Check out the area’s top performers nominated for OnFocus Team of the Week, October 29 – November 4!
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OnFocus Team of the Week, October 29 – November 4
- Stevens Point Girls Swimming – The Panthers claimed the sectional title Saturday at Wisconsin Rapids, and head to state. SPASH collected a sectional title in the 200 yard medley relay(Weezer Cooper, Sophie Johnson, Klare Pilger and Jocelyn Trzebiatowski)
- Rhinelander Girls Swimming – Rhinelander captured the Division 2 Sectional title at Merrill on Saturday, obliterating the field. Rhinelander captured 424.5 points, far ahead of the field, with second place Rice Lake collecting 194 points.
- Wausau East Girls Swimming – The Lumberjacks qualified two relay teams to the WIAA Girls Swimming Division 2 State Meet: 200 freestyle(Chloe Nillis, Elle Nelson, Ollie Liss’sGravemade, Olivia Schjoneman) and 400 freestyle(Nillis, Baley Berndt, Liss’sGravemade, Schjoneman)
- Middleton Boys Volleyball / Boys Soccer – The Cardinal Boys Volleyball Team won a state title Saturday evening by defeating Arrowhead in a five set thriller: 25-18, 21-25, 25-22, 24-26, 15-6. Earlier in the day, Middleton took down unbeaten Brookfield East to win the Division 1 Boys State Soccer Title. Tied at 1 heading to penalty kicks, Middleton came away with the win with a 4-2 penalty kick advantage.
- Colby/Abbotsford Girls Swimming (nominated online) – Colby/Abby battled at the Division 2 Merrill Sectionals on Saturday, and is sending a group of swimmers to state. The 400 freestyle relay team of Chloe Cihlar, Zeline Lintrup, Brezlyn Boyer and Madisyn Schraufnagel took fourth at Sectionals and earned a spot at state. Schraufnagel also qualified in the 200 yard IM and 100 backstroke.
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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]
