Voting for the area’s top athlete saw three area athletes receive tremendous support. Winning the title of OnFocus Athlete of the Week, April 24 to April 30 were Medford Softball’s Martha Miller and Baseball’s Tanner Hraby, collecting 350 votes.
Hailey Van Luven of Colby/Abbotsford Softball was second with 192 votes. Taking third place was Logan Amacher of Owen-Withee Boys Track with 118 votes.
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OnFocus Athlete of the Week, April 24 to April 30
- Hallie Van Luven, Colby/Abbotsford Softball – Van Luven had a monster week for C/A, collecting 4 hits and scoring four runs in Colby/Abby’s 11-1 win over Owen-Withee and then picked up three hits as C/A downed Spencer 13-10.
- Elizabeth Schmidt, Merrill Girls Track – Schmidt claimed first in the 400 meter dash and 800 meter run at the Colby Invitational, besting the field by 8 and 11 seconds, respectively.
- Martha Miller/Tanner Hraby, Medford Softball/Baseball – Miller and Hraby both threw no-hitters on Thursday Miller pitched a no-hitter as Medford downed Tomahawk, 10-0 in 5 innings, striking out six. Hraby got his against Marshfield in an 11-0 win only throwing 34 pitches.
We had a chance on Friday to talk to @medfordraiders Martha Miller about her No-Hitter on Thursday and game one of their doubleheader against Lakeland. #wissoftball pic.twitter.com/PJDbRUqq6h
— Sports OnFocus (@SOnfocus) May 1, 2022
- Terrance Cottrell-Roberson, Auburndale Boys Track – Roberson took in the 100 m and 200 m dash races, was first in the long jump, and a was a member of the Eagles 4×100 relay winning team on Friday’s Auburndale Track Invitational.
- Logan Amacher, Owen-Withee Boys Track – Amacher took first in the 110 and 300 m hurdles, and also was first in the pole vault at the Auburndale Track Invite on Friday.
Voting ends Wednesday at 5:00 PM
Also vote: OnFocus Team of the Week, April 24 to April 30
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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]
