Three of the area’s top teams topped the 200 vote mark, with Marathon Boys Wrestling collecting 442 votes and earning the title of OnFocus Team of the Week, January 21- January 27.
Marshfield Boys Basketball earned a second place finish with 232 votes. Medford Girls and Boys Basketball earned third place by picking up 218 votes.
Check out the area’s top performers nominated for OnFocus Team of the Week, January 21 – January 27
OnFocus Team of the Week, January 21 – January 27
- Marathon Boys Wrestling – The Raiders claimed the Marawood Conference Wrestling Tournament title, led for four Raiders earning conference championship status: Blake Underwood(106) Swayne Stencil(132) Dylan Dodson(138) and Grant Salber(157).
- Medford Girls and Boys Basketball – Medford defeats Mosinee twice Friday evening, with the boys coming back from a 6 point deficit at halftime and holding off Mosinee in the waning seconds to earn a 73-70 upset win. The Medford Girls also took down Mosinee with a 60-40 road win on Friday.
- Assumption Girls Basketball – Assumption downed Auburndale twice, opening up a four game lead in the Marawood South. The Royals downed the Eagles 55-31 and then sneaked by at home with a 43-37 win, their closest game of the season.
- Marshfield Boys Basketball – The Tiger Boys now hold a two game advantage in the Wisconsin Valley Conference after defeating Stevens Point 51-47 Monday evening.
- Columbus Catholic Boys Basketball(nominated online) – Columbus now holds a two game advantage in the Cloverbelt East Conference, and moved last week to the number #1 ranking in our OnFocus Central Wisconsin Boys Basketball Computer Rankings.
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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]
