Voting for the OnFocus Team of the Week, February 12 to February 18 saw over 1700 hundred votes cast, and when the dust settled, it was Rhinelander Boys Swimming that picked up the title of OnFocus Team of the Week, February 12 to February 18, collecting 760 votes.
Finishing a close second was Wisconsin Rapids Boys Hockey, picking up 699 votes.
Third place went to Neillsville Girls Basketball with 157 votes. Fourth place was picked up by Pittsville Boys Basketball with 102 votes.
Taking second place was
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OnFocus Team of the Week, February 12 to February 18
- Wisconsin Rapids Boys Hockey – The Raiders picked up a pair of wins in the WIAA Hockey playoffs last week. After first dispatching Tomah 6-0 in the regional semifinal, Rapids then went on the road and collected an upset of #1 seed Eau Claire Memorial, 6-4 to advance to sectionals.
- Stevens Point Girls Basketball – The Panthers claimed the Wisconsin Valley Conference Girls Basketball Title with their 78-39 win over Wisconsin Rapids. SPASH finished the regular season with a 11-1 WVC record, 17-7 overall.
- Pittsville Boys Basketball(nominated online) – The Panthers picked up a nice win over Port Edwards, 55-41, to improve to 14-8 this season, 5-6 on the Central Wisconsin South Conference South Division.
- Neillsville Girls Basketball – The Warriors ended conference with a perfect 14-0 record in the Cloverbelt East, 24-0 overall, and then capped off the regular season with a 46-34 win over McDonell Central Catholic in the Cloverbelt Crossover Saturday evening.
Neillsville clinches the undefeated regular season with a 46-34 win over McDonell #wisgb @NorbertDurst pic.twitter.com/LVfseIa6J0
— Sports OnFocus (@SOnfocus) February 19, 2023
- Rhinelander Boys Swimming – The Hodags are State Champions, taking the title Friday at the WIAA Division 2 State Swim Meet. Rhinelander collected 256 points, edging second place McFarland with 250.5 points. Rhinelander captured the title in the 200 freestyle relay: seniors Daniel Gillingham, Carter Garber and Charlie Heck, and sophomore Mathias Fugle finished with a time of 1:27.00.
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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]
