Area high school athletes made their mark this past Saturday as they took on one more opportunity at playing high school-level football. Kenosha St. Joe’s DeAndre Baptiste, as well as Kenosha Bradford’s Christian Crump among others, seized that opportunity and raised money for a good cause on Saturday in the Wisconsin Football Coaches Association All-Star […]
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Firebirds Champions Again
Senior Matt Slivinski helped the Carthage College Firebirds Men’s Volleyball team defend their national championship on April 23 in front of their home crowd. Slivinski had 18 kills in his final collegiate match as Carthage College won their second consecutive national championship in four sets (25-21, 25-22, 18-25, 25-22) over No. 1 ranked Springfield College. […]
Carthage Firebirds look to defend championship at home April 22
The Carthage Firebirds Men’s Volleyball team will have a chance to defend their National Championship on their home court this week. The Firebirds used a 3-0 sweep of Dominican to punch their ticket to the Division 3 Men’s Volleyball Final Four, which they will host in their home arena starting Friday at Tarble Arena. “We […]
Firebirds advance to Elite Eight
Firebirds Zach Bulthuis and Matt Slivinski both posted double-digit kills as the Carthage College Men’s Volleyball Team notched their first win of NCAA tournament play. Bulthuis posted 12 kills, while Slivinski had 10 kills and six service aces as the Firebirds dispatched Mount Union in three sets to open up tournament play. “Zach was unreal […]
Firebirds men’s volleyball host first weekend of NCAA Tournament
The Carthage College Firebirds’ men’s volleyball team will be hosting this weekend’s NCAA tournament action at Tarble Arena. The team earned an overall number one seed after earning the CCIW tournament title on Saturday with a 3-1 win over conference rival North Central. Slivinski and Schmidt lead Firebirds past Cardinals Leadership helped lead the Firebirds […]
Firebirds reach conference championship with 3-0 sweep
A trio of Firebirds helped the Carthage College Men’s Volleyball team make their first step towards defending last year’s national championship. Matt Slivinski, Andrew Otto, and David Markes all posted double-digit kills in the team’s 3-0 sweep of North Park in the semifinals of the CCIW conference tournament on April 6 at Tarble Arena. “We […]
Falcons and Eagles fall at State
Area boys basketball teams Racine Case Eagles and Westosha Central Falcons fell one game short of the ultimate goal this season. Both teams suffered semifinal losses at the state tournament at the Kohl Center in Madison this weekend. Eagles comeback falls short Racine Case started out cold in their Division 1 state semifinal loss as […]
Fourth Quarter struggles doom Warhawks in championship loss
The UW-Whitewater Women’s Basketball team went cold in the fourth quarter as the Warhawks fell one game shy of winning their first national championship. The Hope College Flying Dutch used a 13-0 run in the fourth quarter to hand the Warhawks their second National Runner-up finish in school history. “I couldn’t be more proud of […]
Warhawks advance to National Championship game
The UW-Whitewater Women’s Basketball team is one step away from their first National Championship in program history. The Warhawks used a 12-5 run in the fourth quarter of a 55-51 win over Amherst College to advance to Saturday’s National Championship game. “I am really proud of our team as we just hung in there and […]
Racine Case gets royal treatment before heading to state
The Racine Case Eagles boys basketball team was sent to the state capitol in style on Thursday afternoon. The school gave their well-wishes as the team paraded around the school before getting on the buses as they head to Madison for the State tournament this week. The march started at around 1:45 p.m. in the […]
Racine Case and Westosha Central boys headed to State
Two area boys basketball teams will have a chance at bringing home the gold this week in Madison. Racine Case and Westosha Central will play in the state tournament at the Kohl Center starting tomorrow. Jedkins and Brumby push Racine Case to state Amari Jedkins and Terryon Brumby helped push the Racine Case Eagles to […]
UW-Whitewater Warhawk Women headed to Final Four
Saturday night was a night to remember as the UW-Whitewater Warhawks took on the UW-Oshkosh Titans in a thrilling match that would earn the Warhawks a spot in the Final Four. Two Whitewater High School graduates are closer to making their hometown dreams come true. Whippet alumni Rebekah Schumacher and Kacie Carollo played big roles […]
Conference Rivals to play for chance at Final Four
Conference rivals will go at it tonight with huge stakes on the line as the UW-Whitewater and UW-Oshkosh women’s basketball teams will play for the right to go to the Final Four. Both teams notched wins to advance to the Elite Eight on Friday night at the Kachel Gym in Whitewater. Porath leads Titans over […]
Warhawks advance to Sweet Sixteen, host second weekend of NCAA Tournament
UPDATED: The following article has been updated to include game times for the next round of the tournament. Aleah Grundahl posted two double-digit performances as the UW-Whitewater Warhawks Women’s Basketball team advanced to their first Sweet Sixteen appearance since 2014. Grundahl scored 15 against Ripon College in the first round and scored 18 against Illinois […]
WIAA Division 2 Regional Recap
Southern Lakes Conference champion Union Grove, as well as conference rivals New Berlin Eisenhower and Pewaukee, were among the area teams to advance this week in the first weekend of the WIAA playoffs. Sectional semifinals will take place this week on Thursday at neutral sites. Caloutte helps Broncos advance with two double-digit performances Union Grove […]