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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: Nick LeCaptain
School: Southern Door High School
Grade: Senior
Football Honors: Four-year varsity letter winner for coach Pat McCarty and the Eagles ... Passed for 1,766 yards and 18 touchdowns as a senior, helping Southern Door to a 10-1 record and the Packerland Conference championship ... First-team all-conference quarterback as a junior and senior ... Passed for 1,995 yards and 20 TDs as a junior ... Voted Offensive Player of the Year in the Packerland in 2016 ... Also a unanimous first-team all-league performer on defense at safety ... Led Southern Door to league titles in each of the past two seasons.
Basketball Honors: Four-year varsity performer and 1,000-point scorer for Southern Door ... Played under coach Josh Rankin as a freshman, sophomore and junior, and under coach Derik Hawkey as a senior ... A 6-foot-0 guard with excellent shooting range ... Scored 50 points in a victory over Oconto as a senior and set a school record with nine three-point baskets in a triumph over Oconto as a junior ... Honorable mention all-league pick as a sophomore and first-team choice as a junior ... Helped the Eagles to Packerland Conference titles as a sophomore and junior ... Owns the school record for most three-point baskets in a season with 80 ... Currently averaging 23.9 points per game for a Southern Door squad that is 11-1.
Baseball Honors: Will be a four-year varsity letter winner following senior season ... Earned honorable mention all-league honors as a outfielder as a freshman and second-team all-conference recognition as an infielder as a sophomore ... Helped Southern Door to league title in 2014.
Favorite Sport: "Football is my favorite sport because I like the adrenaline rush of strapping on the pads and hitting somebody."
Best Part of High School Sports: "Playing with all of my childhood friends on that stage."
Best Advice from a High School Coach: "Look good, feel good ... feel good, play good."
Most Memorable Moments in High School Sports: "Beating Bonduel in the second round of the WIAA football playoffs my junior year."
Best Part of Playing Three Sports: "All the friendships and relationships I create with people. It's nice knowing such a variety of different people."
Toughest Part of Playing Three Sports: "The time commitment. I sometimes lift in the morning, shoot buckets during the school day and go to baseball after."
Favorite Opponent: "I love playing Sturgeon Bay. It's a huge rivalry game and there's always a huge crowd."
Favorite Professional Teams: Green Bay Packers
Favorite Professional Athletes: Russell Westbrook of the Oklahoma City Thunder
Favorite College Team: Wisconsin football, Duke basketball
Cumulative GPA: 3.3
Toughest Individual You've Competed Against: "Without a doubt, Garrett Groshek of Amherst. He was quarterback when Amherst won state in 2016. They beat us in the state quarterfinals. He was big, fast, strong, physical and had a killer mullet."
Most Admired High School Teammate: "Trevor Hawkey. I loved playing with 'Hawk' because he put everything out there for the team. Great guy and playing high school sports with him is something I'll always remember."
College Plans: "I recently committed to play football for coach Dan McCarty at St. Norbert College."
Activities Outside of Sports: "I help with many youth camps ... basketball, baseball and football. I also officiate for youth sports. I'm also a member of Big Brothers, Big Sisters."
I Find it Relaxing to: "Watch college football. I spend all my Saturdays in the fall on the couch watching football all day."
Favorite TV shows: Impractical Jokers
Favorite Movie: Superbad
Favorite Musical Artists: "I listen to a lot of Lil Yachty. I also like Rick Ross when I'm trying to get hyped."
Favorite Subject: American History
Favorite Restaurant: Pizza Ranch
Favorite Website: WisSports.net
Family Members: Mark, father; Kris, mother; Derik, 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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