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Waukesha West climbs in our area boys soccer rankings ahead of Brookfield East match

zac bellman, milwaukee journal sentinel
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AREA RANKINGS

Team (W-L-T), last week

  1. Brookfield East (10-0-1), 1

  2. Homestead (9-0-1), 3

  3. Arrowhead (10-0-3) 2

  4. Marquette (6-1-0), 4

  5. Waukesha West (9-0-2), 7

  6. Westosha Central (8-0-1), 6

  7. Whitefish Bay (6-2-1), 5

  8. Elkhorn (11-1-0), 8

  9. Nicolet (9-2-2), –

  10. Wawautosa East (7-2-1), 9

Others considered: Badger (8-3-1); Cristo Rey Jesuit (7-2-0); Kettle Moraine (6-2-1); Lake Country Lutheran (9-3-1); New Berlin Eisenhower (8-1-2); Pius XI Catholic (9-2-2); Racine St. Catherine's (6-3-1); Saint Anthony (9-1-1); Union Grove (9-2-0); West Bend West (10-2-1).

TEAM OF THE WEEK

Union Grove

A pair of shutout wins earns Union Grove our team of the week nod, starting with a 7-0 Southern Lakes victory over Burlington last Tuesday. Senior Owen Zikowski and sophomores Niall Hagen and Ethan Barsch were credited with two goals apiece. Hagen also tallied a pair of assists, Barsch had another one and sophomores Peyton Hoard and Cristian Gutierrez each assisted on a goal as well. Then on Saturday in a 3-0 win over Appleton East, Hagen, Hoard and Barsch all scored to round out the offense. Assists were credited to Hoard and sophomore Owen Sheahan in the victory.

Freshman keeper Finn Jacobs held down the goal with two saves in each shutout win. The young Broncos entered the week fourth in the Southern Lakes Conference (2-2), but the future is bright led by a host of underclassmen talent.

COMING UP

Waukesha West at Brookfield East, 7 p.m. Thursday: Our No. 5 team entering the week visits No. 1 in a battle of unbeatens.

Milwaukee King/Juneau at Cedarburg, 7 p.m. Friday: The 9-2-1 King/Juneau co-op travels to the North suburbs for a matchup with the 4-2-3 Bulldogs.

Oak Creek at Homestead, 1 p.m. Saturday: The leaders of the Southeast Conference entering the week travel to face a Homestead team that began the week undefeated.

Waukesha West's Connor Urban takes a corner kick during a match at home earlier this season against Catholic Memorial. Waukesha West faces Brookfield East on Thursday.
Waukesha West's Connor Urban takes a corner kick during a match at home earlier this season against Catholic Memorial. Waukesha West faces Brookfield East on Thursday.

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This article originally appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Waukesha West climbs in boys soccer rankings ahead of match with No. 1