Top 10 central Wisconsin high school sports performances of the week
WAUSAU - Here is a look at the top 10 performances for high school athletes in the central Wisconsin area over the past week
Riley Anderson, Marathon: The senior scattered eight hits in a complete-game performance to lead the Raiders to a 2-1 win over Athens in a nonconference baseball game last Tuesday. Anderson, a unanimous all-Marawood Conference selection, struck out six and went 2-for-3 as Marathon handed Athens its first loss.
Julianne Barkholz, Newman Catholic: The Cardinals senior will compete in four events in the WIAA state track meet for the second straight year. Barkholz won the 100, 200 and 400 meters during a Division 3 sectional last Thursday in Marathon. She also placed second in the long jump as Newman Catholic finished eighth overall in the team competition.
Jared Cordova and Braedon Corteen, Marshfield: The Tigers' top doubles team is headed to the WIAA state individual tennis tournament. The two captured the Wisconsin Valley Conference championship and earned a spot in the state tournament as special qualifiers after losing their first match in a sectional meet in Eau Claire.
Grant Hill, Wausau West: The senior struck out 17 and allowed a hit in a 9-1 win over Madison East in the second game of a doubleheader between the teams at Warner Park. Hill faced just three batters over the minimum in the performance. He also allowed three hits and a run in a complete-game win over Marshfield on Tuesday.
Brooke Jaworski, Wausau West: The junior advanced the WIAA state track meet in four events for a third straight year and posted the fastest girls qualifying time in the 300 hurdles in Division 1. Jaworski also won the 400 and long jump in a sectional meet at D.C. Everest last Thursday and anchored the Warriors 1,600 relay team to a first-place finish.
Lauren Johnson, SPASH: The Panthers forward had the lone score in a 1-0 win over D.C. Everest in a Wisconsin Valley Conference girls soccer game Tuesday and then had the final goal in a 4-2 victory over Wausau East on Thursday. The two games allowed the Panthers to complete an undefeated season in league play and their first outright WVC championship since 2012.
Brooke Livingston, Adams-Friendship: The junior heads into the WIAA state track meet with the best qualifying time in the 300 hurdles among the Division 2 girls field (45.37 seconds). Livingston also finished third in the 100 hurdles during a sectional meet last Thursday and is seeded fifth in that event for the state meet, which begins Friday in La Crosse.
Wyat Struble, Pacelli: The junior had a round of 87 to lead the Pacelli boys golf team in a WIAA Division 3 regional meet Tuesday at Glacier Woods Golf Club in Iola. Struble finished second overall, four strokes behind meet medalist Shane Sonnentag of Marathon and was one of four Pacelli golfers among the top four scores of the day. Pacelli won the meet with a team score of 355.
Erin Sullivan, Assumption: The third baseman went 2-for-3 with four RBI as the top-seeded Royals rolled to an 11-1 win over Newman Catholic on Thursday to capture a WIAA Division 5 regional softball championship. Sullivan also went 3-for-4 with an RBI in a regional semifinal win over Wild Rose on Wednesday. The Royals face second-seeded Tri-County in a sectional semifinal Tuesday.
Evan Thomas, SPASH: The junior fired a round of 74 lead the Panthers, who won a WIAA Division 1 boys golf regional title by a stroke over Wausau West last Tuesday at the Merrill Golf Course. Thomas shot a 36 on the back nine and finished one stroke behind meet medalist, Merrill’s Russell Dettmering. The Panthers finished with a team score of 328.