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Athlete of the Week
10 Questions
with David Walker
Walker is a senior attack on the Glenbrook
North lacrosse team.
What’s something not many people
know about you?
I have around 20 cousins and a lot of
them live close to me and we’re very
close as an extended family. We see each
other a lot, which is not common for
most people.
If you won the lottery, what’s the
first thing you would do?
I think I would buy a jet and go to
Europe because that is the one place that
I’ve always wanted to go, specifically
Greece. I’ve had a lot of friends that have
gone there and it’s looked amazing.
If you could have dinner with
anyone who would it be?
I think I would choose Robin Williams.
I’ve always loved the movies that
he’s been in, like “Good Will Hunting” is
one of my favorite movies.
What is a dream job for you?
Being an anchor on a sports network.
My brother and I watch SportsCenter
almost every day so from a really young
age that’s always been a job I’ve wanted
to see myself in, and I think if I had that
opportunity that would be awesome.
What’s one thing you can’t live
without?
My parents are an obvious one, but
I would say my younger brother has a
huge impact on me. I consider him probably
one of my best friends.
What are your goals for this
season?
I think our biggest goal is just to keep
getting better and peaking right when
playoffs start so we’re playing our best
lacrosse at the right time. And then
coming together as a family and having
each other’s backs on the field every day,
whether it’s at practice or at games.
How did you get into lacrosse?
My older cousin played and in sixth
grade I went with him to Sports Authority
and bought a lacrosse stick and played
catch one random afternoon. Right after
that I started getting into it and joined the
park district, then club teams, then high
school.
What do you like about lacrosse?
I would say that I feel like it’s a combination
of a lot of sports. Basketball,
hockey, football, just the contact, and the
strategery that we use every day to play
different opponents. Just how big the
teams are, that also plays a big part in it
because I get to meet a lot of new people
and get close with a lot of different-aged
kids that I may not have met before.
What is the most difficult aspect of
the sport?
I think the different steps and formations
that both offenses and defenses use
that we have to learn and be able to run
comfortably on the fly during games, and
being able to recognize what the defense
is doing and adjusting with our teammates
on the field with the help of our
coaches.
What superpower would you
want?
I think I would want to be able to fly,
so I could go wherever I wanted, wherever
I wanted.
Interview by Editor Matt Yan
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Spartans Varsity
Athletics
GIRLS SOCCER
■May ■ 5 - hosts Glenbrook
South, 5 p.m.
■May ■ 9 - at CSL Crossover,
7 p.m.
BOYS LACROSSE
■May ■ 4 - hosts Glenbrook
south, 7 p.m.
■May ■ 6 - at York, 3 p.m.
GIRLS LACROSSE
■May ■ 6 - hosts York, 3 p.m.
■May ■ 8 - at Evanston, 6:30
p.m.
BOYS VOLLEYBALL
■May ■ 4 - hosts Vernon Hills,
6 p.m.
■May ■ 5 - hosts GBN Varsity
Invite, 5 p.m.
■May ■ 6 - hosts GBN Varsity
Invite, 9 a.m.
BASEBALL
■May ■ 4 - hosts Vernon Hills,
4:45 p.m.
■May ■ 5 - at Lake Forest,
4:30 p.m.
SOFTBALL
■May ■ 4 - hosts Vernon Hills,
4:45 p.m.
■May ■ 6 - hosts Maine
South, Lake Park, 9 a.m.
BOYS TRACK AND FIELD
■May ■ 5 - at John Davis
Titan Invite, 3:30 p.m.
GIRLS TRACK AND FIELD
■May ■ 4 - at CSL North
Invite, 4:30 p.m.
■May ■ 11 - hosts IHSA
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■May ■ 4 - hosts Maine East,
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■May ■ 6 - at Barrington
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■May ■ 8 - at Stevenson,
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