Luxemburg-Casco will stay in the NEC for their match as they travel to face Little Chute for a 7 p.m. first serve.

The Spartans opened up their 2023 campaign with a sixth-place finish in the Beast of the Northeast Volleyball Tournament hosted by Notre Dame Academy at the Champions Center in Appleton. The team did not drop a set in their pool play matches that formed their bracket play matches. They went 2-2 on Saturday, beating Green Bay Southwest and Edgewood and losing to Hortonville and Fox Valley Lutheran. Head coach Jeff Frey said afterward that there were a lot of good things to build off of and things to learn from moving forward.

The Mustangs have hit their stride after losing their first three matches of the season, winning six of their next seven including a 2-1 victory over Pulaski on Tuesday.

The Luxemburg-Casco golf team heads to Denmark for its next NEC triangular meet.

The Spartans will face Denmark and Fox Valley Lutheran at Twin Oaks Golf Course in Denmark with a tee time of 11:30 a.m. set for golfers. 

On Monday, an NEC conference meet at Northbrook Golf Course was hosted by Luxemburg-Casco against the Little Chute Mustangs and the Waupaca Comets. Little Chute defeated Luxemburg-Casco 225 to 245 and Luxemburg-Casco defeated Waupaca by default due to Waupaca only having one varsity golfer.  The Spartans were led by Bowie Bredael with a 55 which was the third-best score in the meet.  Bredael finished behind the Mustangs’ Amelia Elting and Gracie Hank who each shot a 53.

The Luxemburg-Casco Spartans beat the Clintonville Truckers 5-2 Tuesday in WIAA  boys' soccer in Luxemburg.  Johan Amador and Reese Barbiaux each had two goals and the Spartan's Quinten Massey had eight saves in the net to lead the way.  Luxemburg-Casco scored the last three goals to break a 2-2 tie at the 58 minute mark.  the complete scoring is listed below.

GOALS

11' Luxemburg-Casco (Fredman Colindres)

22' Luxemburg-Casco (Johan Amador)

34' Clintonville (Eric Castellanos)

58' Clintonville (Max Polzin)

63' Luxemburg-Casco (Reese Barbiaux)

68' Luxemburg-Casco (Reese Barbiaux)

75' Luxemburg-Casco (Johan Amador; assist by Ethan Vandenhouten)

GOALKEEPING
Luxemburg-Casco, Quentin Massart, 8 saves
Clintonville, Dalton Thrall, 4 saves

L-C plays at home on Friday in a non-conference game against Xavier

The Luxemburg-Casco soccer team hopes to start a winning streak Tuesday night when they host the Clintonville Truckers under the lights.

The Spartans had to wait out a weather delay, but they rebounded from a rough night against Waupaca to beat local rivals Algoma 2-0 last Friday. After the rains came and went, Johan Amador and Reese Barbiaux each scored to put the game away for the Spartans.

The Truckers had a rough opening night against Winnebago Lutheran last week, falling 8-0 after giving up three goals in the opening half.

The first touch is set for 6:30 p.m.

On Monday, an NEC conference meet at Northbrook Golf Course was hosted by Luxemburg-Casco against the Little Chute Mustangs and the Waupaca Comets. Little Chute defeated Luxemburg-Casco 225 to 245 and Luxemburg-Casco defeated Waupaca by default due to Waupaca only having one varsity golfer.  The Spartans were led by Bowie Bredael with a 55 which was the third-best score in the meet.  Bredael finished behind the Mustangs’ Amelia Elting and Gracie Hank who each shot a 53.

The Spartans’ next meet with be against Denmark on Thursday.  

The Luxemburg-Casco golf team will make the short drive to Northbrook Country Club for its NEC action on Monday.

The Spartans will welcome rivals Little Chute and Waupaca to Luxemburg for 10 a.m. tee time.

The last time the Spartans were out on the golf course, the team had plenty of success in a scramble format. Bowie Bredael and Reese Bandow made quite the team Friday morning as the captured the top spot of the Oconto Scramble. The pair shot a 41 on nine holes, three strokes better than the team from Bonduel. The Spartans' other teams did not shoot poorly either with Morgan DeJardin/Lorelai Salentine shooting a 54, Katie Ledvina/Marissa Annoye scoring a 52, and Ashley Fameree/Averi Buresh also registering a 52. 

The Luxemburg-Casco volleyball opened up their 2023 campaign with a sixth place finish in the Beast of the Northeast Volleyball Tournament hosted by Notre Dame Academy at the Champions Center in Appleton.

The team did not drop a set in their pool play matches that formed their bracket play matches. They went 2-2 on Saturday, beating Green Bay Southwest and Edgewood and losing to Hortonville and Fox Valley Lutheran. 

"It was a good start to the season.  We have some growing pains that we are going through with some injuries and girls being in new spots, but the effort was there and I thought the girls battled all weekend. There were a lot of good things to build off of and things to learn from, all things you are looking for from opening weekend of the season," said head coach Jeff Frey after the weekend.

Stats:

Alayna Deprez-67 assists, 30 digs

Erin Cherovsky-44 assists, 29 digs

Aubrey Frey-51 kills, 39 digs, 10 aces

Miranda Schmidt-21 kills, 9 blocks

Ella VanderVelden-19 kills, 10 blocks

Brooke VandeHei-64 digs

Luxemburg-Casco waited until after the storms came to secure their second victory of the season, a 2-0 decision against Algoma.

The Spartans and Wolves entered the break tied 0-0 before the match entered a weather delay. After the rains came and went, Johan Amador and Reese Barbiaux each scored to put the game away for the Spartans.

Bowie Bredael and Reese Bandow made quite the team Friday morning as the captured the top spot of the Oconto Scramble.

The pair shot a 41 on nine holes, three strokes better than the team from Bonduel. The Spartans' other teams did not shoot poorly either with Morgan DeJardin/Lorelai Salentine shooting a 54, Katie Ledvina/Marissa Annoye scoring a 52, and Ashley Fameree/Averi Buresh also registering a 52. 

Sturgeon Bay and Luxemburg-Casco will tee off together for a meet on Friday at Irish Greens Golf Course in Oconto.

Bonduel, Oconto, Oconto Falls will also be teeing off with the Clippers and the Spartans when they begin at 9 a.m.

At Chaska, L-C’s Bowie Bredael shot a 54 to tie for third overall, while Reese Bandow came in with a 59 followed by Morgan DeJardin’s 60 and Katie Ledvina’s 62. 

Sturgeon Bay's two girls' golfers welcomed the Bay Conference to Cherry Hills Golf Course on Tuesday. Junior Merrill Kelsey led the way for the Clippers, shooting a team-best 68 on the course to finish in 30th place. Junior Sayde Jeanquart came in 34th place as she shot a 77.

The wait for another volleyball season ends for a number of teams on Friday, including the Luxemburg-Casco Spartans.

The Spartans will compete in the Beast of the Northeast Tournament at the Champions Center in Appleton. They are scheduled to play Ripon at noon, Kingsford (MI) at 2 p.m., and West Salem at 5 p.m. The Spartans saw their streak of state tournament runs end last season as they fell to eventual champion Xavier in the sectional round.

The Luxemburg-Casco soccer team will battle their STH 54 rivals Friday night when Algoma comes west.

Both teams had matches scheduled for Thursday, but no results were shared for the Wolves' matchup against Gibraltar/Sevastopol. Johan Amador provided the only joy in their trip to Waupaca with a goal in the 61st minute of a 4-1 loss to the Comets.  The Spartans are coming off a 3-0 victory that saw Amador tally two goals, while the Wolves are looking for their first match of the season.

The first touch is scheduled for 6:30 p.m.

The 2023 cross-country season opened on Thursday with plenty of hardware won by local runners.

In Fish Creek, both the Luxemburg-Casco boys and girls teams took 2nd place out of close to a dozen teams in the Chief Kahquados Invitational. The teams scored an identical 47 points, losing by five to Mauston (boys) and Reedsville (girls). Kyan Lynts led the boys with a time of 18:19 on the 5K course while Claire DuChateau paced the girls with a 5K time of 21:46.

1.3.11Kyan Lynts18:19.44 SRLuxemburg-Casco

2.5.12Alex DeGrave18:29.43PRLuxemburg-Casco

3.12.10Derek Christoph19:26.67 SRLuxemburg-Casco

4.13.11Hudson Thiry19:31.05 SRLuxemburg-Casco

5.15.9Marcis Doell19:47.33PRLuxemburg-Casco

6.17.9Evan Vandermause19:55.34PRLuxemburg-Casco

7.20.10Jonathan Salentine20:09.93 SRLuxemburg-Casco

8.26.9Noah Dubois20:35.40PRLuxemburg-Casco
 

1.4.9Claire DuChateau21:46.08PRLuxemburg-Casco

2.10.11McKenna Rank22:51.81 SRLuxemburg-Casco

3.11.11Grace Havel23:11.73 SRLuxemburg-Casco

4.12.12Sophia Mleziva23:59.89 SRLuxemburg-Casco

5.15.10Claire Marohl24:27.70 SRLuxemburg-Casco

6.16.12Grace Seering24:28.41 SRLuxemburg-Casco

7.20.10Abi Mleziva24:55.59 SRLuxemburg-Casco

8.21.11Karley Beyer24:59.94 SRLuxemburg-Casco

The Luxemburg-Casco soccer looks to string victories together when they head to Waupaca Thursday night for an NEC fixture.

Johan Amador registered a brace in the Spartans' 3-0 victory on Tuesday night, which included a penalty kick in the 31st minute. Quentin Massart kept the Wolves out of the net with three saves.

The Comets showed its firepower in a 7-0 victory over Amherst in their season opener. The team also registered 10 other shots on goal that were saved.

Thursday's game will begin at 6:30 p.m.

Luxemburg-Casco's Tabi Lemens will take her soccer career south after graduation after she verbally committed to UW-Parkside this month.

The senior goalkeeper took to Instagram on Wednesday to make the announcement, thanking her family, friends, and coaches for the support they have given her along the way. As a junior, Lemens posted four clean sheets en route to an All-NEC First Team selection and Defensive Player of the Year honors. She was also a member of the conference's first team her freshman and sophomore seasons.

The Rangers are coming off a 7-11-1 record in 2022, including a 4-9-1 conference mark against the likes of Michigan Tech and Northern Michigan. The program has reached the NCAA Tournament eight times since adding women's soccer in 1994.

The Luxemburg-Casco Spartans dominated play Tuesday and shut out the Winneconne Wolves 3-0 in non-conference soccer.  The Spartans held the ball for over 70 percent of the time and had 19 shots on goal compared to Winneconne’s eight.  L-C’s Johan Amador scored two goals while Ethan Vandenhouten contributed two assists in the win.  Quentin Massart had three saves in the net for the Spartans.  Luxemburg-Casco will next play the Waupaca Comets in NEC action Thursday evening on the road. 

In area high school girls’ golf action Tuesday, the Luxemburg-Casco Spartans finished third shooting a 213 at Chaska Golf Course in Greenville.  Fox Valley Lutheran finished first with a 206 and Freedom shot a 213 for second place. 

L-C’s Bowie Bredael shot a 54 to tie for third overall, while Reese Bandow came in with a 59 followed by Morgan DeJardin’s 60 and Katie Ledvina’s 62.

Lauren Movrich of Fox Valley Lutheran shot a 47 to take overall honors at Tuesday’s match. 

The Luxemburg-Casco golf team travels to Chaska Golf Course to face Fox Valley Lutheran on Tuesday.

The Spartans shot a 227 in his NEC meet against Marinette and Denmark with the Marines taking the top spot. Bowie Braedel shot a team-best 51 to lead the Spartans. Morgan DeJardin also broke the 60-shot mark with a 56.

Tee time is set for noon. 

The Luxemburg-Casco soccer team welcomes Winneconne for its home opener under the lights on Tuesday.

The Spartans finished 2022 with a 6-10-3 mark in an exit in the WIAA Regionals against Kewaskum 2-0. Unlike many teams in the area, the Spartans will welcome its entire stable of All-Conference performers as midfielder Drew Bandow, forward Johan Amador, and midfielder Ethan Vandenhouten return for their senior seasons.

The Wolves finished their 2022 campaign with a 10-9-2 mark and their own 2-0 loss in the regional round to Ripon. 

Kickoff is set for 6:30 p.m. 

The area's volleyball teams will be getting their first taste of competition on Saturday with a series of scrimmages.

Below is a schedule of where and when many local teams will be participating in exhibitions before real matches begin next week.

• Luxemburg-Casco at Appleton North vs. Appleton North, Howards Grove, and River Falls at noon
• Algoma and Sevastopol face Shawano and Kohler at Shawano at 9 a.m.
• Southern Door at Pulaski against Pulaski, Oconto, and Oconto Falls at 9 a.m.
• Kewaunee at Denmark against Denmark and Chilton at 9 a.m.

In a NEC triangular golf match at Little River Golf Course in Marinette the Luxemburg-Casco girls team competed against Denmark and Marinette and finished second.  Marinette took team honors with a 212 while L-C finished with 227 and Denmark with a 230 score. 

Luxemburg-Casco’s Bowie Braedel shot a team-best 51 for the Spartans.  The complete results are available by clicking this link.

The Luxemburg-Casco Spartans opened their 2023 football campaign with an impressive 34-20 win over the Xavier Hawks in Friday night in Luxemburg.

The Spartan starting quarterback Max Ronsman had a huge game throwing three touchdowns and rushing for another.

Luxemburg-Casco took the lead in the first quarter on a three-yard run by Chris VanderWielen on the opening drive for the Spartans.

The Spartans would then socre on a three yard run  by Ronsman with 9:39 left in the second quarter to take a 13-0 lead.  Xavier would come back as the Hawks scored on a 5 yard run by running back Evan McCormick to make the score 13-7 after the extra point. 

It didn’t take the Spartans long as they went on a 73 yard drive in less than 90 seconds culminated by a 29-yard strike from Ronsman to Brady Massey with 2:24 left in the half.

The Spartans weren’t done yet, as after a three-and-out by the defense, Ronsman hit tight end Trace Schoenebeck on a 26 yard pass with just :11 left before intermission to take a commanding 26-7 lead into halftime.

On the opening drive of the second half the Spartans used up more than half the third quarter clock and scored on a two-yard Ronsman scamper to put the game pretty much away at 34-7 with 5:41 left in the frame.

To the credit of Xavier, the Hawks didn’t quit and scored the last 13-0 points on two touchdown passes by quarterback Reid Hietpas.

Luxemburg-Casco will now travel to Kewaunee to take on the Storm next Friday night.

The pregame is set for 6:45 pm on 104.1 WRLU and kick-off set for 7 p.m. from the Luxemburg-Casco Sports Complex.  Paul Schmitt and Henry Annen will have the play-by-play of the game that will also be streamed on New Radio Sports Network.

(photo courtesy of Ron LeCloux)

After being rained out earlier this week, the Luxemburg-Casco golf team has their pick on Thursday for playing.

The team is scheduled for two different places with both beginning at 10 a.m.

They could be at Hilly Haven Golf Course in De Pere to battle the likes of Ashwaubenon, Bay Port, De Pere, Green Bay Preble, Notre Dame De La Baie Academy, Pulaski, Seymour, Shawano Community, Sheboygan North, and West De Pere. The team might also be involved in an NEC triangular at Little River Golf Course in Marinette to face Denmark and Marinette. 

The Luxemburg-Casco Spartans will begin their 2023 football campaign against the Xavier Hawks of the Bay Conference Friday night in Luxemburg.

The Spartans are coming off a 5-5 season where they lost in the first round of the WIAA playoffs to Fox Valley Lutheran 21-12.

Xavier was 7-4 overall and bowed out in the second round of the WIAA playoffs to Little Chute of the NEC.

The Spartans started fast last season going 4-1 but struggled after losing starting quarterback Max Ronsman to a season-ending leg injury against Little Chute.

Ronsman, a senior, is back healthy this year and will run the offense that will return most of their starters from last year’s squad.  Luxemburg-Casco Head Coach Neil Seering is excited about the progress the team has made during training camp and last week’s scrimmage.

The pregame is set for 6:45 pm on 104.1 WRLU and kick-off set for 7 p.m. from the Luxemburg-Casco Sports Complex.  Paul Schmitt and Jim Mrotek will have the play-by-play of the game which will also be streamed worldwide on 1041wrlu.com and NewRadioSportsNetwork.com.  

(Photo courtesy of Ron LeCloux)

The road to the state tournament at the Resch Center begins on Tuesday when the area's seven volleyball teams hit the court.

Luxemburg-Casco looks to build on its legacy in 2023, even if it means they get bumped to Division 1 next year thanks to the WIAA's new Competitive Balance rule. Last year, they fell in the sectional semi-final to eventual state champion Xavier in straight sets. The loss broke a string of three straight state titles. 

Sevastopol was Door County's team as they were able to advance to the sectional semifinal where they fell to Packerland Conference rival NEW Lutheran in four sets. Southern Door was the only other local Packerland Conference team, let alone Door County squad, to win more than one match in the WIAA Tournament. 

Matches can begin as soon as next Tuesday.

Picture courtesy of Luxemburg-Casco Volleyball

The Luxemburg-Casco golf team will hit their home course on Monday for an NEC triangular meet at Northbrook Country Club.

The Spartans will battle Wrightstown and Freedom when they tee off at 3 p.m.

No scores were reported from the golf team's first meet last week.

Practices have been going on for days, but Thursday will hit a little harder for those waiting for the high school football to begin.

The area's seven football teams will dedicate at least one day to scrimmages over the next two weeks in anticipation of the upcoming regular season. That begins on Thursday with Luxemburg-Casco scrimmaging against Pulaski and Kaukauna at 5 p.m. in Kaukauna. The area's other 11-player teams will do their work on Friday with Southern Door welcoming Kohler at a to-be-determined time, Sturgeon Bay traveling to Wautoma going around the horn with Wausau East, Sparta, Wautoma, Adams-Friendship, and Auburndale at 11 a.m., and Kewaunee visiting Wrightstown to scrimmage the host school, New London, and Oconto Falls at 4 p.m.

Since the eight-player season starts one week later, Sevastopol, Gibraltar, and Algoma will scrimmage against each other next week.

The Luxemburg-Casco and Sturgeon Bay golf teams open their campaigns with practice on Monday before getting their seasons underway on Thursday.

The Spartans open their season in Oconto Falls on Thursday when they battle Bonduel, Marinette, NEW Lutheran, Oconto Falls, and Sturgeon Bay at River Island Golf Course. Tee time is set for 9 a.m.

The Clippers are also on the schedule to travel to Winneconne's Lakebreeze Golf Course to face the host school, Bonduel, Green Bay N.E.W. Lutheran, Oconto, Seymour, Shawano Community, West De Pere, and Xavier. Tee time is set for 12:30 p.m.