Category: Westosha Central
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Looking ahead to state
By Dan Truttschel/Sports Correspondent For the first time in six seasons, the Westosha Central girls volleyball team is headed to the WIAA Division 1 State Tournament. But the Falcons are from strangers from the big stage – in fact, no program has been there more in the state’s history. Central earned its record-setting 19th trip…
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It’s our invite, we’ll win if we want to
By Dan Truttschel~Sports Correspondent Just one minor speed bump kept the Westosha Central boys volleyball team from perfection at its own invitational Saturday. And even with that setback, the Falcons still had quite the day for themselves. Central won four of its five matches to finish first overall at the six-team invitational. The Falcons…
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Central netters handle Kenosha teams
By Dan Truttschel~Sports Correspondent The Westosha Central boys volleyball team is starting to build a little momentum. Central put together two straight workmanlike efforts in the past week and came away with a pair of Southeast Conference victories. The Falcons opened play last week with a 25-14, 25-11, 25-22 win at Indian Trails Academy,…
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Panthers stay in first, face Central Friday
By Mike Ramczyk~Sports Editor The Wilmot football team needs to win out this season to assure a share of the conference title. The Panthers took care of business last Friday night at Burlington, and in turn squashed the Demons’ playoff hopes. Wilmot set the tone with a five-yard fumble return for a touchdown in…
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Lady Falcons handle Panthers
By Dan Truttschel Sports Correspondent The last thing the Westosha Central girls volleyball team wanted to have last week was a letdown. And while it wasn’t exactly smooth, that’s just what the Falcons did in their Southern Lakes Conference matchup at rival Wilmot. Central did enough to avoid an upset, as it handed the young…
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Football boys hang tough but fall
By Dan Truttschel~Sports Correspondent For two quarters Friday night, the Westosha Central football team went toe-to-toe with one of the Southern Lakes Conference leaders. But in the end, its strong defensive effort wasn’t quite enough. Host Waterford slowly pulled away with a touchdown in both the third and fourth quarters to break open a close…
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Lady Falcons take silver at top tourney
By Dan Truttschel/Sports Correspondent Playing with a sense of ur-gency is something that Wes-tosha Central girls volleyball coach Charlie Berg hasn’t seen from his team enough through the first half of 2013. But after last weekend’s effort at the Lynn LaPorte Sprawl in West Bend, the Falcons may have turned the corner. Central put together…
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Falcons fall in second half
By Dan Truttschel/Sports Correspondent Heading into halftime Friday night, it looked like the Westosha Central football team may have a shot at not only its first win of 2013 but a rather newsworthy upset as well. The Falcons had all the momentum in their Southern Lakes Conference matchup at Burlington and felt good about where…
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FOOTBALL WEEKEND: The skinny
By Mike Ramczyk~Sports Editor Waterford (2-2 overall, 1-1 Southern Lakes) at Burlington (3-1, 1-1), 7 p.m. This is the biggest game of the week in the Southern Lakes Conference. Two rivals, separated only by about six miles, will go at it in what should be an intense, physical contest. Everyone knows about Waterford’s defense.…
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Central sees positives after 38-0 loss to Big Foot
By Dan Truttschel Sports Correspondent On its face, it would appear the Westosha Central football team’s 2013 opener Friday night was a tough one. The final score, a 38-0 non-conference loss to Big Foot, would seem to indicate that. But there were some positives moving forward that first-year head coach Tyson Mengel hopes to build…