Category: Westosha Central

  By Dan Truttschel/Sports Correspondent The Wilmot and Westosha Central baseball teams combined to land 10 players on this year’s All-Southern Lakes Conference teams. Leading the way for the Panthers, who won the SLC title at 12-2 and finished 23-4 overall, was Player of the Year Garrett Bogucki. Joining Bogucki on the first team were…

Lady Falcons receive first scare   By Dan Truttschel/Sports Correspondent For the first time since a pair of nonconference losses to open the season, the Westosha Central softball team faced a little adversity last week. But the Falcons were more than ready to take that challenge head on. Central’s Julia Jester drove in sister Hailey…

By Dan Truttschel/Sports Correspondent As the halfway point of the spring season quickly approaches, the Westosha Central baseball team’s overall goals remain alive and well. Now it’s up to the Falcons to fix mistakes and build on successes as the end of the year comes into focus. Central posted a 2-1 overall record last week,…

By Dan Truttschel/Sports Correspondent For the first time since a pair of losses to open the season, the Westosha Central softball team found itself in a tight battle Saturday. But once again, the Falcons turned to the talented bat of sophomore Kayla Konwent to make a big difference. Konwent delivered a mammoth two-run home run…

By Dan Truttschel/Sports Correspondent The Westosha Central baseball team got the 2014 season off to a good start Saturday morning. Central swept visiting Shoreland Lutheran, with a 13-3, five-inning win in the opener, followed by a 3-0 shutout in the nightcap. The Falcons (2-0 overall) opened Southern Lakes Conference action Tuesday after-noon against visiting Burling-ton.…

By Dan Truttschel/Sports Correspondent Optimism is high around the Westosha Central baseball team this spring. And now it’s up to the Falcons to turn that optimism into results on the field. Central will lean on its senior leadership and depth for success in 2014, according to interim head coach Jacob Morman. Morman, the freshman coach…

Dan Trusttschel-Sports Correspondent   Gymnasts take sixth at Nordy   Injury and illness bugs continue to plague the Wes-tosha Central-Union Grove gymnastics team. But that hasn’t stopped other gymnasts from stepping up their game and doing what they can to help the cause. Central posted a team score of 131.225, good for sixth place overall…

  By Dan Truttschel/Sports Correspondent In two meetings this year, the Westosha Central boys basketball team has given rival Wilmot everything it wanted. And Friday night certainly wasn’t any different, as the Falcons pushed the Panthers right to the brink. Central’s Marshall Gilbert hit a jump shot from the right wing with just 15.5 seconds…

By Dan Truttschel~Sports Correspondent   A layup by Nate Hensel after a rebound by Trey Turner and a pass by Brandon Schattner with just five-tenths of a second left was the difference in a 54-53 win at Westosha Central Feb. 7. Wilmot trailed by one point with 6.2 seconds left when Central missed the front…

By Dan Truttschel/Sports Correspondent The Westosha Central boys basketball team removed a monkey from its back Jan. 9. In fact, it was more like a gorilla. For the first time since the 2008 season, a streak that dates back 10 games, the Fal-cons earned a Southern Lakes Conference win over Water-ford with a dominating 57-31…