Category: Sports
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Lady Rockets will rebuild after their best season ever/Skyhawks have some holes to fill as well
By Todd Rohde~SPORTS CORRSPONDENT The Richmond-Burton girls’ volleyball team is coming off of their best season ever in the school and program’s history from a year ago. And to be able to repeat and regain the same stellar level of play is going to be hard to live up to once again, especially after…
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Skyhawks continue to build and move forward
“We return a good number of starters on both sides of the ball from last season, which is definitely beneficial…our team has developed greatly, as they have trained with a purpose this off season,” ~Johnsburg Head Coach Mike Maloney By Todd Rohde~ SPORTS CORRESPONDENT Last season’s success and achievements for the Johnsburg football team…
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Lake protection grant time extended
More than a dozen communities and organizations have already received nearly $1 million in state grants for protecting lake habitat and improving water quality and more communities now will have the chance to receive grant money in 2013 for such projects. The Department of Natural Resources is extending the deadline for 2013 applications for Lake…
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Blue Devils pick up victory in home game
By Jennifer Eisenbart~Sports Editor When it comes to the way the defense is playing, Southern Lakes Blue Devils coach Tom Hawkins is pleased. Now if his offense could just manage to score a few more points. The Blue Devils scored two touchdowns – one offensive, one essentially defensive – Saturday in a 16-0 win over…
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Know your ROPES: U.S. Coast Guard issues marine safety alert for parasailing operations
The U.S. Coast Guard issued a marine safety alert regarding parasailing operations due to 11 passenger deaths and 52 passengers injured related to parasailing activities since 2006. “The Coast Guard expects licensed mariners to follow all regulations regarding safe vessel operations and has an expectation of parasail operators to follow established standards,” said Rear Adm.…
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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…
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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.…
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Boyd takes over reins of Westosha girls program
By Dan Truttschel~Sports Correspondent As a Wilmot High School graduate, Jerod Boyd knows full well the intensity of the Wilmot-Westosha Central rivalry when it comes to any athletic competition. Now as a coach, he’ll learn that part of it as well – only from the Central perspective. Boyd, 28, recently was hired as Central’s new…
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Voice of a veteran: Romo speaks from experience about hard work, fleeting chance for success
By Jennifer Eisenbart~Staff Writer When Tony Romo talks about life lessons, he almost always focuses on the importance of hard work – and how much it can pay off. But when Romo talked to assembled media at a press conference Monday morning before the start of his annual youth football camp at Burlington High School,…
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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…