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Triple Play Triple Threat -- Madison Blair, Waterford

02/02/2015, 9:45am CST
By Mark Miller

Name: Madison Blair

School: Waterford Union High School

Year: Senior

Volleyball Honors: A three-year varsity starter for coach Ashley Ingish and the Wolverines ... Honorable mention all-Southern Lakes Conference and all-area as a senior ... Voted team captain as a senior. 

Basketball Honors: Three-year starter for coach Dena Bretchtl ... Earned first-team all-league honors as a junior and second-team laurels as a sophomore ... Also a first-team All-Racine County selection as a junior ... Voted as the Player of the Year for Racine County as a junior ... Two-time team captain ... Reached 1,000 points last week in a 53-45 victory over Wilmot ... Currently averaging 18.8 points per game for a Waterford squad that is 13-2 ... A 5-foot-11 guard/forward who is currently ranked No. 49 among seniors in Wisconsin by WisSports.net.

Soccer Honors: Four-year starter for coach Rob Blascoe and the Wolverines ... Two-time team captain.

Favorite Sport: "Basketball is my favorite sport. It is something thta my whole family does together. We love to watch and play the game. It really brings us together."

Best Part of High School Sports: "The best part of playing high school sports is my teammates. I love getting to spend time with them on and off the court. I also love the competition. I look forward to playing in games all week."

Best Advice from a High School Coach: "The best advice I have ever received from a coach is to embrace every opportunity we have to play. This doesn't last forever so we should take advantage of the time we have and push each other to be our very best so that when we are done, we have no regrets."

Most Memorable Moment in High School Sports: "The bus ride home after pulling off a huge upset in the first round of volleyball regionals my junior year. We arrived late to the game because the bus driver forgot us and we still managed to pull of the most exciting win of my high school career. We couldn't stop yelling or smiling the whole way home."

Best Part of Playing Three Sports: "The best part of participating in three sports is that I get to stay competitive year-round as well as having so many wonderful teammates."

Toughest Part of Playing Three Sports: "The toughest part of playing three high school sports is putting int he time to make sure I am the best I can be during all three seasons. Balancing time between the sports and school can be tricky."

Favorite Opponent: "My favorite opponent to play is Union Grove in basketball. We have such a good rivalry and we bring it to each other every time we play."

Favorite Professional Teams: Oklahoma City Thunder, Milwaukee Brewers, Milwaukee Bucks. 

Favorite Professional Athlete: Kevin Durant of the Oklahoma City Thunder.

Favorite College Teams: Wisconsin Badgers, North Carolina Tar Heels.

Cumulative GPA: 4.113

Toughest Individual You've Competed Against: "Gabby Ortiz of The Prairie School in Racine in basketball."

Most Admired High School Teammates: "Kristina Kamer and Allyssa Merlo."

College Plans: "I am deciding between playing basketball or attending the University of Wisconsin." 

Activities Outside of Sports: National Honor Society, working with the youth from the Waterford community.

I Find it Relaxing to: "Read a good book."

Favorite TV Show: Gossip Girl and Nashville

Favorite Movie: How To Lose A Guy In 10 Days

Favorite Musical Artists: Thomas Rhett and Florida Georgia Line

Favorite Subject: Math

Favorite Restaurant: Buffalo Wild Wings

Favorite Website: Instagram

Other Family Members: Mike, father; Cari, mother, Drew, younger brother; Nolan, younger brother. 

(If you'd like to nominate a senior three-sport athlete from Wisconsin for the Triple Play Triple Threat feature, please contact Mark Miller at wbnews@charter.net).
 

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