Mar 7th, 2010
by Darren Hillock.
Western Kenosha County Tennis Association will be hosting two open house this month to explain their youth programs.
The open houses will be:
- Saturday, March 20, 2 to 4 p.m., at Tremper High School, Kenosha.
- Saturday, March 27, 2 to 4 p.m., at Central High School in Paddock Lake.
At the open houses, participants will be able to get an introduction to QuickStart tennis and register for:
- The Midwest Youth Team Tennis QuickStart program for children ages
Mar 7th, 2010
by David Thoss.
The Central Falcon boys basketball team visited Verona Saturday in the regional final Saturday.
Central got off to a slow start due to the physical defense employed by the Wildcats. Verona jumped out to a 15-4 first quarter start on precision passing and three-point shooting. The Falcons did get untracked and held the lead down to 11 with Mike Michelau and Austin Damaschke, along with Spencer McCoy scoring in the second…
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Feb 23rd, 2010
by Darren Hillock.
The Pleasant Prairie Predators 12U baseball team is holding a Texas hold 'em tournament fundraiser, Sunday Feb. 28 at the Brat Stop. The fundraiser is to help send the team to Cooperstown, New York this summer for a week-long tournament.
Check in for the tournament will be noon 12:45 p.m. Start time is 1 p.m.
The Brat Stop is located at 12304 75th St. The tournament will take place in the Wisconsin Room.
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The Salem Booster Club will be hosting a 3-on-3 basketball tournament on Feb. 21 at Salem School.
Competition is open to any school. The event begins at 9 a.m. Start times for individual teams will vary.
The entry fee per three-person team is $30. There also will be a three-point contest with a $3 entry fee per participant.
Team brackets will be:
Feb 7th, 2010
by Darren Hillock.

Wisconsin Lightning Fastpitch will host a Superbowl Party starting at 5 .pm. Sunday at Siebert’s Pub 8403 Antioch Road, Salem.
A percentage of all proceeds during the evening will be donated to Wisconsin Lightning Fastpitch. In addition, Lightning Youth Athletics will make you an honorary member for the evening.
Any questions, please contact Michele M. Blazich at (224) 636-3474…
Jan 31st, 2010
by Darren Hillock.

KASA Sports is accepting registrations for its first ever iceless hockey league.
The season will run from Feb. 13 through March 27. All games will be played at Salem Grade School on Saturdays.
The registration form, which includes additional details, is available here.
For additional information, you can email Jim Gere at
kasasoccer@yahoo.com or text /call 262-220-5682…
Jan 29th, 2010
by David Thoss.
Central boys basketball traveled to Lake Geneva to face the Badgers in a Southern Lakes Conference game on Thursday. The Falcons definitely looked to shut down two of the conference's leading scorers -- Badger's Preston Dailey and Justin Bowers. And the plan certainly was effective.
Central came out fast in the first quarter with the sharp shooting of senior guard Dustin Milz. Milz hit 4 deep 3 pointers in the frame…
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Jan 27th, 2010
by Darren Hillock.

There is still time to register for Lakeland Little League's 56th season.
Baseball (ages 5-18) and fast pitch softball (ages 6-18) registration fees are:
- $125 for Minor League and above.
- $75 for Instructional Leagues.
On-site registration will take place Thursday, Jan. 28, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., Central High School cafetorium.
Online registration is underway and continues through Feb. 15. Visit
http://eteamz.active.com/lakelandll/
Amy Kaelber shared the following report:
Wilmot High School JV cheerleading squad competed at the Wisconsin All Star Cheer Championships in Wausau on Saturday. The JV team competed in the small cheer division and took first place defending their first place win from last year…
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Jan 26th, 2010
by Darren Hillock.
Genoa City Baseball and Softball Registration is underway.
In-person registration will be held at Randall School on Wednesday, Jan. 27 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Use the Junior High entrance.
Online registration is now open at
www.eteamz.com/genoacity and runs through Jan. 31. Further information and details are available through the website or contact Karen Koehn (softball questions) at
rkkoehn@verizon.net, Lance Platts at…
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Jan 18th, 2010
by Darren Hillock.

UPDATED on 1/19 with JV results.
Denise Ericson shared the following report on the Southern Lakes Conference cheerleading conference meet:
Cheerleading squads from Wilmot and Central high schools competed in the Southern Lakes Conference Championship on Saturday, Jan. 16 at Delavan-Darien High School.
Here are the results for the varsity squads:
- 3rd Place - Waterford.
- 2nd Place - (Tie) Westosha Central and Delavan-Darien.
- 1st Place - Wilmot.
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Jan 16th, 2010
by David Thoss.
The Central Falcons boys hosted the Wilmot Panthers on Friday, in the first of their two games this season. The Falcons emerged victorious 63 to 56.
After a rousing rendition of the National Anthem by Central senior Sean Pitts on saxophone, the crowd was treated to an exciting high school basketball game. The crowd was loud on both sides of the gym cheering on their schools.
A trio of Falcon seniors, Erik Richter, Dustin…
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Jan 15th, 2010
by Darren Hillock.

Cheerleading squads from Wilmot and Central high schools will be competing in their conference meet this Saturday.
The meet will be held at Delavan-Darien High School.
Wilmot will be competing with junior varsity and varsity squads. The Wilmot JV girls are first up at 9 a.m. Varsity competes at 10:05 a.m. (I don't know the start time for Central. -- DH)
Other teams competing will be: Badger…
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Jan 14th, 2010
by Darren Hillock.

There will be open gym for any Lakeland Little League players starting Sunday, Jan. 17 and continuing Jan. 17, 24, 31 and Feb. 7.
The open gyms are (by location and level):
Central High School
- Softball open gym, noon to 2 p.m.
- Baseball instructional league (5-6 year olds) and baseball AA league (7-8 year olds) 2 to 4 p.m.
Wilmot High School
- Baseball AAA league (9-10
Jan 11th, 2010
by Darren Hillock.

Registration for Lakeland Little League's 56th season is underway.
Baseball (ages 5-18) and fast pitch softball (ages 6-18) registration fees are:
- $125 for Minor League and above.
- $75 for Instructional Leagues.
On-site registration will take place:
- Monday, Jan. 25, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., Central High School cafetorium.
- Thursday, Jan. 28, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., Central High School cafetorium.
Online registration is underway and continues through Feb. 15. Visit
http://eteamz.active.com/lakelandll/, click registration on…
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Jan 10th, 2010
by Darren Hillock.
Today was the final day of the Bristol Shootout grade school A and B teams boys basketball tournament at Bristol School.
Lakewood took the A team bracket championship.
Randall took the B team bracket championship.
Here are today's results, supplied by Salem B Coach Jim Valentine:
A teams
- Lakewood (first) defeated Williams Bay (2nd) 46 to 24.
- Salem (third) defeated host Bristol (fourth) 27 to 6.
- Brighton (fifth) defeated Trevor (sixth) 39 to 28.
B teams
Jan 9th, 2010
by Darren Hillock.
Updated with photos.
Jim Valentine, Salem B team coach, supplied these results of day 2 at Bristol School's Bristol Shootout basketball tournament:
A Games
- Brighton 32 - St Al's 22
- Trevor 41 - Paris 21
- Williams Bay 45 - Bristol 10
- Lakewood 44 - Salem 22
B Games
- Trevor 36 - Lakewood 14
- Salem 33 - Paris 20
- Lakewood 25 - Williams Bay 19
- Randall 23 - Bristol 21
The tournament continues tomorrow with the following line-up:
A Games
- Noon -- Brighton vs. Trevor.
- 1 p.m
Jan 7th, 2010
by Darren Hillock.
Salem B Team Coach Jim Valentine reports that the A and B team basketball games between Salem and Wheatland have been cancelled…
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Jan 6th, 2010
by David Thoss.
The Central Lady Falcons hosted Lake Geneva Badger Tuesday on Parents Night. The Falcons prevailed 50-41 to improve to 6-2 and 2-2 in the Southern Lakes Conference.
Coach Dan Derler's Falcons jumped out to an early lead on the strong play of Faith Lois and inside spark of Randi Rederer. However, the Badgers had a strong outside shooting game from Gina Ambrose to shrink the lead to 10-8 at the end…
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Jan 5th, 2010
by Darren Hillock.

The Salem Booster Club has filled the boys basketball B team coaching slots it had open due to a rule that put the first coach prospect into conflict with conference rules.
The Boys B Team coaches will now be Jim Valentine and Keith Skrzynecki, the club has announced.
The Boys A Team coaches are Eric Richter and Michael Schwab…
Jan 4th, 2010
by Darren Hillock.
The Western Kenosha County Bulldogs Bantam team capped off their perfect season by defeating the Lake in the Hills Falcons 24-0 to win the Tri-County Youth Football League Super Bowl at Carmel High School on Nov. 15.
The Bulldog Bantam team finished the season undefeated and un-scored upon and averaged over 27 points per game.
The Western Kenosha County Youth Football Program, also known as the Bulldogs, offers tackle…
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Dec 30th, 2009
by David Thoss.
The Central High School Falcons were hosted by the Brookfield East Spartans Tuesday night in the second game in the Lavern Luebstorf Christmas Tournament.
The Falcons went out to a quick 7-0 lead on a 3-pointer by Austin Damaschke, and buckets from Erik Richter and Spencer McCoy. The Falcons ended up with a first quarter lead of 15-9.
In the second quarter, the Spartans cut into the lead with some pinpoint inside…
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Dec 26th, 2009
by Darren Hillock.
Central High School's tennis coaches Pat and Paul Brings were recently recognized by the School Board for their contributions to the school's fledgling tennis program.
The couple, who started the school's tennis programs and also started a community tennis organization, worked with the United States Tennis Association to apply for a grant to help build facilities, said Kris Allison, athletic director. The school received $35,000 towards its new court, which are under construction.
The…
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Dec 24th, 2009
by Darren Hillock.
Central High School student Jim Schultz was recognized by the school board recently for being named:
- All state volleyball player.
- Southeast Conference Player of the Year.
Schultz is a senior at Central.
Dec 23rd, 2009
by Darren Hillock.
The Salem Booster Club, which funds and organizes sports and extracurricular activirties at Salem School, is looking for a coach for the boys basketball B team.
The club had a coach step forward, but that indivudual was not eligible under conference rules,
Anyone interested in coaching can submit their qualifications to:
salemboosterclub@gmail.com
Dec 21st, 2009
by Darren Hillock.
Two weeks ago two radio hosts Team Mully and Hanley from The Score 670 AM collected donations on behalf of the Salem Booster Club during a broadcast from Union Station, Chicago.
Today the goods were delivered in two boxes that contained 15 basketballs, a bucket of softballs, bats, batting helmets, volleyballs and other miscellaneous equipment.
Here's some video of the goods arriving and some students getting a first look…
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Dec 16th, 2009
by David Thoss.
The Burlington Demons hosted the Central Falcons Tuesday in an SLC clash.
The temperature was not the only thing cold that night, as the Falcons got off to a slow start falling behind a hot shooting Demon squad 18-8 after the first quarter. The Demons played the Falcons tight on defense, pressing full court and Central had a tough time getting into the offense, due to turnovers, and fell behind…
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Dec 11th, 2009
by David Thoss.
As with most rivalry games, "they" say you can throw out the records when Wilmot and Central play.
Well last night was no exception as the undefeated Central Falcons girls hosted the winless Wilmot Panthers in Paddock Lake.
The Falcons led into the fourth quarter and held off a late valiant effort by the Panthers. But Central kept their record perfect with a 36-33 win.
The Falcons used a strong box and one…
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Dec 10th, 2009
by Darren Hillock.
The Salem girls basketball team -- despite a valiant fourth quarter rally -- lost to Raymond in the Westosha Athletic Conference post season tournament championship game 26 to 29 Tuesday night.
The game was held at Wheatland Center School.
Here's some video.
With around four minutes left to play, Salem is down by four points and they start to claw there way back:
In this segment, the Falcons pull even and then ahead, but…
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Dec 2nd, 2009
by Darren Hillock.
Dave Thoss filed these photos and this report on Tuesday's Central boys basketball game:
Central opened the 2009-2010 season at Shoreland Lutheran falling 37-27 to the Pacers in Somers. The young Falcons showed a little rust in getting off to a slow start in the first quarter, trailing 10-4. The Falcons failed to improve in the second stanza, with cold shooting and trailed 17-8 at halftime. However, in the the second half the…
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