By Cornelia Seigneur –
SW Weekly Oregonian – Saturday Jan. 8, 2011 Published in
Name: Kellie Krueger
Age: 18
David Weaver
Hometown: Wilsonville
Grade/school: Senior, Wilsonville High School
Team: Varsity basketball
Recent accomplishment: “First game, we played The Dalles and I had 18 points and 14 rebounds. Then we played Jefferson and I had 12 points and 15 rebounds, and we played Grant High School and I had 14 points and 13 rebounds.”
How she got started: “I have always loved to play basketball since I was a toddler.”
Favorite part of sport: “Feeling like all the hard work is paid off when my team and I win games.”
Favorite meal the night before the big game: “Macaroni and cheese or spaghetti”
Offseason?: “I don’t have an offseason! I have played on an AAU (Amateur Athletic Union) team since the seventh grade.”
Rules to live by: “Always go 100 percent, 100 percent of the time. Offense wins the crowd, defense wins games, rebounds win championships.” — Wilsonville girls basketball coach Cindy Anderson
Memorable advice: “Don’t count the days, make the days count.” — Muhammad Ali
Hobbies, interests: Friends and family, movies, music, reading
On her iPod: Mix of everything. Song right now: “Daylight” by Matt and Kim
The one thing someone may not know about her: “I love to play guitar and I’m hoping to take it up again in the future.”
http://www.oregonlive.com/clackamascounty/index.ssf/2011/01/sports_spotlight_wilsonvilles.html
What’s next: She’s accepted a full-ride basketball scholarship to Stony Brook University on New York’s Long Island.
