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Name: Nikki Brooks
 
School: St. Croix Central
 
Grade: Senior
 
Volleyball Honors: A varsity letter winner for the Panthers and coach Kerry Been in each of the past three seasons … Earned first-team all-league honors in the Dunn-St. Croix Conference as a junior and senior … Served as a team captain as a junior and senior … Earned team Rookie of Year honors as a sophomore, Miss Hustle as a junior and Most Valuable Player as a 12 ... Finished with 64 kills and 43 digs as a senior while playing on both the front and back rows for St. Croix Central.  
 
Basketball Honors: Four-year varsity letter winner for coaches Shannon Donnelly and Luke Fritsche … Named first-team all-conference in the Dunn-St. Croix in each of the past two seasons … Won the team Miss Hustle award in each of the past four seasons … Served as a captain the past three seasons … A 5-foot-6 point guard who averaged 10.3 points, 6.2 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 2.5 steals per contest as a senior.  
 
Softball Honors: Four-year varsity letter winner for coach Jimmy Anderson and the Panthers … Outstanding right-handed pitcher who led St. Croix Central to the Dunn-St. Croix Conference title in each of the past two seasons … Earned honorable mention all-league laurels as a freshman and first-team honors the last two years … First-team all-district pick as a sophomore and junior … Led team in batting average as a sophomore (.515) and junior (.646).
 
Favorite Sport: “That is a tough question. It’s right between basketball and softball. I love basketball because of the intensity of it. It’s also a great team sport. I like softball because it’s more of an individual sport, though it is also a team sport. There is a lot of thinking in the game in softball as well.”
 
Best Part of High School Sports: “The team chemistry and being able to meet a lot of different people. I also enjoyed advancing my skills from freshmen year all the way to my senior year.”
 
Most Memorable Moment in High School Sports: “My junior year, we played Grantsburg in the regional finals. It was probably the best gave I played as an individual, and our entire team played great as well. It was a great game and even though we lost 1-0, it still remains my favorite game.”
 
Best Advice Received from High School Coach: “The best advice came from my basketball coach, Luke Fritsche. He told me to take time for myself and go out and attend a play or opera. He said not to overstress on things.”
 
Best Part of Playing Three Sports: “You really get to meet a lot of different people. You learn so much from different people. You aren’t always with the same people. You also figure out which sport you love and which sport you want to excel at.”
 
Toughest Part of Playing Three Sports: “It’s definitely the toll it takes on your body. If you are good in one sport, you are expected to be good in other sports. You want people to be proud of you, so keeping up that image can be tough at times.”
 
Favorite Opponents: “I love competing against Elk Mound. They bring good competition, but they are also very respectful. They are nice girls to play against.”
 
Favorite College Team: Wisconsin Badgers.
 
Favorite Professional Team: Green Bay Packers.
 
Cumulative GPA: 3.70.
 
Toughest Individual You’ve Competed Against: “Kelly Stewart from Amery in basketball. She’s a great athlete. She is super fast and tall. She’s going Division I for college basketball at the University of South Dakota. She’s good, but she’s also very nice. I love playing against her.”
 
College Plans: “Next year, I am going to UW-Eau Claire to play softball. I plan to major in secondary education math and minor in Spanish and coaching.”
 
Activities Outside of Sports: Member of the National Honor Society, Students Offering Support (SOS), give pitching lessons to younger kids in the St. Croix Central School District.
 
I Find it Relaxing to: “I hang out with my friends. I also like to read and cook and scrapbook with my mom.”
 
Favorite TV show: House.
 
Favorite Movie: Remember The Titans.
 
Favorite Subject: Math.  
 
Favorite Website: www.Facebok.com.
 
What’s On Your Ipod: “I have pretty much everything on my Ipod. I listen to listen to slow, emotional songs to get me pumped up before games.”
 
Other Family Members: Father, Bob; mother, Mary; older brother, Ben; younger brother, Timmy.  
 
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