By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor With the exception of Village of Rochester Trustee Mike Weinkauf making the decision to step down, few elections this spring will have challengers. From 2003-2009, Weinkauf, who lives in the former township area, served on the now-defunct Rochester Town Board. When the unincorporated land was merged […]
Sports & Other News
Officials can’t reach consensus on parking enforcement
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor Round and round and round it goes. Where the discussion on parking in the City of Burlington stops? No one knows. A parking study for the city’s downtown area was completed late last year, and as has been the case in the last few years, what […]
MALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR: Hip-hop and game film – Preparation key for Union Grove’s Nelson
Union Grove QB parlayed success into scholarship By Tim Wester Sports Correspondent A pair of hip-hop playing headphones and some game film. That’s all Union Grove’s best high school two-sport athlete Matt Nelson uses for pregame preparation. “Some people say hip-hop doesn’t help motivate you for competition,” Nelson said. […]
New Year’s baby shows up two days late
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor When Stephanie Kusek arrived at Aurora Lakeland Medical Center in Elkhorn Monday morning, little did she suspect she was about to make a little bit of history. Induced shortly after 10 a.m., Kusek gave birth to her second child – daughter Lorelai – at 6:29 p.m. […]
Burlington gets defensive in second half to decimate Delavan
Demons move into second place in SLC By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] BURLINGTON – After two blowout losses over Christmas break, the Burlington boys varsity basketball team returned to .500 overall on the season Friday night thanks to 18 minutes of suffocating defense. The Demons broke a 29-29 halftime tie […]
WATERFORD SPORTS STORIES OF 2016 IN PHOTOS: Beck, Grunze, D1 soccer stars stand out
The following are the top sports stories of 2016 in the Waterford Post, as told in photos.
FEMALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR: Three-sport star Wallace did it all
Volleyball state run, track state appearance highlight standout 2016 By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] What didn’t Burlington High School senior Megan Wallace do in 2016? The 17-year-old city of Burlington native is a throwback to multi-sport athletes, a 5-foot-9 natural athlete who shows grace, quickness and explosiveness on the basketball […]
HOOPS ROUNDUP: Klug’s 30 powers Burlington past Elkhorn
Catholic Central girls knock off Thomas More By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] On Tuesday night, the Demons returned to Southern Lakes Conference action in Elkhorn. Behind 30 points from Klug, who leads the team with 21 points per game, the Demons got 48 second-half points in a crucial road victory. […]
Gone fishing
Seagulls patrolling along the Fox River Wednesday found the pickings good, as they scooped fresh fish out of the river. (Photo by Jennifer Eisenbart)
Three running for two open BASD seats
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor The Burlington Area School District will have at least two new School Board members come April. Incumbents Todd Terry and William Campbell did not file papers to run by Tuesday’s deadline, leaving just one incumbent – Rosanne Hahn – seeking re-election. Terry had served just one […]