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Name: Zach Miller

High School: Grantsburg

Grade: Senior

Football Honors: Three-time all-Lakeland Conference performer ... Second-team all-league choice as sophomore and junior, and first-team selection as a senior ... Team co-MVP as a senior. Wisconsin Football Coaches Association all-region pick and WFCA small-school all-state honorable mention ... As a senior, caught 43 passes for 787 yards and five touchdowns ... Also caught eight passes on two-point conversion attempts.  

Basketball Honors: First-team all-Lakeland West Conference performer as a junior after averaging 15.6 points, 4.9 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 1.2 steals per game ... Averaging 17.4 points, 8.3 rebounds, 1.2 assists and 1.4 steals as a senior for the Pirates. 

Baseball Honors: Second-team all-Lakeland West Conference pick as a junior ... Led the Pirates in batting average at .431 ... Also finished as one of the Pirates' top pitchers, leading the team in strikeouts and WHIP.

Favorite Sport: "Football. It's the ultimate team sport and nothing compares to a Friday night under the lights."

Best Part of High School Sports: "Handing out with my teammates."

Best Advice from a High School Coach: "Nobody cares. Work harder."

Most Memorable Moment in High School Sports: "Beating Durand 38-30 in the WIAA playoffs my junior year in football."

Best Part of Playing Three Sports: "Getting to compete year-round and always being in shape for the next season."

Toughest Part of Playing Three Sports: "Not getting much of a break between each season."

Favorite Opponent: Webster

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

Favorite Professional Athlete: Davante Adams

Favorite College Teams: Wisconsin Badgers

Cumulative GPA: 3.51

Toughest Individual You’ve Competed Against: "Tate Sauerwein of Lake Holcombe. He was a very good football player. Incredibly tough and gritty."

Biggest Challenge of COVID-19: "Not being able to get together with the team and workout at first."

Most Admired High School Teammate: "Isaac Quimby. Nobody works harder."

College Plans: Undecided

Activities Outside of High School Sports: "Going swimming or golfing with friends."

I Find it Relaxing to: "Hang out with my friends."

Favorite TV show: The Mandalorian

Favorite Movie: Anything Star Wars

Favorite Musical Artists: Luke Combs

Favorite Subject: History

Favorite Restaurant: Culver's

Favorite Website: WisSports.net

Other Family Members: Jeff, father; Rhonda, mother; Amy Chadwick, Macy Petrowitz, Abbey Flanery, Jordyn Kottke, sisters; Levi, brother.