Category: Wilmot

  • 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.…

  • Wilmot girls volleyball team aims to improve

    By Dan Truttschel Sports Correspondent There’s been plenty of learning going at Wilmot High School the first two weeks of the 2013 girls volleyball season. And that’s how it will go the rest of the season – as the young Panthers will be in for plenty of lessons along the way. Wilmot returns just five…

  • Panthers pick up shutout in opener

    By Dan Truttschel Sports Correspondent For the better part of three weeks, the Wilmot football coaching staff has been installing a new offense and defense in preparation for the 2013 campaign. The unveiling finally came Friday night – and while there were some mixed results, in the end, the Panthers came away with a hard-fought…

  • High School athletes can get custom mouthguards

    Midwest Dental, 27650 75th St., Suite 3, Salem, is hosting a mouthguard clinic from July 30 through Aug. 19, on Mondays and Tuesdays, from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. Westosha Central and Wilmot high school athletes can get a custom-made mouthguard for $10. Those funds will return to the students’ respective athletic department. The mouthguards will…

  • Tony Stewart to race at Wilmot Aug. 16

    Wilmot Raceway hosts IRA Outlaw sprints, mini-sprints, street stocks, modifieds, bandit 4’s and other track events, May through September. And now it gets to add something new to its resume: “Smoke” Tony Stewart will race in the IRA portion of the Friday, Aug. 16 races during the Kenosha County Fair, aboard his Chevrolet Performance No.…

  • Two Wilmot players also land on squad

    By Dan Truttschel~Sports Correspondent Two members of the Wilmot softball team recently received All-Southern Lakes Conference recognition. Senior catcher Taylor Kontaxis was a second-team selection, while freshman infielder-outfielder Sawyer Wightman landed on honorable mention. Wilmot posted a 14-9 overall record in 2013, including an 8-6 mark in the SLC, good for fourth place behind Westosha…

  • Fonk highlights 2013 All-SLC softball team

    By Dan Truttschel~Sports Correspondent It should come as no surprise to see several members of the Westosha Central softball team on this year’s All-Southern Lakes Conference list. The Falcons dominated the competition all spring – one that ended with the Division 1 state title last week – and the SLC coaches took notice. Central, which…

  • Panther girls fall to Westosha in sectional semis

    By Dan Truttschel~Sports Correspondent The similarities all three times the Wilmot softball team faced Westosha Central this spring were eerily similar. In fact, the only difference was the length of the third game – and that only changed by an inning. Central posted its third 10-0 win over the Panthers in a WIAA Division 1…

  • Free fishing this weekend in Wisconsin

    Richard Bong State Recreation Area announces special Open House and Free Fishing Day programs for June 2: • Join others at Richard Bong State Recreation Area for a special family day Sunday on June 2. It’s Open House and Free Fishing Day and that means no licenses are needed by anyone to fish and your park…

  • Falcons struggle in four losses

    By Dan Truttschel ~ Sports Correspondent The spring season took a tough turn for the Westosha Central baseball team last week. Central dropped all four games, including three in the Southern Lakes Conference, to fall to 6-13 overall heading into action this week. The Falcons opened play with an 8-4 loss May 13 against Wilmot, followed…