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Friday, May 3, 2024
By Chris Bennett Correspondent Welcome to the fourth annual Southern Lakes Newspapers All-Area football team. This season marked many highlights, including Burlington, which came up short of reaching the WIAA Division 2 state championship game. While Waterford and Wilmot captured a share of the Southern Lakes Conference title, Burlington made […]
Demons’ Damon All-Area Player of the Year By Chris Bennett Correspondent Often times, in football, the team goes where the quarterback goes. For Burlington High School play-caller Dalton Damon, he led the Demons to a historic victory against a heated rival and another win in a contest some called the […]
Demons without top star, but will rely on returning sharpshooters By Mike Ramczyk Correspondent It was supposed to be an inside-outside, 1-2 punch for the Burlington boys basketball team this season. Down low, first team all-Southern Lakes Conference pick Dylan Runkel, who stands at 6-foot-6, would be a senior monster […]
Demon girls basketball brings back 4 starters after winless campaign By Mike Ramczyk Correspondent Not a whole lot went right for the Burlington girls basketball squad last season. It was head coach Kyle Foulke’s first year, and the Demons improved as the season progressed, but finished with a 0-23 record. […]
By Tim Wester Correspondent The Bronco is the official mascot of Union Grove High School. But when it comes to the Union Grove girls’ basketball team, the more appropriate mascot is a chameleon. The Broncos return a solid nucleus of upperclassmen that look to improve upon the 13-11 record and […]
By Chris Bennett Correspondent Excellence occasionally brings about dissatisfaction, and that might be an apt description of the current state of the Waterford Union High School girls basketball team. The Wolverines went 19-5 last season and won the Southern Lakes Conference with a 13-1 record. Waterford then captured a WIAA […]
Grove senior part of unforgettable season By Tim Wester Correspondent There wasn’t a single game, spike, or dig where Union Grove senior Olivia Dir realized her team was headed to an unforgettable season. Somewhere between her team’s pre-game line dancing ritual and taking the court before a match, the school’s […]
Catholic Central has bright future, coach says By Jason Arndt Editor The Catholic Central girls volleyball team’s pursuit of a second consecutive WIAA Division 4 state title came to a screeching halt Nov. 9 when the Hilltoppers faced unbeaten Clear Lake at the Resch Center in Green Bay. The top-seeded […]
By Jason Arndt Editor Any girls volleyball team can have an off night, even perennial state power Burlington, which just couldn’t keep up with Arrowhead’s aggressive hitters in a WIAA Division 1 state semifinal last Friday at the Resch Center. The Demons, winners of back-to-back state championships, struggled against Division […]
Call it rivalry resentment. Or the relentless will to beat your biggest foe. Whatever you call it, call it a big-time, upset victory for the Burlington Demons over the Waterford Wolverines last Friday, something not a lot of people, including myself, saw coming. A week after allowing only seven points […]
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