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After Westosha Central and Wilmot split their season series, the two softball teams met for third time in a May 29 WIAA Division 1 sectional semifinal, where the squads pitchers combined for 25 strikeouts in a marathon extra-inning affair. The Falcons, who won 3-0 after 10 innings, garnered 13 strikeouts […]
When Meghan Capra finished her 1,600-meter run at the May 24, 2018 WIAA Division 1 sectional meet, the Westosha Central High School senior burst into tears, according to her teammates and coaches. After she placed second to qualify for the state meet, a first in track, no one could blame […]
6. Westosha’s battle with Burlington girls volleyball continues After winning the first two rounds at the Oct. 13 Southern Lakes Conference tournament, the Westosha Central High School girls volleyball team faced familiar opponent Burlington in the title match, just four days after the Demons handed the Falcons their lone conference […]
By Jason Arndt Editor After his freshman year, Westosha Central High School senior Jaeden Zackery had to decide whether to play baseball, basketball, or both. The decision, according Jaeden Zackery, presented itself when he discovered both sports conflicted with one another on the club circuit. Jaeden’s father, Marcus, remembers when […]
After eight contests, the Kenosha Thunder co-op hockey program captured its first victory on Dec. 27, when Kenosha defeated Madison La Follette/East 2-1. Against visiting Madison La Follette/East at the Pleasant Prairie Ice Plex, the Thunder jumped to a 1-0 lead in the second period, where Ryan Cope notched an […]
On Thursday, Westosha Central visited Wilmot for a girls and boys basketball doubleheader, which the schools split. While the Panther girls defeated Westosha Central 67-35, the Falcons boys responded with an 80-52 victory against Wilmot. At halftime of the boys contest, supporters from both sections tossed teddy bears and soft […]
By Jason Arndt Editor Courtesy of Delaney Brown, and key turnovers, the Wilmot Union High School girls basketball team defeated visiting Westosha Central on Dec. 20. Brown, coming off a game-high 18 points at Burlington Dec. 18, scored 10 in Wilmot’s 67-35 win against a Falcons squad experiencing a trying […]
By Jason Arndt Editor At times on Thursday, Wilmot tried to double team Jaeden Zackery, but the Westosha Central guard just dished the basketball to senior teammate Dylan Anderson, and vice versa. The Falcons duo, which scored a combined 45 points, helped the flourishing Falcons to an 80-52 defeat of […]
By Mike Ramczyk Sports Editor With the Christmas season approaching, it’s time to fill your hearts and minds with a stocking stuffer – the third annual Southern Lakes Newspapers All-Area volleyball team. The super team features athletes from all 15 of the schools in our coverage area, which includes 15 […]
By Jason Arndt Editor Kenosha Combined Gymnastics coach Melissa Olson, who brings back a largely youthful, but dominant squad, views two Westosha Central seniors as catalysts entering the 2018-19 season. The two catalysts are Megan Zeller, who finished ninth in the vault at the WIAA Division state gymnastics meet last […]
