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By Paul Lecker
MarshfieldAreaSports.com
A total of nine players from conference co-champion Marshfield Columbus Catholic were chosen to the 2022 All-Central Wisconsin Conference Soccer Team, including four first-team picks.
The Dons, who tied Amherst for the conference title, were represented on the first team by unanimous selections Alex Edwards and Grant Olson, as well as Charlie Moore and Cy Becker.
Senior center defender Brandon Lang and junior goalkeeper Lucas Kreklau were among the second-team selections for Columbus Catholic, while freshmen Mason Edwards and Cade Jansen, and senior Mira Torbey were honorable mention choices.
Alex Edwards led the team in goals with 32 and tied Moore for the team lead in assists with 15. Olson had 15 goals and 13 assists, Moore added nine goals, and Mason Edwards had seven goals and three assists this season for the Dons.
Kreklau garnered 48 saves in 18 games in goal (1.74 per game average) as Columbus Catholic finished 14-4-1 overall and reached the WIAA Division 4 regional finals.
Amherst senior Drew Lewallen was named Player of the Year, and Erik Linde of Amherst as chosen as Coach of the Year.
2022 All-Central Wisconsin Conference Soccer Team
(*denotes unanimous selection)
First team: Alex Martin, jr., goalkeeper, Amherst; Luis Sandoval, so., forward, Wausau Newman Catholic; Evan Zubke, jr., forward, Wausau Newman Catholic; *Alex Edwards, jr., forward, Marshfield Columbus Catholic; *Max Grabiec, jr., forward, Stevens Point Pacelli; *Drew Lewallen, sr., CAM, Amherst; Carlos Lopez, so., LW, Amherst; *Grant Olson, sr., midfielder, Marshfield Columbus Catholic; Charlie Moore, jr., midfielder, Marshfield Columbus Catholic; Cy Becker, jr., center defender, Marshfield Columbus Catholic; Braeden Austeng, sr., right back, Stevens Point Pacelli.
Second team: Zongvikeng Lee, sr., forward, Wausau Newman Catholic; Noah Martin, so., defender/midfielder, Wausau Newman Catholic; Alex Emmerich, sr., midfielder, Northland Lutheran; Karsten Zahrt, sr., goalkeeper, Northland Lutheran; Joe Oblender, so., forward, Northland Lutheran; Caleb Pinkalla, sr., RW/DM, Amherst; Spencer Cohen, jr., CAM/DM, Amherst; Aiden Kazda, fr., right wing, Amherst; Brandon Lang, sr., center defender, Marshfield Columbus Catholic; Lucas Kreklau, jr., goalkeeper, Marshfield Columbus Catholic; Sam Grabiec, so., midfielder, Stevens Point Pacelli; Jacob Hasler, sr., left wing, Stevens Point Pacelli.
Honorable mention: Nolyn Lindner, so., defender/midfielder, Wausau Newman Catholic; Jack Varline, sr., forward, Wausau Newman Catholic; Owen Reeves, so., goalkeeper, Wausau Newman Catholic; Shayden Abbott-Beversdorf, fr., CB, Amherst; Isaac Snyder, fr., DM, Amherst; Edward Castellanos, sr., CM, Gresham/Bowler; Blade Hoffman, sr., CDM/RW, Gresham/Bowler; Wesley Thiex, sr., CB, Gresham/Bowler; Kaidyen Zaitz, so., goalkeeper, Gresham/Bowler; Cade Jansen, fr., forward/defender, Marshfield Columbus Catholic; Mira Torbey, sr., midfielder, Marshfield Columbus Catholic; Mason Edwards, fr., midfielder, Marshfield Columbus Catholic; Braeden Flaker, so., forward/wing, Stevens Point Pacelli; Dakota Wrezinski, sr., center back, Stevens Point Pacelli; Tim Sackman, sr., goalkeeper, Stevens Point Pacelli.
Player of the Year: Drew Lewallen, sr., Amherst.
Coach of the Year: Erik Linde, Amherst.