Legendary Coach Schanhofer Passes Away

Former Luxemburg-Casco and Sturgeon Bay girls basketball coach Mike Schanhofer passed away on July 4th in Sparta at the age of 76.  Coach Schanhofer led the L-C girls basketball team to three state championships during his 26 years on the Spartans bench.  He finished out his coaching career in Sturgeon Bay with a three year run as coach of the Clippers.  As a girls basketball coach, he amassed 524 wins and was inducted into the Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association Hall of Fame in 2002.  During his 42 years as a teacher at Luxemburg-Casco, he coached football, baseball and volleyball.  A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Monday July 10th in Sparta.  A Celebration of Life will also be held from 3-7pm at the Rendezvous in Luxemburg on Sunday, July 23.

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