Voting for the OnFocus Team of the Week, February 27 to March 5 saw fans cast over 700 votes in support of top area teams.
Neillsville Girls Basketball picked up the title as the OnFocus Team of the Week, February 27 to March 5, garnering 231 votes.
Coming in second was Medford/Colby Gymnastics with 160 votes. Third place went to Central Wisconsin Storm Girls Hockey with 132 votes.
OnFocus Team of the Week, February 27 to March 5
- Medford/Colby Gymnastics – Led by Kate Malchow and Kyla Krause, the Medford/Colby Gymnasts took 7th at the WIAA Division 2 State Gymnastics Meet on Friday. Malchow finished 21st and Krause 22nd in the All-Around Malchow was 9th on the bars, 14th on the vault and 23rd on the balance beam. Krause finished 9th on the vault and 25th on the bars.
- Assumption Girls Basketball – Assumption punched its ticket to state with a 40-26 win over Wabeno-Laona Saturday afternoon at D.C. Everest. The Royals will play in the state semifinals Friday morning.
- Spencer Boys Basketball – The Rockets enterered the basketball playoffs as a #11 seed, but proved to be a tough out ready for upsets. The Rockets opened the playoffs with a 58-46 win over #4 Almond-Bancroft and then thumped #5 Port Edwards 70-49 in the regional semifinals before falling to Newman Catholic in a regional final Saturday night.
- Central Wisconsin Storm Girls Hockey – Storm came away with a state title on Saturday after downing Middleton 5-0 in the championship game. The Storm downed Middleton on Friday 4-1 and wowed the state with an impressive two game performance at the state championships.
- Neillsville Girls Basketball – Neillsville trailed 31-18 at the half to #1 seed Phillips before turning up the defensive pressure in the second half. Defensive adjustments at halftime enabled the Warriors to outscore the Loggers 30-11 and earn their ticket to State with a 48-42 win. Neillsville plays Thursday evening, time to be determined.
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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]
