The voting for the OnFocus Athlete of the Week, December 26 – January 1 saw all five nominees garner over 140 votes, an impressive and rare occurrence in voting for top performers.
1,745 votes were cast, and collecting 607 votes to take the title of Athlete of the Week was Treyton Ackman of Spencer/Columbus Wrestling.
Finishing a close second was Jada Eggebrecht of Phillips Girls Basketball, with 491 votes.
Third place went to Sophia Coker of Athens Girls Basketball, with 270 votes.
Fourth place went to Kyla Krause of Medford Gymnastics with 231 votes.
In fifth place was Lucas Yeske of Auburndale Boys Basketball with 146 votes.
OnFocus Athlete of the Week, December 26 – January 1
- Lucas Yeske, Auburndale Boys Basketball – Yeske connected on 6 of 10 from beyond the arc as Auburndale took the championship game of the Auburndale Tournament, 46-44.
- Jada Eggebrecht, Phillips Girls Basketball – The Loggers’ senior guard poured in 29 points as Phillips took sole possession of first place in the Marawood North, defeating Athens 92-70. Eggebrecht was 14 of 19 from the field and collected 5 assists and 6 steals in the win.
- Treyton Ackman, Spencer/Columbus Wrestling – Ackman took first at 120 pounds at the Bi-State Wrestling Classic on LaCrosse, winning his championship match 6-1. Ackman is now 18-0 on the season.
- Sophie Coker / Connor Sheahan, Athens Girls and Boys Basketball – Coker had a big night for Athens in the Bluejays’ 61-36 win over Greenwood, pulling down a season-high 16 rebounds and scoring 12 points. Sheahan poured in a career-high 29 points for the Athens boys as they tumbled Greenwood 76-34.
- Kyla Krause, Medford Gymnastics – Krause won the vault an uneven bars at the Snow Flake Gymnastics Invitational in Rhinelander. Krause also placed second in the all-around.
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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]
