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Triple Threat of the Week: Emma Wittmershaus, Bangor

05/31/2018, 10:30am CDT
By Norbert Durst

Name: Emma Wittmershaus
School: Bangor 
Year: Senior 

Volleyball Honors: Four-year starter for coach Carrie Radke and the Cardinals... three-time first team all-Scenic Bluffs... helped Bangor win regional titles as a junior and senior... sectional final appearances as a junior and senior... 

Basketball Honors: Four-year starter for coach Merlin Jones and the Cardinals... led Bangor to the Division 5 state title as a senior... averaged 16.7 points, 8.9 rebounds and 2 steals per game... recorded seven triple-doubles as a senior... named the top senior Defensive Player by WisSports.net... WBCA Division 5 All-State as a junior and senior... named to the WisSports.net All-Tournament Team as a senior... two-time Scenic Bluffs Player of the Year... first team all-conference all four years... helped the Cardinals win four regional titles, reach three sectional finals and two state tournament appearances... La Crosse Tribune first team all-area as a sophomore, junior and senior... Tribune Player of the Year as a senior... AP Fourth Team All-State as a senior... finished career as program's all-time leading scorer with 1,440 points... committed to play for NCAA Division I UW-Milwaukee...  

Softball Honors: Four-year starter for coach Dave Burritt and the Cardinals... honorable mention all-Scenic Bluffs as a freshman... first team all-conference the last three years... helped Bangor win its first-ever regional title as a junior... named Scenic Bluffs Pitcher of the Year as a junior... twirled a 5-inning no-hitter against New Lisbon as a senior and tallied 8 strikeouts in the contest... surpassed 600 career strikeouts... 

Favorite Sport (and why): "Basketball is my favorite sport because I like that you have to be good at all the aspects of the sport to excel at it."

Best Part of High School Sports (and why): "The best part of high school sports is the memories and accomplishments you make with your teammates while becoming a part of your school’s history." 

Best Advice from a High School Coach: "If you continue to work hard and practice hard, you will get to where you want to go." 

Most Memorable Moment in High School Sports: "Winning state basketball my senior year after playing with the same teammates since 2nd grade." 

Best Part of Playing Three Sports: "The best part of playing three sports is experiencing the different emotions that each sport gives you while playing." 

Toughest Part of Playing Three Sports: "The toughest part of playing three sports is in order to be good at each sport you need to dedicate enough time to each one, and it’s hard to find time along with the other important parts of your life."

Favorite Opponent (and why): "My favorite opponent that I have played against is Black Hawk because they are a young and talented team that challenged us." 

Favorite Professional Team: Green Bay Packers

Favorite Professional Athlete: Breanna Stewart

Favorite College Team: UW-Milwaukee

Cumulative GPA: 3.721

Toughest Individual You’ve Competed Against (and why): "Mckenzie Baseman mainly in volleyball because we used to play club volleyball together and we became good friends, so competing against her is always fun."

Most Admired High School Teammate (and why): "Morgan Horstman is a teammate I admired playing with because she took me under her wing when I was a freshman teaching me how to become a leader, and I still look up to her as an athlete."

College Plans: "I will be attending the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee to major in Kinesiology while also playing basketball." 

Activities Outside of Sports: "Outside of sports I love hanging out with my family and friends, and being active."

I Find it Relaxing to: "Listen to music and hang out with my friends." 

Favorite TV Show: "My favorite TV show is Greys Anatomy or Stranger Things."

Favorite Movie: "The Lion King is one of my all-time favorites!"

Favorite Musical Artist: "My favorite musical artist is Bazzi."

Favorite Subject: "My favorite subject(s) are Anatomy and Physiology along with Art."

Favorite Restaurant: Buffalo Wild Wings or Panda Express

Favorite Website: Wissports.net of course!

Other Family Members: Parents: Paul and Jeri Wittmershaus; Brother: Sam

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