Fred Yagodinski helped build the Luxemburg-Casco baseball program to where it is today. He coached the Spartans beginning in 1968 when the program was just getting started to 1984 and then again from 1987-1999. Yagodinski led L-C to three regional championships in 1984, 1989 and 1990. The program has found even more success in recent years under Terry Jorgensen and now John Bray thanks to the work put in by Yagodinski.

Fred Yagodinski passed away on December 29th of last year.

He was the correct answer to Thursday's trivia question. Congratulations to David Pfister for answering the question correctly! David is the winner of a $25 certificate to The Rendezvous.

Thursday was a travel day for local athletes as they compete in 20 different events this weekend at the WIAA State Track Meet in LaCrosse. Most of the athletes will begin their day at 9:30 a.m. when preliminary heats of the sprints and field events kick off. You can find heat sheets below for the events featuring local athletes.

Event 33  Boys 100 Meter Dash Division 2
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10 Advance:  Top 1 Each Heat plus Next 8 Best Times
     Name                        Year School                 Seed           
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Heat 1  Prelims
  2  Jeff Williams                 SR Brodhead/Juda         11.35 
  3  Carter Hahn                   JR Ripon                 11.22 
  4  Max Bennett                   SR Wautoma               11.17 
  5  Jordan Montgomery             SR Monroe                11.03 
  6  Tate Koplous                  SR CatholicMemorial      11.09 
  7  Griffin Geib                  SR Luxemburg-Casco       11.19 
  8  Vincent Winkler               SR New London            11.28 
  9  Jared Clapper                 JR Whitewater            11.40 

Event 42  Boys 4x200 Meter Relay Division 2
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10 Advance:  Top 1 Each Heat plus Next 8 Best Times
     School                                                  Seed           
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Heat 1  Prelims
  2  Amery                                                1:32.92 
     1) Dalton Johnson SR               2) Lance Waalen SR                
     3) Tyler Reichert SR               4) Gus Wentz JR                   
     5) Galen Coy SR                    6) Dylan Thomsen JR               
  3  Wisconsin Lutheran                                   1:32.25 
     1) Robert Rehm SO                  2) Isaiah Hopf SO                 
     3) Evann Vasatko JR                4) Trevionn Chancellor SR         
     5) Jeremiah Hampton SO             6) Jason Bonow SR                 
  4  Marinette                                            1:31.42 
     1) Darrell Dufeck SR               2) Anthony Jardeen SR             
     3) Jermey Wendt SR                 4) Alex Shaw JR                   
     5) Sam Drees JR                    6) Joaquim Hardiman SR            
  5  Milwaukee Lutheran                                   1:30.64 
     1) Mykale Christian JR             2) Noel Williams SR               
     3) Ruben Richardson SR             4) Damien Joy SO                  
     5) Jaren Windham SR                6) Aaron Everett SO               
  6  Whitewater                                           1:30.72 
     1) Jack Mayer JR                   2) Juan Cuellar JR                
     3) Willem Leibbrand JR             4) Jared Clapper JR               
     5) Tyler Pavlik JR                 6) Cody Gamble JR                 
  7  Catholic Memorial                                    1:31.53 
     1) Tate Kopulos SR                 2) Joe Sikma JR                   
     3) Joe Floryance JR                4) Jaden Brozynski SO             
     5) Josh Jungwirth FR               6) Alex Oechsner SO               
  8  Little Chute                                         1:32.37 
     1) Adam Hietpas SR                 2) Carson Wyngaard SO             
     3) Connor Christopherson SR        4) Bryce Schumacher SR            
     5) Noah Mueller SR                 6) Carter Pynenberg JR            
  9  Saint Croix Falls                                    1:33.03 
     1) Logan Ross JR                   2) Anthony Will JR                
     3) McKinley Erickson SO            4) Spencer Steek SR               
     5) Andrew Opel JR                  6) Boden Enochs JR                
Heat 2  Prelims
  2  Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau                             1:32.56 
     1) Ben Stenberg SR                 2) Keagan Wall SR                 
     3) Garrett Eddy SR                 4) Luke Vance SO                  
     5) Caleb Oliver JR                 6) Kyle Scherr JR                 
  3  Laconia                                              1:31.67 
     1) Cooper Kastenschmidt JR         2) Cody Leonard FR                
     3) Kyle Johnson FR                 4) Jacob Davies JR                
     5) Keegan Leonard JR               6) Derek Stahmann SR              
  4  Mount Horeb                                          1:31.22 
     1) Charlie Fish JR                 2) Gabe Guenther JR               
     3) Joey Henderson SO               4) Caden Lee SR                   
     5) Tanner Gassman SO               6) Malik Winston SR               
  5  Freedom                                              1:28.79 
     1) Gavin Hafemann JR               2) Bryce Vandenberg SR            
     3) Luke Pingel SR                  4) Ty Brickner SR                 
     5) Jon Verhasselt SO               6) Conor Dickrell SO              
  6  Jefferson                                            1:30.75 
     1) Brady Gotto FR                  2) Logan Wegner SR                
     3) Jordan Wiesen JR                4) Taylor Phillips SO             
     5) Kevin Neri SO                   6) Dean Neff JR                   
  7  Lodi                                                 1:31.55 
     1) Cayden Coddington SO            2) Lucas Heyroth FR               
     3) Jack Hansen JR                  4) Luke Beckwith JR               
     5) Tim Prosek SR                   6) Austin Davis SR                
  8  Luxemburg-Casco                                      1:32.37 
     1) Derek Chervenka SR              2) Parker Veeser JR               
     3) Bryce Ronsman FR                4) Griffin Geib SR                
     5) Colton Koss SR                  6) Jake Guth JR                   
  9  Rhinelander                                          1:33.04 
     1) Nickolas Kriesel JR             2) Josh Francisco SR              
     3) Caleb Olcikas FR                4) Anthony Kowalski SR            

Event 48  Boys 400 Meter Dash Division 2
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10 Advance:  Top 1 Each Heat plus Next 8 Best Times
     Name                        Year School                 Seed           
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Heat 1  Prelims
  2  Dane Tischendorf              SR Antigo                51.19 
  3  Teddy Redman                  JR Stratford             50.65 
  4  Travis Drumm                  JR Edgewood              50.28 
  5  Casey Ponyiscanyi             SR Lakeside Luth.        49.45 
  6  Caleb Henry                   SR Brown Deer            49.55 
  7  Max Krause                    JR New London            50.44 
  8  Connor Murphy                 SR WisconsinHeights      50.87 
  9  Cole Trimberger               SR Peshtigo              51.21 
Heat 2  Prelims
  2  Marshall Paider               SR Luxemburg-Casco       51.02 
  3  Deairus Clerveaux             SR Rice Lake             50.62 
  4  Marcus-Jay Wilkes             SR University Milw.      49.86 
  5  Evan Schuster                 JR Racine St. Cath.      48.56 
  6  Erik Jorgenson                SR Westby                49.62 
  7  Noah Hurley                   SR Wisconsin Luther      50.52 
  8  Joe Wopat                     SR West Salem            50.92 
  9  Noah Mueller                  SR Little Chute          51.29 

Event 69  Boys 200 Meter Dash Division 2
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10 Advance:  Top 1 Each Heat plus Next 8 Best Times
     Name                        Year School                 Seed           
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Heat 1  Prelims
  2  George Halverson              SR Lake Country          22.90 
  3  Max Bennett                   SR Wautoma               22.68 
  4  Jordan Montgomery             SR Monroe                22.48 
  5  Evan Schuster                 JR Racine St. Cath.      22.11 
  6  Griffin Geib                  SR Luxemburg-Casco       22.30 
  7  Gavin Hafemann                JR Freedom               22.53 
  8  Michael Knaack                SR Northwestern          22.74 
  9  Dameco Walker                 SR Brown Deer            22.91 

Thursday's trivia question is, "Who coached Luxemburg-Casco's baseball team for 30 of the first 32 years of its existence?"

You can find this question in the DoorCountyDailyNews.com E-paper. If you answer correctly through the E-paper, you have an opportunity to win a $25 certificate to The Rendezvous.

The answer will be posted at 7 AM on Friday.

Luxemburg-Casco finished their season off earlier this week with a fifth-place finish in the Mosinee Sectional.

Coming off a regional championship at its home course, Matt Dorn's 11th place finish was the Spartans' best on the day, scoring an 84 on the 18-hole course.

Results are below

Luxemburg-Casco 

Coach:
Dwight Will
 

Team Score: 343

Luxemburg-Casco girls soccer played their final regular season game on Friday at Freedom. It was a tough matchup for the Spartans and they fell 4-0. Up next for L-C is the playoffs which begin on Thursday against a familiar opponent. They'll travel to conference foe Fox Valley Lutheran for a 5 PM kickoff. FVL won the only matchup between the two teams this season winning 2-0 at Luxemburg-Casco on May 16th.

Attendees at the WIAA State Track Meet will get to know the name Griffin Geib very well next weekend in LaCrosse.

The Luxemburg-Casco junior qualified for state in the 100 meter dash, 200 meter dash, and part of the 4 x 200m relay team also featuring Derek Chervenka, Bryce Ronsman, Colton Koss, Parker Veeser, and Jake Guth. Marhsall also qualified in the 400 meter run. 

Click here for results

Luxemburg-Casco football will open their 53rd season on the gridiron at New London on Friday, August 23rd at 7 PM. The Spartans hope to start this season like they did last year. In 2018, their season began with a 14-7 victory at Denmark.  The Thursday High School Sports Question of the day was "Who did Luxemburg-Casco football beat to open up the 2018 season? The answer is Denmark?".  Cheri Kline correctly answered Denmark and wins a $25 gift certificate from the Rendezvous of Luxemburg.

After cruising past Marinette earlier this week, the Luxemburg-Casco Spartans were shutout by the Seymour Thunder 7-0 in the Division 2 Regional softball final.

Two big innings doomed the Spartans, including a four-run first inning by the Thunder thanks to three run home run by Patricia Nieland.

Luxemburg-Casco Spartans Varsity's bats were strong against Denmark on Thursday, but it wasn't enough as Luxemburg-Casco Spartans Varsity fell 7-6. 

Noah Lindsley got things going for the Spartans with a solo home run in the first inning before Owen Deprez tacked on a run a couple batters later. With the Vikings up 4-2, the Spartans would score four runs in the top of the fifth led by a game tying two-run home run by Lance Tebon. The Vikings would score two runs in the bottom of the sixth and deal the fatal blow in extra innings when Brennan Miller stole home.

The Spartans finished the season 6-12.

Thursday's trivia question is, "Who did Luxemburg-Casco football beat to open up the 2018 season?"

You can find this question in the DoorCountyDailyNews.com E-paper. If you answer correctly through the E-paper, you have an opportunity to win a $25 certificate to The Rendezvous.

The answer will be posted at 7 AM on Friday.

Area soccer teams are coming to the end of their season with just a couple matches remaining before playoffs begin next week.

Luxemburg-Casco was originally supposed to play Thursday afternoon against Freedom in a make-up contest from April. That game will now be played tomorrow.

Packerland Conference matchups include Sevastopol/Gibraltar hosting Sturgeon Bay at 6 p.m. and Kewaunee playing on the road against Green Bay NEW Lutheran at 4:30 p.m.

Luxemburg-Casco saw its 5-3 lead evaporate quickly in the fifth inning as it lost to Pulaski 7-5 Monday evening. 

It was a letdown for the Spartans, which came back from its own 3-0 deficit by scoring three runs in the third inning and tacking on an additional pair one inning later. Owen Deprez led the offensive attack for the Spartans getting two hits and driving in a pair. Bryce Hanmann also drove in two runs for the Spartans. 

It will be a full bus when Luxemburg-Casco heads to their track sectional meet on Thursday.

The Spartans will send 20 qualifiers to the sectional meet, including six of its eight relay teams. Tanner Kasten and Griffin Geib each brought home multiple gold medals on the boys side while Taylor Thiry and Arabella Adams were the top performers for the girls. 

Listed below are the full results from Monday's regional track meet held at Wrightstown

BOYS

100 Meters  Varsity - Finals x

4.12Arabella Adams13.59aLuxemburg-Casco5.10Brooklyn Christoph13.86aLuxemburg-Casco 

200 Meters  Varsity - Finals x

2.9Samantha Kahr27.93aLuxemburg-Casco7.11Olivia Treml29.50aLuxemburg-Casco 

800 Meters  Varsity - Finals x

3.12Jordan Bukouricz2:34.52aPRLuxemburg-Casco9.9Megan Vandermause2:43.42aPRLuxemburg-Casco12.12Gabrielle Haen2:46.80aLuxemburg-Casco 

1600 Meters  Varsity - Finals x

5.12Brenna Cisler5:53.36aSRLuxemburg-Casco9.12Jena Berceau6:10.91aLuxemburg-Casco 

3200 Meters  Varsity - Finals x

8.12Brenna Cisler12:59.97aLuxemburg-Casco12.10Ella Junion13:33.73aLuxemburg-Casco 

100m Hurdles - 33"  Varsity - Finals x

6.11Cassie Flynn18.65aPRLuxemburg-Casco 

300m Hurdles - 30"  Varsity - Finals x

3.11Kate Hilbert50.90aPRLuxemburg-Casco7.10Hannah Derenne52.56aSRLuxemburg-Casco 

4x100 Relay  Varsity - Finals x

4.Samantha Kahr
Brooklyn Christoph
Alexandria Wech
Arabella Adams54.50aLuxemburg-Casco 

4x200 Relay  Varsity - Finals x

3.Samantha Kahr
Kate Hilbert
Madelyn Smith
Arabella Adams1:55.08aLuxemburg-Casco 

4x400 Relay  Varsity - Finals x

3.Hannah Derenne
Morgan Tillmann
Kate Hilbert
Jordan Bukouricz4:19.24aLuxemburg-Casco 

4x800 Relay  Varsity - Finals x

5.Morgan Tillmann
Gabrielle Haen
Jena Berceau
Jordan Bukouricz10:39.93aLuxemburg-Casco 

Shot Put - 4kg  Varsity - Finals x

2.9Taylor Thiry34-04.50Luxemburg-Casco6.9Grace Tlachac31-08.50PRLuxemburg-Casco 

Discus - 1kg  Varsity - Finals x

3.9Taylor Thiry98-00PRLuxemburg-Casco13.9Grace Tlachac77-00Luxemburg-Casco 

High Jump  Varsity - Finals x

5.10Hannah Derenne4-10.00Luxemburg-Casco 

Pole Vault  Varsity - Finals x

3.10Brooklyn Christoph8-00.00Luxemburg-Casco5.10Teddi Froelich7-00.00Luxemburg-Casco 

Long Jump  Varsity - Finals x

2.12Arabella Adams16-05.00PRLuxemburg-Casco 

Triple Jump  Varsity - Finals x

11.11Cassie Flynn29-06.50Luxemburg-Casco12.10Hannah Derenne29-05.25Luxemburg-Casco 

Area high school golfers hope to punch their ticket to Madison when WIAA Regional Golf Invitationals begin Tuesday.

Luxemburg-Casco will host one of the regional sites with Sturgeon Bay playing in the first wave and the Spartans joining Southern Door in the third wave of the Division 2 competition.

Gibraltar and Sevastopol are slated to head to the Division 3 regional site hosted by Oneida Nation with the Pioneers golfing in the first wave and the Vikings putting their way through the second wave. The regional meets conclude on Wednesday with qualifiers golfing next week at sectional sites on May 28th and 29th.

Luxemburg-Casco soccer had no trouble putting the ball in the net on Friday at home against Little Chute. Lauren Dhuey scored a hat trick and Heather Iverson added two goals to lead the Spartans to a 6-0 victory. Ally Zimmerman picked up the other goal for L-C. Natalie Haen secured the shutout in the net.

The Spartans will host New London on Monday for a 6:30 PM kickoff.

Luxemburg-Casco baseball almost prevented Wrightstown from clinching the North Eastern Conference crown on Thursday. The Spartans went on the road and narrowly lost to the Tigers 5-4. Jack Kinnard, Owen Deprez and Jake Cravillion all had two hits in defeat. 

L-C will have one final regular season hosting non-conference opponent Pulaski on Monday at 4:30 PM. 

Then on Thursday the 23rd, the Spartans will take on a very familiar foe. It will be the start of the postseason and for the eighth consecutive year, Luxemburg-Casco will play Denmark in the playoffs. The game will be at Denmark starting at 4:30 PM. L-C lost both matchups during the season Vikings while the Spartans have won the last two postseason matchups between them.

In three of the last five years the two teams have met in the regional championship game with Luxemburg-Casco winning two out of the three including in 2014 when the Spartans upset Denmark on the road. Denmark was the answer to Thursday's trivia question. The final score in that game was 5-0.

Congratulations to Jill Dalebroux for answering the question correctly! She will win a $25 certificate to The Rendezvous.

A special camp put on by the Luxemburg Casco football team is making a big impact in the community.  The Spartan Influence Camp will be held this Saturday at the Luxemburg-Casco Sports Complex.  The 90-minute camp will give students with disabilities from five to 21 years of age a chance to be active and learn more about the sport of football.  Spartan Head Coach Dillon Maney says the event is a service learning project for all involved and builds leadership skills for all his players, especially the six who served as camp coordinators. 

This is the second year the L-C football program has put on the Spartan Influence Camp which anticipates about 20 area youth participating.   

Thursday's trivia question is, "In 2014, which of Luxemburg-Casco's conference rivals did Terry Jorgensen's baseball team upset on the road in the 2014 regional championship game?"

You can find this question in the DoorCountyDailyNews.com E-paper. If you answer correctly through the E-paper, you have an opportunity to win a $25 certificate to The Rendezvous.

The answer will be posted at 7 AM on Friday.

Luxemburg-Casco struggled on the road against the top team in the North Eastern Conference. Wrightstown defeated the Spartans 7-0. L-C will try to get back on track on Thursday when they host Fox Valley Lutheran at 4:30 PM.

Dylan Dahlke had two hits including a home run, two runs scored and two RBIs for Luxemburg-Casco against Wrightstown on Tuesday. His big day at the plate was not enough for the Spartans as they lost on their home field 8-4. Noah Lindsey had a double and 2 RBIs for L-C as well.

These two teams will meet again on Thursday, this time at Wrightstown. First pitch is scheduled for 4:30 PM.

Luxemburg-Casco's Ally Dart did it all in the Spartans' 9-6 victory over Waupaca Monday.

From the circle, Dart struck out five in her day's work while from the plate she went 3-3 with two doubles. Allison Routhieaux and Sierra Shefchik also contributed in the Northeastern Conference victory, each collecting a pair of hits.

The Spartans are back in action again Tuesday against Wrightstown.

Luxemburg-Casco baseball had trouble on their home field on Saturday as they were swept in a doubleheader by Waupaca. The Comets took game one 7-3 and then won a nailbiter 1-0 over the Spartans.

L-C will host Wrightstown on Tuesday at 4:30 PM.

Luxemburg-Casco's track and field teams participated in the North Eastern Conference Championship meet in Denmark on Saturday.

The boys picked up a fourth-place conference finish picking up 74.5 points. The Spartan girls finished with 40 points which was good for seventh place.

Denmark's boys and girls teams each won conference championships.

For the Spartan boys Griffin Geib won the 100M and placed second in the 200M. Derek Chervenka placed third in the 100M. Marshall Paider placed fourth in the 400M and third in the 800M. John Larson finished fourth in the 110M Hurdles. 

The biggest highlight for the girls was Taylor Thiry finishing third in the Shot Put.

Luxemburg-Casco soccer split a pair of games in a quad tournament on their home field on Saturday. The Spartans took the first game 2-1 over Shawano behind Heather Iverson's two goals. They fell in the second game to Sheboygan Falls 7-0. Natalie Haen made a combined nine saves over the two games. 

The Spartans travel to Wrightstown on Tuesday for a 4:30 PM kickoff.

Ally Dart was unstoppable in two games against Little Chute on Saturday as Luxemburg-Casco won their third and fourth games in two days. In game one, Dart pitched a three-hit complete game and hit a three-run homer to lead the Spartans to a 7-1 win. Ali Routhieaux also homered in game one.

In game two, Dart pitched a complete game shutout in a 8-0 L-C victory. Jenna Jorgensen had two hits and two RBIs and Heather Dart contributed two RBIs.

On Friday Luxemburg-Casco took two games at home from Oconto Falls. They'll now host Waupaca on Monday for a 4:30 PM first pitch. 

Luxemburg-Casco hosted a doubleheader against Oconto Falls on Friday and took both games. The Spartans won game one 4-2. McKenzie Hanson and Ally Dart each had two hits. Dart also provided two RBIs. Kendall Prevost and Mackie Junio each added a double.

L-C won game two 5-0. Jenna Jorgensen went 3-for-4, Provost added two more hits and Junio had two RBIs. Ally Dart started both games and picked up the win in both.

The Spartans will play their second doubleheader in two days on Saturday when they travel to Little Chute. Game one is scheduled for 11 AM.

Luxemburg-Casco was only able to muster a single tally in their 3-1 non-conference soccer loss to Menasha Thursday. Lauren Dhuey provided the lone goal for the Spartans while Natalie Haen was peppered with shots in the net, saving nine of 12 shots taken by the Blue Jays.

The Spartans last regular season game is two weeks from today and they're pushing for a better seed in the playoffs. L-C did not win a playoff game last year but they did the year before, defeating Kewaskum in the first round of the regionals. The final score was 6-1 which was the correct answer to Thursday's trivia question. Congratulations to Tina Iverson for answering the question correctly! She will win a $25 certificate to The Rendezvous.

Thursday's trivia question is, "Head Coach Tracy Bins' 2017 girls soccer team beat Kewaskum in the first round of the regional playoffs. What was the final score of that game?"

You can find this question in the DoorCountyDailyNews.com E-paper. If you answer correctly through the E-paper, you have an opportunity to win a $25 certificate to The Rendezvous.

The answer will be posted at 7 AM on Friday.

Cassie Schiltz, a senior at Luxemburg-Casco High School, has been selected as one of 32 finalists – 16 senior girls and 16 senior boys – to receive the 2019 WIAA Statewide Scholar Athlete Award of the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association.

Chosen from among 823 seniors nominated, the 32 finalists were recognized at an awards ceremony held May 5 in Wausau. Each received a medallion and certificate, along with a plaque for display at their respective schools.

Schiltz is the seventh finalist for the WIAA Statewide Scholar Athlete Award from Luxemburg-Casco High School.  She follows: Mary Kay Destiche (1994), Dennis Delebreau (1994), Brad Shefchik (1995), Stephanie Warnke (1996), Ann Gotstein (1998) and Eric Metzler (2005).

A 5-11 guard for the L-C girls basketball team, she finished her career as the school’s all-time scoring leader with 1,980 points and was a four-time team Most Valuable Player. Schiltz has committed to play basketball at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay starting next season.

Schiltz was a four-time, first-team All-North Eastern Conference selection, and she was chosen as the conference’s Offensive Player of the Year her junior and senior years. Schiltz also was a unanimous pick to the Division 2 first team of the Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA), along with fourth-team all-state, as a senior.

The daughter of Dan and Mary Schiltz of Luxemburg, she earned four letters in basketball, four in volleyball and one in softball at Luxemburg-Casco.

The 32 finalists for Statewide Scholar Athlete were determined by selecting four boys and four girls – based on athletic and academic achievement – from each of four WIAA divisions (Schiltz in Division 2). More than 1,000 Scholar Athlete finalists have been recognized since the program began in 1984.

An archived version of the awards ceremony is available at www.wiaawi.org.

Schiltz also has been nominated for the girls basketball Player of the Year at the Wisconsin High School Sports Awards, which recognizes and honors the top athletic accomplishments in state high school sports. The event will be held May 8 at the Fox Cities Performing Arts Center in Appleton.

The Luxemburg-Casco Spartans baseball team scored three runs in the fourth inning, but it was not enough to claw all the way back in a 6-5 loss to Little Chute.

Dylan Dahlke, Jake Cravillion and Blake Yagodinski led the way offensively for the Spartans. Dahlke had two hits and a RBI while Cravillion and Yagodinski each knocked in a pair.

Pitcher Ian Doell took the loss for the Spartans, striking out six Mustangs but allowing five runs (four earned) in almost five innings of work.

The Luxemburg-Casco Spartans softball team busted out their hitting sticks Monday, sweeping Clintonville by scores of 11-3 and 16-3.

Ally Dart was a force on the mound and at the plate, getting the win as the team's pitcher and knocking in three runs on a pair of doubles. Mackie Junio, McKenzie Hanson, Jenna Jorgensen, and Lauren Adams also registered run-scoring hits in the doubleheader opener.

The offense poured it on again in the second game, scoring eight runs in the opening frame and five more in the sixth inning. Kendal Prevost, Val Kipp, and Sierra Shefchik also had RBI doubles in the game, with Shefchik also getting the win on the mound. 

For Luxemburg-Casco native Adam Hallet, returning to L-C High School as a sports medicine professional seemed like an improbable dream.
He and his high school sweetheart wife, the former Sara Streckenbach, were living in Western Wisconsin with the thought of someday getting back to the area to be closer to family. They came back to participate in the Bellin Run — Sara as a runner and Adam as a medical volunteer — and though he wasn’t job searching, Hallet learned Bellin Health was looking to hire a Licensed Athletic Trainer at Peshtigo High School. He applied, landed the job and he and Sara, an ICU nurse, were on their way back — but L-C wasn’t a Bellin school, so Hallet figured that was as close to home as he was likely to get.
That all changed a year later when Bellin began providing L-C’s athletic training services. Again, Hallet, a 2009 L-C grad, applied — and before he knew it the former football player and wrestler was back on the same fields and in the same gyms where he’d competed back in his high school days. 
“The way it’s worked out has been for the absolute best – I love it,” Hallet said. “If you would’ve asked me two years ago, I would’ve said there’s no way — but how everything has worked out, it has been just unreal. It’s been cool.”
Motivated to become an athletic trainer by the AT who helped him when he tore his ACL wrestling as a high school sophomore, Hallet loves his job and relishes the chance to make a difference in the lives of his athletes. He spends his mornings in the clinic setting and mid-afternoons until early evenings (or later evenings on event days) at the high school. 
“It’s just fun – it’s something different every day,” Hallet said. “I really like the event coverage. I’m a big sports fan and I think sports bring out the best in people.”  
Hallet also enjoys serving as a resource for students and families who may struggle to navigate an often-confusing healthcare landscape. And there’s nothing like the feeling of satisfaction when an athlete he’s worked with makes his or her comeback.
“I don’t know if there’s a way to describe it, when you see them return to sport and doing something they enjoy,” he said. “It’s not even the physical aspect of playing the sport, but just mentally, psychologically, returning to the team.”
The Hallets are happy to have returned to their home town, and now they’re looking forward to adding to their own team — Adam and Sara’s first child is due this month. 
“It’s pretty cool,” Hallet said. “I didn’t realize how many people I grew up with stayed here. It just goes to show you how good the community is. We’re happy to be home.”

Luxemburg-Casco got off to a strong start on Friday in the Poynette Jamboree but couldn't carry that momentum into Saturday. The Spartans dropped two games starting with a 6-5 loss to Portage. In the second game, they fell 11-3 to Whitnall. The Spartans avoided losing in the fifth inning by picking up three runs in that frame.

L-C will try to get back on track on Monday when they host Clintonville in a doubleheader. Game one is scheduled for 2 PM.

Luxemburg-Casco softball won in walk-off fashion on Friday in a tournament at Poynette High School. The Spartans faced off with Waupun and won 4-3 when McKenzie Hanson hit a walk-off single in the bottom of the seventh inning. Kendal Prevost hit a home run while Ally Dart had an RBI. Dart also pitched the whole game for the Spartans, striking out four batters.

L-C will continue in the tournament on Saturday. They'll take on Portage at 11 AM and then Whitnall at 3 PM.

The Luxemburg-Casco track and field teams put up strong showings in Two Rivers on Friday. The boys finished in second place out of 10 with 111.5 team points. The girls placed 3rd with 106.5 points.

For the boys, Griffin Geib was the fastest in the 100M Dash and 200M. He also was third in the 400M while his teammate Marshall Paider was second in the event. Derek Chervenka, Parker Veeser, Bryce Ronsman, Tanner Kasten, Luke Larson, John Larson and Colton Koss also finished in the top five in other events.

For the girls, they had no winners but picked up plenty of top-five finishes. Arabella Adams in the 100M, Samantha Kahr in the 200M, Morgan Tillmann and Micaela Boucher in the 400M, Jordan Bukouricz for the 800M and Brenna Cisler in the 1600M were all runners that placed in the top five. Kate Hilbert and Hannah Derenne had strong showings in the 300M Hurdles. Taylor Thiry was fourth in the Shot Put. Hannah Derenne was tied for third in the High Jump. Brooklyn Christoph and Teddi Froelich were 4th and 5th respectively in the Pole Vault. Arabella Adams had a personal-best distance in the Long Jump placing in third.

You cannot cut it any closer if you are the Luxemburg-Casco girls soccer team.

A last second goal by Hannah Judkins set up by Heather Iverson gave the Spartans 1-1 decision against Denmark. Goalie Natalie Haen was peppered all evening long, saving 18 of the 19 shots she faced.

Luxemburg-Casco's track and field teams are headed to Two Rivers Friday night for a meet with nine other teams. Gibraltar, Kewaunee and Sturgeon Bay are the other local teams that will be participating. The Spartans last meet was cut short by rain on Tuesday. Neil Seering's teams have had some nice results so far in the season. It shouldn't come as a surprise as Seering has been a head coach at L-C longer than any other active coach there. His first season coaching the girls track and field team was 2007. Seering took over the boys program in 2018.

Neil Seering was the answer to Thursday's trivia question.

The Luxemburg-Casco Spartans could not find their offense in a 10-0 loss to Denmark Thursday.

Ian Doell had a rough day on the mound as well, giving up five runs over just three innings of work.

The loss evened the Spartans record at 6-6 overall and 5-6 in Northeastern Conference play.

Luxemburg-Casco could not come back from a two-run first inning deficit en route to a 5-1 loss to Denmark Thursday. 

After Lexi Penovich and Abby Maricque drove in runs to stake Denmark to its 2-0 lead, McKenzie Hanson cut the lead in half with one swing with a solo home run in the fourth inning. The Vikings would put the game away in seventh inning with three runs Denmark's Katie O'Brien dealing the final blow. Ally Dart took the loss for the Spartans. 

Thursday's trivia question is, "Don Schoen has the second longest active tenure as a head coach at Luxemburg-Casco. He's been coaching Spartan softball since 2009. Who has the longest active tenure of all head coaches at Luxemburg-Casco?"

You can find this question in the DoorCountyDailyNews.com E-paper. If you answer correctly through the E-paper, you have an opportunity to win a $25 certificate to The Rendezvous.

The answer will be posted at 7 AM on Friday.

Area soccer fields will be busy as teams in Door and Kewaunee Counties all have games this afternoon.

In Northeastern Conference play, Luxemburg-Casco travels to Denmark for a 4:30 p.m. start. 

Also kicking off at 4:30 p.m., Kewaunee will host NEW Lutheran while Sevastopol/Gibraltar travels to face Sturgeon Bay in Packerland Conference competition.

Luxemburg-Casco softball had no issue on the road against Freedom on Tuesday. The final score was 11-0 in five innings. Ally Dart threw all five innings for the Spartans striking out 4 batters. Sierra Shefchik went 3-for-3 with a double and three RBIs. McKenzie Hanson added two hits for, while Taylor Isenberg and Heather Dart each had a double.

The Spartans will host Denmark on Thursday with the first pitch scheduled for 4:30 PM.

Luxemburg-Casco couldn't quite come back against Denmark after getting down early at home. The Vikings scored 4 runs in the first inning to take control of the game. The Spartans would outscore Denmark 5-2 the rest of the game but it wasn't enough to get the victory. The final score was 7-5. Anthony Otradovec and Blake Yagidinski each had two hits for the Spartans. Noah Lindsey took the loss.

These two teams will meet again on Thursday, this time at Denmark. The first pitch is scheduled for 4:30 PM.