Burlington High School

Demon girls wrap up SLC regular-season volleyball title

By Jennifer Eisenbart Sports editor With a chance to secure its third consecutive Southern Lakes Conference regular season title, the Burlington High School girls volleyball team left nothing to chance Tuesday night – especially with rival Westosha Central in town. The Demons routed Westosha in the first two games and […]

 
 

Girls second, boys fourth at home invite

By David Paulsen Correspondent Turning in some of their best performances of the season, the Burlington High School girls’ and boys’ cross country teams finished second and fourth, respectively, at their own Chocolate City Invite held Saturday at St. Francis Retreat Center. “Fantastic team performance to finish second to a […]

 
 

Demons come up short against Wilmot, 52-37

By Jennifer Eisenbart Sports editor Burlington High School football coach Hans Block wasn’t going to settle for any moral victories this week. That’s why, even though the Demons played Wilmot Union High School tough on Homecoming Friday, he still wasn’t satisfied with a 52-37 loss. “We have prepared each and […]

 
 

Demon boys edge Central

By David Paulsen Correspondent In a pouring rain Thursday, the Burlington High School boys’ soccer team edged Westosha Central 2-1 in a shootout to end the Southern Lakes Conference Tournament with two wins against no losses. Head coach Phil Molitor noted the players were sliding all over the place and […]

 
 

Demon boys pick up important wins

Demon boys pick up important wins

By Jennifer Eisenbart Sports editor With starting setter Zach Gesteland sitting out with a double ear infection Monday night, the Burlington High School boys volleyball team needed to rely on its depth – and its depth came through. Nick Bartlett set the ball for the Demons, coming up with 21 […]

 
 

Golfers out at regionals

By David Paulsen Correspondent The Burlington High School girls’ golf team ended its season with an eighth-place finish at the WIAA Division 1 Regional Sept. 28. In addition, the team failed to qualify any individual golfer for sectionals. As a team, the Demons carded a 434, to finish 120 strokes […]

 
 

Offense rules the night as Demons fall to Wilmot

Chad Redmer runs the ball for the Burlington Demons in Friday's 52-37 loss to Wilmot. Photo by Ed Nadolski

A spirited third-quarter comeback wasn’t enough to carry the Burlington Demons Friday in a homecoming game loss to visiting Wilmot. The visiting Panthers withstood a Burlington rally that cut the lead to two points late in the third quarter, but that was as close as the Demons would get as […]

 
 

Demon netters take second

Demon netters take second

By David Paulsen Sports Correspondent When the season began, they had hoped to simply finish somewhere in the middle of the pack in the Southern Lakes Conference. The Burlington High School girls’ tennis team managed to be better than that. After finishing the dual portion of the season with a […]

 
 

Demons come up short at Delavan-Darien

By Jennifer Eisenbart Sports Editor Coming back from an early 13-point deficit wasn’t exactly the issue for the Burlington High School football team Friday night at Delavan-Darien High School. The issue was putting enough points on the board in comparison with the offense moving the ball. Burlington pulled within 20-14 […]

 
 

Demons score first SLC tennis win

Demons score first SLC tennis win

By David Paulsen Sports correspondent With an all-around solid team performance, the Burlington High School girls’ tennis squad earned its first Southern Lakes Conference dual win Thursday. The Demons defeated Westosha Central 6-1 to improve to 1-4 in the S LC and 2-10 overall. “Everybody played well,” head coach Rose […]