AFC Championship broadcast sets internet ablaze In today’s media business, a gimmick gets you everywhere. With things “going viral” and turning into memes, the average Joe can say or do the funniest thing, and if someone films it and posts it online, they can become an overnight sensation. Tony […]
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Look, mom, you made the paper
Ramczyk says mom lived to love, care about others For the last few months, things began to deteriorate with my mom’s health. Doctor appointments, a hospital stay and medicine became the new “normal,” a harsh reality for such a vibrant soul. Joan Ramczyk, known to some as Joni, or […]
SLN ALL AREA FOOTBALL: Big stars highlight 3rd annual squad
Waterford, East Troy, Mukwonago, among others enjoyed historic seasons By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] Your Christmas stocking stuffer is officially here. The third annual Southern Lakes Newspapers All-Area Football team is just in time for the Christmas season and is the perfect gift for any occasion. We picked athletes from […]
ALL-AREA VOLLEYBALL: 3 state champions highlight third annual squad
City of Burlington lands 10 players on team, Mukwonago, East Troy earn top spots By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] With the Christmas season approaching, it’s time to fill your hearts and minds with a stocking stuffer – the third annual Southern Lakes Newspapers All-Area volleyball team. The super team features […]
5 reasons the Green Bay Packers will win out and make the playoffs
I have a tendency of putting my foot in my mouth. I’m probably doing it right now. My mouth kind of just runs, and runs, and runs some more, until I offend or upset someone, and then I get slammed. But this time, I’m pulling a complete 180 and […]
Two for the show: Burlington, Catholic Central volleyball attempt to recreate magic of 2011-12
Demons earn 4 seed, Toppers 2 games from 1st title in six years Burlington has seen this movie before. You know, the one where both the Burlington Demons and Catholic Central Hilltoppers make it to the state girls volleyball tournament in the same year. In fact, the Demons and […]
FOOTBALL PREDICTIONS: And then there were 3
Mukwonago, East Troy, Waterford could all be underdogs Whoa. What happened last weekend? The Southern Lakes Newspapers coverage area began the 2018 WIAA high school football playoffs with a wealth of prospects, six teams spanning four divisions. But after Wilmot got upset, Burlington was shut out, Palmyra-Eagle fell and […]
FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS: Waterford marches on, will face longtime nemesis Waukesha West
Wolverines battle the other Wolverines, Waukesha West, in Level 2 BURLINGTON – After three plays Friday night, everyone at Waterford Union High School knew the deal. The hard-charging, smashmouth Wolverines, by far the best football squad at the school since 2011’s WIAA Division 2 state title game run, handed […]
FOOTBALL PREDICTIONS: 3 state champions provide huge roadblock to Burlington football playoff hopes
Demons open postseason Friday in Brookfield For the second straight season, the road was anything but smooth for Steve Tenhagen and the Burlington Demon football team. In 2017, a team spearheaded by multi-dimensional athletes Grant Tully and Nick Klug battled through injuries to Klug and came out on the […]
PREDICTIONS: Brewers will keep it rolling, Lake Geneva, Union Grove football fighting for playoff lives
Think back to 2011. You had the 96-win Milwaukee Brewers win the National League Division Series, and the Green Bay Packers began the season 9-0 and went on to earn the No. 1 seed with a 15-1 mark. Not to mention the Wisconsin Badgers had a couple guys by […]
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