Category: Westosha Central
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Trewyn leads Whippets past Westosha girls
By Dan Truttschel Sports Correspondent Even without one of its best players, the Whitewater girls’ basketball team still poses a formidable threat for each of its opponents. And that’s just what Westosha Central found out last week. Whitewater sophomore guard Brooke Trewyn poured in a game-high 21 points to lead the Whippets to a…
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Westosha boys come up short
By Dan Truttschel Sports Correspondent Late in Friday night’s Southern Lakes Conference opener at Burlington, the Westosha Central boys basketball team found itself within striking distance of the defending conference champions. A couple missed chances later, however, and the Demons were able to hang on. Central battled to a halftime tie but was outscored by…
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Westosha Central boys beat Burlington to advance
By Dan Truttschel Sports Correspondent The road through the 2011 season hasn’t always been smooth for the Westosha Central boys’ volleyball team. But in recent weeks, the Falcons began to show they may be ready to again make another journey to the WIAA state tournament. And last weekend, they officially punched their tickets. Central defeated…
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Falcons facing familiar opponents at state
By Dan Truttschel Sports Correspondent Finding information about the other teams in this weekend’s WIAA boys’ volleyball tournament won’t be all that difficult for Westosha Central coach Wayne Schultz. There is a lot of familiarity – and that begins with the Falcons’ first-round opponent. Central (25-13) will face Racine Horlick (16-14) in the final first-round…
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Falcons soar into state volleball meet
Strong serving powered Westosha Central’s boys volleyball team past Burlington, 3-1, Thursday and into the WIAA state tournament. The Falcons are scheduled to open state play at Wisconsin Lutheran College in Milwaukee Friday, Nov. 11, at 7:30 p.m. against Racine Horlick. The winner advances to the semifinal at noon Saturday. Westosha, led by Mike Michelau’s…
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Falcons can’t hold off Comets
By Dan Truttschel Sports Correspondent Early in the second half Friday night, the Westosha Central football team found itself with a four-point lead over one of the Southern Lakes Conference leaders. Unfortunately for the Falcons, they couldn’t hang on quite long enough. Visiting Delavan-Darien scored three second-half touchdowns to hold off Central’s upset attempt in…
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Westosha boys starting to find stride
Sports Correspondent Slowly but surely, the Westosha Central boys volleyball team is starting to round into form. Central swept the pool play at Saturday’s Shorewood Invitational, but fell twice in the Gold Bracket to finish third overall. The 2-2 record bumped the Falcons to 13-9 overall. “We’re making progress,” Central coach Wayne Schultz said. “We…
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Central girls ready for week’s challenges
By Dan Truttschel Sports Correspondent This week will tell a lot about the Westosha Central girls volleyball team. Central traveled to the state’s top-ranked Division 1 team Tuesday night and will follow that with its own Central Smash Tournament Saturday that features a field littered with quality programs. The invite, set to begin at 9…
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Falcons fall to Waterford
By Dan Truttschel Sports Correspondent All signs during the preseason pointed to the Waterford football team as being one of the favorites in the Southern Lakes Conference. Westosha Central had its chance to see the Wolverines up close and personal last week – and it’s safe to say, the Falcons were impressed. The Wolverines turned…
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Central 11th at volleyball Sprawl
By Dan Truttschel Sports Correspondent During the first day of last weekend’s prestigious West Bend Sprawl, the Westosha Central girls volleyball team was nearly flawless. The Falcons posted three straight impressive wins to enter the second day in position for a top finish in the overall standings. Unfortunately for Central, some of the inconsistent play…