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Name: Ryan Ledvina  



School: La Crosse Central  



Grade: Senior  



Football Honors: A three-year varsity performer for coach Dave Cayler … Earned second-team all-Mississippi Valley Conference honors as a defensive back as a sophomore … Selected first-team all-league at defensive back as a junior and senior … Chosen first-team all-league as a wide receiver as a senior ... Honorable mention all-state pick as a senior … Led Central in receiving as a senior with 38 receptions for 662 yards and eight touchdowns … A key player on both sides of the ball for a Central squad that won the league championship and finished 9-2. 



Basketball Honors: A three-year varsity participant for coach Todd Fergot … Received first-team all-league laurels in the Mississippi Valley Conference as a junior … Averaged 17.5 ppg as a junior for a Central squad that went 14-7 … Averaging 9.7 ppg as a senior while helping Central to a 9-9 overall record.  



Baseball Honors: A three-year varsity centerfielder and pitcher for the Red Raiders ... Earned honorable mention all-league honors as a centerfielder as a sophomore and first-team all-conference laurels as a junior … Received third-team all-state recognition as a junior from the Wisconsin Baseball Coaches Association.  



Favorite Sport: “That’s a tough one. I’m leaning toward baseball. Baseball can be intense at times, but it’s also laid back at times. I like that about baseball.”  



Best Part of High School Sports: “Playing against a lot of your friends. I am friends with a lot of different kids from our conference rivals, and I like playing against them.”  



Most Memorable Moment in High School Sports: “Catching a touchdown pass with just seconds left to beat Aquinas last fall in football. Aquinas scored with a minute left to take the lead and the crowd was going crazy, but we drove down and scored with eight seconds left.”  



Best Advice Received from High School Coach: “All three of my coaches have stressed the need to persevere. They talk about life after high school and how tough it can be at times. They have taught me to persevere through the difficult times.”  



Best Part of Playing Three Sports: “A lot of my friends play three sports. I really like to play year round and compete with my friends. It’s a lot of fun.”  



Toughest Part of Playing Three Sports: “The toughest part is definitely keeping my grades up. You have to keep school a No. 1 priority, but it can be tough at times. Getting back from an away basketball game on a Tuesday night and then getting home late and doing homework can be a challenge at times.”  



Favorite Opponents: La Crosse Logan and La Crosse Aquinas.  



Favorite College Team: Iowa Hawkeyes football.  



Favorite Professional Teams: Chicago Cubs and Chicago Bears.  



Cumulative GPA: 2.50.  



College Plans: “Right now it is between football and baseball. I like Whitewater for football, Stevens Point for football and baseball, and Winona State for baseball. I’m leaning toward Winona State for baseball, if they were to offer me a scholarship.”  



Activities Outside of Sports: Coached Special Olympians in basketball and counseled grade-school students about the importance of staying away from drugs as a member of La Crosse Central’s ‘Champions Program.’  



I Find it Relaxing to: “Watch SportsCenter while lying on the couch.”  



Favorite TV Show: Fresh Prince.  



Favorite Movie: Pursuit of Happiness.  



Favorite Radio Station: Z93-FM (In La Crosse area).  



Other Family Members: Father, Joe; mother, Nancy; older sister, Stefanie; older sister, Stacie.