Brady Schmidt of Stratford Baseball picked up the honors of OnFocus Athlete of the Week, May 14 to May 20, with 240 votes.
Second place went to Keagen Jirschele of Mosinee Baseball, with 164 votes. Third place was collected by Edgar Softball’s Mikayla Wirkus, who earned 159 votes.
OnFocus Athlete of the Week, May 14 – May 20
- Makayla Wirkus, Edgar Softball – Wirkus collected 12 strikeouts in the Wildcats’ convincing win over Neillsville, 12-1.
- Amelia Castleberg, Stevens Point Girls Soccer – The freshman scored 5 goals and assisted the other three as the Panthers raced past Merrill.
- Brady Schmidt, Stratford Baseball/Tessa Berg, Stratford Softball (nominated online) – Schmidt was instrumental in the Tigers’ doubleheader sweep of Newman. Schmidt had two hits in game one and then went the distance in game two, striking out seven. Berg had a nice night at the plate for Stratford in the Tigers’ split with Newman. Berg homered in game 1, and then picked up a double and triple in game two.
- Warren Bowe, Cadott Baseball – In Cadott’s 15-5 thumping of Thorp, Bowe collected 12 strikeouts.
- Keagen Jirschele, Mosinee Baseball – Jirschele has been a force on the mound and at the plate all season long for Mosinee. The junior three sport standout leads the state with 8 wins on the mound, and from his leadoff spot, has netted 5 home runs. The shortstop/pitcher has also collected 23 stolen bases, and an on-base plus slugging %of 1.233. Perhaps most impressive is 60 strikeouts in 41 2/2 innings, for an ERA of .17(1 earned run all season)
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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]
