This week’s Sports Spotlight was published only online and will appear in the print edition of the Saturday, Feb. 19, 2011 SW Weekly Oregonian. The link to the current online version appears at the end of the story here.
Sports Spotlight- Michael Foushee
By Cornelia Seigneur
Photo by Polly FousheeAge: 15
Hometown: West Linn
Grade/school: Freshman, West Linn High School
Team: Snowboarding
Recent accomplishments: “First place in the Three Rivers League Snowboard Cross at Meadows and first in the Three Rivers League Half Pipe Competition at Meadows.”
How he got started: “My uncle and dad used to take me up when I was in kindergarten with my cousin. I loved it!”
Favorite part of sport: “The adrenaline rush and cold weather.”
Favorite meal the night before the big event: “A huge bowl of cereal.”
Offseason? “Occasionally skateboarding.”
Rules to live by: “Push your limits.”
Memorable advice: “Never give up, even in the face of adversity.”
Hobbies, interests: “Hanging out and watching Discovery Channel.”
On his iPod: “The Bloody Beetroots or random songs from my brother’s playlist.”
The one thing someone may not know about him: “I can impersonate people and accents
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