: Wilmot-Waterford, Elkhorn-Delavan-Darien highlight rivalry weekend
Football Predictions Week 4 Last week: 5-0 Season: 11-3 (all games 7 p.m. Friday) Game of the Week Wilmot (1-2) at Waterford (1-2) Two of the Southern Lakes Conference’s best teams over the past decade battle it out as the season approaches its halfway point. Wilmot finally […]
WEEK 3 FOOTBALL PREDICTIONS: The real season begins
We’re still a week removed from the start of school, but the high school football season will be one-third complete by the end of this weekend. Does anyone else find that strange? The unintentional boys of summer kick off Week 3 Friday night with the beginning of the real […]
FOOTBALL PREDICTIONS: Ramczyk picks upset for Burlington, bounce-back for Waterford
Editor’s Note: Since this column was published in the Aug. 24 edition of the Burlington Standard Press, two major developments have shook the local football scene. Burlington star quarterback Nick Klug will miss tonight’s game with a leg injury suffered in Week One, and running back Grant Tully […]
ALL-AREA BASEBALL: State qualifier Burlington leads SLC-heavy first team
2nd annual squad features players from 15 schools By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] Last week’s All-Area Softball squad was dominated by western Kenosha County, with six selections representing Wilmot and Westosha Central high schools. For baseball, the 15-team Southern Lakes Newspapers coverage area saw Burlington return to its second […]
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