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Bill Kinziger speaks to the crowd Jan. 28 during halftime of the Clintonville boys' basketball team's North Eastern Conference game with Luxemburg-Casco. Clintonville High School honored Kinziger, who was recently inducted into the Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association Hall of Fame as an assistant coach. He coached basketball and football at the school, where he also taught physical education for 34 years before retiring in 2004. He also coached Clintonville's American Legion baseball team for 10 years. Greg Seubert Photo

Clintonville hands FVL boys first loss

By Greg Seubert

Three days after handing the Fox Valley Lutheran boys’ basketball team its first North Eastern Conference loss of the season, Luxemburg-Casco headed to Clintonville Jan. 28 and returned home with a 49-41 win over the Truckers.

Luxemburg-Casco 49, Clintonville 41

The Spartans scored the game’s first nine points and led by as many as 10 points in the opening half before Jack Yaeger’s three-pointer at the buzzer gave the Truckers their first lead, 19-18.

The lead changed hands four times before Luxemburg-Casco took a 43-36 lead on an Owen Deprez basket.

The Truckers got within four points with just over a minute to go, but the Spartans sealed the win from the free-throw line.

Brayden Branstrom led Clintonville with 10 points, while Peyton Mrotek led the Spartans with 14.

Clintonville 52, Fox Valley Lutheran 41

Cole Rosenow and Braiden Behnke led Clintonville with 14 and 11 points, respectively, Jan. 25 in a home win over the Foxes.

Josiah Butler led Fox Valley Lutheran with 18 points.

The Truckers will host Wrightstown at 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 3.