By Tim Wester Sports Correspondent Just when it seemed a Southern Lakes Conference championship had slipped through its fingers, the Union Grove girls basketball team got a reprieve last Friday, Feb. 5. The Broncos’ commanding 61-38 victory over Burlington, coupled with Delavan-Darien’s 71-69 upset victory over previously unbeaten Wilmot, […]
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After long wait, Waterford poms bring home state title
By Chris Bennett Correspondent Most of this past weekend is likely a blur for the Waterford Union High School Varsity Dance Team. It’s good to know the great, big trophy the team won will forever refresh their memory. The Wolverines returned home with a trophy after winning the Wisconsin Association […]
Strong second half lifts Burlington over Racine St. Cat’s
By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] Last week, after a closer-than-it-should’ve-been win over conference foe Union Grove, Burlington basketball coach Steve Berezowitz said his team needed to improve its free-throw shooting so games would stop going down to the wire. On Tuesday night at BHS, the Demons heard the veteran coach […]
Catholic Central alone in second place after 5th straight victory
Racine Lutheran honors Austin Neuhaus with “Team Peanut Night 2” By Mike Ramczyk Sports Editor Austin Neuhaus is finally back home. After a long stint at Children’s Hospital from a New Year’s Day crash that caused severe injuries, the 17-year-old Catholic Central High School junior is still in the […]
Burlington boasts three conference champs
Bird, Tiedt, Crayton capture crowns, Josh Bird hoping to return Saturday By Mike Ramczyk Sports Editor While any chance for a sixth straight Southern Lakes Conference team title was probably out of the question Saturday at the SLC meet, the Burlington wrestling squad still found a way to flex […]
Stomping with the big dogs
Complete performance highlighted by personal bests, season-high score By Mike Ramczyk Sports Editor In a matter of roughly 45 days, the Burlington/Badger/Wilmot (BBW) gymnastics squad has nearly doubled its team score. That’s not too bad for a team that lost two of the best gymnasts in area history to […]
Study puts BASD repairs at $11 million
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor With a facilities study – expanded to include two additional buildings – now complete, the Burlington Area School District Board of Education on Monday heard the price tag for maintenance. Among the district’s four elementary schools, one intermediate school, a middle and a high school – […]
Process to raze home moves along
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent There have a few snags along the way, but village officials recently emphasized the planned demolition of a severely deteriorated home is moving forward. In early November, the Waterford Village Board ruled the home in question, located at 418 Fox Isle Park Drive, was beyond repair […]
Town changing up pier construction costs
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent After several months of review and scrutiny, Town of Waterford officials have set in motion a plan to revise an ordinance pertaining to pier construction. After a thorough vetting from members of the Plan Commission, the Town Board on Jan. 11 minted the ordinance, which calls […]
Officer is serving unpaid suspension
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor The City of Burlington police officer recently accused of drunken driving is in a midst of a 20-shift unpaid suspension. The city police department released the disciplinary agreement regarding officer Eric Mitchell last week at the request of the Standard Press. Mitchell was cited for drunken […]
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