JEREMY SMITH, Kentwood
Grade: Junior. Sport: Basketball. Accomplishment: Smith deposited a season-high 14 points, helping the Conquerors knock off Auburn in overtime 73-69 Jan. 18. Favorite class: English. If you could invite anyone in the world to dinner, whom would you invite, and what would you serve: I would invite Kobe Bryant. I would serve some type of pasta, salad, bread and Kool-Aid. Greatest athletic moment: Winning state last year. Most recent book read/author: “The House on Mango Street” by Sandra Cisneros. Currently playing on your iPod: “Louder” by ZaiSean.
LYNNSEY THIELMAN, Kentlake
Grade: Senior. Sport: Gymnastics. Accomplishment: Thielman, who has been one of the area’s top gymnasts all season long, took second on the beam, second on the floor and in the all-around during a meet last week against Decatur, Auburn and Tahoma . Favorite class: Psychology. If you could invite anyone in the world to dinner, whom would you invite, and what would you serve: (Teammate) Kelly Heagerty. And I would serve ice cream sushi, and baked sour cream and cheddar Lays chips. Greatest athletic moment: Taking second at state as a team my sophomore year. Currently playing on your iPod: “What’s my name?” by Rihanna. In 10 years I will be … : Done with college, married and starting a family. Also: Thielman is still deciding whether to attend Eastern Washington or Washington State in the fall. She plans on pursuing a degree in psychology in college.
AARON DAVIS, Tahoma
Grade: Junior. Sport: Wrestling. Accomplishment: Davis, who is competing in the 215 pound weight class, has won the last two tournaments he has entered, according to Tahoma coach Chris Feist, and has won nine straight matches by pin in the past two weeks. Favorite class: Leadership. If you could invite anyone in the world to dinner whom would you invite and what you would serve? I would invite my old friends Aaron and Adrianna and would serve hot dogs and hamburgers. What is your greatest athletic moment: Being on varsity track my entire freshman year. What’s currently playing on your iPod? Nothing. Most recent book read/author. “The Thing They Carried” by Tim O’Brien. Also noted: In addition to wrestling, Davis is on the football team, is a sprinter and throw for the Bears boys track and field squad, is a member of leadership as well as the Interact and Lettermen clubs at Tahoma.
KATIE BUSKEY, Tahoma
Grade: Senior. Sport: Girls basketball. Accomplishment: Buskey has put the Bears on her back in recent weeks, scoring 25 and 20 in wins over Kentlake and Auburn respectively, while tallying a season high 32 points in a nine-point loss to Mount Rainier on Jan. 18. Tuesday night she led Tahoma with 25 points in a 51-37 win over Kentridge. Favorite class: Creative writing. If you could invite anyone in the world to dinner, whom would you invite and what would you serve? Djuan Miller and I would just drink orange pop. What is on your iPod? Cameron Martin, Swagger.
