The OnFocus Athlete of the Week and Team of the Week honored hundreds of standout athletes and teams across central Wisconsin in the 2021-22 schoolyear.
2021-22 OnFocus Team of the Week Nominees Represent the best of Central Wisconsin
A look back at the athletes who were nominated each week:
2022-23 sports schedule links HERE
| Athlete of the Week | ||||
| Pub Date | Athlete | |||
| Date | First | Last | School | Sport |
| April 10 | Brock | Bennington | Columbus | B BB |
| April 10 | Kaitlyn | Selle | Mosinee | G Soccer |
| April 10 | Matt | Nielsen | DCE | B Track |
| April 10 | Luke | LeMoine | Marshfield | B Track |
| April 10 | Madison | Crossman | Merrill | G Track |
| April 17 | Ben | Lee | Amherst | Baseball |
| April 17 | Anna | Schooley | Assumption | Softball |
| April 17 | Kyler | Ellenbecker | Athens | Baseball |
| April 17 | Bennett | Klisch | SPASH | Baseball |
| April 17 | Alea | Graff | Colby/Abby | Softball |
| April 24 | Brooks | Kraus | Athens | Baseball |
| April 24 | Keagan | Jirschele | Mosinee | Baseball |
| April 24 | Braeden | Schueller | Stratford | Baseball |
| April 24 | Kale | Roth | SPASH | Baseball |
| April 24 | Joey | Bohman | Wisconsin Rapids Lincoln | B Tennis |
| April 24 | Eric | Huglen | Wisconsin Rapids Lincoln | B Tennis |
| May 1 | Hallie | Van Luven | Colby/Abby | Softball |
| May 1 | Tanner | Hraby | Medford | Softball |
| May 1 | Martha | Miller | Medford | Baseball |
| May 1 | Terrence | Cottrell-Roberson | Aiuburndale | B Track |
| May 1 | Logan | Amacher | Owen-Withee | B Track |
| May 1 | Elizabeth | Schmidt | Merrill | G Track |
| May 8 | Cristin | Casey | Assumption | Softball |
| May 8 | JV | Castillo | Abbotsford/Colby | Baseball |
| May 8 | Blake | Raab | Auburndale | Baseball |
| May 8 | Aden | Cherney | Auburndale | Baseball |
| May 8 | Micah | Keller | Mosinee | Softball |
| May 8 | Evan | Haley | Pittsville | Baseball |
| May 15 | Ben | Lee | Amherst | Baseball |
| May 15 | Morgan | Riechl | Assumption | Girls Ssoccer |
| May 15 | Siarra | Hart | Athens | Softball |
| May 15 | Blake | Postler | DCE | B Track |
| May 15 | Cole | Stevens | DCE | B Track |
| May 15 | Laurissa | Klapatauskas | Medford | Softball |
| May 22 | Noah | Marschke | SPASH | Baseball |
| May 22 | Abby | Dhein | Mosinee | G soccer |
| May 22 | Noah | Grimm | Pittsville | Baseball |
| May 22 | Waylon | Grimm | Pittsiville | Baseball |
| May 22 | Mikayla | Wirkus | Edgar | Softbal |
| May 22 | Matt | Glowdoski | Amherst | Baseball |
| May 22 | Ben | Lee | Amherst | Baseball |
| May 29 | Taytor | Lowry | Neillsville | B Track |
| May 29 | Morgan | Schnelle | Edgar | G Track |
| May 29 | Adam | Eiden | Pacelli | B Track |
| May 29 | Joe | Sullivan | Medford | B Track |
| May 29 | Bode | Erickson | SPASH | B Track |
| June 5 | Ella | Pavlovich | DC Everst | G Track |
| June 5 | Roisin | Willis | SPASH | G Track |
| June 5 | Brady | Schmidt | Stratford | Baseball |
| June 5 | Joe | Sullivan | Medford | B Track |
| June 5 | Malayna | Rieck | Colby | G Track |
| June 5 | Willow | Oehmichen | Colby | G Track |
| June 5 | Trinity | Severson | Colby | G Track |
| June 5 | Daisy | Feiten | Colby | G Track |
| June 5 | Hayden | Willner | Colby | G Track |
| June 12 | Davin | Stoffel | Mosinee | Baseball |
| June 12 | Ava | Schill | Assumption | Softball |
| June 12 | Ben | Lee | Amherst | Baseball |
| June 12 | Wyatt | Blaskowski | Amherst | Baseball |
| June 12 | Brock | Bennington | Columbus Catholic | Baseball |
| June 12 | Connor | Krach | Newman | B Golf |
| June 12 | Noah | Gage | Marathon | B Golf |
| Pub Date | Athlete | |||
| Date | First | Last | School | Sport |
| Dec 5 | Lexi | Freiboth | Mosinee | G Bsk |
| Dec 5 | Davin | Stoffel | Mosinee | B Bsk |
| Dec 5 | Aiden | Janke | Athens | B Bsk |
| Dec 5 | Marcus | Hall | D.C. Everest | B Bsk |
| Dec 5 | Heavyn | Kind | Spencer | G Bsk |
| Dec 5 | Kyle | Berres | Marshfield | B Swim |
| Dec 12 | Payton | Smith | Marshfield | B Hky |
| Dec 12 | Graydon | Anderson | Marshfield | B Hky |
| Dec 12 | Logan | Baumgartner | Medford | B Bask |
| Dec 12 | Addison | Lavicka | Athens | G Bask |
| Dec 12 | Zoe | Fink | SPASH | G Bask |
| Dec 12 | Blake | Jakobi | Columbus | B Bask |
| Dec 19 | Sam | Wilczek | Columbus | B Bask |
| Dec 19 | Mason | Prey | Newman | B Bask |
| Dec 19 | Lauren | Kraus | Straford | G Bask |
| Dec 19 | Carter | Grewe | Abby/Colby | Wrestling |
| Dec 19 | Noah | Schultz | Spencer | B Bask |
| Dec 26 | AnnaMarie | Aue | Auburndale | G Bsk |
| Dec 26 | Andrew | Brown | Neillsville | B Bask |
| Dec 26 | Emma | Jossie | SPASH | G Bsk |
| Dec 26 | Ondraj | Napravnik | Mosinee | B Hky |
| Dec 26 | Connor | Gowey | Medford | B Hky |
| Jan 2 | Lucas | Yeske | Auburndale | B Bask |
| Jan 2 | Treyton | Ackman | S/C | Wrestling |
| Jan 2 | Jada | Eggebrecht | Phillips | G Bask |
| Jan 2 | Sophia | Coker | Athens | G Bask |
| Jan 2 | Connor | Sheahan | Athens | B Bask |
| Jan 2 | Kyla | Krause | Medford | Gymnastics |
| Jan 9 | Hunter | Luepke | NDSU | Football |
| Jan 9 | Jazelle | Hartwig | Athens | G Bsk |
| Jan 9 | Taylor | Martin | Port Edwards | G Bsk |
| Jan 9 | Heavyn | Kind | Spencer | G Bsk |
| Jan 9 | Hannah | Merkel | Marshfield | Gymnastics |
| Jan 16 | Carson | Gunderson | Rapids | B Hky |
| Jan 16 | Collin | Luhtala | Chequamegon | B Bsk |
| Jan 16 | Kade | Smigaj | SPASH | B Hky |
| Jan 16 | Lexi | Freiboth | Mosinee | G Bsk |
| Jan 16 | Amelia | Trunkel | Neillsville | G Bsk |
| Jan 23 | Cam | Daul | Stratford | B Bsk |
| Jan 23 | Noah | Peterson | Marshfield | B Hky |
| Jan 23 | ld | Gargulak | SPASH | B Swim |
| Jan 23 | Lauryn | Goettl | Cadott | G Bsk |
| Jan 23 | Logan | Baumgartner | Medford | B Bsk |
| Jan 30 | Alexandr | Hofrichter | Antigo | Wrestling |
| Jan 30 | Kaylie | Upson | Phillps | Wrestling |
| Jan 30 | Marcus | Hall | DCE | B Bsk |
| Jan 30 | Lia | Peterson | Amherst | wrestling |
| Jan 30 | Kate | Fitzgerald | Mosinee | G Bsk |
| Feb 6 | David | Mayer | DCE | B Swim |
| Feb 6 | Carsen | Gause | Wisconsin Rapids Lincoln | B Hky |
| Feb 6 | Zoe | Fink | SPASH | G Bsk |
| Feb 6 | Emma | Jossie | SPASH | G Bsk |
| Feb 6 | Adam | Prokop | Wausau West | B Hky |
| Feb 6 | Gracie | Krings | Auburndale | G Bsk |
| Feb 13 | Terrance | Cottrell-Roberson | Auburndale | B Bsk |
| Feb 13 | Cade | Casey | SPASH | B Swim |
| Feb 13 | Logan | Baumgartner | Medford | B Bsk |
| Feb 13 | Mason | Prey | Newman Catholic | B Bsk |
| Feb 13 | Kacy | Eggebrecht | Phillips | G Bsk |
| Feb 13 | Jada | Eggebrecht | Phillips | G Bsk |
| Feb 20 | Makayla | Ulrich | Medford | Gymnastics |
| Feb 20 | Braeden | Schueller | Stratford | B Bsk |
| Feb 20 | Richard | Streveler | Colby | B Bsk |
| Feb 20 | Tamner | Halopka | Abbotsford/Colby | B Wrestling |
| Feb 20 | Brett | Back | Wisconsin Rapids Lincoln | B Wrestling |
| Feb 20 | Preston | Spray | Wisconsin Rapids Lincoln | B Wrestling |
| Feb 27 | Ellie | Jensen | Marshfield | Gymnastics |
| Feb 27 | Sophie | Nikolay | Marshfield | Gymnastics |
| Feb 27 | Hannah | Merkel | Marshfield | Gymnastics |
| Feb 27 | Kate | Fitzgerald | Mosinee | G Bask |
| Feb 27 | Raife | Smart | Stratford | Wrestlng |
| Feb 27 | Gavin | Drexler | Stratford | Wrestlng |
| Feb 27 | Destinee | Steinhafel | Wisconsin Rapids Lincoln | Gymnastics |
| Feb 27 | Preston | Spray | Wisconsin Rapids Lincoln | Wrestling |
| Feb 27 | Emmalee | Boucher | Wisconsin Rapids Lincoln | Gymnastics |
| Feb 27 | Gunner | Hoffmann | N/G/L | B Wrestling |
| Feb 27 | Luke | Dux | N/G/L | B Wrestling |
| Mar 6 | Joey | Sullivan | Medford | B Bask |
| Mar 6 | Cooper | Diedrich | Athens | B Bask |
| Mar 6 | Mfld/WR/SPASH | Gymnasts | Gymnastics | |
| Mar 6 | Cade | Bruesewitz | Stratford | Basketball |
| Mar 6 | Emma | Moseley | Neillsville | G Bask |
| Mar 6 | Cam | Daul | Stratford | B Bask |
| Mar 13 | Presley | Buwalda | Randolph | G Bask |
| Mar 13 | Marcus | Tomashek | Ashwaubenon | B Bask |
| Mar 13 | Grace | Grocholski | Kettle Moraine | G Bask |
| Mar 13 | Luke | Haertle | Lake Country Lutheran | B Bask |
| Mar 13 | Trista | Fayta | Notre Dame | G Bask |
| Mar 20 | Ben | Lubbers | Lake Country Lutheran | B Bask |
| Mar 20 | Ashton | Janowski | Pewaukee | B Bask |
| Mar 20 | Milan | Momcilovic | Pewaukee | B Bask |
| Mar 20 | Nick | Janowski | Pewaukee | B Bask |
| Mar 20 | Luke | Pautz | Roncalli | B Bask |
| Mar 20 | Travis | Alvin | Randolph | B Bask |
| Mar 20 | Sam | Grieger | Randolph | B Bask |
| Mar 20 | Chevalier | Emery Jr | Neenah | B Bask |
| Athlete of the Week | ||||
| Pub Date | Athlete | |||
| Date | First | Last | School | Sport |
| Nov 7 | Dorci | Walker | Columbus Catholic | Volleyball |
| Nov 7 | Myles | Burkett | Franklin | Football |
| Nov 7 | Brent | Jeske | Colby | Football |
| Nov 7 | Jenna | Breitbach | SPASH | G Swimming |
| Nov 7 | Eloise | Cooper | SPASH | G Swimming |
| Nov 7 | Alexis | Jonas | Mosinee | Volleyball |
| Oct 31 | Joe | Sullivan | Medford | Cross Country |
| Oct 31 | Sara | Mlodik | DCE | Cross Country |
| Oct 31 | Ainara | Sainz de Rozas | Assumption | Cross Country |
| Oct 31 | Bode | Erickson | SPASH | Cross Country |
| Oct 31 | Elizabeth | Schmidt | Merrill | Cross Country |
| Oct 24 | Sara | Mlodik | DCE | Cross Country |
| Oct 24 | Joe | Sullivan | Medford | Cross Country |
| Oct 24 | Elizabeth | Schmidt | Merrill | Cross Country |
| Oct 24 | Andrew | Scheer | Columbus Catholic | Cross Country |
| Oct 24 | Daisy | Feiten | Colby | Cross Country |
| Oct 17 | James | Jacobs | SPASH | Cross Country |
| Oct 17 | Mason | Voss | Colby | Football |
| Oct 17 | Brock | Bennington | Spencer/Columbus | Football |
| Oct 17 | Reed | Duellman | Assumption | Football |
| Oct 17 | Torren | Holtz | Mosinee | B Soccer |
| Oct 17 | Cole | Holtz | Mosinee | B Soccer |
| Oct 10 | Reinya | Balderson | Marshfield | Volleyball |
| Oct 10 | Abby | Ongna | Marshfield | Volleyball |
| Oct 10 | Cooper | Diedrich | Athens | Football |
| Oct 10 | Keagan | Jirschele | Mosinee | Football |
| Oct 10 | Trevor | Garski | Mosinee | Football |
| Oct 10 | Riley | Pechinski | SPASH | Girls Golf |
| Oct 10 | Andrew | Van Order | Pacelli | Football |
| Oct 3 | Alyssa | Hall | Marathon | Volleyball |
| Oct 3 | Vanessa | Krueger | Marathon | Volleyball |
| Oct 3 | Ava | Krueger | Marathon | Volleyball |
| Oct 3 | Reed | Napiwocki | Wausau West | Football |
| Oct 3 | Aiden | Rosemeyer | Thorp | Football |
| Oct 3 | Ainara | Sainz de Rozas | Assumption | Cross Country |
| Oct 3 | Barnes | Bunkelman | Mosinee | Football |
| Sep 26 | Jack | Klatt | Assumption | Football |
| Sep 26 | Abby | Zuleger | Stratford | Softball |
| Sep 26 | Riley | Pechinski | SPASH | G Golf |
| Sep 26 | Andrew | Scheer | Columbus Catholic | CC |
| Sep 26 | Jazelle | Hartwig | Athens | Volleyball |
| Sep 26 | Addison | Lavicka | Athens | Volleyball |
| Sep 19 | Alexis | Jonas | Mosinee | Volleyball |
| Sep 19 | Abbi | Martin | Mosinee | Volleyball |
| Sep 19 | Jessica | Maurer | Mosinee | Volleyball |
| Sep 19 | Ashlynn | Grimm | Auburndale | Volleyball |
| Sep 19 | Cooper | Diedrich | Athens | Football |
| Sep 19 | Xander | Hinker | Greenwood | Football |
| Sep 19 | Aiden | Kolar | Pittsville | Football |
| Sep 12 | Aiden | Gardner | Medford | Football |
| Sep 12 | Brycen | Cashin | Pacelli | Football |
| Sep 12 | Torren | Holtz | Mosinee | B Soccer |
| Sep 12 | Leo | Brostowitz | Wisconsin Rapids | Football |
| Sep 12 | Trayton | Weber | Auburndale | Football |
| Sep 5 | Trevor | Garski | Mosinee | Football |
| Sep 5 | Charles | Jewell | Auburndale | Cross Country |
| Sep 5 | Ty | Falteisek | Abbotsford | Football |
| Sep 5 | Hunter | Lochner | Nekoosa | Football |
| Sep 5 | Karter | Butt | Edgar | Football |
| Aug 29 | Conner | Krach | Newman | Football |
| Aug 29 | Cooper | Diedrich | Athens | Football |
| Aug 29 | Riley | Warzynski | SPASH | Football |
| Aug 29 | Brandon | Diedrich | Abbotsford | Football |
| Aug 29 | Daisy | Feiten | Colby | Cross Country |
| Aug 22 | Colton | Geurink | Wausau West | Football |
| Aug 22 | Andrew | Jeske | Colby | Football |
| Aug 22 | Dillon | Kirsch | Stratford | Football |
| Aug 22 | Brock | Bennington | Spencer/Columbus | Football |
| Aug 22 | Brock | Birrenkott | Pacelli | Football
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Author: David Keech
David Keech is a retired teacher and works as a sportswriter, sports official and as an educational consultant. He has reported on amateur sports since 2011, known as 'KeechDaVoice.' David can be reached at [email protected]
