By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] On Saturday, Feb. 20, Burlington High School senior Hegeman Tiedt gained a measure of redemption. One year after losing at sectionals, the 6-foot-5, 220-pound juggernaut needed less than three minutes to pin his opponent at the New Berlin West High School. Starting Thursday, Tiedt, teammate […]
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High school and community sports from Western Racine County
Catholic Central rolls Waterford for 7th straight victory
Heiligenthal tallies 27 and 13, Rueber runs the show By Mike Ramczyk Sports Editor Any time a school of 150 students travels to a hostile environment of a school with more than 1,000 students, the odds are stacked. On Tuesday night at Waterford Union High School, the Catholic Central […]
Fair or foul? Wrestler shouldn’t have been disqualified, needs the community’s support
Burlington senior Josh Bird mired in layered controversy surrounding match “I hit him open-hand.” “I hit him open-hand!” These weren’t the desperate pleas of a misinformed, emotionally charged teenager. They were the last-ditch efforts of an 18-year-old man who won a high school state wrestling championship with a lifeless, […]
Video: Wrestler’s father asks viewers to be the judge
Here is video from the Saturday’s regional match during which Burlington senior Josh Bird, a two-time state champion, was disqualified from the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association postseason tournament. Bird, who was wrestling for the first time in weeks due to torn ligaments in his knee, said in a separate story […]
Burlington wrestler’s storybook career ends on sour note with disqualification
Four Wolverines, Tiedt among regional champions By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] MUSKEGO – All signs pointed to a triumphant return and school-record fourth straight trip to a state championship match. Everyone around the Burlington wrestling team downplayed the severity of senior star wrestler Josh Bird’s knee injury, which he suffered […]
WIAA Girls Basketball Playoff pairings give Union Grove top seed
Thanks to a late 15-2 rally to end Friday night’s game, the visiting Union Grove girls basketball team not only knocked off Wilmot to jump into a first-place tie, the Lady Broncos also secured a No. 1 seed in the upcoming Division 2 WIAA girls basketball tournament, with tips off […]
Furious finish lifts Union Grove into first-place tie in Southern Lakes
By Tim Wester Sports Correspondent Union Grove junior forward Jenna Rainey had her typical game against Wilmot Friday night. She blocked out, played defense, and made five free throws. While a game like this usually goes unnoticed, the Broncos’ best role player was credited by both head coaches as […]
Klug’s career night boosts Burlington over Lake Geneva Badger
BURLINGTON – When asked about his career-high 33 points after the Burlington boys basketball team’s 66-49 victory over Lake Geneva Badger Friday night, sophomore point guard Nick Klug didn’t hesitate to use the words “my team.” In fact, those two selfless, humbling words were in the first sentence he […]
Fearsome foursome fuels Burlington swimmers at conference tournament
SLC SWIMMING Catholic Central’s Bleser joins Waterford trio for quality performance By Chris Bennett Sports Correspondent And Mike Ramczyk [email protected] Catholic Central’s Bailey Bleser won three events and led the Burlington Co-op boys high school swimming team to a third-place finish Feb. 6 in the Southern Lakes Conference Varsity […]
New life sets up Wilmot-Union Grove first-place showdown Friday night
By Tim Wester Sports Correspondent Just when it seemed a Southern Lakes Conference championship had slipped through its fingers, the Union Grove girls basketball team got a reprieve last Friday, Feb. 5. The Broncos’ commanding 61-38 victory over Burlington, coupled with Delavan-Darien’s 71-69 upset victory over previously unbeaten Wilmot, […]
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