By Jennifer Eisenbart SPORTS EDITOR Playing their second road game in five days, the Waterford girls turned up the defense and dominated. Leading 15-7 after the opening quarter and 29-16 at the half, the Wolverines cruised home to a 53-37 win at Hartford. “We had a great team win,” said […]
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Wrestlers fall to Wilmot
By David Paulsen SPORTS CORRESPONDENT The Waterford High School wrestling team kicked off its season Nov. 29 at home against Wilmot and was handed a 41-35 defeat. The Wolverine boys followed that up with a fifth-place finish in the eight-team Kettle Moraine Laser Duals on Saturday. Overall, the Wolverines have […]
District officials comment on DPI report cards
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent Like all school districts across the state, each of Waterford Graded’s four schools are included in a new report card feature that assigns a numeric number and examines a variety of criteria, including closing achievement gaps between different demographic groups and readiness for post-secondary school. […]
Gymnasts start season with loss to Westosha
By David Paulsen SPORTS CORRESPONDENT In their first dual meet of the season, the Waterford High School gymnastics team dropped a 121.80-115.125 decision to Westosha Central Monday night at home. “This was a great meet to get the nerves out and get competition experience before the Emerald (Classic),” head coach […]
Like elves on a mission
BHS Driven group helps launch Love’s holiday program By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer For the last few years, the Burlington High School Driven students have been met by something unpleasant when they’ve gone out for the leadership program’s Christmas project. Mainly, below-freezing temperatures and anything from sleet to snow to […]
CCHS girls lose, but make strides forward
By Bud Milroy Sports Correspondent The Catholic Central High School girls basketball team may have lost their Metro Classic Conference opener Tuesday night 49-32 to Shoreland Lutheran, but there were plenty of signs of improvement. “We played much better tonight,” said head coach Jeff Behrens. “I think we showed some […]
Demon grapplers begin season with wins
By David Paulsen SPORTS CORRESPONDENT The Burlington High School wrestling team continued its early season roll with a 65-9 trouncing of Delavan-Darien Tuesday. The win improved the Demon grapplers dual overall and Southern Lakes Conference record to 2-0. They also won the Gunslinger Invitational held Saturday at Slinger. In the […]
Demon girls run past Falcons, then fall Wilmot
By David Paulsen SPORTS CORRESPONDENT A 35-13 bulge in the second half turned a 24-14 halftime lead into a rout for the Burlington High School girls basketball team Friday. Played at home, the 59-27 victory over Westosha Central got the Demon girls Southern Lakes Conference schedule off to a great […]
Concert raises funds for shelter
Benefit nets $2,000 for Burlington’s Transitional Living Center By Julie Rossman Correspondent A crowd of nearly 200 gathered at the banquet hall of Cotton Exchange Restaurant in Waterford on Sunday for a relaxing concert of harp music. “Musical Moments of Hope and Healing” was presented by harpist Tami Briggs, of […]
City OKs budget with lower tax rate
Officials used fund balance to close gap By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer The City of Burlington Common Council approved the 2013 budget by a 7-1 vote Tuesday night. The city has a $7.93 million budget for 2013, and will utilize approximately $400,000 from its fund balance to keep tax bills […]
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