Published: Saturday April 09, 2011, 3:53 PM
By Cornelia Seigneur Age: 17
Hometown: Tigard
Grade/school: Senior, Tigard High School
Team: Varsity girls basketball
Recent accomplishments: “I was named a McDonald’s All-American High School Basketball Team nominee for 2011. I was recently part of the Oregon All-Star basketball game.” In Tigard’s game against Glencoe, she scored 21 points, with three rebounds and three assists. “It was a career-high game for me.”
The Oregonian
How she got started: “I started in third grade, which was the age you were allowed to start playing.”
Favorite part of sport: “The excitement the game brings and the adrenaline.”
Favorite meal the night before the big event: “I usually have pasta.”
Offseason? Softball
Rules to live by: “Always go 100 percent in whatever you are doing in life, whether it’s school or sports.”
Memorable advice: “Never quit.”
Interests: Teaching kids basketball
The one thing someone may not know about her: “I have been a Type 1 diabetic for eight years now.”
What’s next: “I will be going to college at the University of Nevada on a basketball scholarship.”
Originally published for The Oregonian print edition, April 9, 2001 – link:
