Owen-Withee Football Voted OnFocus Team of the Week, November 10 – November 22
For the final poll of the 2024-25 fall sports season, top area teams battled it out for the right to call themselves the best. Owen-Withee Football(8-Player State Champion) captured 220 votes and earned the title of OnFocus Team of the Week, November 10 – November 22!
Division 5 State Champion Stratford Football finished in a close second place with 212 votes and Division 7 State Champion Edgar Football took third place with 137 votes.
OnFocus Team of the Week, November 10 – November 22
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- Owen-Withee Football – The Blackhawks capped off a perfect season with a dominating win in the 8-Player State Championship Game Saturday in Wisconsin Rapids, 50-36 over Lena/St. Thomas Aquinas.
- Middleton Boys Soccer – Third-seeded Middleton (22-3-1) won the Division 1 championship for the second consecutive season with a 2-0 win over fourth-seeded Green Bay Preble (17-4-3).
- Stratford Football – Stratford earned a three-peat Thursday evening, collecting a 21-6 win over Wrightstown. This was Stratford’s record-setting 10th State Football Title.
- Rhinelander Girls Swimming – The Hodags took second place at the WIAA Girls Swimming and Diving Championships, and in the process, collected multiple top finishes: 2nd place 200 IM(Celia Francis, Ella Heck, Ellyse Younker, Lily Thorsen); 3rd place 200 freestyle relay; Vivian Lamers(5th, 50 freestyle, 4th, 100 freestyle); Ellys Younker and Rylee Mickevicius(4th, 5th 100 Butterfly); Ella Heck and Lily Thorsen(5th, 7th 100 breaststroke); and 2nd in the 400 freestyle relay(Celia Francis, June Chiamulera, Ellyse Younker, Vivian Lamers)
- Edgar Football – The Wildcats repeated as WIAA Division 7 Champions, shutting out Potosi/Cassville 19-0 Thursday morning.
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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]
