The boys' track teams at Luxemburg-Casco and Sturgeon Bay will get their first taste of competition in 2023 with an indoor meet on Thursday.

At Ripon College, the boys' teams from Luxemburg-Casco and Sturgeon Bay are scheduled to compete against the likes of  Bay Port, Beaver Dam, Berlin, Hartford Union, Howards Grove, Marshall, Menasha, Neenah, New Holstein, North Fond du Lac, Oakfield MS/HS, Oshkosh North, Pardeeville, Rio Community, Waterloo, Waupun, Wautoma, and Winneconne. The first events are scheduled to begin at 4 p.m.

POTENTIAL RETURNING STATE QUALIFIERS

Luxemburg-Casco

• Logan Vandermause (23.32 200M Dash Preliminaries)
• Jack Rollin, Logan Vandermause,Trevor Beaupre, Andrew Klass (Members of state-qualifying 4x200M team)
• George Herlache, Pole Vault (NH)

For the Luxemburg-Casco wrestling program, this past weekend was more about the present and the future than the past.

The varsity squad captured their 13th team state title in school history on Saturday at the UW Field House, beating Evansville 63-9 in the semifinal and topping Prairie du Chien 37-20 in the final. Much like they did in 2018 when they returned to the mountaintop for the first time since 2013, it meant picking themselves off the mat after being dealt with disappointment the year before. Last year, the Spartans fell to Amery 36-30 as they split the seven matches. Knowing the wrestlers that would be back for an encore, head coach Chas Treml said he knew they would be back and they would not let that happen again.

Treml said the support from the Luxemburg-Casco wrestling family and the entire community has been important to their run. From filling up nearly half the bleachers for the team sectional in Freedom to the large crowds at the spur-of-the-moment championship parade through Luxemburg, Treml says it shows how special this community is when it comes to wrestling.

Despite losing a number of important wrestlers due to graduation, the pipeline is still full of talent. This past weekend, Luxemburg-Casco's middle school wrestlers won their fourth straight state title while the elementary school team finished the year as the state runner-up. 

You can click this link to listen to our full interview with Chas Treml.

The Luxemburg-Casco wrestling team returned to the top of the podium on Saturday in Madison as it beat Evansville and Prairie du Chien en route to its 13th state wrestling title.

In their 63-9 win over Evansville, the Spartans won their final 11 matches of the dual, eight of which were via fall.

Their second dual against Prairie du Chien was closer, but the Spartans' strength in the lighter weights shined brightly as they won five straight matches starting at 106 pounds before winning five of their final six matches. 

Jake Jandrin, Michael Bostwick, Isaac Jerabek, Blakelee Bastien, Easton Worachek, Caleb Delebreau, Max Ronsman, Ryan Routhieaux, and Trace Schoenebeck won both of their matches on the day. Saturday's title win was Luxemburg-Casco's first since 2018.

Pictures courtesy of Dan Rueckl

Match #1 Semifinal

Luxemburg-Casco defeated Evansville 63-9

195 - Brad Bartz (Evansville) over Ezra Waege (Luxemburg-Casco) Dec 5-4

220 - Caleb Salentine (Luxemburg-Casco) over Tucker Peterson (Evansville) Dec 10-4

285 - Tim Lund (Evansville) over Aden Weber (Luxemburg-Casco) Fall 4:00

106 - Jake Jandrin (Luxemburg-Casco) over Blake Frey (Evansville) Maj 13-5

113 - Michael Bostwick (Luxemburg-Casco) over Race Howlett (Evansville) Fall 2:15

120 - Isaac Jerabek (Luxemburg-Casco) over Logan Olson (Evansville) TF 15-0

126 - Blakelee Bastien (Luxemburg-Casco) over Lincoln Keller (Evansville) Fall 3:19

132 - Easton Worachek (Luxemburg-Casco) over Danny Heiser (Evansville) Dec 7-4

138 - Caleb Delebreau (Luxemburg-Casco) over Wyatt Nelson (Evansville) Fall 3:37

145 - Max Ronsman (Luxemburg-Casco) over Max Kaether (Evansville) Fall 0:44

152 - George Herlache (Luxemburg-Casco) over Lee Jorgensen (Evansville) Fall 3:47

160 - Ryan Routhieaux (Luxemburg-Casco) over Adryan Wessels (Evansville) Fall 1:04

170 - Sam Schutz (Luxemburg-Casco) over Charlie Braunschweig (Evansville) Fall 2:29

182 - Trace Schoenebeck (Luxemburg-Casco) over Brayden Engelkens (Evansville) Fall 0:53

Match #2 Division 2 Championship

Luxemburg-Casco defeated Prairie du Chien 37-20

220 - Blake Thiry (Prairie du Chien) over Caleb Salentine (Luxemburg-Casco) TF 15-0

285 - Jack Simmons (Prairie du Chien) over Javier Contreras (Luxemburg-Casco) Fall 3:38

106 - Jake Jandrin (Luxemburg-Casco) over Porter Kossman (Prairie du Chien) Fall 0:54

113 - Michael Bostwick (Luxemburg-Casco) over Irelynd Cejka (Prairie du Chien) Fall 0:33

120 - Isaac Jerabek (Luxemburg-Casco) over Mason Hird (Prairie du Chien) Dec 5-4

126 - Blakelee Bastien (Luxemburg-Casco) over Drake Ingham (Prairie du Chien) Dec 7-2

132 - Easton Worachek (Luxemburg-Casco) over Ryder Koenig (Prairie du Chien) Maj 11-0

138 - Rhett Koenig (Prairie du Chien) over Lawdon Tanck (Luxemburg-Casco) Fall 3:13

145 - Caleb Delebreau (Luxemburg-Casco) over Drew Hird (Prairie du Chien) Dec 3-0

152 - Max Ronsman (Luxemburg-Casco) over Luke Kramer (Prairie du Chien) Dec 5-2

160 - Ryan Routhieaux (Luxemburg-Casco) over Jeremiah Avery (Prairie du Chien) Dec 3-2

170 - Maddox Cejka (Prairie du Chien) over Sam Schutz (Luxemburg-Casco) Dec 13-9

182 - Trace Schoenebeck (Luxemburg-Casco) over Bryce Lenzendorf (Prairie du Chien) Dec 7-0

195 - Ezra Waege (Luxemburg-Casco) over Brogan Brewer (Prairie du Chien) Dec 6-4

The Luxemburg-Casco wrestling team wants to add more gold to the trophy case on Saturday when they compete in the WIAA Team State Tournament on Saturday at the UW Fieldhouse in Madison.

he Spartans drew the top seed and will face #4 Evansville in the opening round. Luxemburg-Casco had seven wrestlers place at last weekend's individual state tournament. Easton Worachek (132), Max Ronsman (145), and Trace Schoenebeck (182) each lost their championship matches to come in second place overall in their respective weight classes. Jake Jandrin (106, 5th) and Blakelee Bastien (126, 3rd) won their final matches of the weekend while Caleb Delebreau (138, 6th) and Michael Bostwick (113, 6th) also placed. The Spartans were top scoring team at the tournament among Division 2 teams with 83.5 points.

Evansville had four wrestlers make it to Madison with 132-pounder Danny Heiser winning the title over Worachek. 

The winner will take on the victor of the #2 Prairie du Chien vs. #3 Baldwin-Woodville matchup. Prairie du Chien lost to eventual champion Amery in last year's Team State Tournament and sent seven wrestlers to Madison this past weekend, five of which placed and one, Rhett Koenig, placed 1st at 138 pounds.  Baldwin-Woodville sent four to the individual tournament, placing two of them.

The Spartans' first match will take place at 10 a.m. with the potential championship bout taking place at 3 p.m. This is the 19th trip to team state for the Spartans and their second straight. They have come home with hardware in 17 of those 19 trips, including their fifth second-place finish last year. The Spartans hope to add a golden wrestler to its trophy case for the first time since 2018.