Waterford is two wins away from state title game By Chris Bennett Sports Correspondent WATERFORD – Coach Adam Bakken reminded the Waterford Union High School football team Friday night that evenings in which they get to enjoy the game they all love are fleeting and few. The Wolverines earned […]
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School Board will vote to fill vacancy on Monday
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor The Burlington Area School District Board of Education will have a pool of five candidates from which to fill a vacancy this coming Monday evening. With a deadline of noon Monday, the district received five applications to fill the spot that Larry Anderson will vacate as […]
WIAA PLAYOFFS: Catholic Central survives first real test, advances to face No. 1 seed
Toppers will play Cambria in battle of unbeatens By Mike Ramczyk Sports Editor BURLINGTON – Catholic Central head coach Tom Aldrich didn’t sugarcoat anything when addressing his guys after their 35-14 WIAA Division 7 Level 2 playoff win over Cassville Friday night at the Topper Bowl. “We’re going to […]
PREDICTIONS: Southern Lakes earns state respect with 4-1 playoff weekend
Union Grove-Waterford, Wilmot-Waukesha West highlight tonight’s action Lake Geneva Badger is probably the only Southern Lakes Conference team that was shown respect in terms of seeding for last weekend’s Level One playoff games. Waterford dropped to a 3 seed, Wilmot a 5, Union Grove a 7 and Delavan-Darien a […]
The return of volleyball city
Burlington, Catholic Central on brink of state tournament By Mike Ramczyk Sports Editor For the third time in five years, the Burlington and Catholic Central girls varsity volleyball squads have a chance to both bring home the coveted gold ball. On Thursday night, the Lady Demons and Lady Toppers […]
Burlington transforms to Spooky City on Saturday
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor With Halloween falling on a Saturday this year, the annual Spooky City activities in Burlington seem just a little more special. “That always helps,” said event organizer Shad Branen. “Makes it a little more magical.” The annual event starts Saturday morning at 9:30 a.m. with what […]
Union Grove cruises to fourth straight regional title
By Jennifer Eisenbart News Editor For the first set Saturday night, the Union Grove Union High School girls volleyball team looked just a touch out of sorts. Playing Greenfield for the WIAA Division 1 regional title, the Broncos trailed 7-3 early as the Hawks took to tipping the ball […]
Waterford captures first regional title since 1999
Patience pays off for Grunze, Michalowski By Jennifer Eisenbart News Editor Heading into last weekend’s Southern Lakes Conference tournament, Waterford Union High School girls volleyball coach Ashley Ingish knew something had to give. If she played two injured seniors – Mikaela Grunze and Hannah Michalowski, both of whom play […]
Burlington dominates for 14th straight regional championship
(1) Burlington def. (8) Stoughton, 25-13, 25-17, 25-18 Burlington two wins away from sixth state trip in seven years By Mike Ramczyk Sports Editor You have to go all the way back to 2001 if you want to find the last time the Burlington girls volleyball squad […]
Catholic Central volleyball captures regional crown
By Dana Ehrmann Sports Correspondent Though it was a busy week of postseason play, the girls Catholic Central volleyball team showed no signs of slowing down on its way to winning the WIAA Division 4 regional championship on October 24. Facing off against Blackhawk in the regional final, Catholic […]