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Tyler Boyer // Columbus East senior basketball player
Boyer led the Olympians with 24 points Saturday in a 75-68 loss at Southwestern (Hanover).
His performance last week: “We’ve been working a lot offensively and making sure we can shoot shots when we needed to, and we’ve all been able to shoot well, so it’s been a good start to the year for that.”
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Do you do anything special to prepare? “I usually just listen to music and make sure I eat a snack and get good Gatorade in me before the game.”
Favorite drink: “Mountain Dew”
Favorite food: “Homemade chili from my mom”
Favorite class: “Accounting with (Robert) Hartman”
Favorite sports team: “Ohio State and the Indiana Pacers and Colts”
Favorite athlete: “LeBron James”
Role model: “My parents (Melissa and David Boyer)”
Best advice: “Every day you practice or play a game, go out and do your best because you never know when it’s going to be your last time.”
Athletics goal: “To finish the season off well and then maybe go play college basketball and see where that takes me.”
If you could travel anywhere: “Hawaii, because I’ve heard how beautiful it is and all the places you can see there.”
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Koryn Greiwe // Columbus East junior basketball player
Greiwe led the Olympians with 19 points and set a single-game school record with 13 assists Saturday in an 88-41 win against Orleans.
Her performance last week: “I think I played an overall game. I had points, rebounds, assists and steals, and that’s something I really wanted to improve on this year.”
Do you do anything special to prepare? “I just make sure I’m focused and prepared for the game.”
Favorite drink: “Water”
Favorite food: “I really like grilled chicken salad.”
Favorite class: “Radio and TV.”
Favorite sports team: “Cincinnati Bengals”
Favorite athlete: “Joe Burrow”
Role model: “My parents (Keith and Kerry Greiwe).”
Best advice: “Be the difference maker in the game. Be willing to put the team on your back and lead your team to a win.”
Athletics goal: “Win state.”
If you could travel anywhere: “Australia, because of the blue waters.”
