Burlington senior beat top competition in dominant fashion By Mike Ramczyk Sports Editor Is it possible that Burlington wrestler Josh Bird ever gets sick of winning? While most grapplers are front row at events watching their teammates, the fact that Bird spends most of his time waiting for the […]
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Coach’s controversial comment, state wrestling title highlight top 10 stories of year
The top 10 sports stories of the year Another year is done. I’m approaching my mid-30s, and I’m starting to feel older. Going out to the bars doesn’t have the same feel because everyone is 10 years younger than me. My busy, curious and adorable daughter Coraline Rose is […]
Heiligenthal surpasses 1,000-point plateau in Catholic Central’s third straight win
Senior guard having a banner 2015 By Mike Ramczyk Sports Editor Only a month removed from earning conference player of the year and first team all-County in football, Catholic Central senior Ben Heiligenthal put an exclamation point on his 2015 Tuesday night. Heiligenthal scored 22 points to reach the […]
Burlington wrestling suffers first loss of season to rival Elkhorn
Elkhorn 46, Burlington 22 Middleweights run away with dual meet By Mike Ramczyk sports@southernlakesnewspapers.com By Chris Bennett chrbenn6@gmail.com Burlington wrestling coach Jade Gribble didn’t mince words after his squad’s blowout loss Dec. 17 at Elkhorn High School. “It was a straight up butt-kicking,” he said. “They generally wanted […]
Klug leads Burlington basketball over Elkhorn
By Mike Ramczyk Sports Editor Already equipped with strong ball-handling skills, quickness and court vision, Burlington sophomore Nick Klug is adding another dimension to his game – the long ball. The 5-foot-10, 155-pound guard knocked down five triples Monday night to help lead the Demons to a 72-63 victory […]
WRESTLING PREVIEW: New season, same high expectations for Burlington
Birds, Tiedt should lead deep Demons squad back to top of SLC By Mike Ramczyk Sports Editor The Burlington wrestling program has been a model of success for this entire decade. With a defending state champion, state qualifier and a conference champ all back in the fold, the Demons […]
BASKETBALL PREVIEW: Burlington, Catholic Central make noise in early season
Lady Demons knock off Waterford for first time in five years By Mike Ramczyk Sports Editor The Burlington boys and girls basketball teams have already notched signature victories this season, which is only a few weeks in. The Demon boys knocked off Mount Horeb, the defending Division 2 state […]
Burlington swim coach bids farewell to successful duo
Fearsome foursome compete at state tournament By Chris Bennett Sports Correspondent The WIAA Division 1 State Girls Swimming and Diving Meet turned bittersweet for coaches and members of the Burlington Co-op girls high school swimming team. The end of a season brings a range of reaction and the end […]
Three Union Grove girls, Waterford’s McCormick lead all-conference squad
All-Conference Southern Lakes Conference Football First team offense QB – Matt Nelson, jr., Union Grove. RB – Tyler Vandevelde, sr., Lake Geneva Badger. Benny Michalowski, soph., Waterford. WR – Nick Klug, soph., Burlington. Joe Peterson, sr., UG. TE – Ethan Cesarz, jr., Delavan-Darien. OL – EJ […]
Burlington swimming sends four to state
By Chris Bennett Sports Correspondent The Burlington Co-op girls high school swimming team is making its much-anticipated return to Madison. The Demons are competing in four events today and Saturday at the WIAA Division 1 Girls State Swimming and Diving Meet after a one-year hiatus. The state meet is at […]
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