OnFocus Athlete of the Week, January 14 – January 20

Check out the area’s top performers nominated for OnFocus Athlete of the Week, January 14 – January 20

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OnFocus Athlete of the Week, January 14 – January 20

• Savannah Danielson, Wausau West Girls Wrestling – Danielson took first place at the WI Challenge Series for the Warriors, earning three first period pins and then major decisions in her final two matches.
• TJ Lamb, Almond-Bancroft Boys Basketball – Lamb topped the 1,000 point mark with a 24 point performance in the Eagles’ 75-22 crushing of Wild Rose.
• Keagen Jirschele, Mosinee Boys Basketball – Jirschele reached the 1,000 point plateau in Mosinee’s big 61-58 clipping of Marathon in a battle of highly ranked teams.
• Swayne Stencil, Marathon Boys Wrestling(nominated online) – Stencil took first at 132 pounds for the Raiders, at the Wausau East Lumberjack Invitational Challenge. Stencil opened with a pin before earning three hard-fought decisions of 3-2, 7-4 and 4-2. Teammate Blake Underwood joined Stencil with a first place finish, earning three first period pins. 
• Sawyer Ostrum, Nekoosa/Assumption/Port Edwards Boys Wrestling – Ostrum took the title at 126 pounds at the Bark Memorial Invite, earning a pair of pins enroute to the championship.

Voting ends FRIDAY at 5:00 PM

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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]