Talk about sweet revenge. The Burlington Blue Devils seventh-grade youth football team lost to unbeaten Union Grove earlier in the season by one point, but when a chance at redemption arose on the biggest stage, Burlington seized the moment. The Blue Devils captured the Southeastern Youth Football Super Bowl […]
Sports & Other News
Burlington swimming captures first conference crown since 2011
By Chris Bennett Sports Correspondent The Burlington Co-op girls high school swim team is not second in the Southern Lakes Conference for the first time since 2011. The Demons won the Southern Lakes Conference Meet Oct. 28 at Whitewater High School, and clinched both the regular season and conference […]
Season ends, but Burlington soccer enjoys major step forward
Demons enjoy improved season after ineligibility By Daniel Schoettler Sports correspondent The Burlington Demons boys soccer team ended a hard-fought season Oct. 19 as they fell in their WIAA regional matchup against Monona Grove, 6-0. “They were a very good team with some very exceptional players,” head coach Joel […]
Waterford stuns Union Grove in thrilling playoff shootout
Waterford wins in thrilling shootout By Mike Ramczyk, Tim Wester and Chris Bennett [email protected] On paper, state-ranked Union Grove had all of the ingredients for a breezy, blowout home victory in a WIAA Division 2 regional semifinal Oct. 19. Playing rival Waterford, which only had five wins all season […]
Taking the community’s pulse
WGSD sends survey to residents as questions about Fox River, other schools loom By Dave Fidlin Correspondent As a precursor to potentially big changes, school officials in the Waterford Graded district are attempting to cast as wide a net as possible and hear from residents about improvements that could cost […]
Murder trial hinges on self-defense
Attorney says accused was gathering evidence, defending self from abuser By Vicky Wedig Staff Writer A trial that began in Walworth County this week – featuring a victim and a defendant with ties to the Burlington area – will hinge on accusations of child porn and a […]
Burlington boys volleyball overpowered in sectional final, season ends
Demons finished as conference champs with one senior By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] MIDDLETON – Fresh off a sweep over higher-seeded Mukwonago, the Burlington boys volleyball team was upset-minded early in Thursday night’s WIAA sectional final against top-seeded and state-ranked Middleton. The confident Demons jumped out to a 22-20 lead […]
Burlington boys volleyball sweeps Mukwonago, battles tonight for state berth
Demons have chance to make first state trip since 2014 By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] The Burlington boys volleyball team may have been the lower seed Tuesday night at Mukwonago, but the Demons didn’t play like it. In what head coach Mike Jones called the team’s best game of the […]
SPORTS CHECK: Big shouts out to Burlington volleyball, football teams
Lady Demons at state tonight, boys play in sectional final It really didn’t matter that the Burlington girls varsity volleyball was particularly young this season, with only a few seniors. It didn’t matter that the Lady Demons lost top players like Alyssa Turzenski, Reba Thomsen and Megan Wallace to […]
Fresh start for Love Inc.
New building viewed as a boon for agency’s mission By Ed Nadolski Editor in Chief Of all the benefits Love Inc. will gain as it moves a portion of its operations into a new space at 401 Milwaukee Ave., the most valuable will be better control and handling of donated […]
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