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Record Newspapers Athlete of the Week: Aubrey Lamberti, Oswego East, basketball, senior · Kendall County News - Shaw Local

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  Speaker 1: Record Newspapers Athlete of the Week Aubrey Lamberti Oswego East
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  Basketball Senior Written by Joshua Weld. This article is being
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  read by an automated voice brought to you by Everlett,
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  named Aubrey Lombardi School Oswego East Senior sport Basketball. Why
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  she was selected. Lamberti scored eighteen points with a game
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  clinching free throws in a win over Minnooka, and in
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  the process became Oswego East's all time leading scorer. Say
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  It was selected the Athlete of the Week in an
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  online vote. Other nominees were Cooper Carter of Sandwich Wrestling,
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  Van Rosauer of Yorkville Wrestling, and Tessa Knew of Parkview
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  Christian Basketball. Here Islamberti's interview with sports editor Joshua Welkey.
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  What does it mean to set the scoring record? Was
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  it something you thought was a possibility or thought about
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  it all? Lamberti setting the scoring record was an incredible feeling,
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  and I'm truly honored. It was a goal I set
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  heading into the season and something I believed was attainable
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  through hard work, finding ways to contribute to my team
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  and being able to score in a variety of ways.
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  Your team seems to be playing quite well. What's been
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  some of the keys to your success? LAMBERTI. Our team
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  has worked extremely hard to improve on our weaknesses, with
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  a major focus on defense. The growth we've made on
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  that end of the floor is noticeable. We've also developed
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  great chemistry, which makes playing together easy and enjoyable. Team
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  bonding activities like holiday parties and grabbing food together have
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  played a big role in that and are always a
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  lot of fun. I know your dad taught you a
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  lot about the game growing up. How does having a
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  coach in the house help you now? LAMBERTI. All of
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  my coaches that oe have played an important role in
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  my development, but having my dad's knowledge of the game
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  has been especially impactful. Going home, breaking down the small
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  details game situations, adding a baby hook, posting up, using
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  my length, and being physical on defense has helped me
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  continue to improve. My dad has been a huge part
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  of my growth as a player. So outside of basketball,
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  do you have a favorite class? Do you know the
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  last book you read? LAMBERTI. I enjoy all of my classes,
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  but math has always been my favorite. I was recently
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  named an Illinois State Scholar, and it's rewarding to see
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  my hard work in the classroom pay off as well.
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  What's a place in the country or world you've never
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  been to but would like to visit, LAMBERTI My dream
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  travel destination is Hawaii. It looks absolutely beautiful and I've
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  heard nothing but amazing things about it. I know you're
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  undersided on a school. Do you know yet what you
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  want to study in college? Do you plan to play
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  in college? Lambertie, I am down to my final school
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  options and will be making my commitment soon. I plan
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  to play basketball in college while majoring in biology. You
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  on the pre optometry track after college. My goal is
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  to become an optometrist.