Keegan Manowitz
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Keegan Manowitz // Jennings County junior baseball player
Manowitz went 1 for 3 in a season-opening win against Austin and in Saturday’s 15-8 loss to Harrison, then went 4 for 5 with two doubles, a home run and four RBIs and picked up the win on the mound in Saturday’s 17-11 win against Norwell.
His performance last week: “It’s always good to get two wins. I just want to keep improving and keep winning. The goal is to win every game.”
Do you do anything special to prepare? “It’s all just kind of random.”
Favorite drink: “Blue Gatorade”
Favorite food: “Pizza”
Favorite class: “I like math”
Favorite sports team: “Indiana University”
Favorite athlete: “Stephen Curry”
Role model: “My parents (Pete and Carrie Manowitz)”
Best advice: “Always work hard.”
Athletics goal: “Definitely win sectional in both basketball and baseball and continue playing one of those at the next level.”
If you could travel anywhere: “I’d probably go to Hawaii. It looks like a cool vacation spot.”
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Rachel Cowan // Columbus North senior softball player
Rachel Cowan
Cowan threw a three-hit shutout and struck out 11 in five innings in a season-opening 11-0 win at East Central, then went 2 for 4 and threw a three-hit shutout and struck out 18 in Saturday’s 6-0 win at Terre Haute North.
Her performance last week: “Everybody helping me out and cheering me on, I think that really boosted my confidence on the mound.”
Do you do anything special to prepare? “I usually just warm up and get info from my pitching coach Ron McDonald Jr., about how my pitches should be and everything like that.”
Favorite drink: “Fanta Orange”
Favorite food: “Tacos”
Favorite class: “Weights”
Favorite sports team: “Indiana University softball”
Favorite athlete: “Jennie Finch”
Role model: “My mom (Tasha Cowan)”
Best advice: “Just keep moving forward.”
Athletics goal: “To get more velocity in pitching.”
If you could travel anywhere: “Probably Hawaii, because I’ve never been to Hawaii, and I think it’s really beautiful down there.”
