Category: Westosha Central

  • Falcons ready to contend in Southern Lakes

    By Dan Truttschel Sports Correspondent The unexpected early return of warm weather to Wisconsin left most of us with an extra bounce in our step. That certainly has been the case for area baseball and softball teams – and Westosha Central is no exception. Now the Falcons need to turn that optimism into real success on…

  • Falcon girls fall to Stoughton in playoffs

    By Dan Truttschel – Sports Correspondent A slow start was exactly what Westosha Central girls basketball coach Brian Lussier hoped to avoid when his team traveled to Stoughton for a WIAA Division 2 regional opener last week. But that’s exactly what happened – and the Falcons never could recover. Stoughton jumped out to an 8-0 lead…

  • Oregon pulls away from Falcons for victory

    By Dan Truttschel – Sports Correspondent A long bus ride to Oregon for last week’s WIAA Division 2 regional final contest was just the first challenge for the Westosha Central boys basketball team. Once the Falcons arrived, they had to deal with the overflow, raucous crowd – and that, combined with the talent of Oregon just…

  • Falcons breath new life back into season

    By Dan Truttschel – Sports Correspondent The results of the Division 2 seeding meeting last week were less than desirable in Westosha Central coach Dave Sjong’s eyes. And that left the Falcons with just one thing to do if they wanted to prove their coach right – just win, which is exactly what Central did in…

  • Wilmot fourth, Westosha seventh at SLC wrestling

    By Dan Truttschel, Sports Correspondent The Wilmot and Westosha Central wrestling teams combined to bring home three individual titles from last weekend’s Southern Lakes Conference Meet. Burlington won the team title with 231.5 points, followed by Elkhorn with 181, Badger with 169, Wilmot with 153 and Waterford with 139.5. Rounding out the team scores were Delavan-Darien…

  • Turnovers cost Falcons in home loss to Elkhorn

    By Dan Truttschel, Sports Correspondent Turnovers at inopportune times came back to haunt the Westosha Central boys basketball team in its only game last week. And, unfortunately for the Falcons, they were just too much to overcome. Visiting Elkhorn outscored the Falcons 16-11 in a key third-quarter stretch en route to a 50-46 Southern Lakes Conference…

  • Gymnasts take seventh at Spartan Invite

    By Jennifer Eisenbart Sports editor After competing short-handed against Elkhorn just two days before, Westosha/Union Grove gymnastics coach Bill Price was pleased simply not to finish last Saturday at the Spartan Invite in Madison. The gym team scored 108.15 to finish seventh of eight teams in the White Division. Burlington/Badger/Wilmot won the Green Division with…

  • Bad quarter dooms Westosha in two games

    By Dan Truttschel Sports Correspondent One big quarter by the opposition continues to be too much for the Westosha Central girls basketball team to overcome. In two games last week, the Falcons hung with both Wilmot and Elkhorn for three of each game’s four quarters – but in the other eight minutes, Central went cold…

  • Gymnasts post season best

    By Jennifer Eisenbart Sports editor The Westosha/Union Grove gymnastics team formed a co-op this year in order to increase numbers – and the quality of the team. Unfortunately, a number of untimely injuries have taken a toll, putting the squad’s top two athletes on the sidelines. That was the case Saturday as Westosha/UG took 10th…

  • Gymnasts gear up for home Falcon Invite

    By Dan Truttschel Sports Correspondent   Several of the top teams in the state will converge on Westosha Central High School Saturday morning for the 30th annual Falcon Gymnastics Invitational. Action the 12-team meet begins at 10 a.m. The awards ceremony will begin about 3:15 p.m. Scheduled to compete are several of the top teams…