For the third time in four years, the Luxemburg-Casco Spartan girls’ volleyball team will be heading to state.  The Spartans swept the Oconto Blue Devils in the sectional final Saturday night 25-12, 25-20, and 25-20. 

After Oconto jumped to a 5-2 lead in the first set, the Luxemburg-Casco ran off seven consecutive points to take a 9-5 lead and never was seriously challenged in winning the first set.

 In set two, the Spartans scored 11 consecutive points after Oconto scored the first three points.  Oconto could not get any closer than four points and L-C closed out the scoring to claim the 25-20 set. 

The Spartans came out in set three and jumped to an 11-5 lead and saw the Blue Devils close in at 21-19.  After a timeout by Coach Jeff Frey, the Spartans rolled and close out the sectional match with a 25-20 decision.  The Spartans have not lost a set this season. 

Hannah Derenne had a huge match with 14 kills, five digs, and 2 aces.  Emma Johnson had a strong floor game with 33 assists and seven digs.  Kenzie Hanson chipped in nine kills and ten digs while Jillian Lynts contributed eight digs and two aces. 

Luxemburg-Casco (13-0) will now wait to see who they will play in the state semi-final in Kaukauna next Saturday for the one-day state tournament.  The Spartans will play St. Croix Falls, Lakeside Lutheran, or Edgewood. The WIAA seeding will take place Sunday afternoon to decide who and what time next Saturday the Lady Spartans will play at Kaukauna High School for the Division II state semi-finals.  The match or matches will be broadcast on WBDK 96.7 FM and the NEW Radio Sports Network. 

(photo courtesy of Luxemburg-Casco Volleyball)

Spartans volleyball hosts Oconto for sectional championship
The Luxemburg-Casco Spartan volleyball will look to return to state to defend their Division 2 championship Saturday night when they host Oconto in a sectional final.  The Spartans are coming off a 3-0 sweep of Valders (25-10, 25-11, 25-18) Thursday while the Blue Devils upset Freedom in 5 games (22-25, 25-19, 25-9, 19-25, 16-14).  The Spartans will look to return to state for the third time in four years next Saturday at a location to be determined.  Tyler Thrune and Paul Schmitt will have the call on the NEW Radio Sports Network and 96.7 FM WBDK beginning at 6:30 p.m. with the pre-match show followed by first serve at 7 pm.    

https://www.facebook.com/NEWRadioSportsThe Luxemburg-Casco Spartans used a relentless defense to stun the Little Chute Mustangs Friday night 28-0 in a North Eastern Conference football game in Luxemburg.  After a sloppy first quarter that saw numerous penalties and miscues, the Spartans finally got on the board with a one-yard run by Isaac VandenBush with only 44 seconds left in the first half to take a 7-0 lead into halftime.

 After stopping the Mustangs on their opening drive in the second half, The Spartans drove down and scored on a 4 yard run by Owen Deprez with 7:00 left in the third quarter.  The Spartans then put the game away on two defensive scores in the fourth quarter.  First, linebacker Logan Doell, who had a huge game with three sacks, returned an interception 29 yards for a touchdown with 7:03 left in the fourth quarter.  Then fellow linebacker Luke Brolin picked off a pass with 4:33 left and returned it 82 yards for the final touchdown. 

The Spartans picked off Mustang quarterbacks four times in the game with Ryan Routhieaux and VandenBush getting the other interceptions. 

 Luxemburg-Casco (1-1, 4-1 overall) will now travel to Appleton to play Fox Valley Lutheran in the regular-season finale next Friday.  Matt Piesler and Paul Schmitt will broadcast the game on WBDK 96.7 FM and the NEW Radio Sports Network starting at 6:30 pm with the pregame show and kick-off at 7 pm. 

Spencer Thiry, Luxemburg-Casco’s lone Spartan is heading to state. All the blood, sweat and tears will lead to Colby High School in Colby, Wisconsin on Saturday. Thiry will be running along the other Division Two men runners kicking off at 4:10p.m. session C. Head Coach, Katie Waege told NEW Radio Sports Network that “ Spencer is very excited along with his family, friends and teammates. He has trained really hard this past summer and it is paying off for him. ” The sophomore will look to run his way to the top of this weekend as he realizes this opportunity is awesome as he looks to make the most of it.

Picture from Luxemburg-Casco Cross Country

The Luxemburg-Casco Spartans volleyball were able to use big runs in each of their three sets to sweep Valders in the WIAA Sectional Semifinal Thursday night.

Up 3-2 early in the first set, the Spartans gave themselves some cushion with a 7-0 run that had the Vikings playing catch-up the rest of the evening. Getting three service aces along the way, the Spartans ended the set on a 5-0 run to take the 1-0 lead. 

The second set went back and forth early on, but the Spartans took control up 6-5 with an 11-2 run to allow them to cruise to a 25-11 victory in the second set.

The Vikings battled back hard in the third set, burying the Spartans with 11-4 lead. The Spartans used two service aces and some drop shots against an aggressive Vikings defense to score 9 of the next 10 points to take the lead. The two teams traded blows until the Spartans scored 10 of the last 13 points to capture the final set 25-18.

Setter Emma Johnson was able to collect 38 assists and six kills while outside hitters Grace Holschuh (15 kills) Kenzie Hanson (10 kills, three aces) each reached double figures. The Spartans will stay at home Halloween night to play Oconto, who upset Freedom Thursday on the road, 22-25, 25-19, 25-9, 19-25, 16-14. Tyler Thrune and Paul Schmitt will have the call on 96.7 WBDK beginning at 6:30 p.m. with the pregame show followed by the first serve at 7 p.m. The Spartans are trying to make their third state tournament since 2017.

The Luxemburg-Casco Spartans volleyball team hopes to get one step closer to the state tournament when they host Valders Thursday night.

The Vikings have drawn some parallels to the Spartans. Both advanced out of their regionals as the #1 seed by winning their matches in straight sets. The Spartans defeated Two Rivers 25-15, 25-12, and 25-15. The Vikings won their matches over Kiel (25-21, 25-14, 25-18) and Wrightstown (25-23, 25-15, 25-14) Valders also lost out on some opportunities to play out the entire season due to COVID-19 issues. Head coach Jeff Frey says Valders is a better team than their 10-9 record indicates.

Frey says last week's conference matches against Freedom and Fox Valley Lutheran got them ready for their upcoming sectional matchups.

You can listen to our full interview with Coach Frey on the Luxemburg-Casco Sports Central Podcast page. Tyler Thrune and Tim Kowols will have the call on the NEW Radio Sports Network and 96.7 WBDK beginning at 6:30 p.m. with the pregame show followed by first serve at 7 p.m.

The Luxemburg-Casco Spartans host the Little Chute Mustangs Friday night in a Northeastern Conference football game.  The Spartans (0-1, 3-1 overall) are coming off a 34-7 win over Seymour last Friday.  Luxemburg-Casco, having won two non-conference games in-a-row, has not played a conference game since October 2.  Little Chute (2-2, 3-2 overall) beat Hortonville 25-7 last week.  The winner Friday night will claim the “Battle of the L-Cs” trophy for 2020.   Matt Piesler and Paul Schmitt will have the call starting at 6:30 p.m. with the pregame show and kick-off set for 7 pm on 96.7FM WBDK.  The game audio can also be streamed on the NewRadioSportsRadioNetwork.com.

If Luxemburg-Casco is fortunate enough to get through this week, they have the list of places they could go to next narrowed down to four.

With the Resch Center ruled out for this season, the WIAA has settled on four different high school hosts for the state volleyball championships. Those four schools are Kaukauna, Little Chute, Wausau West, and Wisconsin Rapids Lincoln. The mystery remains where the Spartans could go since as of Tuesday morning the schools were not assigned a division.

Before they worry about that, the Spartans have to get through Valders this Thursday night at 7 p.m. at Luxemburg-Casco. The game will air on 96.7 WBDK beginning at 6:30 p.m. with the pregame show.

The Luxemburg-Casco soccer team fought until the very end, but fell to Plymouth 6-5 in penalty kicks in regional final at the Luxemburg-Casco Sports Complex on Saturday night.  A scoreless match that lasted through regulation and overtime went to a shootout that finished with a game-winning save by Plymouth goalie Micah Falk.  Penalty shootout scorers from the Spartans were Derrick Davister, Johan Amador, Hayden Koss, Griffin Saldana, and Matthew Conway.  L-C goalie Garrett Zuleger had seven saves while Panther's goalie Falk had six.

(photo courtesy of Luxemburg-Casco Soccer)  

The Luxemburg Casco volleyball team rolled in all three sets Saturday night against Two Rivers to claim the Division II Regional Championship in Luxemburg.  The undefeated Spartans were never seriously challenged by the undefeated Raiders as they won 25-15, 25-12, and 25-15. 

Jumping to an early 10-4 lead in the first game, the Spartans capitalized on several Raider miscues including several service errors to cruise to a ten-point margin.  Two Rivers (8-1) did take the lead 7-6 in game two but the Spartans went on a run to more than double up the Raiders with the 25-12.  The third set saw the Spartans jump on the Raiders quickly and allow some underclassmen to get playing time and close out the match. 

Luxemburg-Casco was led by Emma Johnson who had 22 assists and five kills.  Grace Holschuh added seven kills while Kenzie Hanson provided six kills and 8 digs.  Jillian Lynts garnered the “Prime Time Player of the Game” with 8 digs and 2 aces. 

Luxemburg-Casco (11-0) will now have to wait for the reseeding by the WIAA on Sunday to determine foe and location for sectional play next Thursday evening.   Tyler Thrune and Tim Kowols will have the broadcast on 96.7 FM WBDK and streamed on the @NewRadioSportsNetwork.  Pregame will be at 6:30 pm with first serve at 7 pm.  

(photo courtesy of Luxemburg-Casco Volleyball)

Luxemburg Casco High School’s boys’ soccer team takes the field Saturday night at seven against (3) Plymouth. It will be L-C’s first contest in the WIAA tournament. Plymouth took down Denmark in the first round earlier this week, 10-0. Spartan head coach Cory Romdenne says that the score has a wow factor to it, but it was not the most surprising result. Romdenne says if Luxemburg-Casco plays their style, with no regrets, then the Spartans have a great shot at advancing. L-C received the second seed before falling into a slump. Romdenne says they’ve learned a lot about what it will take to make a deep playoff run.

Romdenne wants to see his team more aggressive in the opponent’s box. He says that games are won and lost in that crucial space on both sides of the pitch. With senior goaltender Garrett Zuleger supporting a stout back line, Romdenne likes the progression they’ve made defensively around the net. He thinks the team is capable of more in the offensive box. 

Romdenne is glad to see senior striker Cody Arendt back in recent weeks and says the team’s attack is smoother with him involved, even if he does not factor into the score sheet. Griffin Saldana is another offensive weapon for the Spartans. The winner of Saturday night’s game will take on either (1) Roncalli/Two Rivers or (5) Marinette on Thursday.

A little mud did not slow Spencer Thiry on his way to representing Luxemburg-Casco in next week's Division 2 cross country meet.

Thiry's 17:46 on the  5K course hosted by Kettle Moraine Lutheran was good for sixth place out of 38 participating runners to punch his ticket to Colby High School next week. The team scored 83 points, 57 points behind first place Valders. Lance Cherovsky, Gabe Havel, and Michael Otradovec all broke 20 minutes for the Spartans.

 4. 83 Luxemburg-Casco (19:28.9 97:24.2 2:31.4)
1 6 Spencer Thiry 10 17:46.9
2 16 Lance Cherovsky 9 19:40.8
3 17 Gabe Havel 10 19:44.1
4 21 Michael Otradovec 11 19:54.1
5 23 Tanner Alsteen 12 20:18.3
6 ( 25) Logan Kasten 12 20:39.9
7 ( 26) Weiss Waege 11 20:42.3

The Spartans girls also finished in fourth place, scoring 23 more points than first-place Kewaskum. Four Spartans broke the tape on the 5K course in less than 23 minutes, led by 10th  place finisher Ella Wessel.

4. 67 Luxemburg-Casco (22:16.2 111:20.6 0:53.2) 

1 10 Ella Wessel 10 21:54.1 

2 11 Sophia Mleziva 9 21:58.4 

3 12 Megan Vandermause 11 22:09.7 

4 16 Madi Bevins 10 22:31.1 

5 18 Alyssa Delebreau 11 22:47.3 

6 ( 23) Cadence Trimberger 11 23:17.4 

7 ( 25) Haley Paye 10 23:46.6

The Luxemburg-Casco girls volleyball team will start the first step towards a potential second consecutive state championship on Saturday night in a Division 2 regional final against #3 Two Rivers.  The #1 seeded Spartans are undefeated and coming off a 3-0 games sweep of Fox Valley Lutheran on Tuesday to claim the North Eastern Conference championship. 

Ranked fourth in state, Luxemburg-Casco (8-0, 10-0 overall) will look to defeat the Purple Raiders (7-0, 8-0 overall) from the Eastern Wisconsin Conference.  Two Rivers defeated Denmark 3-0 games in the regional semi-final on Tuesday. 

Tyler Thrune and Paul Schmitt will have the call starting at 6:30 p.m. with the pre-match show and first serve set for 7 pm on 96.7FM WBDK.  The game audio can also be streamed on NewRadioSports.com. 

The Luxemburg-Casco Spartans routed the Seymour Thunder 34-7 Friday Night in a non-conference game at the Luxemburg-Casco Sports Complex.  The Spartans used a relentless rushing attack that Seymour could not stop all night long. 

Junior running back Evan Dorner, filling in for Isaac VandenBush, had a huge game scoring three touchdowns in the first half alone as the Spartans dominated the line of scrimmage.  Dorner scored on two four-yard runs in the first quarter before adding a three-yard run late in the second quarter as L-C took a commanding 21-0 lead into halftime. 

Quarterback Owen Deprez hooked up with wide receiver Ryan Routhieaux with 4:30 left in the third quarter to give the Spartans a 28-0 lead.  Deprez added a 9-yard touchdown scamper with 5:33 left in the fourth quarter to finish out the Spartans’ scoring. 

The lone Thunder score came with 4:21 left in the game on quarterback Peyton VanDeHei’s one-yard sneak. 

Luxemburg-Casco (0-1, 3-1 overall) will now play host to the Little Chute Mustangs in a “Battle of the L-Cs” next Friday night in a North Eastern Conference matchup.  Matt Piesler and Paul Schmitt will have the broadcast on 96.7 FM WBDK and streamed on the NewRadioSportsNetwork.  Pregame is set for 6:30 pm with kickoff at 7 pm.  

Three big meets in just over a week is not phasing the Luxemburg-Casco cross country team.

Both the boys and the girls teams advanced to Friday's sectional meet at Kettle Moraine Lutheran by taking second place. Spencer Thiry (17:20) and Sophia Mliezva (21:13) paced the Spartans to clinch the spots, but cross country coach Katie Waege credits the runners for doing that extra something little to push them over the edge. 

The teams have not raced at Kettle Moraine Lutheran before, but even with some sneaky elevation changes Waege is not worried.

The girls will toe the line at 4:15 p.m. Friday afternoon while the boys will tackle the course at 5 p.m. If any of the runners qualify, they will learn next where their next race will be.

The Luxemburg-Casco Spartans will host the Seymour Thunder in a non-conference football game Friday night at the Luxemburg-Casco Sports Complex.  The Spartans (0-1, 2-1 overall) of the North Eastern Conference are coming off a 49-14 rout of Southern Door last Friday in a non-conference matchup of old Packerland Conference rivals.  Junior running back Isaac VandenBush had a huge night rushing for nearly 200 yards and scoring six touchdowns.  Seymour (1-1, 1-3) is coming off a lopsided 34-0 loss to Plymouth last week in a non-conference game.  Matt Piesler and Paul Schmitt will have the call starting at 6:30 p.m. with the pregame show and kick-off set for 7 pm on 96.7FM WBDK.  The game audio can also be streamed on NewRadioSports.com.

Luxemburg-Casco's volleyball and soccer teams will have the gift of foresight as it prepares for the WIAA playoffs. 

Both squads have regionals with small numbers attached to them, giving them a bye to Saturday's final with a chance to head to sectionals with just a single win. The soccer team already knows who they will see on Saturday after Plymouth blew past Denmark 10-0 on Tuesday. The volleyball team will keep a close eye on Denmark Thursday night as they play host to Two Rivers.

Both regional finals will take place on Saturday at Luxemburg-Casco at 7 p.m.

The last time this season on its home cross country course proved fruitful for the Luxemburg-Casco Spartans as both squads qualified for Saturday's sectional.

The girls qualified with a second-place finish in the six-team field, four of which had enough runners to challenge for a title. The Spartans' 37 points finished behind the 25 points scored by Two Rivers despite having four of their top five runners finish in the top 10.  Sophia Mleziva edged out teammate Megan Vandermause for the top spot on the team with a time of 00:21:13.06 on the 5K course. Vandermause came in just a half-second later. The full L-C results are below with the full subsectional results available here.

1 4 1248 Sophia Mleziva 00:21:13.06 4
2 5 1251 Megan Vandermause 00:21:13.66 5
3 8 1252 Ella Wessel 00:21:28.43 8
4 9 1247 Alyssa Delebreau 00:21:32.86 9
5 11 1246 Madi Bevins 00:21:49.31 11
6 14 1250 Cadence Trimberger 00:22:36.03 (14)
7 19 1249 Haley Paye 00:23:17.24 (19)

The boys also qualified with a second-place finish, finishing behind a strong Valders squad. Valders won the team title with 21 points and an average time of less than 17 minutes. Luxemburg-Casco scored 70 with an average time of 18:35. Spencer Thiry paced the Spartans with a time of 17:20, which was good for fourth place overall. All competitors for the Spartans covered the course in less than 20 minutes and all scoring runners finished in the top 20. The Spartans' results are below and the full meet results can be found here.

1 4 1258 Spencer Thiry 00:17:20.40 4

2 14 1257 Michael Otradovec 00:18:33.12 14

3 15 1255 Gabe Havel 00:18:34.50 15

4 17 1254 Lance Cherovsky 00:19:07.92 17

5 20 1256 Logan Kasten 00:19:23.69 20

6 21 1253 Tanner Alsteen 00:19:24.71 (21)

7 28 1259 Weiss Waege 00:19:50.91 (28)

Both teams will compete Saturday in the Kettle Moraine Lutheran sectional

The Luxemburg-Casco volleyball faced their toughest test of the season on Tuesday night but still walked off the court as the newly crowned NEC champions.

The Spartans won the match 25-14, 25-23, 26-24. The team went 28 straight sets without giving up more than 20 points. Defense was key in the match with Kenzie Hanson (23), Grace Holschuh (10), Jillian Lynts (18) and Emma Johnson (14) all registering double-digit dig totals. Johnson had 38 assists on the evening while Holschuh led all Spartans with 10 kills. Kennedy Schmitz had 37 digs and Sam Kempinger scored on 12 kills for the Foxes.

The first set was even until L-C pulled away midway through. Fox Valley Lutheran pushed back to start set two, building a 13-7 lead before the Spartans roared back. Luxemburg-Casco was able to win three of the last four points for the 25-23 edge. The third set was defined by runs. Just when it looked like one side or the other was set to pull away, the score tightened again. L-C squeaked out a two-point win.

The Spartans will have a few days off before they play in the regional championship against a to-be-determined opponent. The match will be carried on the NEW Radio Sports Network.

Picture courtesy of Luxemburg-Casco Volleyball

Peshtigo scored two unanswered goals in the second half to put away the Spartans 3-1 at the Luxemburg-Casco Sports Complex Tuesday night.

The match between two of the region's better teams started with Ryan VanVooren scoring in the eighth minute to give the Bulldogs the early 1-0 lead. About 10 minutes later, Griffin Saldana was able to find Cody Arendt for the equalizer to tie the game at one for the Spartans. The Bulldogs were able to find the net twice in the second half, first by Johnny Conn in the 68th minute and Adam Bauman four minutes later.  Spartans goalie Garrett Zuleger and Bulldogs keeper Seth Davis each had six saves.

Head coach Cory Romdenne said the Bulldogs were an impressive team to face and he hopes the match served as good preparation and a test before the teams start their playoff run this weekend.

Picture from Luxemburg-Casco Soccer Club

The Luxemburg-Casco cross country will carry a slight advantage when they run in their subsectional meet on Tuesday.

The Spartans will host Chilton, Denmark, New Holstein, Two Rivers, and Valders at Luxemburg's Northbrook Country Club in two waves. Chilton, New Holstein, Two Rivers and Valders are scheduled to run at 2:15 p.m. while the Spartans and Denmark will toe the line at 3:30. Head coach Katie Waege says it should be interesting how that affects how the kids run.

Despite the quirk, Waege expects her team to still run well. Qualifiers will run in Saturday's sectional meet. 

The Luxemburg-Casco Spartans girls volleyball team could clinch the NEC volleyball championship Tuesday night after another three-set victory on Monday, this time against Freedom.

The Spartans topped the Irish 25-17, 25-18, 25-18 to improve to 9-0 on the season, continuing a trend of not allowing 20 points in a given set. Outside hitter Grace Holschuh registered 11 kills and 13 kills and middle blocker Autumn Flynn added seven kills and two blocks. Setter Emma Johnson had another strong night giving her teammates opportunities to score, collecting 36 assists and eight digs. 

The Spartans will go for a conference championship Tuesday night in Luxemburg when they host Fox Valley Lutheran at 7 p.m. The Foxes enter the match 11-1, losing for the first time last Saturday against Freedom. 

The Luxemburg-Casco soccer team has added one of the Packerland Conference's best teams to its schedule ahead of Saturday's regional final.

The Spartans will host the Peshtigo Bulldogs at the Luxemburg-Casco Sports Complex at 6 p.m. Tuesday night. The game comes after the Spartans tied Fox Valley Lutheran 1-1 on October 15th thanks to a late goal by Johan Amador. The Bulldogs won three games in a row two weekends ago and have earned the number one seed in their own regional. 

The sprint of a fall season got a lot shorter for the Luxemburg-Casco volleyball team.

It will have been approximately two weeks since the Spartans last took the court for a match when they host the Freedom Irish on Monday. They have only recently been able to get back onto the court after COVID-19 concerns forced them to cancel about seven matches. The team returns to face the conference's top two teams in Freedom and Fox Valley Lutheran with the NEC title on the line. Prior to their play stoppage, the Spartans had run the table not just with matches but with sets as well. Speaking on October 8th, head coach Jeff Frey explains why his team has been having so much success this year.

First serve for Monday's match is 7 p.m.

Luxemburg-Casco High School’s varsity girls’ volleyball team returned to practice this week. They have about a week to shake the rust off following a COVID-19 quarantine period before finding out their opponent in the WIAA postseason tournament. The regional hosts will face either (2) Denmark or (3) Two Rivers at home in one week.

A career night for running back Isaac VandenBush led the Luxemburg-Casco Spartans to an easy victory over the Southern Door Eagles Friday night in Brussels.  VandenBush scored six touchdowns as the Spartans turned a close 21-14 game into a second-half blowout victory. 

The Eagles struck first with a 17 yard run by quarterback Alex Daoust with 4:09 left in the first quarter to take a 7-0 lead.  Luxemburg-Casco responded with an electrifying 83-yard run by VandenBush to tie the game late in the first quarter.  After another Vandenbush score, the Eagles tied up the game again with 2:11 left in the half on a seven-yard pass from Doaust to Nick Baudhuin.  The Spartans then scored a crucial touchdown with only 27 seconds left in the half on a three-yard run by VandenBush.  From that point on the Spartans scored 35 unanswered points to cruise to victory.  The Spartans' first offensive play in the second half was a 60-yard touchdown strike from Owen Deprez to Ryan Routhieaux. 

Luxemburg-Casco (2-1 overall) will return home to play the Seymour Thunder in a non-conference game next Friday.  Southern Door (3-1 overall) travels to Sheboygan Falls in a non-conference game next week. 

The Battle of the Booster Clubs came down to the wire as Luxemburg-Casco collected $445 in donations and Southern Door came in at $420.  Luxemburg-Casco will receive a $500 bonus check from NewRadioSportNetwork and the radio stations of DoorCountyDailyNews.com as well.  Donations can still be made over the weekend online.  Moolah the Cash Cow (aka Tim Kowols) will be delivering the check to L-C next Tuesday and make a few laps around the track at the Luxemburg-Casco Sports Complex.   

The Luxemburg-Casco cross country teams finished in the top of half of their conference Thursday in the NEC Championships held at Winagamie Golf Course in Neenah Thursday.

In the boys' race, the Spartans finished in fourth place, scoring 115 points and finishing behind co-champions Freedom and Little Chute (49 points) and Fox Valley Lutheran (58 points). Sophomore Spencer Thiry led the way for the Spartans, running a time of 17:13 to place seventh out of 57 runners. All five scoring runners for the Spartans broke the tape in under 20 minutes.

7 7 817 Spencer Thiry Luxemburg-Casco M 10 17:13.88

24 23 825 Gabe Havel Luxemburg-Casco M 10 18:53.31

25 24 826 Michael Otradovec Luxemburg-Casco M 11 18:58.78

30 28 916 Lance Cherovsky Luxemburg-Casco M 9 19:10.17

35 33 919 Tanner Alsteen Luxemburg-Casco M 12 19:56.14

38 (36) 918 Weiss Waege Luxemburg-Casco M 11 20:11.84

40 (38) 917 Logan Kasten Luxemburg-Casco M 12 20:17.23

In the girls' race, the Spartans finished in third place, scoring 72 points and finishing behind Freedom (37 points) and Fox Valley Lutheran (65). Junior Megan Vandermause paced the Spartans with a time of 20:37 and a ninth-place finish. All five of its scoring runners finished the 5K course in less than 22 minutes.

9 9 839 Megan Vandermause Luxemburg-Casco F 11 20:37.62

12 12 913 Madilyn Bevins Luxemburg-Casco F 10 21:12.57

14 14 851 Sophie Mleziva Luxemburg-Casco F 9 21:33.52

17 17 842 Ella Wessel Luxemburg-Casco F 10 21:46.99

20 20 854 Alyssa Delebreau Luxemburg-Casco F 11 21:57.80

30 (30) 915 Cadence Trimberger Luxemburg-Casco F 11 23:16.54

33 (32) 914 Micaela Boucher Luxemburg-Casco F 11 23:27.68

The Spartans will next race on Tuesday when they host the subsectional meet.

The Luxemburg-Casco soccer team was able to erase a 1-0 deficit in the 60th minute to tie Fox Valley Lutheran 1-1 in a home match Thursday night.

The Foxes peppered goalie Garrett Zuleger with shots all night long, breaking through in the 47th minute when Gavin Rehberg scored his fourth goal in two games. Zuleger resisted the rest of the evening turning away the other eight shots he saw. The Spartans were able to pick up their lone tally in the 60th minute when Nathan Johnson set up Johan Amador for the goal.

The Spartans will have the next week off as they await their opponent in the regional final.

The Luxemburg-Casco Spartans will travel to Southern Door to take on the Eagles in a non-conference game Friday night.  The Spartans (0-1, 1-1 overall) of the North Eastern Conference will be playing an old Packerland Conference foe in Southern Door.  The last time the two teams met was in 2006 when the Spartans beat the Eagles 29-14.   Luxemburg-Casco canceled their game with Freedom last Friday and was scheduled to play at Denmark this Friday but the Viking football program is currently suspended due to the team being in quarantine.  The Spartans last played on October 2nd against Wrightstown, losing 41-16 in an NEC game.  The undefeated Eagles (3-0) are coming off a 42-12 victory over Oconto last Friday.  Matt Piesler and Paul Schmitt will have the call starting at 6:30 p.m. with the pregame show and kick-off set for 7 pm on 96.7FM WBDK.  The game will also be on 102.1 More FM with Tim Kowols and Byran Mazur doing the play-by-play.  The game audio can also be streamed on NewRadioSports.com.

(photo courtesy of Ron LeCloux)

The Luxemburg-Casco cross country team will have one last tune-up before they host sub-sectionals on October 20th.

The conference meet will feature Clintonville, Denmark, Fox Valley Lutheran, Freedom, Little Chute
Marinette, Oconto Falls, Waupaca, and Wrightstown with the varsity boys running at 4 pm and the tentative start to girls' race scheduled for 4:40 pm at Winagamie Golf Course in Neenah. Head coach Katie Waege told NRSN last week about the strategy their runners have been taking in this unique season where they have run against many of the same kids due to COVID-19 restricting their regular season to conference meets only.

Waege says times are hard to gauge in cross country due to the differences they experience on courses. Spencer Thiry (18:34) and Megan Vandermaus (21:52) posted the fastest 5K times on the boys and girls' teams respectively at their last meet held at Northbrook Country Club in Luxemburg.  

The Luxemburg-Casco soccer team will try to rebound from their loss earlier this week in their final game of the regular season before postseason play on Thursday against Fox Valley Lutheran.

The Spartans lost in their last outing to Seymour by a score of 1-0 despite having some good chances in the latter stages of the game. The Foxes won their last game 4-3 against Waupaca. Spartans defenders will have to try to quiet Gavin Rehberg, who registered a hat trick against the Comets in their Tuesday night matchup.

Thursday’s match at L-C will begin at 4:00 p.m.

The Luxemburg-Casco soccer team suffered only its second defeat of the season Tuesday night, falling to Seymour 1-0.

The Thunder scored the team's lone goal in the 22nd minute when senior midfielder Josh Prewitt scored from approximately five yards after avoiding a pair of Spartans defenders. 

The Spartans will close out the regular season on October 15th when they host Fox Valley Lutheran at 4 p.m. 

Once the team gets out of quarantine, it will be a sprint to a possible second golden ball for the Luxemburg-Casco volleyball team.

The WIAA released a partially completed bracket on Tuesday, omitting the portion where the Spartans will be located when the playoffs will begin next week. Entering the region as the top seed, the Spartans will wait to see which team wins the matchup between second-seeded Denmark and third-seeded Two Rivers. The Spartans would host the winner Saturday night at 7 p.m. 

Luxemburg-Casco soccer knows where they will be playing when they conclude their regular season this week. 

The WIAA released its tournament bracket for all three divisions on Monday, giving the Spartans on two seed and a bye to the regional final. They will await the winner of #3 Plymouth and #6 Denmark and play at home on October 24th. Sites have not been determined for sectionals, but if the Spartans are victorious they would play the winner of the Roncalli/Two Rivers co-op and New Holstein/Elkhart Lake-Glenbeulah vs. Marinette.

The Luxemburg-Casco soccer team will be traveling to Wrightstown to take on the Tigers on Monday. The Spartans are coming off a 3-2 victory over Marinette after losing their first match of the season to Freedom 4-0. The Spartans were able to beat the Tigers earlier in the season. After being tied 1-1 at the half, goals by Griffin Saldana and Nathan Johnson gave the Spartans a 3-1 lead. A Wrightstown rally fell short as they were only able to net one more goal.

First touch is Monday at 4:00 p.m.

The Luxemburg-Casco football team will be traveling to Southern Door on Friday to take on the Eagles. The Spartans cancelled their Friday matchup with Freedom and had already cancelled their October 16 matchup with Denmark due to the Vikings being in quarantine. The Spartans are 1-1 on the season with a 41-15 win over Waupaca, followed by a 41-16 loss against Wrightstown. L-C canceled their game with Freedom due to only having eight varsity players available. The Spartans will now play the undefeated Eagles on the road on Friday. Southern Door has looked great as they have won all three games by a combined score of 146-31. Most recently being a 42-12 victory over Oconto on Friday. Southern Door was available to play on October 16 after their matchup with Kewaunee was canceled due to Kewaunee still learning virtually.

96.7 WBDK and 102.1 MORE FM will air the game beginning at 6:30 p.m. with the pre-game show followed by kickoff at 7:00 p.m. 

The Luxemburg-Casco cross country team finished their regular season on Friday with two second-place finishes in a conference meet at Northbrook Golf Course. Both the boys and girls team fell short to Freedom. The Spartans’ cross country coach Katie Waege on how this team has been focused and preparing for this moment all season.

Nutrition has always been an important part of someone’s health and performance. Last year, L-C brought in a nutritionist to help the athletes understand what is important and they have continued those practices this year.

The North Eastern conference championships will be on October 15 at Winnegamie Golf Course. To listen to the entire conversation, go to podcasts.

The Luxemburg-Casco cross country team took second in both the boys and girls race in a home meet at Northbrook Golf Course on Friday. In the boy's competition, the Spartans finished with a team score of 60, only trailing Freedoms’ score of 19. Denmark and Oconto Falls recorded scores of 81 and 82 while Marinette didn’t have enough runners to qualify. The Spartans were led by Spencer Thiry who finished in seventh with a time of 18:34. Gabe Havel wasn’t far behind as he took ninth finishing in 18:56. The remaining scorers all finished in the top 22.

Michael Otradovec 19:41

Lance Cherovsky 20:23

Logan Kasten 20:43

The Spartan girls also took second as they recorded a score of 43. Freedom took the girl's competition with a score of 20. Marinette and Oconto Falls finished with scores of 86 and 91 while Denmark didn’t have enough runners to qualify. The Spartans were spectacular as all five scorers finished in the top 12 with three of them finishing in the top eight. Megan Vandermaus led the way as she took fifth finishing in 21:52. 

Madi Bevins 22:23

Sophie Mleziva 22:28

Alyssa Delebreau 22:51

Ella Wessel 22:58

The Spartans are back in action on October 15 at Winnegamie Golf Course. 

The Luxemburg-Casco cross country team is back at it on Friday at Northbrook Golf Course. The Spartans were impressive in last weeks’ meet when they finished in second place in both the boys’ and girls’ competitions. The girls came up just short as they finished with a team score of 29 while Little Chute finished with a 26. Clintonville didn’t have enough runners to qualify as a team. L-C was paced by Megan Vandermause who took third with a time of 20:54. The remaining scorers all finished in the top 9. As for the boys, they finished with a score of 51, only trailing Little Chutes’ 21. Clintonville took third with a score of 91. The Spartan boys were led by Spencer Thiry who finished in third with a time of 17:48. The remaining scorers all finished in the top 15. Luxemburg-Casco will be competing against Denmark, Freedom, Marinette, and Oconto Falls.

The meet is scheduled to start at 4:00 p.m.

The Luxemburg-Casco soccer team was able to get a bounce-back victory on Thursday after falling to Freedom on Tuesday. The Spartans went on the road and took down the Marinette Marines 3-2. L-C was able to start the scoring with a Griffin Saldana goal in the 28th minute. Shortly after, Matthew Conway scored in the 30th minute off a Derrick Davister assist to take a 2-0 lead. Marinettes’ Keegan Polomis was able to score in the 40th minute to cut the lead to 2-1. After the half, the Marines were able to tie the game in the 57th minute with a Noah Cegelski goal. The Spartans were able to come through with the game-winning goal in the 71st minute by Matthew Conway. Garrett Zuleger recorded three saves. 

The Spartans’ next game is October 12 at Wrightstown.

October 19th could be the next time the undefeated Luxemburg-Casco volleyball team takes the court again.

That is because its match against Freedom on Tuesday and its upcoming bouts against Little Chute (10/10), Marinette (10/13), Fox Valley Lutheran (10/15) and Oconto Falls (10/17) have all been postponed. The match against Freedom has been rescheduled for 10/19. 

Luxemburg-Casco High School has been in virtual learning since earlier this week due to COVID-19 related quarantines of staff, but it was not expected to affect co-curricular activities.

The Luxemburg-Casco Spartan football program has decided to not play Friday night against the Freedom Irish in a Northeastern Conference home game.  Coach Neil Seering announced Wednesday evening that the team had met after practice and voted not to play Friday since only eight healthy varsity players would be able to suit up.  Seering says he was informed earlier this week that an additional six starters would miss the game due to being quarantined and concerns arose of having mostly freshman playing in the game.  Freedom was able to schedule a game this Friday with Waupaca after being informed and agreeing with the decision by Luxemburg-Casco.   The Spartans will continue to practice and hope to play next Friday with an unknown opponent.  The scheduled game against Denmark on October 16th has been already canceled due to Denmark football being in quarantine.  Luxemburg-Casco Spartan football games are broadcast on the New Radio Sports Network and 96.7 FM WBDK.   

The Luxemburg-Casco soccer team is looking for a bounce back win after falling to Freedom Tuesday night 0-4. The Spartans were scoreless in their first loss of the season as Freedom played stellar defense only allowing two shots on goal. Spartans’ head coach Cory Romdenne believes that the teams’ chemistry and accountability will help them move forward. 

The Spartans will look to improve on their 6-1 record when they travel to Marinette on Thursday night. First touch is at 4:15 p.m. 

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Luxemburg-Casco High School boys’ soccer team hosted Freedom on Tuesday, losing their first match of the year. The Irish played tough defense, allowing the Spartans just two shots on goal in a 4-0 shutout. Freedom struck in bunches. Their first half goals came at the seven and nine-minute marks from Tanner Gerritts and Hayden Falcus. In the second stanza, the scores were just six minutes apart. One tally off the foot of Ryan Vosters with Caden Hansen adding the other. Luxemburg-Casco goaltender Garrett Zuleger had seven saves.

A battle of unbeatens will take the pitch on Tuesday when the Luxemburg-Casco soccer team hosts Freedom.

The Spartans are coming off an exciting 4-3 victory against Menasha where they saw a 2-0 lead disappear before stealing the win with two goals in the final six minutes. They have scored at least three goals in all of their games this season. The Irish have a tie and five wins to their ledger, including a 10-0 drubbing of Denmark earlier this year. Their last time on the pitch was a 6-0 win over Marinette at home.

The first kick is slated for 6 p.m.

The Luxemburg-Casco volleyball team looks to keep their impressive winning streak alive Tuesday when they host Freedom.

The Spartans have not dropped a set in eight straight matches and have not allowed more than 20 points in any of them. The only thing that broke their streak was Saturday's sudden cancellation of its match against Fox Valley Lutheran. The Foxes were the team that dealt the Irish its only loss of the season back on September 24th. A previous matchup between the two state ranked squads was canceled.

Tuesday's match begins at 7 p.m.

The highly anticipated clash between the Northeastern Conferences' two undefeated opponents was canceled on Saturday. Luxemburg-Casco and Fox Valley Lutheran are both sitting at 8-0 and look nearly unstoppable. The Foxes have won every set this season, 24-0, and have only allowed 20 points in a set three times. In their most recent match, they took down Clintonville on Thursday 25-8, 25-13, 25-14. Meanwhile, the Spartans have not only won every set this year, but they also have not allowed 20 points in a single set all year. They are coming off a Thursday win over Denmark 25-16, 25-18, 25-13. There has yet to be any word on a possible makeup match. 

The Spartans’ next scheduled match is at home on Tuesday when they host Freedom. The match is set to start at 7:00 p.m.

The Luxemburg-Casco Spartans fell to the Wrightstown Tigers 41-16 in the North Eastern Conference football opening game on Friday night.  The Spartans (0-1, 1-1 overall) is coming off a big 41-15 victory over Waupaca last Friday.  Wrightstown roared back from a 16-14 deficit in the first half to score 34 consecutive points to roll to the victory.  

After a scoreless first quarter, the Spartans got on the board first on a 4-yard touchdown run by quarterback Owen Deprez with 9:47 left in the second quarter.  Luxemburg-Casco then capitalized on a fumble recovery as John Larsen hit a 27-yard field goal with 7:17 left until halftime.  After Wrightstown scored to make it 10-7, L-C struck again for the final time on a 25-yard pass from DePrez to Ryan Robillard to make it 16-7 Spartans.  

Wrightstown used a strong running attack all night long to wear down the Spartan defense on the way to the 41-15 victory. 

The Tigers celebrated Parents Night and Senior Night prior to the game. 

Luxemburg-Casco (0-1, 1-1 overall) will now play the Freedom Irish next Friday night in Luxemburg.  Matt Piesler and Paul Schmitt will have the call starting at 6:30 p.m. with the pregame show and kick off set for 7 pm on 96.7FM WBDK.  The game audio can also be streamed on NewRadioSports.com.

In a three-team meet, the Luxemburg-Casco cross country team took second in both the girls and boys race. In the boy's race, Little Chute was able to win with a score of 21 and LC put up a score of 51. Clintonville finished third with a score of 91. The Spartans were led by Spencer Thiry who took third overall with a time of 17:48. The other scored finishers all finished in the top 15.

Gabe Havel 18:35

Michael Otradovec 19:02

Logan Kasten 19:41

Lance Cherovsky 19:59

As for the girls, they barely took second with a score of 29 while Little Chute won with a score of 26. Clintonville didn’t have enough runners to qualify as a team. Megan Vandermause led the Spartans as she took third overall with a time of 20:54. The remaining scorers all finished in the top 9.

Ella Wessel 21:14

Sophie Mleziva 21:48

Alyssa Delebreau 22:13

Madi Bevins 22:30

The Spartans' next scheduled meet is for Thursday at Northbrook Golf Course.

The Luxemburg-Casco volleyball team remained perfect on Thursday as they swept Denmark. Once again the Spartans not only won every set but also didn’t give up 20 points in a set. LC took the three sets 25-16, 25-18, 25-13. The Spartans were led by Emma Johnson, Grace Holschuh, and Hannah Derenne. Johnson recorded 33 assists and seven digs. Holschuh had 12 kills and eight digs. Derenne finished with seven kills and eight digs. 

LC looks to remain undefeated on Saturday when they host Fox Valley Lutheran. The match is set to start at 10:30 a.m.

Photo courtesy of Luxemburg-Casco volleyball.

The Luxemburg-Casco girls golf team came up just shy of advancing to sectionals on Thursday. In the Waupaca regional held at FoxFire Golf Club, the Spartans took sixth place out of ten teams. They finished with a total score of 466 and missed out on a spot in the top four and sectionals by eight strokes. Freedom, Marinette, Oconto Falls, and Fox Valley Lutheran all advanced with scores of 390, 420, 432, and 458. Freedom had the regions’ top two performers in Callie Berg and Emma Laundrie as they shot an 82 and 84 respectively. The Spartans were led by Lydia VandenHouten who took fifth place with a round of 97. The other members of the team shot:

Amanda Laurent 119

Alyssa Gilson 122

Ella Waigand 128

Jane Olson 144

The Luxemburg-Casco boys soccer team barely escaped with a 4-3 win over Menasha on Thursday night. The Spartans opened the scoring with goals by Johan Amador in the 3rd minute and Griffin Saldana in the 13th minute to go up 2-0. The Bluejays were able to storm back with two goals of their own to tie the game 2-2 at the half. Things weren’t looking good in the second half as the Bluejays took a 3-2 lead in the 67th minute. Nathan Johnson was able to tie the game in the 84th minute from a Johan Amador assist. Griffin Saldana was able to put away the game-winner in the 90th minute to seal the victory. Saldana finished with two goals and an assist. Johan Amador had one goal and one assist. 

The Spartans' next scheduled match is at home against Freedom on Tuesday.

Photo courtesy of Luxemburg-Casco Soccer Club.

The Luxemburg-Casco Spartans will travel to Wrightstown in the North Eastern Conference football opening game on Friday night.  The Spartans (1-0 overall) is coming off a big 41-15 victory over Waupaca last Friday.  Wrightstown beat Denmark 42-6 on the road last week and look to use a powerful running game to turn back the Spartans.  The game will be played at Wrightstown High School with limited spectators allowed with two fans per student-athlete.  The Tigers will be celebrating Parents Night and Senior Night prior to the game.  Matt Piesler and Paul Schmitt will have the call starting at 6:30 p.m. with the pregame show and kick-off set for 7 pm on 96.7FM WBDK.  The game audio can also be streamed on NewRadioSports.com.

(photo courtesy of Ron LeCloux from 2019 season)