PREPS OF THE WEEK: March 15-21

Kentlake's Erin Crowley, Kentlake's Ryne Shelton, Kent-Meridian's Kevin Clutter, Kentridge's Hayley Crusch, Kentwood's Eliana Spero

  • BY Wire Service
  • Thursday, March 25, 2010 9:09pm
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ERIN CROWLEY

Kentlake

• Grade: Junior.

• Sport: Fastpitch.

• Accomplishment: Crowley helped the Falcons get off to a quick start, going 3-for-4 with 3 runs and an RBI in a win over Lake Washington,, then going 2-for-4 with two runs and an RBI in a win over Mount Rainier.

• Favorite class: Spanish.

• If you could invite anyone in the world to dinner, whom would you invite, and what would you serve: (Professional baseball player) Mike Cameron, and I’d have to invite (teammate) Erika Smyth to come along because she would make me. I would make fried rice (and) macaroni and cheese.

• Favorite movie: Inglorious Bastards.

• Most recent book read/author: “The Scarlet Letter,” by Nathaniel Hawthorne.

• What’s on your iPod?: “Nothin’ on you,’ by B.O.B.

• Also noted: Crowley plans on playing fastpitch in college.

ELIANA SPERO

Kentwood

• Grade: Senior.

• Sport: Tennis.

• Accomplishment: Spero opened the season on a strong note last week, cruising past Thomas Jefferson’s Averi Kitch in two sets, 6-0 and 6-0.

• Favorite class: AP Language and Composition.

• If you could invite anyone in the world to dinner, whom would you invite, and what would you serve: I would take our wonderful principal Mr. Potts to the new McDonald’s and play on the play place!

• Favorite Movie: White Chicks.

• Most recent book read/author: “Invisible Man” by Ralph Ellison.

• What’s on your iPod?: Bob Marley, Sherwood, and Lil’ Wayne.

• Also noted: One of the SPSL North’s top-returning tennis players, Spero also is strong in the classroom, where she sports a 3.85 grade-point average.

KEVIN CLUTTER

Kent-Meridian

• Grade: Senior.

• Sport: Baseball.

• Accomplishment: Clutter helped the Royals pick up their first win of the season in their very first game, going 2-for-5 with an RBI at the plate, and throwing 3 scoreless innings without allowing a run on the mound.

• Favorite class: Anthropology.

• If you could invite anyone in the world to dinner, whom would you invite, and what would you serve: Derek Jeter and Carrie Underwood. I’d serve them anything they want.

• Greatest athletic moment: Sophomore year, league win vs. Decatur.

• What’s on your iPod?: Kanye West and Carrie Underwood.

• Also noted: Clutter sports a 3.9 grade-point average and is part of the Running Start program at Green River Community College. He will be attending Washington State University in the fall.

HAYLEY CRUSCH

Kentridge

• Grade: Sophomore.

• Sport: Fastpitch.

• Accomplishment: Crusch went 2-for-3 with two runs scored, two RBIs and a double in Kentridge’s 7-3 season-opening win over Beamer.

• Favorite class: Chemistry.

• If you could invite anyone in the world to dinner, whom would you invite, and what would you serve: I would invite Rianna Bidon because she’s my best friend and we have the best of times together. We would probably eat Bubba Gump in Maui, Hawaii.

• Greatest athletic moment: When I went to Colorado for fastpitch and hit the game-winning home run.

RYNE SHELTON

Kentlake

• Grade: Sophomore.

• Sport: Baseball.

• Accomplishment: Shelton, who transfered from Timberline High in Olympia, enjoyed a big debut with the Falcons, going 3-for-4 with four RBIs, 2 stolen bases and striking out eight in four scoreless innings of work.

• Favorite class: Algebra 3/4.

• If you could invite anyone in the world to dinner, whom would you invite, and what would you serve: I would serve snow cones to Aesop Rock.

• Favorite movie: The Crazies … I just saw it this past weekend with my girlfriend.

• Most recent book read/author: “The Heroin Diaries” by Nikki Sixx.

• What’s on your iPod?: “Shoulda Known” by Atmosphere.


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