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Triple Play Triple Threat -- Michael Richter, Ozaukee

02/04/2016, 10:45am CST
By Mark Miller

Name: Michael Richter

School: Ozaukee

Grade: Senior

Football Honors: Three-time all-conference pick for coach James Lippe and the Warriors ... Earned honorable mention all-Central Lakeshore Conference recognition as a sophomore when he hauled in 16 receptions for 452 yards ... First-time pick in the CLC as a wide receiver and second-team choice as a defensive back as a junior ... Finished with 36 receptions for 700 yards as a junior ... First-team all-Big East Conference selection as a senior at both wide receiver and defensive back ... Had 39 receptions for 843 yards in 2015 ... Team captain as a senior ... Finished career with 91 receptions for a school-record 1,995 yards.

Basketball Honors: Four-year varsity performer for coach Isaiah Ketterhagen and the Warriors ... Averaged 9.1 points and 5.4 rebounds per game as a sophomore, 17.8 ppg and 7.2 rpg as a junior and is averaging 21.9 ppg and 8.4 rpg as a senior for the Warriors ... A versatile 6-foot-5 forward who can score from the perimeter and in the post ... Scored a career-high 36 points in a victory over Manitowoc Lutheran earlier this season ... Three-year starter and two-time captain ... First-team all-CLC pick as a junior and an honorable mention Division 4 all-state selection by the WBCA.

Baseball Honors: Unanimous first-team all-Central Lakeshore Conference pick as an outfielder following a strong junior season for coach Bob Kiefer and the Warriors ... Batted .385 with 13 RBI as a junior ... Enters senior season as a three-year starter ... Two-time team captain ... Second-team all-state outfielder as a junior ... Batted .250 as a sophomore.

Favorite Sport: "That is a tough question because I love all three sports that I play in a different way. For each one, I put in large amounts of time in the offseason, and the rewards I get out of each are very gratifying. If I have to pick a favorite, it would be basketball because I've played the sport for as long as I can remember growing up. My brothers and I used to play in the driveway for hours and the satisfaction of seeing the results of spending hours alone in the gym in order to improve is very gratifying."

Best Part of High School Sports: "The relationships I have formed with my teammates and coaches are ones which will last the rest of my life. The experiences I have had with them are priceless and something which I will greatly miss after high school is over."

Best Advice from a High School Coach: " 'You get out what you put in.' My success in high school was not coincidental ... it came from the hours of time spent in the gym, on the field and in the weight room improving."


Most Memorable Moment in High School Sports: "Winning the Central Lakeshore Conference championship in both football and basketball my junior year."

Best Part of Playing Three Sports: "Being able to seamlessly transition from one sport to the next while still being successful in each one. Each sport provides a different challenge, which I look forward to overcoming. At the same time, each one incorporates individual accomplishments in helping to contribute towards a team goal. Working with my teammates every day in practice in order to put it all together and win a championship at the end of the season is what motivates me to keep working hard."

Toughest Part of Playing Three Sports: "Trying to practice each sport at the same time. I want to do well in all three sports, yet putting in time to each one during the course of a week can be very difficult. There were a lot of times where I literally went from playing in a basketball tournament on the weekend to baseball games to football seven-on-seven passing league in the same week. Overall though, I think the ability to manage all three sports at once is a skill which will pay off and can be applied to many aspects of life."

Favorite Opponent: "Cedar Grove is my favorite opponent. Cedar Grove is a very tough opponent in basketball, baseball and, especially, football."

Favorite Professional Teams: Milwaukee Bucks, Oklahoma City Thunder

Favorite Professional Athlete: Kevin Durant

Favorite College Team: Wisconsin Badgers

Cumulative GPA: 4.286

Toughest Individual You've Competed Against: "Steve Street of Ozaukee. Competing against him every day in practice my freshman year in both football and basketball helped to develop me into the player I am today. Steve still comes to basketball practices from time to time and he is easily the best one-on-one defender I have played against."

Most Admired High School Teammate: "My brother, Andy, because he put in more time and dedication into both sports and school than anyone I've every known. His work ethic taught me the right way to approach life and is a big reason why I became so successful in my high school career."

College Plans: "I plan to attend the University of Wisconsin-Madison for a career in business."

Activities Outside of Sports: President of local Future Business Leaders of America club, National Honor Society, Student Council, Class Officier.

I Find it Relaxing to: "Play PS4."

Favorite TV show: The Office

Favorite Movie: The Sandlot

Favorite Musical Artists: Eminem

Favorite Subject: Mathematics

Favorite Restaurant: Pizza Hut

Favorite Website: Netflix


Other Family Members: Kevin, father; Pam, mother; Jason, Dustin, Andy, 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@yahoo.com)

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