The Republic’s athletes of the week
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Male
Hauser sophomore basketball player Rory Thayer
Thayer scored 17 points in Hauser’s first win of the season, an 82-77 victory against Jac-Cen-Del on Saturday.
His performance last week:
“It just felt good to contribute to finally getting that first win that we’ve been working day-in and day-out to get. I guess I had a good game, but the credit has to go to my teammates for their screens and for the passes that came from them when I was open.”
Do you do anything special to prepare?
“In the locker room, I like to be crazy and energetic. I like to play the stereo loud and crazy. I like to get jacked up for the game.”
Favorite drink:
“Blue Gatorade”
Favorite food:
“Ribs”
Favorite music group:
“Drake”
Favorite book:
“Getting Open: The Unknown Story of Bill Garrett”
Favorite class:
“Advanced P.E. It’s stress free and you can get what you are supposed to get done.”
Role model:
“My brother, Reid. He is a freshman at Vincennes. I have seen him (achieve) his goal of playing college baseball. I saw how hard he worked to get his goal.”
Best advice:
“Hard work does pay off.”
Athletics goal:
“I want to play college basketball, wherever that might be.”
If you could travel anywhere:
“Jamaica. Just to see all the islands. It seems so calm and peaceful.”
Female
Trinity Lutheran junior basketball player Allison Posey
Posey scored a combined 38 points in wins over Springs Valley, Medora and West Washington to lead the Cougars to a sectional title.
Her performance last week:
“I started out a little bit rough playing Springs Valley, and that kind of hurt my confidence a little bit, but I went into Medora with a good attitude. I started to get into things against West Washington.”
Do you do anything special to prepare?
“I always go to Taco Bell before every game with some of my teammates, and I listen to pump-up music to get myself ready.”
Favorite drink:
“Mountain Dew”
Favorite food:
“Pizza”
Favorite music group:
“Taylor Swift”
Favorite book:
“‘The Best of Me’ by Nicholas Sparks”
Favorite class:
“Art”
Role model:
“My dad (J.R. Posey)”
Best advice:
“Never give up, even if it doesn’t seem to be working at first. The more you practice something, the better you’re going to get, even if it takes a while.”
Athletics goal:
“I really want to play college ball, so I’m working my way toward that.”
If you could travel anywhere:
“Spain”
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