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Conference Player of the Year

Apfelbeck has stellar senior season in the Marawood South
Conference Player of the Year
MARAWOOD SOUTH’S BEST PLAYER THIS SEASON- Edgar senior starting pitcher Jase Apfelbeck fields a ground ball and gets ready to throw it to first base for an out during the team’s 14-2 loss in five innings to Stevens Point Pacelli in the WIAA Division 4 state semifinal on June 17 at Neuroscience Group Field at Fox Cities Stadium in Grand Chute. STAFF PHOTO/CASEY KRAUTKRAMER
Conference Player of the Year
MARAWOOD SOUTH’S BEST PLAYER THIS SEASON- Edgar senior starting pitcher Jase Apfelbeck fields a ground ball and gets ready to throw it to first base for an out during the team’s 14-2 loss in five innings to Stevens Point Pacelli in the WIAA Division 4 state semifinal on June 17 at Neuroscience Group Field at Fox Cities Stadium in Grand Chute. STAFF PHOTO/CASEY KRAUTKRAMER

Edgar senior pitcher and shortstop Jase Apfelbeck was awarded Marawood South Conference Player of the Year this spring after helping lead the Wildcats to the outright conference championship. He wa...

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