By Bud Milroy Sports Correspondent With two of the best players in Wisconsin, Whitefish Bay Dominican proved to be too much for the Catholic Central High School boys basketball team Friday. The Metro Classic Conference leaders improved to 5-2 overall and 4-0 in conference play with a 53-36 victory. The […]
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Demons survive at home against Badger
By Jennifer Eisenbart SPORTS EDITOR It wasn’t exactly what you would’ve called the prettiest game the Burlington High School boys basketball team has played this year. Shooting just 33 percent from the field for the game, the BHS boys still managed a 12-point halftime lead over Lake Geneva Badger Friday […]
Mid-States Classic a measuring stick for Demons
By David Paulsen SPORTS CORRESPONDENT The upcoming Mid-States Wrestling Classic is a great measuring stick for the Burlington High School wrestling squad. The invitational, which will feature 43 teams this year, will be held Friday, Dec. 28, and Saturday, Dec. 29, at UW-Whitewater. Last year, the Demon boys won the […]
From Out in Right Field: Tricks or treats? Depends how you view the 12 days
By Jennifer Eisenbart Sports Editor As Christmas Day has come and gone, so have a number of different gifts and celebrations. But one where would we be without acknowledging one of the best Christmas carols ever – done, of course, with a little bit of a sports twist? […]
Standouts for the week of Dec. 28, 2012
Male Co-Athletes of the Week Jayden Essman, Burlington High School boys basketball: Essman, whose coach said this week does all the little things that don’t show up on a stats sheet, lit up the BHS stats sheet against Badger Friday night. Essman finished with a game-high 12 rebounds, including eight […]
Rice will again seek town chairman seat
Several other offices have no challengers as deadline approaches By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer At least one local institution will seek a return to elected office. Ralph Rice, who has been battling ongoing health issues, said he is doing well and will run again for Town Chairman. “I’ve been getting […]
A visit from Santa
Shannon Lakota (left), stuck in Aurora Memorial Hospital of Burlington over the holidays, visits with Santa Claus and her daughter Sam Winter on Christmas Eve. Santa and his elves – along with members of the Burlington Lions Club – made visits to both the hospital and Kindred Health Care to […]
Footprints in the snow
A lone set of footprints crosses the Fox River bridge at Riverside Park in Burlington Dec. 21 after the area experienced its first snow fall of the season. (Photo by Ed Nadolski)
Serviceman victim of identity theft
Accused was allegedly trying to avoid traffic citations A Burlington man is facing identity theft charges for allegedly using the name of another man who is stationed oversees in the military in an attempt to avoid traffic citations. Kenneth James Lux, 21, appeared in Racine County Circuit Court Dec. 17 […]
UPDATED: Man hurt in Christmas Day dispute with dad
Incident was initially reported as vehicle-vs.-pedestrian crash By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer An early-morning disagreement between family members turned into the report of a pedestrian hit by a car in the Town of Burlington Christmas Day. The Racine County Sheriff’s Department reported that it had responded to a call for […]