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By Paul Lecker
MarshfieldAreaSports.com
Conference champion Marshfield Columbus Catholic had nine players earn spots on the 2023 All-Central Wisconsin Conference Boys Soccer Team, as voted on by the conference coaches following the season.
Senior forward Alex Edwards was one of four Dons named to the first team and was named the CWC Player of the Year.
Columbus Catholic defender Cy Becker, midfielder Charlie Moore and goalkeeper Lucas Kreklau, all seniors, were also among the first-team selections.
Edwards finished the season with 62 goals and 11 assists as the Dons went 12-0 in conference play and finished 20-5-2 overall.
Moore had 16 goals and 17 assists, Becker had six goals and Kreklau finished the season with 78 saves and a .736 save percentage.
The Dons had two second-team selections in freshman defender Ben Weiland and sophomore midfielder Mason Edwards. Sophomore midfielder Cade Jansen, and senior defenders Nathan Nemitz and Josh Van Wyhe were among the honorable mention choices.
Columbus Catholic coach Jeff Edwards was named CWC Coach of the Year as the Dons reached the WIAA Division 4 sectional final before a loss to Washburn/Bayfield.
2023 All-Central Wisconsin Conference Boys Soccer Team
First team: Ayden Kazda, so., forward, Amherst; Carlos Lopez, jr., forward, Amherst; Shayden Abbott Beversdorf, so., center-back, Amherst; Alex Martin, sr., goalkeeper, Amherst; Nolyn Lindner, jr., center-back/sweeper, Wausau Newman Catholic; Alex Edwards, sr., forward, Marshfield Columbus Catholic; Cy Becker, sr., defense, Marshfield Columbus Catholic; Charlie Moore, sr., midfield, Marshfield Columbus Catholic; Lucas Kreklau, sr., Marshfield Columbus Catholic; Maxwell Grabiec, sr., ST, Stevens Point Pacelli; Braeden Flaker, jr., ST, Stevens Point Pacelli.
Second team: Porter Hoffman, sr., Gresham/Bowler; Colby Belongia, jr., Gresham/Bowler; Braydn Screnock, fr., center midfield, Northland Lutheran; Joe Oblender, jr., forward, Northland Lutheran; Jack Hahn, sr., defense/midfield, Northland Lutheran; Evan Zubke, sr., forward/midfield, Wausau Newman Catholic; Noah Martin, jr., forward/midfield, Wausau Newman Catholic; Lucas Erdman, so., DCM, Wausau Newman Catholic; Ben Weiland, fr., defense, Marshfield Columbus Catholic; Mason Edwards, so., midfield, Marshfield Columbus Catholic; Samuel Grabiec, jr., CM, Stevens Point Pacelli.
Honorable mention: Milo Graham, so., forward, Amherst; Otto Shultz, jr., midfield, Amherst; Antek Zoromski Linde, fr., midfield, Amherst; Isaac Snyder, so., midfield, Amherst; Ethan May, so., Gresham/Bowler; Andrew Wichmann, jr., midfield, Northland Lutheran; Zeb Prahl, so., outside midfield, Northland Lutheran; Chuexengo Log, jr., back, Wausau Newman Catholic; Lillian Bodenheimer, so., forward, Wausau Newman Catholic; Cade Jansen, so., midfield, Marshfield Columbus Catholic; Nathan Nemitz, sr., defense, Marshfield Columbus Catholic; Josh Van Wyhe, sr., defense, Marshfield Columbus Catholic; Matthew Constantineau, fr., CM, Stevens Point Pacelli; Noah Hasler, so., LM, Stevens Point Pacelli; Lexington Koenigs, fr., LB, Stevens Point Pacelli.
Player of the Year: Alex Edwards, Marshfield Columbus Catholic.
Coach of the Year: Jeff Edwards, Marshfield Columbus Catholic.