MarshfieldAreaSports.com
Mosinee football player Keagen Jirschele has been voted as the MarshfieldAreaSports.com & Zaleski Sports October High School Athlete of the Month.
The High School Athlete of the Month Award main sponsor for the 2021-22 school year is Awards ‘n’ More of Wisconsin Rapids. The monthly award will continue through June 2022, and the winner of the MarshfieldAreaSports.com & Zaleski Sports High School Athlete of the Year will be announced in July.
Varsity athletes from the following high schools are eligible to be nominated for the award: Abbotsford, Amherst, Athens, Assumption, Auburndale, Colby, Columbus Catholic, Edgar, Granton, Greenwood, Iola-Scandinavia, Loyal, Marshfield, Mosinee, Neillsville, Pacelli, Pittsville, Port Edwards, Rosholt, Spencer, Stratford, Stevens Point, Wild Rose and Wisconsin Rapids Lincoln.
Jirschele earned 2,500 of the nearly 6,300 votes cast during voting from Nov. 2-8 at MarshfieldAreaSports.com.
Other nominees for the October award were: Stevens Point girls swimmer Jenna Breitbach, Amherst football player Ian Hall, Colby football player Brent Jeske, Auburndale cross country runner Jordyn Karl, Marshfield girls swimmer Faith Risa, Assumption cross country runner Ainara Sainz de Rozas, and Columbus Catholic cross country runner Andrew Scheer.
Jirschele, a sophomore wide receiver, caught 13 passes for 223 yards and three touchdowns in the Indians’ WIAA Division 3 Level 2 playoff loss to Baraboo on Oct. 29. The all-Great Northern Conference selection finished the season with 77 catches for 1,082 yards and 17 touchdowns as Mosinee went 10-2.
Nominate someone now for the November award by emailing editor Paul Lecker at paul@marshfieldareasports.com, and check back to vote on Dec. 2-8 for the November High School Athlete of the Month.
Winners of the award thus far in the 2021-22 school year are: Mosinee soccer player Toren Holtz (August), Stevens Point football player Riley Warzynski (September), and Mosinee football player Keagen Jirschele (October).