Owen Powers’ performance at Great Lakes Strongman Competition wins CatchMark Play of the Week (Sept. 20-25)

After another week of outstanding athletic achievements, voters have determined that the CatchMark Sports Play of the Week was awarded to Owen Powers of Montague with a grand total of 674 votes.

Powers is a junior at Montague High School and is a significant contributor to the Wildcats power-lifting club team. In addition to his passion for lifting, Owen has dipped his toes in several different sports including basketball, football, track and wrestling during his career at Montague.

Owen’s top play occurred at the Great Lakes Strongman competition with an impressive overhead log press of 205 pounds. He also competed in other events at the competition, including the wagon wheel at 550 pounds (four times), the farmer’s hold at 250 pounds (in each hand), the sandbag at 220 pounds and the power stairs at 350 pounds.