The Appleton North Lightning volleyball team (Appleton, WI), went down 2-0 in Saturday's non-league challenge with the visiting Kimberly Papermakers (Kimberly, WI)

The Papermakers (25-10) will now prepare for their challenge against Luxemburg-Casco (Luxemburg, WI). The Spartans enter the non-league challenge with a 25-8 record. In their last challenge, Luxemburg-Casco defeated Menasha (Menasha, WI), 3-0, in a league challenge.

Next, the Lightning encounter the Appleton East Patriots (Appleton, WI) in a Fox Valley challenge, on Thursday, October 16. Appleton North will attempt to move on its 24-9 season record. The Patriots enter the challenge with a 28-6 record after their 3-2 league win over Oshkosh West (Oshkosh, WI).