Male Athlete of the Week
Abel Wagner, Catholic Central High School boys basketball: The CCHS senior had a strong game Friday as the Hilltoppers edged out The Prairie School of Racine 59-54 in overtime.
Wagner finished with a team-high 16 points, and was 4-for-6 from the free throw line in the overtime period – the last two coming with 14 seconds left to seal the victory.
Wagner is the team’s leading scorer this season, averaging 11 points per game.
Also considered: Nick Reda, Burlington High School boys basketball; Austin Christenson, Waterford Union High School wrestling.
Female Athlete of the Week
Allie Hocking, Catholic Central High School girls basketball: Two weeks after hitting a career milestone with 1,000 career points, Hocking led her team to an important victory Saturday.
With the game on the line and CCHS trailing 56-54, Hocking nailed a 3-pointer to give the Lady ’Toppers its final advantage in a 57-56 win. She finished with 20 points.
Hocking reached 1,000 career points in the fourth quarter of a 69-37 victory over Racine Lutheran Jan. 14, and had 197 points on the season going into Tuesday night’s game against Kenosha Christian Life.
Also considered: Kerry Leonard, Burlington/Badger/Wilmot gymnastics; Sara Petrovic, Union Grove Union High School girls basketball.
Number of the Week
0 – The number of falls suffered by the Burlington/Badger/Wilmot gymnastics team Saturday on the balance beam at the Spartan Invite in Madison. The BBW squad – which had an intrasquad Friday just to determine the final two spots in the beam lineup – had a 36.60 total on the event, including event champion Kerry Leonard with a score of 9.375.
Blue Devils
The Southern Lakes Blue Devils will hold its final open tryout Feb. 11 at the Milwaukee Sports Complex in Franklin.
The Franklin date will have registration at 11 a.m. with tryouts from noon to 2 p.m.
The cost is $20 to register. For more information, contact Tom Hawkins at (262) 716-1147.
Blast Softball
The 2012 Blast Softball program is still looking for a few players to round out its U-12 and U-16 age-group teams.
If interested, contact Troy Ketterhagen at (262) 206-3625.
State rankings
The second of four polls was released last week from the Wisconsin High School Gymnastics Association.
As it has all season, Burlington/Badger/Wilmot continues to top the Division 1 rankings. The BBW team’s high score of 146.725 has them on top of the poll, followed by Franklin/Muskego/Oak Creek/Whitnall with 144.00.
Sheboygan South/North moved up to third with a 141.725, while Mukwonago/Kettle Moraine is fourth with a 141.475.
BBW, Frankego and Mukwonago/Kettle Moraine are all in the same sectional, as is No. 15 Janesville Parker (132.80). Only two teams will advance out of the sectional meet.
In the Division 2 rankings, River Falls is on top with a score of 142.50. Elkhorn is ranked 12th with a 126.05, while Waterford is ranked 13th with a 125.125.
Waterford will compete in the Whitefish Bay sectional, which features just one other ranked team, Whitefish Bay (third, 137.70). Elkhorn, meanwhile, will be in a sectional with three other ranked teams – Platteville/Belmont/Lancaster, Southwestern/Cuba City and Mount Horeb.
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