The entire Warrick County community lost a man that we should all strive to emulate today. Fred Bracher was a passionate teacher, coach, and fan of ALL Castle sports and activities. To say we will miss him, is a huge understatement. To honor him, be kind to everyone you meet.
Incredibly proud of Jack Nunge’s poise and grace during this difficult time. He’s an amazing young man from an amazing family. We are behind you, Jack! 💙💛🖤💛
💔Incredible strength shown by Iowa Basketball big man Jack Nunge tonight not only in scoring 18 points against Western Illinois but in talking about his father, Mark Nunge, who passed away unexpectedly two Saturdays ago 💔
Congratulations to senior Jackson Mitchell for being selected to the United Soccer Coaches Association’s high school All-American team. This is the highest honor a high school player can receive; we are proud of you,
@jacksonm2022
! This caps off a great career as a Knight!
Although today did not go our way, this group of young men showed the grit and character that any coach would be privileged to lead. They battled for each other until the end…wouldn’t want it any other way.
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Your Knights are STATE BOUND after beating Franklin Central 3-1 in the semi-state final. Two goals for Sam McConnell off of Jacob Moehlenkamp corners and one for Jackson Mitchell off of a Max McConnell assist. Nigel Stoltz comes up big again down the stretch.
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#full80
Your Knights are on to the final four! We advance to the semi-state with a 2-1 win over Terre Haute South. Mitchell and Kotmel with the goals. Moehlenkamp with the assist.
#TEAM
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#full80
Today we travel to Fishers High School to take on Chesterton for the 3A State Final. The boys are ready; this is a business trip. Thank you to all who’ve supported us this year; we have one more step to climb.
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Unfortunately our season ended today in the Regional. This group has grown together and had an impressive season. Heads up, men. Be proud of what you’ve done. Seniors....thank you for the great legacy you’ve left this program.
#TEAM
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#ourfamilyvsyourteam
Congrats to the following players on their awards given out by the Indiana Soccer Coaches Association today:
Jackson Mitchell- 1st team All State
Miles Reshetar- 3rd team All State
Colin Nugent- Honorable Mention All State
Varsity boys controlled play and came away with a 2-0 victory. Wandel assisted both Kerney and Brookman on their goals. Stoltz had the shutout.
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The Knights punch their ticket to the Final Four for the second straight year after beating Bloomington South 4-0 in the regional final. Goals from Mitchell (2), Tkachuk, and Kotmel. Assists from Mitchell and Enlow. Shutout from Nugent.
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Clearly not what we wanted out of this opportunity. Once the dust settles, these young men will realize what they’ve done this year. Still proud to be a Knight. Thanks for all the support today and through our run.
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The Knights dig deep and prevail 4-3 over Memorial. All four goals scored by Jackson Mitchell. Assist by Gaylord. Each and every player contributed to this championship in some way. Next up is Columbus East in the regional AT Columbus East on Thursday.
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Varsity closes out the season with a win vs Mater Dei to finish at 15-1 on the regular season. With this win, we finish first place in the SIAC. Good work, men! Back to work tomorrow to prepare for sectionals.
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Congrats to Castle alum
@jnunge24
on the trip to the Sweet Sixteen. He’s battled a lot in recent years and did it with character and integrity. He deserves all the success in the world! Castle nation is proud of you, Jack!!
Varsity showed a lot of grit to play two games in a day and come away with two solid wins. Final score from Avon, Castle-3, Avon-0. Goals by Youngblood, Mitchell, and Day. Assists by Gomez, Tkachuk, and Chambliss. Shutout again by Nugent.
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Thank you
@CastleAthletics
for the continued support for these young men. This was a great official end to a memorable year! Thank you seniors; you left a solid legacy. Now, back to work for the fall!
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#BLUE
Varsity gets the 1-0 win over
#11
Elkhart to finish the day. Max McConnell scored the winner off a Jack Gaylord free kick. Brandon Loza with the shutout in goal. Well done, boys!
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#Type1
I want to take a moment to thank Mr. Taylor, Mr. Welch, Mr. Hood, Mr. Frasier, and Mr. Roudenbush for their support and efforts to ensure we even had a season this year. It didn’t go unnoticed.
@CastleAthletics
Very proud of these three young men for achieving the goal of doing what they love at the collegiate level. This is just the first step…now go earn your place!
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@jacksonm2022
@xscott4_
@ProbusAshton
Sectional Champs! Very proud of this group of unselfish, gritty young men. We stuck with it, played together and earned a hard-fought 1-0 win over Jasper tonight. The goal was scored by Brock Wandel, assisted by Reece McDaniel. Nigel Stoltz and the back 4 with a big shutout!
Varsity’s season ends with a 2-1 loss to Jasper in the sectional semifinal. To seniors Raj Chilukuri, Jackson Zimmerman, Carson Peach, and Devin Corum-thank you, gentlemen! We hope this program has given you half of what you’ve given it.
#TEAM
>me
The Castle Boys’ Soccer Class of 2019 (not pictured Victor Bravo)! Thank you, gentlemen, for creating a culture of TEAM>me and sacrifice for a bigger cause. We wish you luck in all of your future endeavors!
#onceaknightalwaysaknight
We want to express our deep gratitude to Coach Doug Diedrich for his years as boys’ soccer coach. He owns a state championship ring and a runner-up ring, but it’s the young men he helped develop that’s more important. Thank you, Coach Diedrich! Enjoy your retirement!
The Knights hit the road to battle Columbus East for the regional semifinal this evening in Columbus at 6:30 CST (Newburgh time). Let’s get it, men!
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#FULL80
Congratulations to
@jacksonm2022
for being named the Evansville Courier and Press All Metro Player of the Year for the second straight year! Very well-deserved!
Varsity wins today over a good Terre Haute South team. Goals were scored by Moehlenkamp, Emile, McConnell, and Velazquez. Goals were assisted by Velazquez, Moehlenkamp, and Mitchell. Nigel Stoltz made some big saves to solidify the win.
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We are thinking of Castle soccer alum
@jacksonm2022
this morning as he has surgery for a leg injury he suffered last night in USI’s opening match of the season. We are behind you!
The Knights head back to Seymour today to take on Carmel in the final four for a shot at a state title next week. Play hard, play together, men!
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It’s been a particularly difficult year for all but special thanks to athletic administrators everywhere as they continue their efforts to keep their schools and student-athletes healthy and safe!
Congratulations to Coach Negley and Taylor! She (officially) becomes a member of the Castle Boys’ Soccer family today. We wish you much love and happiness.
#ourfamilyvsyourteam
Congratulations to seniors Michael Lonnberg, Craig Norris, Ben Welp, Camden Ratcliffe, Carson Reed, Connor White, Rolando Macias, Riley Morrison, and Bryce Thomas on graduating tomorrow. You are all fine young men of integrity and are off to do great things!!
Congrats to Michael and Rolo on signing to continue their playing careers in college. Michael will be going to Truman State and Rolando will be going to North Greenville University. Good luck, boys!
@812Lonnberg
@rolandomacias_
Congratulations go out to Sam McConnell
@samcconn3ll
and Sean Kelly
@Sean_Kelly_19
for signing to play soccer at the next level. Sam is playing at Eastern Florida State College and Sean is headed to Hanover College. Very proud of you both, and best of luck!
#alwaysaknight
Tonight we honor the careers of our six seniors (Burglund, Stoltz, McConnell, Kelly, Moehlenkamp, and Piering) who have stepped up and led during some unprecedented times. Thank you for all you’ve done and continue to do for this program! Kickoff is set for 7:30.
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We survive and advance. The boys hung in there and battled to a 3-2 win over Reitz to move on to play in the sectional final vs Jasper Saturday at 7pm. Much respect to a resilient Reitz group.
#TEAM
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Yesterday was a good day for the program…both teams took home the sectional trophy, both teams supported each other. Great day to be a Knight!
@Castle_G_Soccer
Great team victory over Jasper today by the score of 1-0. Reece McDaniel with the winner. The back four of Edris, McConnell, Zimmerman, and Kelly along with Stoltz in goal earned a shutout.
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Final:
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Castle 4,
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Bloomington South 0. Knights get a big road win. Goals by Mitchell (2), Pruitt, and Kelly. Assists by Pruitt (2) and Gaylord. Stoltz and Burglund shared the shutout.
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>me
Varsity battles
#1
(KY) Louisville Trinity to a 0-0 draw. Solid effort by the boys, especially the back 4 and Stoltz in goal. We are back at it Monday at Bosse at 7:30.
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Varsity beats Memorial in OT tonight 2-1. Goals scored by Mitchell and Reshetar. Assist by Quinn. Nugent with some clutch waves down the stretch.
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It was one of the best individual seasons in Castle history. And to think
@jacksonm2022
could be even better next year. Why? He's motivated after how this fall ended.
The Castle junior is the Courier & Press boys soccer Co-Player of the Year.
Final score: Castle-2, Jasper-1. The boys showed grit and heart tonight to win it in OT. The Knights advance to take on Reitz tomorrow at 7pm in the sectional semifinal. Goals scored by Mitchell and Reshetar.
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…then some!
Congrats to Patterson Edris, Nigel Stoltz, and Jackson Mitchell as well on being named to the All Metro team for 2018. All are very deserving for this award!
Varsity persisted and won 1-0 vs Jasper today. The goal was scored by Jackson Mitchell off of a Sam McConnell assist. Nigel Stoltz had the shutout.
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Tomorrow after school four Castle soccer players from the class of ‘19 will be signing to play at the next level.
@mbert151
,
@brookmanadam
,
@pattersonedris
, and
@joseph_kerney
will all make it official! We are proud of you young men!
Also today at the ISCA banquet, Senior Jackson Zimmerman was honored as the Top Team player. Sophomore Jackson Mitchell was also honored for his first team All District award. We’ll done, men!
To the entire Castle Class of 2022- You have set a high standard for those classes that will follow you. You have been through a lot as a class since the days of middle school but have overcome it together. We are excited for your future successes! Good luck!
Spent the morning working with some great people at Newburgh Junior Baseball’s Buddy Ball!! It was a great experience for the boys and girls’ soccer players!
@CastleG_Soccer
Varsity grabs another SIAC win over North tonight, winning 6-1. Kerney(2), Brookman, Wandel, Bravo, and Peach all had goals on assists from Moehlenkamp, Mitchell, Edris, Bravo and Wandel. Stoltz with the win in goal.
What SVP says here about Coach Izzo being criticized for holding his players accountable is spot on. We as coaches owe it to our players to hold them accountable because if not, we are setting them up to cut corners and not be their absolute best versions of themselves.
The banquet tonight capped off a great year. Thank you parents for all you do; thank you players for the heart that you show in all you do. Seniors- best of luck to you all. Always remember what you’ve learned; you are all great young men who will do great things!
Congrats to all those selected for the 2021 Castle Boys’ Soccer teams! For those who did not make it, we truly appreciate your time and effort this week. Let’s get to work…
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Thank you to all who made last night‘s banquet a success. This program is more than simply wins and losses. We turn the page and look forward to 2020. Thank you and best wishes to Raj, JZ, Peach, and Devin!
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#FAMILY
What you do on the field matters, but WHO you are as a player and human being will always be the most important thing. You can compete and be a good person at the same time! We can all learn something from this young catcher.
Varsity shows some resilience and scores two late to win 3-1 over Jasper in the sectional semifinal. Goals from Lorenzana, Kotmel, and Tkachuk. Maddux Kotmel and the back line of Glackman, Brenneman, McConnell and Vincek held strong.
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JV with the 1-0 win over Memorial in the JV championship. Goal from Beaver and Kotmel with the shutout. Well done boys! They end the season 12-2.
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“I have nothing in common with lazy people who blame others for their lack of success. Great things come from hard work and perseverance. No excuses.” -Kobe Bryant
Varsity (5-0) wins 11-1 over Forest Park. We have a big week coming up as we have an SIAC matchup vs North and games vs top 5 teams from Kentucky, Louisville Trinity and Lexington Dunbar.
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@IHSAA1
@KenFoxTruth
@eTruthSports
Some may see this as weakness, but true competitors can empathize with those who just ended a season or even career and respond in a mature way. This is pure class shown here!
Final: Castle-5, Reitz-0
The Knights advance to the sectional final vs Memorial on Saturday. Goals scored by Mitchell (3), Pruitt, and Kotmel. Assists from Mitchell, Pruitt, and Brenneman. Shutout by Nugent.
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