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LakeForestLeader.com SPORTS<br />
the lake forest leader | December 6, 2018 | 27<br />
Athlete of the Week<br />
10 Questions<br />
with TJ Cottam<br />
Cottam is a senior wrestler<br />
at Lake Forest High<br />
School, he wrestles at 145<br />
pounds.<br />
How did you start<br />
wrestling?<br />
I first started wrestling<br />
freshman year, because<br />
my mom actually wanted<br />
me to do swimming and I<br />
didn’t. I decided wrestling<br />
was the next best option.<br />
The Varsity: North Shore Podcast<br />
Guys talk hockey, hoops<br />
Staff Report<br />
In this week’s episode of<br />
The Varsity: North Shore,<br />
the only podcast focused on<br />
North Shore sports, hosts<br />
Michal Dwojak and Michael<br />
Wojtychiw recap of<br />
fun hockey weekend, head<br />
from Glenbrook South<br />
boys basketball head coach<br />
Phil Ralston, play Way/No<br />
Way with hockey and talk<br />
about how the boys and<br />
girls basketball seasons<br />
have gone for area teams.<br />
First Quarter<br />
Michal Dwojak and<br />
Michael Wojtychiw recap<br />
a fun series of games between<br />
the Loyola Academy<br />
and New Trier hockey<br />
teams, all playing for a<br />
good cause.<br />
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Second Quarter<br />
The guys hear from<br />
Glenbrook South’s boys<br />
basketball head coach Phil<br />
Ralston after his Titans upset<br />
a top-ranked Evanston<br />
squad.<br />
Third Quarter<br />
After almost a monthlong<br />
absence, Way/No<br />
Way is back, and Wojtychiw<br />
makes some predictions<br />
about the area boys<br />
and girls hockey teams.<br />
Fourth Quarter<br />
To finish things off, the<br />
guys talk about some interesting<br />
basketball storylines<br />
early in the season.<br />
Why do love the<br />
sport?<br />
I didn’t like swimming<br />
because I thought it was<br />
boring. With wrestling I<br />
like the feeling of winning.<br />
I know that if I work<br />
harder than the other guy<br />
I would definitely be the<br />
winner.<br />
What is the most<br />
challenging part of the<br />
sport?<br />
The most challenging is<br />
definitely weight cutting<br />
and dieting. It requires a<br />
lot of mental toughness.<br />
Sometimes you don’t get<br />
to eat because you have to<br />
do it for the team.<br />
What’s the best advice<br />
you’ve gotten from<br />
coach?<br />
The best advice I’ve gotten<br />
from my coach is probably<br />
keep your head up.<br />
If you lost this one keep<br />
working and you’ll beat<br />
them next time.<br />
What is your most<br />
memorable moment in<br />
the sport?<br />
I would say it was when<br />
I won my first tournament.<br />
It was last year at the Lisle<br />
Tournament.<br />
Who favorite<br />
professional wrestler?<br />
I’m going to have to<br />
go with Kyle Dake. I like<br />
the way he wrestles. Very<br />
defensive and he doesn’t<br />
give up a lot of points. And<br />
he knows where he is on<br />
the mat.<br />
What do you do to<br />
prepare for a match?<br />
Typically I do the same<br />
thing every day. I run and<br />
then I drill with a partner.<br />
Sometimes I do a little<br />
game to keep my spirits<br />
up.<br />
If you could travel<br />
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anywhere in the<br />
world, where would<br />
you go?<br />
I think I would go to<br />
Australia. I don’t have to<br />
learn a new language and<br />
there are lot of cool things<br />
down there like the Great<br />
Barrier Reef.<br />
What is your biggest<br />
pet peeve?<br />
My biggest pet peeve<br />
is when I’m working hard<br />
and I see that someone is<br />
not is working as hard or<br />
putting in effort.<br />
What is your go-to<br />
pump up music?<br />
My pump up music,<br />
I’m going to thank coach<br />
Jerina for this, it’s heavy<br />
metal.<br />
Interview by Sports Editor<br />
Brittany Kapa
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