The Lincoln-Way West Warriors defeated the Bremen Braves 16–5 in a varsity boys water polo non-conference game.
The matchup saw Lincoln-Way West host Bremen and set the tone early, pushing the pace and overwhelming Bremen with constant pressure. The Warriors’ attack flowed through Noah Kueltzo, who scored five goals while directing the offense with confidence. Tyler Stasiak added four more as West used quick counterattacks, sharp passing and disciplined defensive rotations to steadily build a lead that grew larger with each quarter; the win also extended the Warriors’ recent dominance over Bremen, following last season’s 17–4 victory on March 11, 2025, in Bremen and an 18–3 win on March 19, 2025, at home.
Lincoln-Way West will travel to face the Andrew Thunderbolts in a conference matchup March 24, looking to change the outcome of their recent meetings. The Warriors enter the game focused on rewriting a matchup that has leaned Andrew’s way over the past year. Lincoln-Way West came up short in its last two meetings with Andrew, falling 13–10 in a sectional playoff on May 16, 2025, and narrowly dropping a 12–10 decision in a tight conference contest on March 25, 2025, according to MaxPreps.
Lincoln Way West had an enrollment of 1,941 students during the 2019-2020 school year and serves grades nine through twelve. It is located in New Lenox and Will County. Out of these students enrolled at Lincoln Way West during that period: grade twelve comprised thirty-seven percent; grade eleven comprised thirty-six point one percent; grade ten was the largest group at thirty-nine point four percent; and grade nine made up thirty-six point three percent.
According to the Illinois Report Card, Lincoln Way West’s student body was eighty-one point eight percent white students, one point eight percent black students, twelve point seven percent Hispanic students and one percent Asian students during the same school year.
