Ogden’s passing sparks 17-point outburst By Chris Bennett Sports Correspondent The shift in momentum in the third quarter of the WIAA Division 2, Level 1 football playoff game between Waterford and Monona Grove was palpable and eventually fatal for the Wolverines. Monona Grove won 24-14 at Waterford, bringing the Wolverines’ […]
Sports & Other News
School options presented
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor With costs now before the Burlington Area School District School Board, the narrowing of options on the district’s facilities study is about to start. After a presentation by Nick Kent of Plunkett Raysich Architects Monday night, the board set an Oct. 31 meeting date to narrow […]
PLAYOFF PREDICTIONS: Westosha Central volleyball got raw deal with playoff ban
There’s really no other way to put it – the Westosha Central girls volleyball team got screwed. Simple and plain. The girls, who were swept, 3-0, in the Southern Lakes Conference championship match Saturday, earned a share of the conference crown thanks to winning the regular season, but received […]
Catholic Central volleyball captures playoff opener
Burlington volleyball sweeps Westosha for 7th conference title in 8 years
By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] For the seventh time in eight seasons, the Burlington girls volleyball team can call itself champion. That’s because the Lady Demons played their best volleyball of the season when it mattered most Saturday afternoon at Burlington High School, despite missing a six-rotation starter in Brooklyn […]
Pool has been a boon for Elkhorn
New facility has seen booming attendance, strong revenues By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor As Nov. 8 draws near and more people in the City of Burlington start to weigh in on the possibly of a new community pool, local officials have turned to their neighbor to the west for some advice […]
Finding a happy place: Golf star Beck thrives after putting game on hold
By Chris Bennett Sports Correspondent On one of the final shots of her high school golf career, Waterford’s Taitum Beck hit a walnut tree. The shot jarred loose dozens of walnuts, and sent them falling to the ground near the 18th green during the final round of the WIAA […]
Autumn’s artistry
Autumn’s palette of color – shrill oranges, mellow yellows, and soothing browns – splashed across the countryside via a brush wielded by Mother Nature are as impressive as they are fleeting in this scene from the Town of Spring Prairie in Walworth County. (Photo by Ed Nadolski)
Season ends at sectionals for Burlington tennis
By Andrew Horschak Sports Correspondent The Burlington girls tennis program won’t be represented in the WIAA Individual State Tournament, but the Demons who took part in the sectional on Wednesday, Oct. 5 at Lake Geneva Badger can be satisfied in knowing that they put up a fight in their […]
Waterford begins emergency repairs on malfunctioning well
By Dave Fidlin CORRESPONDENT After declining precipitously in the past month, Village of Waterford officials are ramping up efforts to remediate a malfunctioning well that is operating below capacity. The Village Board on Oct. 10 gave Jeff Dolezal, public works director, the green light to spend up to $25,000 to […]
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