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Winneconne sophomore Julia Youngbauer has been selected as the Box Out Sports Athlete of the Week for the week of April 14-20 after a statewide vote on WisSports.net. 

There were 4,387 total votes this week. Youngbauer topped all vote getters with 1,671 votes. Westosha Central's Tayler Lother finished in second with 1,634 votes.

Youngbauer got three wins in the circle this past week for the Winneconne softball team. She started her week off perfectly in a 12-0 victory over Omro. The sophomore pitcher tossed a five-inning perfect game, striking out 13 batters on 62 pitches. She also went two for three from the plate with two runs scored. Youngbauer then pitched two of the three innings in the 16-1 three-inning victory over Berlin. She struck out five batters and allowed one run on two hits, going one for two from the plate herself, tallying an RBI and two runs scored. Youngbauer also got the win in the circle in the 9-6 victory over Seymour where she struck out seven batters through seven innings of work, allowing six runs on seven hits.

This week, she got another win on the mound in a 5-4 victory over Kettle Moraine Lutheran. She pitched a complete game, striking out six and allowing four runs, two earned.

The Athlete of the Week is sponsored by Box Out Sports. It highlights the players who have "made a splash" in the world of high school sports each week. If you have a nominee for Athlete of the Week please send it to Colton Wilson. 

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