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Name: Johanna Shepard

School: Wild Rose

Grade: Senior

Volleyball Honors: Three-year varsity letter winner for coach Jason Kirby and the Wildcats ... Team captain as a junior and senior ... First-team all-Central Wisconsin 10 Conference libero as a senior ... Key player on a Wild Rose squad that won conference and regional titles in 2014. 

Basketball Honors: Three-year varsity letter winner for coach Bruce Williams ... Team captain as a sophomore, junior and senior ... Team Most Valuable Player as a senior ... Helped Wild Rose to league titles as a freshman and sophomore ... First-team all-CWC 10 selection as a junior and senior and honorable mention as a sophomore ... Wisconsin Academic All-State pick as a freshman ... A 5-foot-6 guard who averaged 9.5 points per game as a senior, helping Wild Rose to a 14-10 record.

Track & Field Honors: Four-year varsity letter winner for coach Chris Bahr ... Member of Wild Rose teams that won both conference and regional championships in each of the past three years ... WIAA state qualifier in the 1,600-relay and 800-relay as a freshman ... Member of the WIAA Division 3 runner-up 800-relay team, which set a school record with a time of 1:46.66 seconds, as a sophomore ... Also a member of the WIAA Division 3 runner-up 800-relay team as a junior ... First-team all-conference pick in each of the past three seasons.

Favorite Sport: "Basketball because it offers both mental and physical challenges. More so than the other sports, I just have a passion to play the game."

Best Part of High School Sports: "For me, the camaraderie gained through high school sports is my favorite part. Being able to compete against teams with people who I have grown up with just makes high school sprots that much better."

Best Advice From a High School Coach: "It came from coach Bahr who told me to 'never feel sorry for myself.'"

Most Memorable Moment in High School Sports: "Competing at the WIAA State Track and Field Meet is something I'll never forget. Being the first in school history to win a regional championship in volleyball is another moment I'll remember for the rest of my life. Game point, our home crowd just erupted."

Best Part of Playing Three Sports: "I get the opportunity to be a part of something greater -- something I can't do on my own. Working hard as a team and succeeding as a team is rewarding, as well as fun."

Toughest Part of Playing Three Sports: "It's a balancing act. As much as you may want to emphasize on one sport, when the next season rolls around, you have to change your focus. Not to mention, you're a student first. It's not always easy, but you have to find time for homework between games and practices."

Favorite Opponent: "Tri-County. A conference basketball game against Tri-County always features good competition. If I had to pick one road game, it'd be them. Their small gym creates a loud and exciting atmosphere that's fun to play in."

Favorite Professional Team: Green Bay Packers

Favorite Professional Athlete: Aaron Rodgers

Favorite College Team: Wisconsin Badgers

Cumulative GPA: 4.275

Toughest Individual You've Competed Against: "Jaimee Pitt of Amherst."

Most Admired High School Teammate: "I have the utmost respect for my teammate, Haley Stoll. She's a selfless player who always has encouraging words to say."

College Plans: "I'll be attending UW-La Crosse, majoring in chemistry with an emphasis on pre-pharmacy."

Activities Outside of Sports: National Honor Society, Key Club, volunteering in the community.

I Find it Relaxing to: "Sit around a campfire."

Favorite TV show: Impractical Jokers

Favorite Movie: Little Rascals

Favorite Musical Artists: Imagine Dragons

Favorite Subject: Math

Favorite Restautant: Culver's

Favorite Website: Pinterest

Other Family Members: Dave, father; Patti, step-mother; Lisa Raynes, mother; Adam, brother; Evan and Jared Meyer, step-brothers.

(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).