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 […]
Author: Jason Arndt
Damon gets his revenge, Demons last team standing
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 […]
Burlington ousts top-seeded Waterford
Demons to face vaunted Waukesha West Friday By Chris Bennett Correspondent Players who participated in the WIAA Division 2 Level 2 football playoff game between Waterford Union and Burlington high schools Nov. 1 will talk of the experience for years to come. The fourth-seeded Demons, who upset No. 1 Waterford […]
WIAA Volleyball: Seib, ‘Toppers head to Division 4 state title match
Catholic Central faces unbeaten Clear Lake Saturday By Jason Arndt Editor Junior Sammie Seib and the Catholic Central Hilltoppers will head to Saturday’s WIAA Division 4 state girls volleyball title match following a four-set win against Hillsboro Friday. The Hilltoppers, who defeated the Tigers, 25-19, 25-13, 22-25, 25-14, received a […]
WIAA Volleyball: Burlington downs Union Grove in state quarterfinal
After scare against Broncos, Demons play top-seeded Arrowhead Friday By Jason Arndt Editor Union Grove took advantage of Burlington’s early nerves to take two of the first three sets in Thursday’s WIAA Division 1 state quarterfinal at the Resch Center in Green Bay. But the fourth-seeded Demons regrouped to come […]
BREAKING: Burlington to make sixth straight state girls volleyball appearance
The Burlington High School girls volleyball team advanced to the WIAA Division 1 state tournament for the sixth consecutive season after the Demons swept second-seeded Janesville Parker Saturday at Westosha Central. The Demons, back-to-back state title winners, cruised through their three sets, 25-9, 25-19, 25-8, and improved to 38-4 and […]
BREAKING: Grove girls volleyball punches state ticket for 1st time since 1985
After winning its first regional title since 2015, the Union Grove High School girls volleyball captured a WIAA Division 1 sectional championship, with punches the Broncos ticket to the state tournament in 34 years. The top-seeded Broncos, who swept No. 4 Muskego in Thursday’s sectional semifinal at Racine Case, needed […]
BREAKING: Catholic Central volleyball claims sectional title, heads to state tournament
Catholic Central High School swept Green Bay NEW Lutheran in three sets to capture its second consecutive WIAA Division 4 girls volleyball sectional title Saturday at Central Wisconsin Christian Saturday. The top-seeded Hilltoppers, who won 25-14, 25-16, 25-10, will now defend their state championship at the Resch Center in Green […]
WIAA Boys Volleyball: Burlington stymied at sectionals
Boys fall at top-seeded Catholic Memorial, enjoyed successful season By Mike Ramczyk Correspondent Last year, the Burlington boys volleyball squad was flying high into sectionals before its wings were clipped by Catholic Memorial. The top seed, Memorial simply had too much firepower for the Demons. Well, history repeated itself Tuesday […]
WIAA Cross Country: Hall’s rigorous offseason earns him state berth
Senior Grove distance runner found motivation from last year By Tim Wester Correspondent If cross country allowed mulligans, Union Grove senior Kevin Hall would have taken one at the WIAA Division 1 State Cross Country Championship in Wisconsin Rapids last year. Hall battled extreme fatigue from a lack of sleep […]