By Jennifer Eisenbart Sports editor With starting setter Zach Gesteland sitting out with a double ear infection Monday night, the Burlington High School boys volleyball team needed to rely on its depth – and its depth came through. Nick Bartlett set the ball for the Demons, coming up with 21 […]
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Golfers out at regionals
By David Paulsen Correspondent The Burlington High School girls’ golf team ended its season with an eighth-place finish at the WIAA Division 1 Regional Sept. 28. In addition, the team failed to qualify any individual golfer for sectionals. As a team, the Demons carded a 434, to finish 120 strokes […]
Powers, Mamerow make sectionals
By David Paulsen Correspondent Two Waterford High School golfers advanced to the WIAA Division 1 Sectional Sept. 28, although the team fell short of its goal of moving on. Juniors Emily Powers and Samantha Mamerow were two of the top four golfers on non-advancing teams. The top four teams, and […]
Wolverine runners third, fourth
By David Paulsen Correspondent All season, it seems like the Waterford High School cross country teams have been so close to finishing near the top of meets they have competed in. At the Mukwonago Invite Sept. 29, it was more of the same. The Wolverine boys placed third overall, while […]
Soccer team splits final two games of regular season
By David Paulsen Correspondent The Waterford High School boys’ soccer team concluded its regular season with a 2-0 win over Lake Geneva Badger Thursday, followed by a 2-1 loss to Shoreland Lutheran Monday. With the split, the Wolverines ended the regular season 5-9-5 overall and 4-2-3 in the Southern Lakes […]
Broncos down Badger, third at CCHS
By David Paulsen Correspondent The Union Grove High School girls’ volleyball team improved to 5-1 in Southern Lakes Conference action with a straight-set win over Lake Geneva Badger Tuesday. Badger is 0-6 in the SLC. The Bronco girls had no trouble with Badger, defeating them 25-8, 25-18, 25-10. Team leaders […]
Murdoch falls short of state
By David Paulsen Correspondent Union Grove High School junior Paige Murdoch fell short of her bid to compete in the WIAA Division 1 state golf tournament, carding an 89 Tuesday in sectional action at Bristol Oaks Country Club in Bristol. The top two teams, and top three individuals from non-qualifying […]
Bronco runners win Prairie Invite
By David Paulsen Correspondent Bronco runners faced some stiff competition at the Chocolate City Invite held Saturday at the St. Francis Retreat Center in Burlington, with the boys placing ninth overall and the girls 11th among 14 teams. Kettle Moraine won the girls’ event, while Waukesha South took top honors […]
Empty cradles, broken hearts
By Maureen Vander Sanden Elkhorn Independent Editor When she was pregnant with her third child just one year ago, Krystal Kaye of Rochester, said everything was perfect. Stella Grace would be what she and husband Matt were calling the final addition to their family, joining 12-year-old Briana and […]
Traffic deaths for September were the lowest since World War II
With a total of 46 traffic fatalities, last month was the safest September in terms of deaths on Wisconsin roads since World War II, according to preliminary statistics from the Wisconsin Department of Transportation. The previous safest September occurred in 2008 with 50 traffic deaths. The deadliest September was in […]