Voting for the OnFocus Team of the Week for October 10 – October 16 saw one team race out in front to claim the title: Wausau West Girls Cross Country, picking up 549 votes.
Coming in second was Medford Girls Cross Country with 252 votes.
- 3rd place: Athens Football, 185 votes
- 4th place: Colby Girls Cross Country, 135 votes
- 5th place: Assumption Girls Cross Country, 67 votes
OnFocus Team of the Week, October 10 – October 16
- Colby Girls Cross Country – The Hornets easily took first at regionals, winning with 30 points, 27 points ahead of second place. Daisy Feiten led the way with a 1st place finish overall, and three teammates placed in the top 7: Trinity Severson(5th), Willow Oehmichen (6th), and Mercedes Sarkkinen(7th).
- Wausau West Girls Cross Country – West took the team title at the Wisconsin Valley Conference Meet with 53 points, edging second-place Wisconsin Rapids Lincoln’s 56 points. West was powered by three finishers at #8-10: Elexa Marciniak, Celia Sinz, and Grace Albee. Ashley Danielson(12th) and Leah Ottosen(14th) rounded out the balanced attack that led to the WVC winning performance.
- Medford Girls Cross Country – The Raiders took first at the Great Northern Conference Meet with 32 points, easily outpacing second-place Rhinelander’s 61 points.
- Athens Football – The Bluejays finished the regular season undefeated at 10-0, including a pair of forfeits, and turned in a dominating 58-14 win over Thorp in Week 9.
- Assumption Girls Cross Country – The Royals took first at the Marawood Cross Country Meet, with 56 points. The Royals edged Marathon (59) and Stratford(63) to claim the title.
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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]
