Marshfield (OnFocus) – Great performances from area athletes deserve to be celebrated. Check out some of the top performers for this past week, and be sure to vote for the top performer!
OnFocus Athlete of the Week, June 13 – June 19
OnFocus Team of the Week Nominees, June 13 – June 19
- Athens Softball / Pacelli Softball – The pair of softball powerhouses look to be in their primes, as they thumped the competition enroute to berths in the sectionals. #2 Athens defeated #7 Prentice (15-0) and #6 Drummond (15-0) while Pacelli throttled #8 Marion(17-1) and #4 Newman Catholic(21-11).
- Assumption Girls Soccer – Call the Royals this year’s Giant Killers. Seeded #4 in the posteason playoffs, Assumption earned a berth in the WIAA State Soccer Tournament. After dispatching #5 seed Richland Center 6-0, the Royals defeated #1 Wisconsin Heights/Barneveld (2-1), #2 Aquinas (3-2), and #1 Regis/McDonell Catholic (2-0) to make it to state next week.
- Marshfield Softball – As the #5 seed, Marshfield had its work cut out to advance to sectionals, and they did just that, by defeating a pair of WVC rivals. The Tigers went on the road to defeat #4 seed Wisconsin Rapids Lincoln (11-1) and #1 seed DC Everest (10-2) and face another WVC rival, #3 seed SPASH in the sectional semifinals.
- Marathon Softball – Marathon entered the postseason with a #6 seed, but has been dominant in earning a sectional berth. The Red Raiders dispatched #3 seed Mondovi(7-2) and #2 Cochrane-Fountain City(9-2) to advance to sectionals where they’ll face #1 seed Blair-Taylor on Monday.
- Columbus Catholic Softball / Almond-Bancroft Softball – It’s not often two schools are nominated together, but Columbus and A-B wowed the state by knocking a pair of state powers to make it to sectional play. As the #5 seed, Columbus downed #4 Port Edwards(8-0) before knocking off #1 seed Bangor(10-7), ranked #6 in the WFSCA rankings. Almond-Bancroft opened the postseason with a 15-0 drubbing of #6 Tigerton before defeating #1 seed and #1 ranked in the WFSCA rankings, Assumption, by a score of 3-2.
Voting ends Wednesday at 5:00 pm
With so many outstanding performances, we can use your help. Know an athlete or team who you’d like to nominate for next week’s Team of the Week? Be sure to NOMINATE a top performer using our easy to complete form each week.
Know of an athlete in central Wisconsin people should get to know better?
Nominate a student-athlete for our famous ‘Pancakes or Waffles?’ interview!
Know of a coach or difference maker in central Wisconsin?
Nominate a difference maker for our famous ‘Baked or Fried?’ interview!
With so many outstanding performances, we can use your help. Know an athlete or team who you’d like to nominate for next week’s Team of the Week? Be sure to NOMINATE a top performer using our easy to complete form each week.
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2020-21 Pancakes or Waffles:
- Medford Student Athlete Peyton Kuhn Answers all the Questions: Pancakes or Waffles?
- Spencer Student-Athlete Chase Higgins Reveals all with Pancakes or Waffles? Interview
- Take a Closer Look: Abbotsford Student-Athlete Ryan Gunderson: Pancakes or Waffles?
- Abbotsford Student-Athlete Cade Faber: Is it Pancakes or Waffles?
- Pancakes or Waffles? Get the Scoop on Greenwood’s Cooper Bredlau
- Pancakes or Waffles? Colby Student-Athlete River Halopka: “Score More Points Than the Other Guy”
- Pancakes or Waffles? Greenwood Student-Athlete Westen Schmitz Profiled
- Abbotsford Student-Athlete Catie Clement, Pancakes or Waffles? Enjoy Your Time in School and Don’t Wish it Away
- Pancakes or Waffles? Edgar Student-Athlete Drew Guden Values Hard Work and a Winning Culture
- Marshfield’s Sander Marty: Pancakes or Waffles?
- ‘Pancakes or Waffles?’ Reveals the Appreciation Edgar’s Makenna Guden has for Community and School
- Neillsville’s Bella Opelt: Pancakes or Waffles? A Look at the Future Educator
- Pancakes or Waffles? Marathon Student-Athlete Mike Hahn Answers the Tough Questions
- Pancakes or Waffles? Marshfield’s Brooklyn Boushack Answers the Tough Questions
- Wisconsin Rapids Lincoln Student-Athlete and Soon-To-Be Ripon Red Hawk Allison Martin: Enjoy the Present Moment, Be the Best You Can Be
- Auburndale Student-Athlete Kaitlyn Kundinger
- Abbotsford Student-Athlete Catie Clement, Pancakes or Waffles? Enjoy Your Time in School and Don’t Wish it Away
2020-21 Baked or Fried:
- Baked or Fried? Mosinee Head Volleyball Coach Justin Jacobs
- Baked or Fried? Marshfield Head Volleyball Coach Dawn Sadowska Answers the Tough Questions
- Baked or Fried? Marathon Boys Basketball Coach Adam Jacobson Goes Under the Spotlight
- Baked or Fried? Legendary SPASH Softball Coach Tom Drohner Profiled
- Baked or Fried? Getting to Know Edgar Football Coach Jerry Sinz
- ‘Baked or Fried?’ Feature to Showcase Area Difference Makers in Sports
- Marshfield Cross Country and Track Coach Dan Akin: Sports are Key in Building Well-Rounded Student-Athletes
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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]
