Category: Sports
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Seniors pace Falcons on SLC baseball squad
By Dan Truttschel ~ Sports Correspondent Throughout the spring baseball season, Westosha Central coach Randy Appleby often marveled at the efforts, skills and leadership of his senior class. Apparently, his fellow Southern Lakes Conference coaches felt the same way. Central placed six athletes on the All-SLC teams, all seniors, including first-team selections Dalton Sjong (pitcher) and…
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Falcons battle past Wilmot for sectional final spot
By Dan Truttschel ~ Sports Correspondent In a high-pressure game, the team that takes advantage of its scoring opportunities is usually the one that moves on. And that definitely was the storyline in a WIAA Division 1 sectional semifinal softball contest last week. Westosha Central and Wilmot, longtime conference rivals, met for the third time this…
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Wilmot comes up short in sectional semis
By Dan Truttschel ~ Sports Correspondent Not that playing Kenosha Bradford wasn’t difficult enough, the Wilmot baseball team found out moments before its WIAA Division 1 sectional semifinal contest last week that it would also be without its leading hitter. But the Panthers still battled the eventual state qualifier right to the end. Wilmot senior…
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Movrich makes call to hang up coaching book
By Dan Truttschel ~ Sports correspondent Last week’s sectional semifinal loss to state-bound Westosha Central also marked the final time Wilmot softball coach Bob Movrich would lead the Panthers, as he said this week he plans to retire after 20 years with the program. Movrich started the Wilmot program in 1979. After five years, he stepped…
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Falcons put on strong display to earn state berth
By Dan Truttschel ~ Sports Correspondent When Westosha co-head softball coach Tom Lampe looked at the Falcons prior to 2012, he had a feeling that something good may be brewing. And not just something good, something great. Turns out, he was right – and the Falcons are on the verge of making some history. Central earned…
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Northern Musky season set to open Saturday
The northern zone musky season opens May 26 and anglers are likely to find good prospects for catching the official state fish, now that water temperatures are finally climbing and making the fish more active, state fisheries biologists say. “The start of the 2012 northern musky fishing season should be timed perfectly with an increase…
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Panthers come up short against Kimberl
By Dan Truttschel ~ Sports Correspondent What started out on a positive note with a pair of Southern Lakes Conference victories ended with a bit of a struggle Saturday for the Wilmot baseball team. And now the Panthers must find a way to bounce back. Wilmot dropped a pair of non-conference contests to host Kimberly, as…
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Distance runners pace Westosha
By Jennifer Eisenbart~ Sports editor In the fall, Westosha Central’s distance runners proved a strong force in cross country. This spring, they are doing the same on the track. The Westosha Central boys were third and the girls fourth May 15 at the Southern Lakes Conference meet at Burlington High School. The Westosha boys scored 91.50…
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Softball squad splits at home invite
By Dan Truttschel ~ Sports Correspondent Central Invitational was met with split results for the Falcons’ softball team. Central defeated Oak Creek 11-8 but fell 3-2 to Kenosha Tremper Saturday. The two-game split left the Falcons at 16-5 overall and 12-1 in the Southern Lakes Conference headed into a road game at rival Wilmot Tuesday.…
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Power boat races set for Pell Lake June 2, 3
The Badger State Outboard Association is holding power boat races on Pell Lake June 2 and 3 to benefit the Sportsman’s Club and Pell Lake. This event is free to the public to attend. For further information, contact Kip Trump at (262) 620-3741.