With 1,242 votes cast, voting was spirited for the area’s top athlete last week. Taking the title as OnFocus Athlete of the Week, with 337 votes, was Athens’ Cross Country’s Connor Sheahan.
Voters came out in great numbers to support:
- James Bruhn, Phillips 290 votes
- Lucay Dolan, Assumption 208 votes
- Elise Uphoff, Marshfield 206 votes
- Reagan Borchardt, Edgar 201 votes
Link: Nominate Top Athletic Performances: Athlete of the Week and Team of the Week
OnFocus Athlete of the Week, September 25 – October 1
- James Bruhn, Phillips Football – Bruhn ran for 288 yards on just 13 carries and four touchdowns and ran for another as Phillips defeated Northwood/Solon Springs 56-20. The win moved the Loggers to 2-0 in the 8-Player Lakeland East, a half-game out of first place, 5-1 overall.
- Connor Sheahan, Athens Boys Cross Country(nominated online) – Sheahan took first place at the Athens Cross Country Invitational, marking multiple top three places this season.
- Elise Uphoff, Marshfield Volleyball – Uphoff landed in Marshfield Volleyball history on Saturday, picking up 30 digs to reach the 1,000 dig plateau for her career, as Marshfield cleaned up on the competition at the Eau Claire Memorial Invite on Saturday, going 3-0.
- Lucy Dolan, Assumption Girls Cross Country – Dolan took first place at the Athens Cross Country Invitational on Thursday.
- Reagan Borchardt, Edgar Volleyball(nominated online) – Borchardt reached the 1000-kill mark for her volleyball career this week, the first person in Wildcats history to reach the plateau.
2022 Central Wisconsin Fall Sports Schedules: Links to School Schedule Updates
OnFocus Central Wisconsin Football Computer Rankings, October 3
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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]
