Category: Sports
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Nindl, Frisby lift Wilmot past rival Westosha
Wilmot 42, Westosha Central 14 Panthers bulldoze smaller Falcons behind offensive line By Jason Arndt Sports Correspondent Mason Nindl had confidence in his core of Panthers’ offensive linemen entering a western Kenosha County clash against Westosha Central High School. The Wilmot Union High School senior scored two total touchdowns, had 11 carries and…
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Wilmot football secures fourth straight victory
Wilmot 34, Burlington 27 By Jason Arndt Sports Correspondent There was no letting up for Wilmot Union High School in a Southern Lakes Conference showdown at Burlington Friday. In the matchup, which featured the Panthers balanced rushing attack and the arm of Demons’ Cal Tully, Wilmot came out ahead 34-27. Five rushers for…
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Delavan spoils Westosha’s Homecoming upset bid
By Jason Arndt Sports Correspondent Tyson Mengel reiterated to his Westosha Central High School receiving corps all season to trust senior quarterback Josiah McDermit. The trust paid off for the left-handed thrower, who passed for a school-record 314 yards against Delavan-Darien Oct. 2, but it wasn’t enough as the Falcons lost 49-36 on Homecoming.…
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Central sweeps to titles of its track invite
Wilmot girls capture three individual titles By Dan Truttschel Sports Correspondent The Westosha Central boys and girls track teams defended their home turf on April 24. And did they did it in dominating fashion. Central’s girls tallied 185 points, 46 ahead of the next closest team, while the boys finished 38 ahead of the pack…
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Falcons softball team is on a roll
Falcons win showdown of SLC’s top pitchers By Dan Truttschel Sports Correspondent In a battle between two of the top pitchers in the Southern Lakes Conference April 24, it wasn’t even close. Westosha Central softball, ranked second in the most recent Division 1 poll, scored four runs in the top of the first inning and…
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A year older, wiser
Central golf team reaps rewards of rebuilding By Dan Truttschel Sports Correspondent Having to put an inexperienced group into varsity competition last year often led to some long rounds for the Westosha Central boys golf team. But a year later, the Falcons are looking to reap the rewards of that rebuilding situation. Longtime Central coach…
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Szyldowski secures first team all-SLC
Westosha, Wilmot put two players each on girls SLC honor team By Dan Truttschel Sports Correspondent Both the Wilmot and Westosha Central girls basketball teams recently placed two players apiece on this year’s All-Southern Lakes Conference squads. Leading the way was Wilmot senior Rachel Szyldowski, who was named to the first team. She was joined…
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Former Panther Vozel named All-American
By Dan Truttschel Sports Correspondent It’s safe to say the college life has been good to former Wilmot girls basketball standout Sarah Vozel. Her numbers at Ashford University prove that to be true – and a postseason national honor drives the point home. Vozel, who recently concluded her sophomore season at the NAIA Division 2…
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ROUNDUP: Central girls win; wrestlers lose
By Dan Truttschel Sports Correspondent The Westosha Central girls basketball team went on the defensive last week against visiting Elkhorn. And the Falcons rode that right to a lopsided victory. Central held the Elks to single digits in all four quarters and rolled to a 40-19 Southern Lakes Conference win. The Falcons improved to 9-7…
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Coach finds positives in loss
By Dan Truttschel Sports Correspondent There was plenty for Wilmot girls basketball coach Keiya Square to like Jan. 30 at Waterford. His team didn’t quite do enough to get the win, but the Panthers gave the Southern Lakes Conference’s second-place squad all it could handle. Wilmot trailed by just two points in the fourth quarter,…