By Chris Bennett Correspondent The Wolverines could not overcome a nine-point halftime deficit and lost 51-48 Dec. 19 in a Southern Lakes Conference boys basketball game against visiting Westosha Central. Waterford, which trailed the Falcons 29-20 at halftime, rallied in the second half and outscored Westosha Central 28-22. While Waterford […]
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Boys basketball: Honoring a legend
Hill honored by former teammates before game, Demons deliver a win By Mike Ramczyk Correspondent It’s never a bad idea to honor a legend. Longtime Burlington boys basketball coach Jerry Hill got his night last Friday, thanks to current coach Steve Berezowitz and a host of former players. Hill, who […]
Girls basketball: Broncos late flurry beats Panthers
Team pounds Prairie 71-20 By Jason Arndt Staff Writer The Broncos could have buckled with less than four minutes of regulation in a tightly contested battle with visiting Wilmot on Dec. 20. But, the youthful Union Grove girls didn’t break under pressure, even as the Panthers battled back take a […]
Update: Wind Lake murder suspect reportedly arrested
A man suspected of fatally shooting another man during a home invasion in the Town of Norway Thursday evening reportedly turned himself into police in Hustisford Friday. Troy Hoffman, 40, was taken into custody on Friday afternoon, according to an updated Racine County Sheriff’s Office Facebook post. A short time […]
Wrestling: Waterford trio has perfect weekend in East Troy
Waterford notches 2nd at multi-team meet By Chris Bennett Correspondent Three wrestlers finished 5-0 and helped Waterford to a second-place finish Dec. 7 in the Howard-Manley East Troy duals at East Troy High School. The Wolverines opened Southern Lakes Conference dual meet competition Dec. 5 with a 51-21 victory over […]
Wrestling: Grove grapplers gearing up for season
Willis brothers return to the mats By Tim Wester Correspondent Union Grove coach Andy Weis has plenty of enthusiasm for this season with 33 wrestlers in his program. But, with four wrestlers gone from last year’s squad, his enthusiasm will be tested. Sectional qualifier Keith Storm-Voltz and Barron Masi graduated, […]
CCHS basketball: Toppers sweep Prairie in girls, boys twinbill
By Mike Ramczyk Correspondent The Prairie School is usually a difficult Metro Classic Conference opponent for Catholic Central, but the Toppers boys and girls both took care of business Tuesday night in Burlington. After the girls won in the opener, the boys shot the lights out with eight 3-pointers in […]
Girls basketball: Grove’s tempo, transition play downs taller Elks
By Tim Wester Correspondent Union Grove and Elkhorn feature two completely different styles of girls basketball. The Elks rely on a methodical style of play with a front line consisting of players taller than 6-foot-2. The undersized Broncos, who do not have a player taller than 5-10, rely on uptempo, […]
Girls basketball: Waterford still unbeaten
Team starts season 5-0 By Chris Bennett Correspondent The Waterford Union High School girls basketball team remained undefeated after beating host Lake Geneva Badger 50-47 in Southern Lakes Conference play on Tuesday. The Wolverines, who improved to 5-0, led Badger 24-20 at halftime and withstood a small Badger rally in […]
Boys basketball: Demons pick up first win
Berezowitz, Minnich, Swantz offer late-game heroics in SLC opener By Mike Ramczyk Correspondent Dylan Minnich and Logan Swantz haven’t played a ton of varsity basketball games. But they looked like seasoned veterans when the game was on the line Tuesday night. Minnich swooped in for the go-ahead layup with 12 […]