Category: Sports
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Lady Falcons snatch all-conference honors
By Dan Truttschel Sports Correspondent Five members of the Westosha Central girls volleyball team and one from Wilmot recently were named to All-Southern Lakes Conference volleyball teams for 2013. Leading the way for Central was senior outside hiter Danielle Rampart, who was named Player of the Year. Rampart was joined on the first team by…
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Boys volleyball ousted early by state champs
A loss to close out any season always has a bit of disappointment tied to it. But when your team gets to state, the sting quickly goes away. And that’s just how the Westosha Central squad is feeling this week, as it saw its 2013 season come to an end Friday night against eventual champion…
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Three Panthers land on first team
By Dan Truttschel Sports Correspondent The Wilmot football team, which tied for the Southern Lakes Conference title this fall, recently landed 11 players on three All-SLC teams. Leading the way was senior defensive lineman Zach Dodge, who was chosen by coaches as the Player of the Year on that side of the football. A separate…
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Clinched it! Falcons girls headed back to state
By Dan Truttschel/Sports Correspondent Longtime Westosha Central girls volleyball coach Charlie Berg has been involved in many heart-stopping battles through the years. But those experiences don’t make living through them any easier. Berg watched his Falcons’ squad take a commanding lead in the fourth set of Saturday night’s Division 1 sectional final, but then had…
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Falcon boys cruise past Bradford in opener
By Dan Truttschel/Sports Correspondent The recent roll continued last week for the Westosha Central boys volleyball team. And what that meant was the Falcons lived to fight another day in the WIAA Division 1 State Tournament. Central relied on its experience to outlast a valiant early effort by visiting Kenosha Bradford en route to a…
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Looking ahead to state
By Dan Truttschel/Sports Correspondent For the first time in six seasons, the Westosha Central girls volleyball team is headed to the WIAA Division 1 State Tournament. But the Falcons are from strangers from the big stage – in fact, no program has been there more in the state’s history. Central earned its record-setting 19th trip…
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White-tailed deer rut underway across state
Reports from across the state indicate the white-tailed deer rut is underway with a surge in scrapes and rubs that bucks use to mark territory, and bucks being seen in active pursuit of does. Archers are reporting some very good success with larger bucks now on the move. Deer movement has been going on day…
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Lady Rockets’ golf team makes first-evertrip to state
By Todd Rohde~SPORTS CORRESPONDENT The Richmond-Burton girls’ golf team has plenty to be proud about, as they closed out a record-setting season by placing ninth overall out of 12 teams in their first-ever state appearance as a team. The Lady Rockets came in ninth with a two-day team score of 754 at the IHSA Class…
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Wilmot’s Coose wins match at state
By Dan Truttschel~Sports Correspondent Back when the 2013 season kicked off, Wilmot senior girls tennis player Mikaela Coose had one goal in mind – state. That dream came true last weekend. Coose closed out a stellar fall season at the WIAA Division 1 State Tennis Tournament at the Nielsen Tennis Stadium, Madison, and came…
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Panthers pummel rival Westosha
By Dan Truttschel~Sports Correspondent It never seems to matter what direction the teams are headed when the Wilmot and Westosha Central football teams battle on the gridiron. It’s almost always a fight to the finish — and this year’s matchup was no different. Wilmot, with a chance at a tie for the Southern Lakes…