Oconomowoc team ‘more physical, athletic and well-coached’ By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent The Lake Geneva Badgers faced a tough challenge in their Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association regional semifinal against Oconomowoc on Friday and came up short 64-43. Oconomowoc (18-6, 13-1) was the Wisconsin Little Ten Champion and seeded No. 6 […]

Wrestlers compete at state By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent The Badger High School basketball team had to hold off a furious Delavan-Darien rally the last time it faced the Comets before holding on for a 70-61 road win Jan. 15. The Badgers had an easier go of things on Feb. […]

Boys basketball climbs in standings By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent The Southern Lakes Conference wrestling championship belongs to Lake Geneva Badger once again. Badger last won the title in 2013. Badger scored 231 team points to win the championship at Waterford on Saturday. Elkhorn finished second with 210.5, Waterford took […]

By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent Badger High School graduate Lana Wieseman added another record to her collection Jan. 16. The Beloit College senior basketball player already held the single game and single season scoring records with 37 points in a game and 468 points in a season. On Jan. 16 […]

By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent The Lake Geneva Badgers got some payback Friday with a home 70-68 win over Wilmot. The Badgers had given up 101 points to the Panthers in a loss Dec. 10, but the Badgers were missing leading scorer Jake Berhorst and Austin Jackson in that game. […]

Wrestlers take second in Mid-States Invite By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent The Badger High School girls basketball team took second place in the Badger Holiday Tournament on Dec. 29 and 30. The tournament was delayed one day by weather. Badger won its semifinal game Dec. 29 over Cudahy 45-40. Badger […]

Boys basketball loses two non-conference games By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent The Badger High School wrestlers finished ninth at the Badger State Wrestling Tournament in Stoughton on Dec. 19 with 153.5 points. Stoughton won the event with 304 points. Robbie Mutimer led the way finishing second at 132 pounds and […]

Girls lose to Tremper By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent The Badger High School boys basketball team won its Southern Lakes Conference opener against Union Grove on Dec. 4 but lost a non-conference match-up with Division 2 powerhouse Seymour on Saturday. The Badgers (1-2, 1-0 SLC) beat the Broncos 57-48 despite […]

By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent In a re-match of last year’s Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association regional game that ended Badger High School’s season, Badger lost to Verona 102-88 on Saturday in the first game of the season for both teams. The Badgers demonstrated offensive firepower including the ability to shoot […]

  By Mike Ramczyk sports@southernlakesnewspapers.com   KENOSHA – For the second time in school history, the Lake Geneva Badger football team was one game away from the state championship Friday night in a Division 2 state semifinal against mighty Waukesha West. But one week after shocking the state’s No. 1 […]