The Luxemburg-Casco Spartans boys’ basketball team saw a highly contested conference loss to the Wrightstown Tigers on Tuesday afternoon, 81-71. 

The undefeated Spartans saw an early 7-0 lead in the first half to a Tigers team that turned the ball over five times in the first nine minutes. LC extended their lead by 14 points until the Tigers went on a 19-0 scoring run for six minutes straight. Ryan Robillard ended the Spartans scoring drought by adding eight straight points in the last two minutes of first half play to lead his squad ahead of the Tigers, 41-34. 

The Spartans continued their scoring run into the second half with 10 consecutive points after it was halted by a Tigers lay-up. Peyton Mrotek tallied five straight points in the second half to give the Spartans a 10-point lead three minutes in. 64-61 is where the score stood with 5:20 left to play until the Tigers’ Jack Van Zeeland nailed three triples in a row to contribute in the 11-0 Wrightstown scoring run. The Spartans trailed 75-71 with 1:21 left to play and strategized for the foul percentage game but that would not prevail with Wrightstown’s Van Zeeland at the line who sank all four of his free throws to end the game, 81-71. The Spartans Robillard finished with 29 points while Logan Doell added 23 points in their loss. The Tigers’ Van Zeeland led the way for all scorers with 37 points. The Spartans fall to 6-1 in North Eastern Conference play and will rest until they face Little Chute at home on January 4th at 7pm.

The Luxemburg-Casco Spartans girls’ basketball team fell to the Valders Vikings on Tuesday evening, 55-49.

The Vikings marked the first points of the game and continued the early scoring momentum against the Spartans to go up 15-8 eight minutes into play. LC stopped the bleeding with a timeout minutes before the first half closed to propel two consecutive Taylor Thiry layups to bring the game within seven points. Valders controlled the last minute of first half play to lead by 10 points, 27-17. 

Second half play saw the Spartans’ Thiry add the first points which were followed by an Alexandria Wech layup seconds later to bring the game within two possessions. The Vikings Kate Wagner did not slow down her offensive play by adding two baskets in a row to pace the lead at seven points. Thiry battled back for her Spartans with three consecutive makes to drain what was a 13 point Valders lead to six points. With three minutes left of play, LC’s Magdeline Hanman gathered a shooting foul opportunity in which she converted one of three free-throw shots. Valders’ Wagner sank a pair of crucial free throws down the stretch to steal a road win for her squad over the Spartans, 55-49.The Spartans (5-3) will continue their season on January 5th for a home game against Freedom at 7pm.

The New Radio Sports Network team caught up with Spartans head coach Taylor Schmidt for an exclusive post-game interview: 

The Luxemburg-Casco Spartans wrestling team came up just short in its Tuesday morning dual meet against Division 1 power Bay Port, losing 40-30.

After the Spartans received forfeits at 160 pounds and 170 pounds, the Pirates drew first blood with three straight victories including Drake Anderson's pin of Joey Chervenka at 195 pounds. The Spartans would start their own winning streak after Travis LeGrave got six on the board due to an injury default to Connor Corrigan. Issac Jerabek (106 lbs) and Easton Worachek (113 lbs) picked up pins to give the Spartans a 30-12 advantage.

The Spartans would not win another match as Nicholas Schomaker beat Jake Jandrin 7-1 to earn the decision. Carter Kallies got a 12-0 major decision over Tyler Derenne at 132 pounds before a double forfeit at 138 pounds. Tristin Thiry dropped a close 3-1 decision to Bay Port's Ayden Bruckner at 145 pounds before Jacob Ward closed out the dual with a pin of the Spartans' Hunter Joniaux at 152 pounds. 

The Spartans will hit the mat again next Thursday at home against NEC rival Freedom. The first whistle is set for 6:30 p.m. 

The Luxemburg-Casco (3-0) wrestling team will hit the mat on Tuesday morning for a non-conference dual against the Bay Port Pirates.

L-C has seen victories in all three of their duals this season, most recently coming off a dual win over the Division III defending state champion Coleman Cougars last Tuesday night. Easton Worachek will look to earn a second straight major decision (though I'd argue a pin would be swell too) on Tuesday while Issac Blohowiak will look to continue his winning streak as well. Bay Port will head into this matchup 1-1 on the season, most recently coming off a conference win over Kimberly, 38-28. The first whistle will take place at 9:30am in the Luxemburg-Casco gymnasium.

The Luxemburg-Casco Spartans (6-0) boys’ basketball team tips-off another conference matchup at home against the Wrightstown Tigers (5-2) on Tuesday night. 

The Spartans will look to defend their perfect conference season record as the Tigers will look to steal a conference win to put themselves in the North Eastern Conference regular season championship running. The Spartans are coming off back-to-back 30+ point victories against two conference opponents, one of the games tallied a triple figure score as well. Wrightstown is riding a four-game win streak in conference play and has not forgotten about the last time they played LC back in January of 2020 in which they captured a 65-49 win. This battle will tip-off at 3:30pm.
 

The Luxemburg-Casco Spartans wrestling team was able to escape Coleman with a 40-36 victory Tuesday night.

A battle of two of the state's top programs was as advertised as both teams went back and forth all night with L-C winning eight of the 14 contested matches. Easton Worachek started things off for the Spartans with a 13-0 major decision over the Cougars' Raymond LeMieux. The Cougars would rattle off two straight pins before Max Ronsman earned a second-period pin at 132 pounds and Luke Shefchik won his match at 138 pounds by a 9-5 decision over Wil Bieber.  The two teams traded pins for eight straight matches with Hunter Joniaux (152 lb, 3:31), Isaac Blohowiak (160, 1:01), Kyle Kroll (220, :44), and Travis LeGrave (285, 1:44) coming out on the winning side. With the Spartans hanging onto the dual by a single point, Issac Jerabek won in an active match at 106 pounds, getting the 9-5 decision over Cameron Kimmell.

The Spartans will wrestle next Tuesday morning at home against Bay Port with the first whistle taking place at 9:30 a.m.

The Luxemburg-Casco boys’ basketball team remained undefeated on Tuesday night against the Waupaca Comets, 69-36. 

The Spartans Ryan Robillard led his team to a win with 20 points and Logan Doell contributed 15 points as well. LC saw a 35 point first half while Waupaca filed only 13 points. The Spartans opened the floodgates in the second half and won by 33 points after posting stellar defensive stops. Spartans head coach Tyler Thrune will lead his team against the 4-2 Wrightstown Tigers next Tuesday for a home matchup at 7pm.

The Luxemburg-Casco Spartans boys’ basketball team tips-off another conference match against the Waupaca Comets on Tuesday night.

The Spartans are 5-0 this season in North Eastern Conference play and sit in first place of the conference standings. LC is coming off a 112 point display over Oconto Falls and a Ryan Robillard 23 point performance. Waupaca is 1-5 and has not won a game since December 4th. The last time these two programs faced off was in January of 2020, LC won that game 85-59 while amassing 17 steals. Tip-off is set for 7pm at Luxemburg-Casco High School.  

The Luxemburg-Casco Spartans wrestling team will visit the Coleman Cougars on Tuesday evening.

The Spartans are 2-0 and entering their third dual of the season. LC gathered their two wins against Marinettee and Denmark earlier in the month of December. Cougars head coach Kevin Casper will have his defending state championship program ready to host a square off with LC, though this will not have any conference implications on the season. The varsity dual will start for 6:30pm.

The Luxemburg-Casco girls’ basketball team will face the Little Chute Mustangs on Thursday night.

The Spartans (5-2) are on a four game win streak and have not lost a game since December 8th while the Mustangs have yet to collect a victory this season. The Spartans Taylor Thiry leads the team in scoring this year and is coming off a 24 point game over Clintonville. The first whistle will sound at 7pm.

The Luxemburg-Casco Spartan boys’ basketball team celebrated a memorable Senior Night on Friday in Luxemburg blowing out the Oconto Falls Panthers 112-49 in a North Eastern Conference game.  Senior Ryan Robillard scored his 1,000th point in his Spartan career on a three-pointer from the top of the key with 3:32 left in the first half.  Robillard finished with a game-high 23, needing 21 points to reach the milestone.  

 The Spartans jumped out to a quick 10-0 lead over Oconto Falls in the first few minutes only to see the Panthers hit two three-pointers to cut the lead to four.  That was as close as Oconto Falls would get as the Spartans steamrolled Panthers by forcing numerous turnovers with a stifling 1-3-1 half-court trap.  

With Robillard becoming the third player to score 1,000 points in a boys basketball career, the Spartans coasted into halftime with a 63-20 lead.

The Spartans substituted freely in the second half and kept the pressure defense going as junior Evan Dahlke had a career night scoring 19 points including six three-pointers with five of those coming in the second half. 

All 11 Spartan players scored with five of them scoring in double figures, including Logan Doell who finished with 21.  The four seniors, Garret Zuleger, Blake Yagodinski, Jonas Otradovec, and Robillard were honored after the game with a brief ceremony.   

Luxemburg-Casco (5-0) will now host Waupaca Tuesday night before the holiday break.   Matt Piesler and Paul Schmitt will have the call starting at 6:45 p.m. with the pregame show and tip-off set for 7:15 p.m. on 96.7FM WBDK.  The game audio can also be streamed on NEW Radio Sports Network.

Robillard's three-point shot to hit 1,000 points.

Seniors Garret Zuleger, Blake Yagodinski, Ryan Robillard, and Jonas Otradovec

The Luxemburg-Casco Spartans girls’ basketball team rolled to another victory on Thursday evening. The Spartans second year coach Taylor Schmidt has found her team on a three game winning streak and has surpassed her win total from 2019-20 with five wins. The 5-2 Spartans saw another savvy performance by Taylor Thiry who collected 24 points while Alex Wech reached 10 points to follow Thiry. Selina Torrez of Clintonville led her team with 16 points and was followed by Emily Taylor who landed nine points. The Spartans find themselves traveling to Little Chute next Tuesday for another conference matchup set for 7:30pm. 

The Luxemburg-Casco Spartan boys’ basketball team will host the Oconto Falls Panthers Friday night in a North Eastern Conference game.  The Spartans (4-0) are coming off a 61-35 win on Tuesday against Clintonville.  Oconto Falls fell to Marinette 70-35.  Luxemburg-Casco will be celebrating Senior Night and senior Ryan Robillard is only 21 points shy of the 1,000-point mark in a career.   Matt Piesler and Paul Schmitt will have the call starting at 6:45 p.m. with the pregame show and tip-off set for 7:15 p.m. on 96.7FM WBDK.  The game audio can also be streamed on NEW Radio Sports Network.

(photo courtesy of Ron LeCloux)

The Luxemburg-Casco girls’ basketball team will face the Clintonville Truckers on Thursday night.

The Spartans are coming off a heated overtime victory over Oconto Falls and are 4-2 in the conference standings. The Truckers are 3-2 in conference and are riding a 3 game win streak. LC has won back-to-back conference games and is showcasing the transformational change in the Taylor Schmidt era. LC’s Taylor Thiry and Lauren Adams will look to lead the Spartans into Clintonville territory to halt the Truckers North Eastern Conference win streak. Tip-off is set for 6:15pm.

Luxemburg-Casco junior outside hitter Grace Holschuh will play volleyball after her high school career is over after verbally committing to Green Bay.

Holschuh took to Instagram this week to make the announcement, saying she is grateful to continue her academic and athletic career at the Horizon League school. The Phoenix did not play this fall due to COVID-19, but finished 21-9 in 2019. Holschuh earned plenty of recognition this fall after helping lead the Spartans to a second straight state championship. In addition to being named first-team All-NEC, Holschuh also earned WVCA 2nd Team All-State honors.

Photo courtesy of Luxemburg-Casco Volleyball

Luxemburg-Casco Spartans girls’ basketball second-year head coach Taylor Schmidt led her team to their fourth win of the season over the Oconto Falls Panthers, 47-46. This fourth victory signified Schmidt’s win total in the 2019-20 campaign. The Panthers ended the first half up one point over the Spartans, 21-20. The Spartans went on an 8-0 scoring in the second half to take the lead 37-32. The Panthers did not score a bucket for over 5 minutes midway through the second half, that was due to an aggressive Spartans defense. The Panthers went on a 7-0 scoring run of their own to tie the game up, 39-39 with 43 seconds left to play in the second half, which would prevail for an overtime matchup. 

The Spartans won the coin toss to receive first dibs to start overtime play and that went over well for the Spartans Taylor Thiry (17 points) who completed a triple point play to up the Spartans 42-39. LC’s Lauren Adams sank a pair of crucial free throws to extend the lead, 44-41. The Panthers punched right back with a basket of their own to make it a one-point game, 44-43. LC gathered their composure and finished strong with another five points from Thiry during overtime play, she led the team with 19 points total. The Spartans nailed five of their six free throws in overtime to solidify the win. The New Radio Sports Network team caught up with Schmidt for an exclusive post-game interview:

LC will travel to Clintonville on Thursday for a 7:30pm tip-off. 

The Luxemburg-Casco wrestling program defeated the Marinette Marines on Tuesday evening, 59-13. LC came into the dual 1-0 in conference after a win over Denmark last Tuesday. The dual featured a battle between an array of weight classes throughout the night including the 138 weight class battle that showcased a last second takedown win by the Spartans Luke Schefchik. The 152 weight class featured a blood battle with LC’s Hunter Joniaux and the Marines Josh Walker, the match resulted in a Walker major decision. The Spartans Issac Blohowiak pinned Marinette’s Johnny Bieber within moments of the first whistle. Luxemburg-Casco freshman Marissa Enderby captured a decision over Shayla Diaz of Marinette after a grueling match. LC moved to 2-0 in conference and will head to Coleman High School next Tuesday evening for a 6pm varsity start time.

The Luxemburg-Casco wrestling team will look to improve to 2-0 in the NEC when they battle Marinette on Tuesday night.

The Marines lost to defending state champion Wrightstown 74-0 last week while the Spartans defeated Denmark 52-25. Issac Blohowiak, Isaac Jerabek, Easton Worachek, Max Ronsman, Hunter Joniaux, and Kyle Kroll picked up contested match victories in the win. The Marines forfeited six of the fourteen weight classes and had wrestlers pinned in four others.

First whistle is set for 6:30 p.m.

The Spartans girls’ basketball team will face the Oconto Falls Panthers for a conference matchup at home on Tuesday night. The LC girls’ basketball team is coming off a heavily contested conference win over the weekend. Head coach Taylor Schmidt is gladly putting the pieces together in her second year at the helm. The Spartans are currently 3-2 and have the opportunity to collect their fourth win of the season which would be tied for their total number of wins last season. Tip-off is at 7:30pm.

The Luxemburg-Casco Spartans boys’ basketball team will hit the court on Tuesday night in the Clintonville Truckers gymnasium. The Spartans are coming off an impressive win over Marinette that tallied a 3-0 record in the North Eastern Conference. Spartans head coach Tyler Thrune has found his team playing quality basketball and also building an identity in the process. Peyton Mrotek and Ryan Robillard have made a direct offensive impact this season for LC as they lead their team in scoring. The Truckers enter this showdown at 3-2 and are on a three game win streak. The first whistle sounds at 7:30pm.

The Luxemburg-Casco girls basketball team lived up to both of their hashtags on Friday, putting the pieces together while capping off toughness week with a 50-48 win over Fox Valley Lutheran.

The Spartans took a 31-24 advantage into the break behind some strong offensive play from Lauren Adams and Taylor Thiry. The second half saw the Foxes whittle away at the lead while the Spartans struggled from the line. The Spartans were 4-12 shooting from the free-throw line in the second half and 11-21 overall on the evening. The Spartans were able to turn away the Foxes in their final offensive possessions.

Adams exploded for 24 points thanks to five three-pointers while Thiry chipped in 11 points. Lydia Feidt tried matching Adams behind the arc, hitting three three-pointers en route to an 11 point night. Emily Jaenke led all Foxes with 14 points. 

Picture courtesy of Luxemburg-Casco girls basketball

The Luxemburg-Casco girls' basketball team hopes to start a new winning streak Friday night when they host Fox Valley Lutheran.

The Spartans saw their two-game streak grind to a halt earlier this week when they lost a close matchup to Waupaca 51-49. The team had rattled off a pair of blowout victories against Marinette and Denmark last week. Taylor Thiry is averaging a double-double for the Spartans, scoring 20.5 points per game and grabbing 14.5 rebounds.

The Foxes are 3-1 on the season, winning their last time out 58-42 against Oconto Falls. The team has balanced scoring at the top with Emily Jaenke (15.2 ppg), Alayna Feidt (12.8 ppg) and Lydia Feidt (9.8 ppg) averaging above or very near 10 points per game.

Tip is set for 7:00 p.m.

The Luxemburg-Casco Spartans boys’ basketball team racked up another conference victory on Thursday night over the Marinette Marines, 89-70. The Spartans entered the matchup 2-0 with wins over FVL and Denmark. Spartans head coach Tyler Thrune improved his team to 3-0 in conference. LC will travel to the Clintonville Truckers next Tuesday for another conference matchup.

The North Eastern Conference will feature the lone boys’ basketball game of the area high school teams. The Luxemburg-Casco Spartans will head to the Marinette Marines for a conference matchup Thursday night. The Spartans enter this matchup 2-0 in conference and sit in first place among the conference standings. The Spartans Ryan Robillard dropped 22 points in the last game for LC and will look to keep producing quality offense for this game. The Spartans and Marinette tip-off at 7pm. 

The Luxemburg-Casco Spartans wrestling team started wrestling season in winning fashion over  the Denmark Vikings on Tuesday night, 52-25.

Spartan senior Issac Blohowiak gathered a win to put LC ahead of the Vikings, 12-6. Reece Piontek and Jonah Goetsch of Denmark collected back-to-back pins in the 170 weight class and 182 weight class to make it 18-16. Denmark found another match victory in the 195 weight class to extend their lead, 22-16. Travis DeGrave of the Spartans collected a win off a forfeit in the 285 weight class making it 28-22. After consecutive match wins, Luxemburg-Casco regained the lead and kept their winning momentum for a dual victory.

The Luxemburg-Casco boys’ basketball team tallied a victory over conference rival Denmark on Tuesday night, 69-62. The Spartans' Ryan Robillard dropped 22 points after he started hot in the second half with back-to-back buckets. Peyton Mrotek (16 points) and Logan Doell (10 points) also reached double figures in scoring. The Vikings battled throughout the entire game. Donavan Short collected 42 points for his Denmark squad, but it was not enough to prevail. Hayden Konkel added another 12 points for the Vikings in the loss. The Spartans improve to 2-0 and have a short turnaround as they head to Marinette on Thursday for another conference matchup.

The Luxemburg-Casco Spartans girls’ basketball squad fell short to the Waupaca Comets on Tuesday night, 51-49. The Spartans tipped-off the game with a slow start in the first half as they reached 16 points to Waupaca’s 21 points. Taylor Thiry generated some help for the Spartans to gain some second half momentum but the 33 point second half would have LC fall just short to the Comets. LC falls to 2-2 overall and heads to Fox Valley Lutheran on Friday night for a 7pm showdown.

The Luxemburg-Casco wrestling team is trying to avenge its season-opening loss last year when it hosts Denmark on Tuesday night.

The Spartans lost their dual against the Vikings 37-27 last season and return to action without state champions Reece Worachek and Lucas Joniaux. Returning this winter are state place winner Easton Worachek, Kyle Kroll, Hunter Joniaux, Travis DeGrave, and Ryan Routhieaux, all of which earned All-NEC honors last year. The Vikings counter with state place winner Ethan Schwartz and state qualifier Reece Piontek among their wrestlers.

First match is slated for 6:30 p.m. 

The Luxemburg-Casco girls' basketball team looks to extend their winning streak to three games when it travels to Waupaca on Tuesday night.

Since its opening night lost, the Spartans' defense has clamped down on its opponents, allowing just 15 points to Marinette and 25 points to Denmark in their two wins. Taylor Thiry has been a leader in almost all things offensive, leading the team in points (19.3 ppg), rebounds (13.3 rpg), and is second on the team in assists (1.3 apg).

The Comets come into the matchup 1-1 on the year after an offensive explosion in the second half against Clintonville gave them the 56-46 victory. They also have it a do-it-all player in Finley Charapata, who leads the team in points (15 ppg), rebounds (12.5 rpg), and tied for the lead in assists (1.5 apg).

Tip is set for 7 p.m.

The Luxemburg-Casco boys’ basketball team will tip-off against their North Eastern Conference foe in the Denmark Vikings. The two programs date back to the late 1990’s when they both were affiliated with the Packerland Conference. LC heads into this matchup after opening the 2020-21 campaign on a winning note, Denmark also won in a thriller on the road to open their season. Spartan head coach Tyler Thrune looks for his upperclassmen and leading scorer, Peyton Mrotek to repeat another quality performance like he did on opening night with 21 points over FVL. The Spartans look to remain undefeated in conference play and host the Vikings for a 7pm tip-off. Stay up to date with all the action on NEWRadioSportsNetwork.com.

The Luxemburg-Casco Spartans boys’ basketball team celebrated a season opening victory over the Fox Valley Lutheran Foxes on Friday night, 51-40. Senior Ryan Robillard, junior Logan Doell and junior Peyton Mrotek led the way for the Spartans early on while Josiah Butler led the way for the Foxes. The first half favored the Spartans by seven points, 28-21. The Foxes came out with the first punch to start the second half putting the game within reach of two scores while the Spartans came out cold and were unable to score within the first 4 minutes. The defensive battle continued until the Spartans extended their lead and sailed to a double-digit win. LC’s Mrotek led the team in scoring with 21 points which helped the Spartans move to 1-0 in the North Eastern Conference. The Spartans will host Denmark next Tuesday.

New Radio Sports Network captured a post game interview with Spartans head coach Tyler Thrune: 

The Luxemburg-Casco Spartans boys' basketball team tips off tonight at 7, hosting the visiting Fox Valley Lutheran Foxes for a conference battle. The Spartans have not played a game this season but neither have the Foxes. LC finished in the middle of the pack of the North Eastern Conference during the 2019-20 season, while FVL finished sixth. Stay up to date with all the action on NEWRadioSportsNetwork.com  

The Luxemburg-Casco girls’ basketball team tipped-off senior night in winning fashion over the Denmark Vikings, 54-25. 

Seniors included forward Julia Hanmann, point guard Lidia Stahl, point guard Alex Welch and guard Kylie Rabas.

The game's first five points came from the Spartans Taylor Thiry. The Spartans jump-started the first half with stellar play on both sides of the ball that generated a 29-12 halftime lead. Thiry ended the game with 24 points while Denmark's top-scorer tallied six points. Spartan senior Lidia Stahl gathered five points in the second half to extend the lead while senior Kylie Rabas nailed a basket to end the game. LC’s head coach Taylor Schmidt improved her team to 2-1 in conference and travel to Waupaca next Tuesday. 

The Luxemburg-Casco Spartans girls’ basketball team will host the winless Denmark Vikings for a conference rivalry matchup on Thursday night. The Spartans are coming off a huge conference victory over Marinette and look to keep it rolling against the Vikings for their second win of the season. The Vikings debuted their 2020-21 season with a substantial loss to Freedom, 88-21. Denmark head coach Kory Fredrikson will look to stop L-C’s leading scorer Taylor Thiry, who had 16 points last game. Tip-off is at 7 pm.

The Luxemburg-Casco Spartan girls' basketball team won big over the Marinette Marines Tuesday night for a conference matchup, 59-15. The Spartans found success early on and kept their foot on the gas ending the first half ahead 17 points, 27-10. Second half play consisted of lockdown defense by LC that only gave up five points. Taylor Thiry led the way for the Spartans with 16 points while Maggie Hanmann and Alex Wech each scored 10 points. Spartans second-year head coach Taylor Schmidt’s team improved to 1-1 placing them second in the North Eastern Conference standings. The Spartans will look to keep it rolling when they play Denmark on Thursday at home.