The Spartans won their first-ever state championship on the floor of the Resch Center as the #3 seed, sweeping Wisconsin Lutheran 25-15, 25-22, 25-23 in the semis and beating McFarland in straight sets 25-21, 25-17, 25-23.

In the semi-finals, the Spartans girls jumped out to a 9-1 lead in the first set and cruised to a 25-15 win.  Set two saw the Spartans control most of the game and led from start to finish to win 25-22.  The final set was a see-saw affair that saw the Vikings take a three-point lead only to have the Spartans come back and prevail 25-23. 

In the finals, Luxemburg-Casco fought off a furious rally by McFarland in the third set to capture its first-ever state volleyball title. Finding themselves down early in the first set 8-2, Luxemburg-Casco was able to regroup and took control late to win 25-21, capturing seven of the final 10 points. Luxemburg-Casco made McFarland dig out of 13-6  hole, but never let them get within striking distance in the second game, winning 25-17. Championships are not meant to be easy and Luxemburg-Casco found that out in the third game. McFarland got out to a 13-7 lead before head coach Jeff Frey called his first time-out to stem the tide. It worked as Luxemburg-Casco captured five of the next seven points before McFarland showed a burst of its own, forcing Frey to call another timeout. Luxemburg-Casco would score 11 of the final 15 points to clinch the title. Hannah Derenne showed nice touch in many of her team-leading 14 kills while Grace Holschuh added another 11. Bekah Day registered 39 assists in her final match for Luxemburg-Casco while Alli Routhieaux led the team in digs with 13. A relatively even game statistically between the two teams, Luxemburg-Casco outpaced top-seeded McFarland in kills 45-27.

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Luxemburg-Casco track coach Neil Seering is hopeful the season can get underway by April 6th.

Addressing his team via video, Seering gave his team a variety of updates and tips on how to stay in shape for a season that could start as soon as the beginning of April. He pointed out the family atmosphere he has helped create, pointing out the hope that the seniors can have some kind of closure to their career and new members to stick with the program. 

Following the lead of many universities and colleges, Luxemburg-Casco School District is shutting down its athletics programming until further notice.

Canceling the athletic practices is part of a multi-prong effort to prevent the possible spread of COVID-19. Other actions included in the release include canceling all after-school activities, restricting the use of the building by non-school groups, postponing large school events, and keeping an eye on the travel of their staff and students. School as of right now is a go for Monday, but students are being asked to bring home their textbooks and computers just in case. You can read the full release below:

March 13, 2020 2:42 PM CST

Yesterday, Governor Tony Evers declared a State of Emergency (Low Level) regarding COVID-19. Today, school leaders from Kewaunee County, along with the Kewaunee County Health Department, collaborated to prepare for next steps in the event that the State of Emergency level continues to rise.

At this time, school will be in operation as normal unless new information warrants a decision should be made otherwise. Strictly as a precaution, your child’s teachers have asked them to bring home textbooks, (Chromebooks for high school students) and other instructional materials in the event that we decide or are directed to close for a period of time. It is important to note that we are taking all recommended precautions. As a reminder, the pace and scope of change is very rapid and therefore we will be communicating updates frequently as new information becomes available.

The Kewaunee County team of educators and Public Health officials will be reconvening again on Sunday, March 15 to discuss any new developments.

The following preventative measures have already been enacted by the L-C School District:

We are actively following the travel plans and subsequent restrictions of both our staff and families. At this time, those restrictions apply to level 2 and 3 international communities as well as the state(s) of California, Washington, New York and cruise ship travel. Currently, a 14 day quarantine is highly recommended for anyone returning from these areas.

Large group events such as concerts, banquets and other similar gatherings will be suspended until further notice.

Until further notice we are suspending all after-school activities effective immediately. This means no athletic, club or play practices will be held. We will also be restricting our building use by non-school groups outside of the regular school day.

Please understand that new information is coming out on a frequent basis and thus we are doing our best to communicate accordingly. In the event that significant action is required we are prepared and resourced appropriately.

For recent travel guidelines:
https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel

COVID-19 facts from Dr. Rai (Prevea):
https://www.wbay.com/content/news/Its-a-pretty-catchy-bug-Prevea-CEO-on-how-to-prevent-coronavirus-spread-568732661.html

To help guide conversations with your child/children:
https://www.nasponline.org/resources-and-publications/resources-and-podcasts/school-climate-safety-and-crisis/health-crisis-resources/talking-to-children-about-covid-19-(coronavirus)-a-parent-resource

A successful 2019-20 basketball campaign for the Luxemburg-Casco Spartans basketball team saw two players receive North Eastern Conference awards.  Junior Ryan Robillard and Sophomore Logan Doell were selected 1st team all-conference.  Robillard averaged 17.6 points, 5.1 rebounds and three rebounds per game for the Spartans.  Doell led the Spartans, who finished 16-8) in scoring with a 18.3 record.  Luxemburg-Casco made it to the regional final in Division 2 before bowing out to Seymour 68-56 last Saturday. 

(photo courtesy of Ron LeCloux)

The Luxemburg-Casco Spartan boys stayed with the #1 seeded Seymour Thunder for nearly the entire game but came up short 68-56 in a WIAA Division II regional final Saturday night in Seymour on WBDK 96.7 FM.  The #5 Spartans withstood Seymour runs in the first half to be within three points 30-27 going into halftime. 

The second half saw the Thunder open up a nine point lead in the second half only to see Luxemburg-Casco close within three points in the final three minutes.  Seymour reponded by hitting key free throws and shutting down the Spartans at the end to come away with the 12 point victory. 

Seymour was led by Mason Dorn with 23 points and Brock Volkman who hit five key pointers for 15 points.  Ryan Robillard scored 15 for the Spartans and senior Carter Sewell added 13.  Senior Matt Cravillion scored seven of his nine points in the second half to keep the Spartans close. 

Luxemburg-Casco (16-9) graduates four seniors Mason Renard and Matt Dorn along with Sewell and Cravillion.  Seymour (23-1) will now advance to the sectionals next Thursday to play the #3 seeded Kaukauna Galloping Ghosts.

The Luxemburg-Casco Spartan boys played their best game of the season and upset the Ashwaubenon Jaguars 70-47 in a WIAA regional semi-final Friday night.  #4 seeded Ashwaubenon started fast taking a six point lead  early in the game thanks to three three-point shots by Matt Imig.  The # 5 seeded Spartans responded by changing defense to a man-to-man and went on a run to take a 30-24 lead at halftime.  Using a patient offense and relentless defense in the second half the Spartans forced numerous Jaguar turnovers and hit free throws to build a 24 point lead.  Ryan Robillard scored 19 points to lead the Spartans while Carter Sewell added 14 and Logan Doell and Peyton Mrotek chipped in 12.  The Spartans (16-8) will now face Seymour (22-1) in the regional final at Seymour High School Saturday night.  # 1 seeded Seymour defeated  # 9 Green Bay Southwest 88-81Pregame will be at 6:30 with tip off at 7 pm on WBDK 96.7 FM.  Paul Schmitt and Grant Dossetto will have the call and the game will be streamed on DoorCountyHighSchoolSports.com.  

(photo courtesy Ron LeCloux)

The Luxemburg-Casco Spartan boys played their best game of the season and upset the Ashwaubenon Jaguars 70-47 in a WIAA regional semi-final Friday night.  #4 seeded Ashwaubenon started fast taking a six point lead  early in the game thanks to three three-point shots by Matt Imig.  The # 5 seeded Spartans responded by changing defense to a man-to-man and went on a run to take a 30-24 lead at halftime.  Using a patient offense and relentless defense in the second half the Spartans forced numerous Jaguar turnovers and hit free throws to build a 24 point lead.  Ryan Robillard scored 19 points to lead the Spartans while Carter Sewell added 14 and Logan Doell and Peyton Mrotek chipped in 12.  The Spartans (16-8) will now face Seymour (22-1) in the regional final at Seymour High School Saturday night.  # 1 seeded Seymour defeated  # 9 Green Bay Southwest 88-81Pregame will be at 6:30 with tip off at 7 pm on WBDK 96.7 FM.  Paul Schmitt and Grant Dossetto will have the call and the game will be streamed on DoorCountyHighSchoolSports.com.  

(photo courtesy Ron LeCloux)

The Luxemburg-Casco Spartan boys will battle the Ashwaubenon Jaguars Friday night in a WIAA Division II Regional semi-final at Ashwaubenon High School.  The #5 Spartans (15-8) are coming off an 84-51 victory over #12 Marinette on Tuesday.  Ashwaubenon, seeded 4th in the regional, had a bye in the first round.  The Jaguars finished 2nd in the Fox River Classic standings with a 14-4 record, 15-7 overall).  Pregame is set for 6:30 pm on 96.7 FM WBDK with tip-off at 7 pm.  The game will also be streamed on DoorKewauneeHighSchoolSports.com with Paul Schmitt and Grant Dossetto on the call.  The winner of the game will play in the regional final on Saturday night at 7 pm.  

Photo courtesy of Ron LeCloux

The Luxemburg-Casco Spartan boys crushed the Marinette Marines 84-51 in WIAA Division II Regional quarterfinal basketball at Luxemburg Tuesday night.  The #5 seeded Spartans jumped out to a 14-4 lead in the first few minutes and never looked back.  After building a 20 point lead in the first half the Spartans went into halftime holding a comfortable 39-23 lead.  Junior Jonas Otradovec led a spirited second-half blitz that saw L-C burn the # 12 Marines in transition scoring easy layups.  Otradovec scored 10 of his 12 points in the second half and the Spartans cruised to the easy first-round victory.  Logan Doell led Luxemburg-Casco (15-8) with 23 points while Peyton Mrotek added 12 and Carter Sewell chipped in 10 more.  Marinette (0-23) was led by Matthew Maye with 17.  The Spartans will now travel to Ashwaubenon Friday night to take on the #4 seeded Jaguars from the Fox Valley Association conference.  Pregame on WBDK 96.7 FM is set for 6:30 pm and tip-off at 7 pm from Ashwaubenon High School.  The game will also be streamed on DoorKewauneeHighSchoolSports.com.

(photo courtesy of Ron LeCloux) 

The Luxemburg-Casco Spartans start on the road to Madison with a Division II regional quarterfinal boys basketball game on Tuesday against the Marinette Marines in Luxemburg.  The Spartans finished 14-8 overall and 11-7 in the North Eastern Conference while Marinette went winless in the season (0-18, 0-22 overall).  Luxemburg-Casco, who beat the Marines 85-59 and  95-53 this year, would advance and travel to Ashwaubenon on Friday night to face the #4 seeded Jaguars if they beat Marinette.  Pregame is set for 6:30 pm on WBDK 96.7FM from Luxemburg-Casco High School with tipoff set for 7 pm.  Matt Piesler and Paul Schmitt will have the call for the game which will also be streamed on DoorKewauneeHighSchoolSports.com.  

(photo courtesy of Ron LeCloux)

Three wrestlers from Luxemburg-Casco will return home from the state wrestling championships in Madison with extra hardware.

Lucas Joniaux and Reece Worachek took home the top prize in their respective brackets. Joniaux won his first title at 132 pounds with a 3-1 victory over Two Rivers' Bailey Thelen. Worachek captured title number two with a 7-2 win over Will Schaefer of Belmont/Platteville. Easton Worachek won his medal earlier in the day, winning fifth place at 106 pounds. 

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Easton Worachek (41-11) placed 5th and scored 10.0 team points.

Quarterfinal - Tommy Brown (Northwestern) 36-10 won by decision over Easton Worachek (Luxemburg-Casco) 41-11 (Dec 11-9)

Cons. Round 1 - Easton Worachek (Luxemburg-Casco) 41-11 won by fall over Mason Gill (Shoreland Lutheran) 41-6 (Fall 0:19)

Cons. Semi - Luke Dux (Neillsville/Greenw./Loyal) 37-5 won by decision over Easton Worachek (Luxemburg-Casco) 41-11 (Dec 4-0)

5th Place Match - Easton Worachek (Luxemburg-Casco) 41-11 won by fall over Tommy Brown (Northwestern) 36-10 (Fall 4:54)

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Lucas Joniaux (47-5) placed 1st and scored 21.0 team points.

Quarterfinal - Lucas Joniaux (Luxemburg-Casco) 47-5 won by major decision over Gus Donovan (Richland Center) 40-12 (MD 11-0)

Semifinal - Lucas Joniaux (Luxemburg-Casco) 47-5 won by decision over Matt Rogge (Prairie Du Chien) 46-7 (Dec 1-0)

1st Place Match - Lucas Joniaux (Luxemburg-Casco) 47-5 won by decision over Bailey Thelen (Two Rivers) 38-4 (Dec 3-1)

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Reece Worachek (48-1) placed 1st and scored 21.0 team points.

Quarterfinal - Reece Worachek (Luxemburg-Casco) 48-1 won by major decision over Aaron Heine (Jefferson) 41-9 (MD 8-0)

Semifinal - Reece Worachek (Luxemburg-Casco) 48-1 won by decision over Alex Witt (Monroe) 43-8 (Dec 4-0)

1st Place Match - Reece Worachek (Luxemburg-Casco) 48-1 won by decision over Will Schaefer (Belmont/Platteville) 40-7 (Dec 7-2)