Over 4000 voters came to OnFocus to see the nominations for the OnFocus Athlete of the Week, and when all the votes were cast, Marcus Getsinger of Pittsville Football collected the title as the OnFocus Athlete of the Week, September 11 – September 17 with 462 votes.
Taking second place was the duo of Haylie Kluz,Mosinee swimming and Keegan Jirschele, Mosinee Football with 414 votes.
Third place went to Yaroslav Myshchyshyn of Lakeland Football with 269 votes.
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OnFocus Athlete of the Week, September 11 – September 17
- Yaroslav Myshchyshyn, Lakeland Boys Soccer(nominated online) – Lakeland’s junior forward and midfielder has 20 goals in 9 games this season, ten more than anyone else in the Great Northern Conference.
- Haylie Kluz, Mosinee Girls Swimming / Keegan Jirschele, Mosinee Football – Kluz has broken two school records this year, the first was the 100 backstroke in a time of 1:08.1. Kluz claimed her second school record with a time of 2:32.56 in the 200 IM. Jirschele had a monster performance in the second quarter, jumpstarting Mosinee in their 48-14 win over Lakeland. Jirschele had touchdown receptions of 67, 25 and 5 yards, and returned an interception 88 yards for a score.
- Aloysius Franzen, Stevens Point Boys Cross Country – Franzen beat the field in the Division 1 boys race at the Smiley CC Invitational, with a time of 15.57.5, and the Panthers came away with the Division 1 boys title.
- Marcus Getsinger, Pittsville Football – After 5 games, the Pittsville senior linebacker leads the state with 84 tackles, four more than anyone else.
- Conner Krach, Newman Catholic Football – The Cardinals came out firing on all cylinders, taking a 57-6 halftime lead over Port Edwards, and won 57-12. Krach had rushing scores of 1 and 19 yards, and collected three touchdown passes: 71 and 6 yards to Thomas Bates, and a 5 yard score to Eli Gustafson, as Newman improved to 4-0.
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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]
