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By Jason Arndt Editor The Westosha Central High School girls soccer team enters its season with a youth movement, but after the first four contests, the Falcons have looked like an experienced squad. The Falcons, who finished 5-9-3 last year, opened their season without 11 graduated seniors and three seniors […]
Westosha Central junior tabbed top boys player By Chris Bennett Correspondent Basketball aficionados remember those players who excel on one side of the ball, but they revere and memorialize those who dominate on offense and defense. Dominance on each side of the ball is why Westosha Central High School’s Jaeden […]
By Mike Ramczyk Sports Editor Throw convention out the window. This isn’t your mom and dad’s All-Area team. A passion for the unusual and an overall unwillingness to leave out deserving stars has the second annual Southern Lakes Newspapers All-Area Girls Basketball team featuring seven first team members, along with […]
Westosha returns senior Polick, strong sophomores By Jason Arndt Editor A year ago, the Westosha Central High School boys golf team not only made its first WIAA Division 1 state appearance since 2011, the Falcons also won the Kenosha County meet. For coach Mark Olsen, whose team qualified for the […]
By Jason Arndt Editor Capturing a Southern Lakes Conference title has been an annual ritual for the Westosha Central High School softball team, but notching a seventh straight hinges on whether the younger Falcons can come together rapidly, co-coach Tom Lampe said. The Falcons, who enter the season without five […]
By Jason Arndt Editor With the loss of eight seniors from last year, including current Division 1 Creighton University catcher Garrett Gilbert, Westosha Central High School baseball coach Jacob Morman will look to infielder Josh Leslie and a strong core of returning pitchers to lead the 2018 squad. Westosha Central, […]
Dylan Anderson, junior Favorite movie: “Space Jam” Favorite song: “God’s Plan,” by Drake Favorite Athlete: Doug McDermott Why I love basketball: It gives me goosebumps when I play. It’s my favorite thing to do. We went to state because: We outworked and outhustled teams. We worked hard and believed. Hobby: […]
Community lays groundwork with Westosha basketball feeder program By Jason Arndt Editor Before Westosha Central High School hired James Hyllberg as head coach of the boys basketball team, which endured seven consecutive losing seasons, the local feeder program stayed busy developing some of the future Falcons who played a role […]
Westosha hangs tough with state’s top team, player, proves it belongs By Jason Arndt Editor For an unknown team from Paddock Lake, the Westosha Central High School boys basketball team looked like it belonged on the Kohl Center court Friday in Madison, where the Falcons played heavily-favored Kaukauna in Friday’s […]
By Jason Arndt Editor Long before the Westosha Central High School boys basketball team boarded the bus for Oregon, the enthusiastic Falcon student section stood and waited in the school lobby March 10, when the Falcons played in the WIAA Division 2 sectional final. After the team left for Oregon, […]
