Category: Sports
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BOYS BASKETBALL: Falcons claim share of conference championship
By Jason Arndt Editor For the Westosha Central boys basketball team, there was plenty on the line entering a Saturday afternoon contest with Elkhorn, according to senior Joey Michelau. The Falcons, hours after defeating host Waterford to stay unbeaten in Southern Lakes Conference play, returned to their home court for an opportunity to clinch at…
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BOYS BASKETBALL: Falcons win in battle of state-ranked opponents
Zackery notches 34 for Westosha Central By Jason Arndt Editor In a clash between two state-ranked boys basketball teams, Westosha Central had the upper hand Feb. 8, when the Falcons fast paced style overwhelmed visiting Waukesha West. The Falcons, No. 5 in Division 2, according to the WisSports.net Coaches Poll, needed 34 points from Jaeden…
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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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GIRLS BASKETBALL: Lamberson lifts Panthers to win on buzzer-beater
Wilmot moves within a game of first place By Jason Arndt Editor When Haley Lamberson buried a 3-pointer at the buzzer against visiting Union Grove Feb. 1, the Wilmot Union High School bench stormed the court, where she was mobbed by her Panther teammates. For Lamberson, who only attempted four shots up until she lifted…
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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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WRESTLING: Wilmot edges Union Grove in wrestling dual
The Wilmot Union High School wrestling team defeated host Union Grove 42-31 behind six pins and improved to 3-3 in Southern Lakes Conference dual meets on Jan. 17. The Panthers received pins from Benson DuChemin (120), Gene Johnson (132), Drew Hebior (160), Larz Gough (182), Max Iverson (220) and Andrew Tucknott (285). Hebior, rated fifth…
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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…