By Mike Ramczyk And Daniel Schoettler [email protected] The Burlington boys soccer team is enjoying the exact opposite of last year’s winless campaign. With a 3-1 victory at home over Kenosha Christian Life Tuesday night, the Demons improved to 4-0 this season. Marco Hernandez and Jarred Kohout scored first-half goals […]
Sports & Other News
Doctor’s orders: Lavin hoping to revive Catholic Central tennis
By Dana Ehrmann Sports Correspondent Dr. Maureen Lavin is ready to breathe new life into the girls Catholic Central tennis team. She is the new head coach of a team that will be competing varsity this year after last year playing at the JV level. Coach Lavin seeks to make […]
Who? Mike Jones: Former JV girls coach takes over Burlington boys volleyball
By Andrew Horschak SPORTS CORRESPONDENT The Burlington boys volleyball program is breaking in its third head coach in three years. And, if Mike Jones has his way, the revolving door at the head of the bench will stop spinning. After Tim Gesteland guided the program for 17 seasons, Kayla […]
BASD puts grade configuration first
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor After a summer’s worth of deliberation and public input, the Burlington Area School Board punted the narrow-down process of its facilities study to the district’s administrative team. The School Board voted 4-3 at Monday night’s special meeting to allow the administrative team the final input on […]
A different kind of rodeo
City of Burlington Department of Public Works staff held their annual Public Works Rodeo Friday, with more than 300 children coming to check out the jobs and equipment of the streets, parks, water and wastewater departments. Vehicles were open for hands-on exploration, with several activities and games, prizes and […]
Woman named in fatal crash
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor A Union Grove woman died following a two-vehicle crash on Sylvania Avenue in Yorkville Tuesday. Evelyn Goebel, 87, was a passenger in a vehicle driven by her husband when they were struck about 2:30 p.m. Tuesday afternoon. According to a press release from the Racine County […]
Smet flips for pool party
Going… Burlington Area School District Superintendent Peter Smet launches into a well-executed back flip Saturday night at the Party at the Pool hosted by the Burlington Community Pool Board. Smet agreed to get wet as part of a fundraising challenge. This year’s amount exceed by a few dollars the $600 […]
Recent Wheatland School grad dies in motocross crash
By Jason Arndt Staff Writer Nicole Lootans would be starting her freshman year at Westosha Central High School Thursday. But, a tragic motocross accident Sunday in Rockford took the opportunity away from her, according to the Rockford Register-Star. The Register-Star reports the 14-year-old was unresponsive when family members found her […]
Local classes begin Sept. 1
The Burlington Area School District will open its doors for the 2016-17 school year on a slightly different schedule than normal. Due to state law, public schools cannot open before Sept. 1. However, the way Labor Day falls on the calendar this year means the district’s first day of classes […]
Assistant AD takes over Catholic Central volleyball
Racky boasts experience, stresses personal development By Dana Ehrmann Sports Correspondent Bailey Racky, new head coach of the girls Catholic Central varsity volleyball team, has plenty of coaching experience — enough to know that intangibles count for a whole lot. Racky accumulated that experience coaching high school volleyball at […]
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