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Triple Threat Athlete of the Week: Sawyer Smith, Shoreland Lutheran

05/18/2021, 11:15am CDT
By Mark Miller

Name: Sawyer Grant Smith

School: Shoreland Lutheran

Grade: Senior
 
Football Honors:
 Three-year varsity letter winner for the Pacers ... Two-year team captain ... First-team all-Metro Classic Conference pick at quarterback and second-team choice as punter ... Two-time all-Kenosha County pick at quarterback and kicker ... Holds the school record for the longest field goal at 42 years ... Also holds school records for most completions and passing yards.   

Basketball Honors: Three-year varsity letter winner for coach Paul Strutz and the Pacers ... Earned honorable mention and second-team all-league honors in the Metro Classic ... Team captain and second-team all-Kenosha County selection ... Scored more than 1,000 career points. 

Baseball Honors: Three-year varsity letter winner ... Two-time all-conference pick ... Team captain ... Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association All-District nominee ... Two-time all-Kenosha County choice. 

Favorite Sport : "My favorite sport has been baseball ever since I was a little kid. I always loved to watch every pitch of my cousin's baseball games or run the bases after my dad's softball games. The one thing I really love about baseball is that even though it is a team sport, there is that intense moment where there is a one-on-one battle between the pitcher and the hitter."

Best Part of High School Sports: "The best part of playing high school sports was that I was able to compete every single day with my teammates that I had formed friendships with in an outside of sports."

Best Advice from a High School Coach: "The best advice I have gotten from my high school coach is to embrace the gray zone. This saying means to get out of your comfort zone and always be pushing yourself to get better. Whether in sports or in life, you will always need to be improving or you will fall behind."

Most Memorable Moment in High School Sports: "My most memorable high school sports moment was scoring my 1,000th point this year in basketball."

Best Part of Playing Three Sports: "The best part of playing three sports is that I never had any down time. I has never bored or sitting around for a season to begin because I was always practicing and playing my current sport. I love to compete and so playing three sports allowed me to be competitive year round."

Toughest Part of Playing Three Sports: "The toughest part about playing three sports would probably be time management. I was always going from school to practice, then heading home to eat and do homework. I had to manage my time wisely so that I was able to get everything I needed to get done in the limited around of time I had."

Favorite Opponent: "My favorite opponent was definitely crosstown rival Kenosha St. Joseph. In basketball, the games were always packed with fans and in football, we played for the Lighthouse Trophy. Baseball games were really intense and no team ever wanted to lose. The rivalry between the two schools was always fun to play in and very competitive."

Favorite Professional Teams: Milwaukee Bucks, Milwaukee Brewers, Green Bay Packers

Favorite Professional Athlete: "My favorite professional athlete has to be Dansby Swanson. He is the shortstop for the Atlanta Braves and played baseball at Vanderbilt."

Favorite College Team: Ole Miss, Wisconsin

Cumulative GPA: 3.81
 
Toughest Individual You’ve Competed Against:
 "Tyrese Hunter of Racine St. Catherine's in basketball. His athleticism and ability to make plays on the basketball court is truly special."

Biggest Challenge of COVID-19: "The biggest challenge of COVID-19 has been the constant uncertainty week to week. Whether that being teammates getting quarantined or games being canceled, it was always difficult with the day-to-day challenges."

Most Admired High School Teammates: "My most admired high school teammate is Noah Erbe. Noah showed me what it meant to be a leader and work hard in everything that you do. Noah always did the dirty work and the little things right, which made him successful in school and in sports."

College Plans: "I plan on attending St. Cloud State University and playing baseball. While attending St. Cloud State, I will be majoring in business. My goals while attending St. Cloud State are to win a national championship and become an All-American. I am really looking forward to building a relationship with my new teammates and coaching staff while working toward a common goal."

Activities Outside of Sports: National Honor Soceity, Pacer Ambassador, help coach/officiate youth sports

I Find it Relaxing to: "I find it relaxing to go to the baseball field to hit because it helps to take my mind off of everything else going on."

Favorite TV Show: SEAL Team

Favorite Movie: Sandlot

Favorite Musical Artists: "I don't have a favorite artist because I like all types of music."

Favorite Subject: Business classes

Favorite Restaurant: Qdoba

Favorite Website: YouTube

Other Family Members: Shad, father; Kristen, mother; Soren, Slayton and Spencer, brothers. 

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