Waterford, Union Grove set for playoff battle Just when you thought the boiling rivalry blood had calmed down and lowered the area’s collective football fandom blood pressure, think again. What some have called the “Fox River Rivalry” may be over, as Burlington struck first with a 9-7 victory Oct. 15 […]

Rivalries are cool and all, but having to play your biggest rival two weeks in a row is downright brutal. And, oh by the way, your better conference record and the fact you beat that team head to head don’t really matter that much. That’s the dilemma Eric Sulik and […]

  It always means something more. The Burlington-Waterford football rivalry is a big one, and there isn’t much love lost between the two teams and schools. It’s what makes high school sports great. Two teams separated by about eight miles, the kids probably know each other pretty well and both […]

              Fantastic sports weekend stirs the hearts of state’s fans Wisconsin has seemed to be this kind of sports wasteland when it comes to winning championships. I was born in 1982, and in my 39 years there have been exactly THREE, yes only three, […]

  It seems like the theme of last week was adversity. With plenty of injuries across the Southern Lakes Conference in Week 5, the football season took a turn as Burlington lost starting quarterback Jack Sulik (broken collarbone), Catholic Central quarterback Max Robson went down with a concussion and Union […]

                          The 2021 football season is well under way, and after three games, we are starting to see some clarity. Jakob Simmons is still running away with the league rushing title, but is he really? A newcomer has […]

Big performances highlight first week, who will win in Week 2? It’s something I started when I began covering Burlington sports in 2013, and it has ruffled some feathers but also piqued interest… The one and only prediction column. Every week in the football season, I try to give you […]