REESE MCGUIRE, KENTWOOD
Grade: Sophomore. Sport: Baseball. Accomplishment: McGuire hit a pair of bombs and drove in 10 runs in a win over Kent-Meridian. Favorite class: English. If you could invite anyone in the world to dinner whom would you invite and what you would serve? I would invite Bryce Harper. He is a catcher like me and has really inspired me being a high school player going straight to professional baseball. I would make spaghetti because it’s my favorite. I won a chef championship in my cooking class so we would see if Bryce liked my cooking. What is your greatest athletic moment: Hitting a game winning hit for the Kansas City Royals Scout Team What’s currently playing on your iPod? My future wife Katy Perry. Most recent book read/author: Favorite book, “Hatchet” by Gary Pauls. In 10 years I will be:… playing professional baseball and having kids.
CHRIS KUBEJA, Kentwood
Grade: Junior. Sport: Boys Soccer. Accomplishment: Kubeja posted four straight shutouts in goal for the first place Conquerors last week in wins over Mount Rainier, Auburn Riverside, Kent-Meridian and Auburn. Favorite class: Woodshop. If you could invite anyone in the world to dinner whom would you invite and what you would serve? Mike Rowe from Dirty Jobs. I would serve steak and crab. What is your greatest athletic moment: Playing for HPFC. Last game in a tournament, I dribbled the ball from the 50 yard line and shot from the 10 and scored and I play defense. Most recent book read/author: “A Lesson Before Dying” by Ernest J. Gaines. In 10 years I will be:… an architect or building log cabins.
BECCA PETERSON, Kentlake
Grade: Senior. Sport: Track and Field. Accomplishment: Peterson delivered a 9-6 in the pole vault April 23 to win the crown at the Bellevue Invitational. Favorite class: Photography. If you could invite anyone in the world to dinner whom would you invite and what you would serve? I would invite my mom’s dad that I never got to meet and get to know him and serve Chinese food. What is your greatest athletic moment: Almost clearing 10 feet in pole vault at the Bellevue Invite. What’s currently playing on your iPod? Anything alternative like All Time Low and some hardcore stuff like Escape the Fate. In 10 years I will be:…A nurse or special ed teacher. Also noted: Peterson will attend Washington State University in the fall and plans to study either nursing or special education and photography.
JORDAN DOWNING, Tahoma
Grade: Junior. Sport: Boys Soccer. Accomplishment: Last week Downing had both goals in a 2-1 win over Auburn on April 28, two assists in a 4-1 victory against Kent-Meridian on April 26 along with a goal and an assist against Kentlake to help Tahoma win 4-3. The Bears are solidly in third place in the South Puget Sound League North Division heading in play Tuesday at 9-3-2. This season Downing has netted 10 goals for Tahoma. Favorite class: Chemistry. If you could invite anyone in the world to dinner whom would you invite and what you would serve? Cristiano Ronaldo. I would serve pizza. What is your greatest athletic moment: Scoring goals. What’s currently playing on your iPod? Hollywood Undead. Most recent book read/author: “The Zen of Zombie” by Scott Kenemore.
KILEY DUNN, Tahoma
Grade: Senior. Sport: Fastpitch. Accomplishment: Dunn was strong at the plate for Tahoma last week as the squad won three games. Dunn was 2-for-3 against Kentridge on April 26, then went 2-for-2 with a single, a double and two RBIs against Auburn on April 29 and 2-for-4 with a pair of triples against Auburn Riverside on April 30. Entering play Wednesday, Dunn was hitting .442 on the season. Favorite class: Floral design. If you could invite anyone in the world to dinner whom would you invite and what you would serve? Jim Lonsbury and Joe Jimenez, they’ve taught me everything I know about softball. And Chinese or Mexican. What is your greatest athletic moment: Signing a letter of intent for an athletic scholarship to play softball in college. What’s currently playing on your iPod? “My Last” by Big Sean featuring Chris Brown. Most recent book read/author: “What I Know Now” by Ellyn Spragins.
REED JOHNSON, Tahoma
Grade: Sophomore. Sport: Baseball. Accomplishment: As Tahoma wrapped up a near perfect league season last week, Johnson was 4-for-4 at the plate with a double and an RBI in a 3-1 defeat of Kentridge then went 3-for-4 while driving in two runs in an 11-9 victory over Auburn Riverside, helping the Bears finish 15-1 to take the South Puget Sound League North Division crown. Favorite class: AP Environmental Science. If you could invite anyone in the world to dinner whom would you invite and what you would serve? I would invite Walter Payton and I would serve orange chicken and fried rice. What is your greatest athletic moment: Going 5-for-5 with two home runs at University of Oregon last July. What’s currently playing on your iPod? “Perfectionist” by Asher Roth. Most recent book read/author: “Never Die Easy” by Dan Yaeger and Walter Payton.
