Teenie Lichtfuss, Oshkosh Lourdes
Name: Teenie Lichtfuss
School: Oshkosh Lourdes
Grade: Senior
Volleyball Honors: A three-year varsity starter for coach Jon Ellmann … Named second-team all-Trailways Conference as a sophomore, first team as a junior and Player of the Year as a senior ... Played middle hitter as a freshman and sophomore, but moved to outside hitter the past two seasons … Led Lourdes to the Trailways North championship as a sophomore and senior.
Basketball Honors: Four-year varsity starter for coach Alison Fett … Averaged 15.4 points per game as a freshman and was named Player of the Year in the Trailways … Averaged 11.6 ppg as a sophomore and earned first-team all-league honors … Averaged 14.6 ppg, 3.4 rpg and 4.8 apg as a junior and was again named first-team all-conference … Helped Lourdes to conference titles in each of the past three seasons … Helped the Knights to a 44-7 combined record the past two seasons … A 5-foot-9 combination guard.
Track & Field Honors: Three-year varsity letter winner for coach Tim Moore … Advanced to the WIAA State Track and Field Meet in each of the past three years … Member of the 4x400 relay as well as the 300 hurdles and high jump.
Favorite Sport: “Basketball is my favorite. I love volleyball, but I’ve been playing basketball the longest. I fell in love with basketball at a young age and it has always been a major part of my life.”
Best Part of High School Sports: “The relationships I’ve built with both my teammates and with my coaches. It’s been awesome playing sports with my friends.”
Best Advice from a High School Coach: “One of my coaches wrote me a letter and one quote stood out to me. It said, ‘Every player goes through a funk and every player goes through a hot streak. Whatever the streak is, always remember what got you there and what you want out of it. It doesn’t matter what other people think, what does matter is what you think. A mind is a very powerful tool.’”
Most Memorable Moment in High School Sports: “So far, I’d had to say our regional final game in basketball my junior year. We were losing to Weyauwega-Fremont almost the entire game, but came back to win.”
Best Part of Playing Three Sports: “The friendships I’ve made with different girls in each of the different sports. Playing three sports keeps me focused. I have to manage my time well. I love sports and I love competing, and there is always something for me to do.”
Toughest Part of Playing Three Sports: “The toughest part is not having a lot of free time. But I don’t mind being in the gym. For me, it’s not that tough because I love it.”
Favorite Opponent: “For volleyball, it would be Valley Christian. They are our cross-town rivals and they put up a good fight every year. It’s always fun to play them.”
Favorite College Team: Wisconsin Badgers.
Favorite Professional Team: Green Bay Packers.
Cumulative GPA: 3.85.
Toughest Individual You’ve Competed Against: “Cady Roedl of Beaver Dam in basketball. I’ve played with her in AAU as well as against her. She is a very good overall player. She is very fast and is one of the best passers I’ve ever seen. She is also a very good shooter.”
College Plans: “I’m not sure where I am going to go and am undecided what I want to study. I do know I am going to play basketball in college and go to a school where I can get a good education.”
Activities Outside of Sports: National Honor Society, work youth basketball and volleyball tournaments and camps, school yearbook.
I Find it Relaxing to: “I like to be outside and spend time with friends and family. I like to go boating a lot.”
Favorite TV show: Friends.
Favorite Movie: Tarzan.
Favorite Musical Artists: “Lady Antebellum, Rascal Flatts.”
Favorite Subject: Art.
Favorite Restaurant: Olive Garden.
Favorite Websites: www.wissports.net, www.facebook.com.
Other Family Members: Father, Tom; mother, Laura; older brother, Andy.
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