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34 | February 21, 2019 | The Mokena Messenger sports<br />
mokenamessenger.com<br />
Athlete of the Week<br />
10 Questions<br />
with Kaley Sheehan<br />
Kaley Sheehan is a senior guard on the<br />
Griffins girls basketball team and its<br />
second-leading scorer.<br />
How’d you get started in basketball?<br />
I’ve been playing basketball ever since the<br />
third grade. I wasn’t really good at the other<br />
sports, but then I tried basketball and ended<br />
up picking it up fast, and i just kind of came<br />
to me, I guess.<br />
Do you prefer to play offense or<br />
defense?<br />
Definitely defense. My AAU coach always<br />
was on us about defense and our defense creates<br />
our offense.<br />
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What’s your favorite memory playing<br />
basketball?<br />
Creating the friendships and bonds I have<br />
with all the people I’ve been playing with<br />
over the years because since I’ve been playing<br />
with since third grade I feel really close<br />
with, and that’s the best part about it.<br />
What are you currently bingewatching?<br />
“The Office.” I just finished it, I loved it.<br />
Very funny.<br />
Who would you choose, including<br />
yourself, for a dream 3-on-3 team?<br />
Me and [Griffins teammate] Libby<br />
Villa and [Lincoln-Way Central’s] Abby<br />
Baumgartner. I’ve been playing with them<br />
since fifth grade and I wouldn’t want any<br />
other teammates on my team.<br />
What’s the first thing you’d buy if<br />
you won the lottery?<br />
I’d buy my mom a house in Florida. Florida<br />
is here favorite place and I’d be able to<br />
visit her whenever I wanted.<br />
What are your plans for college?<br />
I plan on playing basketball in college. I’m<br />
currently undecided. I want to major in pharmacy<br />
or pre-med.<br />
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What’s your favorite movie?<br />
“Step Brothers.” Every time I watch it I<br />
laugh hysterically.<br />
If you could have dinner with anyone<br />
living or dead, then who would it be?<br />
Probably Will Ferrell because he’s funny<br />
and I feel like I would just laugh the whole<br />
time.<br />
What advice do you have for<br />
upcoming players?<br />
Just have fun in high school. It flies by. I<br />
wish I had learned that when I was younger.<br />
Just stress less about school and focus more<br />
on having fun.<br />
Interview conducted by T.J. Kremer III, Editor
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