Gino Prescott
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Gino Prescott // Columbus North junior football player
Prescott carried 11 times for 131 yards and two touchdowns Friday to help lead the Bull Dogs to a 41-0 win at Columbus East.
His performance last week: “I feel like there’s always room to improve, but I feel like that was one of the best games I’ve played.”
Do you do anything special to prepare? “I just sleep.”
Favorite drink: “Mountain Dew”
Favorite food: “Mac and cheese”
Favorite class: “US History”
Favorite sports team: “San Francisco 49ers and Indiana University”
Favorite athlete: “(49ers wide receiver) Deebo Samuel”
Role model: “I’ve always looked up to my uncle (former Columbus East and IU wide receiver) Duwyce Wilson”
Best advice: “Keep my head up. Don’t ever count reps. Just do your job.”
Athletics goal: “To make it far and go to college.”
If you could travel anywhere: “I’d probably go to California to visit my uncle (Wilson).”
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Lilly VanNess // Brown County junior golfer
Lilly VanNess
VanNess won medalist honors with a 78 Saturday at Forest Park to lead the Eagles to a runner-up finish in the Western Indiana Conference Tournament. Earlier in the week, she won medalist honors with a 41 in a 220-225 win against Monrovia at Deer Creek.
Her performance last week: “I kind of focused on moving forward from shot to shot and forgetting about a bad shot I might have had, and just getting a more feel for the game recently has definitely helped a lot. I’ve been playing the game I know I can play, and it’s been working out.”
Do you do anything special to prepare? “I usually will go and practice with my dad (co-coach Ben VanNess), and he’ll give me any last tips or motivation before I go out and play.”
Favorite drink: “Lemonade”
Favorite food: “Pizza”
Favorite class: “Math.”
Favorite sports team: “Indiana University”
Favorite athlete: “(LPGA golfer) Nelly Korda.”
Role model: “My dad (Ben VanNess).”
Best advice: “Don’t think about the past. Just move to the future.”
Athletics goal: “Making it to the regional.”
If you could travel anywhere: “Probably Hawaii. I’ve never been there, and it seems pretty cool.”
