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Jake Schoenegge, Columbus East sophomore wrestler
Schoenegge pinned Greensburg’s Eric Lowe in 33 seconds and Seymour’s Brandon Penegar in 1:26 to win the 138-pound title and help lead the Olympians to the Jennings County Sectional title.
His performance last week: “I think I did really good, but there’s always room for improvement.”
Do you do anything special to prepare? “I just zone everything else out and focus on my match ahead.”
Favorite drink: “Mr. Pibb”
Favorite food: “Pizza”
Favorite book: “The Percy Jackson Series”
Favorite class: “Weights”
Role model: “Rashaad Trapp”
Best advice: “To focus on yourself and not worry about anyone else.”
Athletics goal: “To place at state”
If you could travel anywhere: “Aruba. I’ve been there before, and it’s really nice.”
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Maddy Edds, Brown County senior basketball player
Edds posted career-highs of 37 points and 21 rebounds to lead the Eagles to an 87-82 double-overtime win at Monrovia to close the regular season.
Her performance last week: “I was very focused, knowing it was one of the last games, and during the game, the team really trusted me. I made my parents really proud that night, and that’s why I was so excited.”
Do you do anything special to prepare? “I just put some headphones in and think about how it could potentially be my last game.”
Favorite drink: “Blue Powerade”
Favorite food: “Shrimp”
Favorite book: “The Series of Unfortunate Events”
Favorite class: “Government”
Role model: “I used to watch Whitney Williamson and Sasha Robinson play (at Brown County), and Molly Fox pushed me a lot. She was also an assistant coach, and she really molded me into the player I wanted to be. Another role model would be my parents (Eddie and Lesli Edds).”
Best advice: “From my dad, ‘Just work your hardest and be the best you can be. You never know who is watching and looking up to you.’”
Athletics goal: “To continue my basketball or softball career (in college), and to lose about 50 more pounds.”
If you could travel anywhere: “Probably Africa, because my cousin went on a mission trip, and I’ve always wanted to go to a country and help out all the little kids.”
