By Tim Wester Correspondent After winning the Southern Lakes Conference title last season, the Union Grove football team looked for another stellar campaign in 2022. The Broncos, however, opened the 2022 season with three straight losses and looked to snap the harsh trend on Friday, Sept. 9 at Waterford. But […]
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Using his head
Waterford’s Chris Bird heads the ball toward the goal during the first half of a Sept. 3 game against Big Foot-Williams Bay. The Wolverines picked up its first win of the season, 4-3. (Photo by Michael Stefanich)
Grinding it out
Demons go back to ground game for first victory By Ed Nadolski Editor in Chief After watching his team lose its first two games with a pass-happy attack, Burlington coach Eric Sulik vowed some changes. “Our inability to establish a run game is killing us,” he said following the Aug. […]
Demon runners finish in middle of the pack
Team hosted county meet at school district forest Standard Press Staff The Burlington High School cross country Team hosted the Racine County Invitational Aug. 26 and captured third place in both the boys and girls competitions. It was the first time the Demons hosted the county meet at the School […]
Parade to honor Little League champs
Members of the Burlington 9-10 Little League state championship team will be honored with a parade through Burlington Friday evening. The parade will begin at 5:30 p.m. at Menards and proceed into Burlington on Milwaukee Avenue. The procession will turn into downtown Burlington along Pine Street and continue to […]
Rivermen in Lo’L championship hunt
The Waterford Rivermen are headed to the 101st Land O’ Lakes Grand Championship series in Monches, Wisconsin, on Saturday, Aug. 20, after hosting a double header in the regional playoffs, and beating out the Hartland Oilers and Brookfield Bulldogs on Aug. 14. The team includes Austin Baker (front, from left) […]
Waterford shooting team wins national championships
Wolverines dominate the competition at national meet The Waterford Wolverine Shooting Team emerged as champions in four categories at the Scholastic Clay Target Program national competition in Marengo, Ohio, July 5-16. “I can’t tell you how proud I am of the team – our athletes and their families,” said Scott […]
So long, farewell, to the community I love, Burlington
Don’t let the headline fool you. I’m not moving. So no, you’re not completely rid of me. But I am leaving the Burlington Standard Press and Southern Lakes Newspapers. After a two-hour interview in Kenosha, and a short phone conversation the following morning, I accepted a new job […]
First Demon Triathlon set for Aug. 20
The Burlington Community Education Department will host its first Demon Triathlon on Saturday, Aug. 20. The course, featuring a 1/3-mile swim, 17-mile bike ride, and 3.1-mile run, will begin at Rockland Lake with the swim. Racers will then transition to the bike portion where they will head south and […]
2022 Southern Lakes Newspapers All-Area Baseball Team
Players from SLC dominate annual dream team By Mike Ramczyk Correspondent It’s back, ladies and gentlemen. We canvassed coaches from 15 teams, and we came up with our seventh annual all-Southern Lakes Newspapers baseball team, packed with big arms, bigger bats and clutch crushers. Of course we honored the area’s […]