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Triple Threat of the Week: Danny Vanden Boom, Kimberly

01/12/2017, 11:00am 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: Danny Vanden Boom

School: Kimberly High School

Grade: Senior

Football Honors: Earned Gatorade Player of the Year honors as a senior while leading Kimberly to a 14-0 record and the WIAA Division 1 state title under coach Steve Jones ... Passed for 2,166 yards and 31 touchdowns as the starting quarterback for the Papermakers in 2016, helping his school to a state-record 56-game winning streak ... First-team all-state performer who also won the Dave Krieg Award for best senior quarterback in the state from WisSports.net ... First-team all-league and Offensive Player of the Year in the Valley Football Conference ... Passed for 2,499 yards and 25 touchdowns as a junior when Kimberly went 14-0 and won another WIAA Division 1 state championship ... A 6-foot-5, 195-pound player who will play football in college at the University of Wisconsin.

Basketball Honors: Three-year varsity performer for coach Lucky Wurtz and the Papermakers ... Averaged 15.0 points and 6.5 rebounds as a junior, earning second-team all-league honors in the Fox Valley Association ... Versatile player who can play on the perimeter and in the post ... First-team all-defensive team member in the FVA as a junior ... Currently averaging 16.6 points, 6.1 rebounds and 3.4 assists for the Papermakers. 

Baseball Honors: First-team all-state and all-Fox Valley Association pick at shortstop as a junior ... Second-team all-FVA selection at shortstop as a sophomore and honorable mention all-conference as a freshman while playing for coach Ryan McGinnis ... Hit .326 as a junior while also finishing 4-1 with a 1.26 ERA as a pitcher ... Smacked five home runs as a junior.

Favorite Sport: "Football is my favorite because it is the ultimate team sport. There is an unbelievable amount of preparation that goes into every season, every game, every play and the rewards of seeing your work with your teammates payoff is a beautiful thing."

Best Part of High School Sports: "Building relationships with my teammates and coaches and competing as a team to become the best."

Best Advice from a High School Coach: "Embrace the process rather than the result -- from my football coach, Steve Jones."

Most Memorable Moments in High School Sports: "Participating on teams that have won four consecutive state football championships and hold the nation's longest active winning streak at 56 games."

Best Part of Playing Three Sports: "It gives me the chance to compete with my best friends and teammates every day of the school year."

Toughest Part of Playing Three Sports: "Time management and fatigue."

Favorite Opponent: "Whoever is next on the schedule."

Favorite Professional Teams: Green Bay Packers, Boston Red Sox

Favorite Professional Athletes: Russell Wilson of the Seattle Seahawks

Favorite College Team: Wisconsin Badgers

Cumulative GPA: 4.0

Toughest Individual You've Competed Against: "Adam Smith of Kaukauna in both football and basketball."

Most Admired High School Teammate: "Ben Buckner, a wide receiver on our football team."

College Plans: "I plan to attend the University of Wisconsin to pursue a degree in business and play football."

Activities Outside of Sports: Youth coach, High School Leadership Council, lector at church.

I Find it Relaxing to: "Fish, play Madden and hang out with friends."

Favorite TV shows: Anything on ESPN

Favorite Movie: Dumb and Dumber

Favorite Musical Artists: Brad Paisley

Favorite Subject: Social Studies/History

Favorite Restaurant: HuHot

Favorite Website: Yahoo (Fantasy sports)

Family Members: Matt, father; Amy, mother; Tim, older 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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