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Triple Threat of the Week: Sawyer Rosner, Phelps

12/01/2016, 9:30am CST
By Mark Miller

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Triple Threat is an honor given on WisSports.net to the top senior boys and girls three sport athletes in the state.

Name: Sawyer Rosner

School: Phelps High School

Grade: Senior

Soccer Honors: A four-year varsity starter for the Knights ... Earned first-team all-Northern Lights Conference honors as a senior under coach Kevin Hill ... Led Phelps in goals and assists as a senior ... Served as team captain as a junior and senior. 

Basketball Honors: One of the more prolific scorers in Wisconsin ... Averaged 27.6 points and 11.1 rebounds as a junior under coach Kregg Mueller ... Selected as the Player of the Year in the Northern Lakes Conference as a junior ... Received honorable mention all-state laurels as a junior ... A 6-foot-5 wing player who can score from the perimeter and off the dribble ... Honorable mention all-league pick as a freshman and second-team selection as a sophomore ... Broke the school record for most made three-point shots in a season as a freshman with 63 ... Scored a career-best 44 points in a victory over Watersmeet, Michigan, as a junior ... Led the Northern Lakes Conference in scoring the past two seasons ... Scored 37 points in a triumph over Tigerton as a senior while playing for first-year coach Chris Rader.

Baseball Honors: Chosen as the team Most Valuable Player as a junior, sophomore and freshman ... Served as a team captain for the Knights last spring ... First-team all-league selection as a junior under coach Kevin Grafwallner. 

Favorite Sport: "Basketball is my favorite sport. I love basketball because I can push myself as an individual athlete in this sport more than any other sport I have played."

Best Part of High School Sports: "The best part of high school sports would probably be the training in the off-season for each sport and seeing yourself grow as a player once the season starts."

Best Advice from a High School Coach: "Play tough. Play smart. Play together. That was the motto of my former basketball coach, Kregg Mueller."

Most Memorable Moments in High School Sports: "My most memorable moment in high school sports was during my junior year during the basketball season in a comeback victory over St. Thomas Aquinas. We came from behind to win the game with less than a minute left and I also scored my 1,000th point in that game, making it very memorable."

Best Part of Playing Three Sports: "The best part of playing three sports is the challenge of becoming a better athlete in each of the sports and being a leader year-round while also focusing on working hard in the classroom."

Toughest Part of Playing Three Sports: "Finding the time to train and practice for each sport is the most difficult part of playing three sports."

Favorite Opponent: Laona/Wabeno

Favorite Professional Teams: Chicago Cubs, Milwaukee Bucks, Green Bay Packers

Favorite Professional Athletes: Jabari Parker of the Milwaukee Bucks

Favorite College Team: Wisconsin

Cumulative GPA: 4.0

Toughest Individual You've Competed Against: Cooper Chrisman of Laona/Wabeno

Most Admired High School Teammate: "My brother, Robert Rosner."

College Plans: "I plan to major in engineering or physics in college."

Activities Outside of Sports: Student Council, Class President, National Honor Society

I Find it Relaxing to: "I find it relaxing to go hunting and fishing or just spending time outdoors. I also like to watch sports and hang out with my family and friends."

Favorite TV shows: The Last Ship, Impractical Jokers

Favorite Movie: The Dark Knight Rises

Favorite Musical Artists: Eninem, Quest

Favorite Subject: Physics

Favorite Restaurant: El Mezcal

Favorite Website: www.espn.com

Family Members: Bob, father; Donna, mother; Robert, older 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@yahoo.com)

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