Category: Westosha Central
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For the love of the game
Auseth, Central grad, takes over Demons softball program By Jason Arndt Editor Valerie Auseth’s passion for softball runs deep. Auseth, a Wheatland native, remembers playing softball, or baseball, with her sister and two brothers in their backyard as a child. The sport has been ingrained in her since, playing softball at Westosha Central High School…
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WIAA REGIONAL WRESTLING: Area sends a dozen to wrestling sectionals
Wilmot boasts three regional title winners By Jason Arndt Editor Senior Logan Pye along with six of his Wilmot Union High School teammates are among a dozen area WIAA Division 1 sectional wrestling qualifiers after the Feb. 9 regional competition held on his own mat. For Westosha Central, meanwhile, five Falcons will join the seven…
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WRESTLING: Wilmot wrestlers prevail against Westosha on six pins
By Jason Arndt Editor Behind six pins, and two Falcons forfeits, the Wilmot Union High School wrestling team edged county rival Westosha Central 56-19 in a Southern Lakes Conference dual meet on Jan. 24. Wilmot won the dual meet on Senior Night, where the Panther program honored 9 athletes, including winners Larz Gough (195), Max…
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BOYS BASKETBALL: Falcons win behind Zackery’s grand performance
By Jason Arndt Editor For several days, Westosha Central High School senior Jaeden Zackery admits he grew tired of constant reminders about his 1,000th career point, but he found relief on Friday against visiting Wilmot. Zackery, who needed 30 points to reach the milestone, was at 27 points when he drew a personal foul following…
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GYMNASTICS: Falcons’ Zeller helps Kenosha Combined in win
Westosha Central’s Megan Zeller helped Kenosha Combined Gymnastics win a varsity dual with Mukwonago/Kettle Moraine on Jan. 17 after she captured both the uneven bars and vault. Zeller, a senior, tied with teammate Maggie Losch on the uneven bars by recording a score of 9.0. On the vault, she scored a 9.15, ahead of second…
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TOP SPORTS STORIES OF 2018 – No. 1: Falcons reach WIAA Division 2 state semifinal
In 2017, Westosha Central came up one game short of reaching the WIAA Division 2 state tournament series at the Kohl Center in Madison, but then Falcons came back the next year looking for redemption. The redemption happened last March, when the Falcons defeated Elkhorn and advanced to the March 10 sectional final at Oregon…
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BASKETBALL BRIEFS: Falcon boys stay unbeaten in SLC play
The Westosha Central High School boys basketball team remained undefeated in the Southern Lakes Conference after two victories last week. The Falcons, who defeated host Burlington 48-39 on Jan. 8, added their second win against Waterford three nights later. With both wins, the Falcons improved to 9-1 overall and 5-0 in the SLC, 1/2 game…
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TOP SPORTS STORIES OF 2018 – No. 3: Central boys volleyball stuns top-seeded Muskego
After defeating Greendale to open WIAA tournament play last fall, the Westosha Central High School boys volleyball team had a daunting task on Oct. 30, when the Falcons visited top-seeded Muskego in the sectional semifinal match. If playing on the road against No. 1 Muskego was challenging enough, the fourth-seeded Falcons pushed themselves to the…
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GIRLS BASKETBALL: Lady Falcons notch first conference win
After she missed a handful of games because of an injury, Michelle Frahm returned to the Westosha Central starting lineup last Friday, when the Lady Falcons hosted Burlington in a Southern Lakes Conference contest. Frahm, a 6-foot-2 sophomore, however, did not miss a beat as she helped the Lady Falcons notch their first Southern Lakes…
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TOP SPORTS STORIES OF 2018 – No. 4: Softball sectional semifinal brings marathon of dueling aces
After Westosha Central and Wilmot split their season series, the two softball teams met for third time in a May 29 WIAA Division 1 sectional semifinal, where the squads pitchers combined for 25 strikeouts in a marathon extra-inning affair. The Falcons, who won 3-0 after 10 innings, garnered 13 strikeouts from starter Olivia Kazumura. For…