It’s the weekend and there isn’t a shortage of activities in Waukesha this weekend.
For all those Halloween lovers, the haunted houses at the Wisconsin Feargrounds are open from 6:45 to 11:30 p.m. tonight and Saturday and run on weekends in October, concluding on Halloween night. The houses are located on the Wisconsin Expo Center Grounds.
Catholic Memorial High School’s Halloween Haunted House also opens from 7 to 10 p.m. tonight at the school’s old rectory building located at 601 E. College Ave.
But if sports are your preference, than you’re in luck and it’s not because the Milwaukee Brewers are playing this weekend.
That’s because it’s the final night of the high school football regular season. And while the battle of Waukesha that pits North (3-5) vs. West (8-0) might not be that close on the scoreboard, the atmosphere between these two cross-town rivals should be electric. In my experience, records are usually thrown out the window with two rivals.
North is not eligible for the playoffs, but West, the defending Division 1 state champions, can wrap up the outright Classic 8 conference title with a win. The Wolverines are also trying to go into the opening round of the postseason playing their best ball after defeating fellow conference power Arrowhead last week.
Waukesha South (2-7) is at Pius XI (2-7) in a contest of two teams at the bottom of the Classic 8 conference, but it’s the seniors’ final chance to shine. And Catholic Memorial (5-3) hosts Kettle Moraine (4-4), in a game where the Crusaders are still jockeying for playoff position.
All the Waukesha schools also compete in the Wisconsin School Music Association State Marching Band Championships at UW-Whitewater on Saturday. Waukesha South is at noon. West is at 2:45 p.m. and North follows at 3 p.m.