Category: Sports
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Sequoits look to hold their own on the gridiron
By Todd Rohde~Correspondent Over the years, the Antioch football program has been known to take control and attain success out on the gridiron. And if everything falls into place and goes as planned, the Sequoits should once again be a team to keep your eye on again this year. “I love this team and don’t…
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Lady Rockets strive to ride the momentum of last year’s success
By Todd Rohde~Correspondent The Richmond-Burton girls volleyball team enters the new season with some respect from the surrounding teams and deservingly so. That’s because the Lady Rockets have earned it through their consistent play and recent success out on the court the last couple of years. This season looks to be promising for…
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Panthers hope to build on 2011 success
By Dan Truttschel~Sports Correspondent The 2011 season was deemed a success on several fronts for the Wilmot football team. And why not? The Panthers had 10 wins, captured its first playoff victory in several years and brought home a share of the Southern Lakes Conference championship. How Wilmot follows up that effort in 2012 remains…
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Lady Falcons hope to contend in SLC
By Dan Truttschel~Sports Correspondent It’s still early, but longtime Westosha Central girls volleyball coach Charlie Berg has a good feeling about his 2012 squad. Now it’s up to the girls on the team to confirm those positive thoughts. Central returns five seniors that advanced to a Division 1 sectional semifinal last year. The Falcons finished…
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Westosha football hoping for improved season
By Dan Truttschel~Sports Correspondent The success of football teams in the Southern Lakes Conference last year was well documented, as a trio tied for the title and one, Waterford, almost brought home a state title. Those accomplishments haven’t gone unnoticed by others in the SLC – including Westosha Central, which hopes to begin on that…
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Rockets prepare for 2012 season with eye toward playoffs
By Gregory Harutunian Correspondent As the scorched Earth summer gives way to the milder temperatures of fall, the Richmond-Burton Rockets varsity football team has already been practicing in preparation for another Big Northern conference campaign and run deep into the post-season. The Rockets finished 12-2 last year including a third consecutive BNC East division title,…
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Warhawks ranked No. 1 in preseason poll
Three time defending NCAA Division III champion UW-Whitewater is ranked number one in the D3football.com preseason poll released July 31. UW-Whitewater received 17 of 25 first place votes. The University of Mount Union, with the remaining eight first place votes, is second and Wesley College (Delaware) is third. Mary Hardin-Baylor (Texas) is fourth, followed by…
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Mustangs trample Blue Devils
By Dan Truttschel~Sports Correspondent It was no secret prior to Saturday’s game that the Southern Lakes Blue Devils would have to be almost perfect to hang with Ironman Football League power Madison Mustangs. Almost from the start, however, very little went right for the Blue Devils – and the final score bore that out. Madison,…
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Wilmot’s Wood, other seniors finish as All-Stars
By Dan Truttschel~Sports Correspondent When the Wilmot softball team lost a heartbreaker to eventual state qualifier Westosha Central in the sectional round, it marked the end of a successful coaching career for Bob Movrich. As it turned out, however, he had two more games left as the head coach of the Division 1 Red squad…
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Eterno headlines Wilmot All-SLC selections
By Dan Truttschel~ Sports Correspondent A serious knee injury last fall not only ended Wilmot senior Kenny Eterno’s football season, it threatened to end his final baseball campaign before it even began. There was no way Eterno would let that happen – so he spent the winter doing what it took to get back on the…