Category: Sports
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Wilmot nets two senior all-stars
Wilmot Union High School is sending two basketball players to the annual Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association senior All-Star game held at JustAGame Fieldhouse in the Wisconsin Dells. The game held in June will have Division 2 South representation from Sam Kirk of the Lady Panthers while Bobby Brenner is playing on the boys squad. Brenner’s…
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Central advances to state title match
By Jason Arndt Staff Writer With a minute left in a WIAA Division 5 semifinal game and Catholic Central in a 35-35 stalemate against Barneveld, Hilltoppers 6-foot-4 senior Ben Heiligenthal drew a foul, and converted one of his two free throws. Heiligenthal’s free throw became the inevitable game-winner, helping Burlington Catholic Central to a 37-35…
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Intentional Talk
Local reporter returns home to work for neighboring county Upon returning to Southeast Wisconsin from an 18-month pilgrimage in Northeast Wisconsin, I had no idea what to expect out of the western Kenosha County sports scene. If the first six months are any indication, it has been a warm welcome as a Racine native, and…
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Westosha’s Hill, Wilmot’s Faber make impact for hockey team
By Jason Arndt Staff Writer [email protected] When the Kenosha Thunder co-op hockey program entered the season, coach J.R. Litkey said Wilmot junior Cody Faber and senior Chris Hill of Westosha Central bolstered the starting line, which proved instrumental in the turnaround. The Thunder finished 13-9 overall, a stark contrast compared to the previous year when…
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Morgan caps off remarkable Panthers wrestling career
By Jason Arndt Staff Writer While Jake Morgan did not get the redemption he wanted in the WIAA Division 1 state wrestling finals, the 145-pound Wilmot Union High School senior capped off his career as one of the most decorated in the program’s history. Wilmot coach John Watson said the senior made a remarkable impression…
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Falcons regional title hopes doused
Fort Atkinson ends Falcons’ season By Jason Arndt STAFF WRITER In a stunning upset, top-seeded Westosha Central High School lost 43-31 to visiting Fort Atkinson in Saturday’s WIAA Division 2 regional title game, courtesy of a cold shooting night for the Falcons. The Falcons, who scored 40 first half points on Friday, could only muster…
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Buzzer beater ends Wilmot season
By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] BURLINGTON – Burlington basketball coach Steve Berezowitz’s power play paid off in a major way Friday night. His team down, 69-68, with 3.2 seconds remaining in a WIAA Division 2 regional semifinal against conference foe Wilmot at Burlington High School, Berezowitz put his money on size and checked senior Aaron Mutter…
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Frederick keys Central in defeat of visiting Broncos
Falcons face Fort Atkinson Saturday By Jason Arndt Staff Writer Nic Frederick was too much for visiting Union Grove to handle, as No. 1 seeded Westosha Central drubbed the Broncos 88-66, and advanced to Saturday’s WIAA Division 2 regional title game against Fort Atkinson Saturday. Frederick, a 5-foot-10 sophomore, scored a game-high 21 points that…
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Central gymnasts state bound
Writer’s note: Sydney Rau was named first-team all-Southeast/Classic-8 conference in the vault, her second straight honor since joining Kenosha Combined. By Jason Arndt Staff Writer Two Westosha Central gymnasts, seniors Sydney Rau and Lexie Biggs, are accompanying their Kenosha Combined Gymnastics squad to the WIAA Division 1 state tournament in Wisconsin Rapids this week. Kenosha…
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Sports Shorts
Writers note: On Tuesday, No. 7 seeded Wilmot defeated No. 10 Jefferson 85-66 at Wilmot, and advanced to Friday’s showdown at No. 2 Burlington. Seniors Christian Janssen and Bobby Brenner pitched in 23 points apiece for the Panthers. Sophomore Latrell Glass buried four 3-pointers and finished with 19. BOYS BASKETBALL Wilmot 75, Waterford 66 The…