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newlenoxpatriot.com SPORTS<br />
the New Lenox Patriot | July 20, 2017 | 43<br />
Athlete of the Week<br />
10 Questions<br />
with Peyton Nigro<br />
Lincoln-Way Central senior Peyton Nigro<br />
will be a key cog in the Knights defense<br />
during the 2017 season. He earned firstteam<br />
honors for the 2016 Team 22 football<br />
awards.<br />
How did you get started with<br />
football?<br />
I started playing football when I was, I<br />
think, [in] second grade, because we just<br />
moved to Mokena, and my dad’s best friend<br />
started to work the league.<br />
Before a game, do you have and<br />
rituals or superstitions?<br />
Before every game, a superstition for me<br />
would be I wear the same cutoff [T-shirt]<br />
that we got from our team. It was one of the<br />
first shirts we got. I wear that every game,<br />
and then I eat the same sandwich every<br />
Friday. I have turkey, lettuce, mayo and I<br />
think cucumbers.<br />
What are your goals for your senior<br />
season?<br />
My senior season goals would be, I would<br />
like to have 10 interceptions, [be] all-state<br />
and [have] my team make it to the state<br />
championship.<br />
What are you working on for your<br />
final high school season?<br />
This year, I’m working on more of perfecting<br />
the run game. I think my pass game<br />
defense has been pretty good, but I think I<br />
just need to work on my run this year.<br />
What do you like the most about<br />
football?<br />
What I like the most about playing football<br />
is just the joy in being with the team<br />
and being part of such a huge family, where<br />
you have your brothers with you all the<br />
time. They’re always there, cheering you on<br />
no matter what.<br />
If you won the lottery, what would<br />
you buy first?<br />
If I won the lottery, I would probably buy<br />
BURNS PHOTOGRAPHY<br />
my own outlet mall where I could shop at.<br />
I would buy the whole thing so I could pick<br />
out anything I want in the whole mall.<br />
Who is your favorite athlete?<br />
My favorite athlete is — this is a hard<br />
one — my favorite athlete is LeBron James.<br />
I really like the way he plays basketball.<br />
I’ve always been a huge fan of him. He’s<br />
the best player in the game, as of now, and<br />
I think that he has great character, and his<br />
athletic ability is outstanding. He’s a freak<br />
of nature.<br />
What is a perfect postgame meal?<br />
Usually, me and my teammates will go<br />
out. We like either El Burrito Loco [in New<br />
Lenox] or Meatheads [in Frankfort], if it’s<br />
still open. I like Burrito Loco a lot, because<br />
I’m a huge burrito fan.<br />
What item or two that you own could<br />
you not live without?<br />
I can’t live without my car and my phone.<br />
My car, it brings me everywhere. I’m<br />
always driving my car. I’m always on my<br />
phone, either watching film or just staying<br />
connected with everyone.<br />
What is your dream job?<br />
My dream job would be an FBI agent.<br />
I’ve always been a huge law enforcement<br />
fan. That’s something I’d really like to do.<br />
I’m really into crime [prevention].<br />
Interview by Contributing Editor Tim Carroll.<br />
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Baseball’s best<br />
New Lenox Rebels’ 9U team<br />
wins Game Day Silver Series<br />
Championship Gold Division<br />
New Lenox Rebels 9U team<br />
recently won the Game Day<br />
Silver Series Championship Gold<br />
Division, which took place June<br />
30-July 2 at Tyler Bentley Baseball<br />
Complex in New Lenox.<br />
Photo Submitted<br />
Bumping up a level<br />
LWW, LWC volleyball players take<br />
fifth at national tourney<br />
An area team that consisted of<br />
Providence player Matt Russo; Lincoln-<br />
Way Central player Jack Yurkanin;<br />
and Lincoln-Way West players Ben<br />
Plustoka, Louden Moran, David Flores<br />
and Christopher Dargan recently took<br />
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