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Record Newspapers Athlete of the Week: Tessa New, Parkview Christian, basketball, sophomore · Kendall County News - Shaw Local

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  Speaker 1: Rocker Newspapers Athlete of the Week Tessa New Parkview Christian
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  Basketball sophomore Written by Joshua Welge. This article is being
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  read by an automated voice brought to you by Everlett,
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  named Tessa New School Parkview Christian sophomore sport basketball. Why
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  she was selected New had twenty one points, eleven steals
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  and seven rebounds and a win over Indian Creek. She
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  had eleven points, six rebounds and four assists and win
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  over Earlville, had ten points, ten rebounds and four steels
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  and a win over Aurora Christian. And had twenty four points,
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  eight rebounds, seven steals and five assists and a win
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  over Hinckley Big Rock for the twenty three two Falcons.
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  She was selected the Athlete of the Week in an
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  online vote. Other nominees were Nathan Kraft of Yorkville Wrestling,
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  Aiden Ortiz of Oswego Wrestling, and Joshua Kotalic of Sandwich Wrestling.
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  Here is news interview with sports editor Joshua Welje. At
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  what point this season did you realize this team could
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  be a special one? Your team has made quite an improvement.
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  Was there a game that stood out New? I think
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  early in the season, I knew we had a special
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  team with our additions to the team, our game virtu
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  argo during the thankst even tournaments stood out because they
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  were very aggressive and we never back down. What are
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  a few of the things that make this team so good? Knew?
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  I would say, what makes our team so successful is
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  our positive attitudes and unity. Instead of arguing or pointing fingers,
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  we encourage each other. No individual is above the team,
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  and we always keep Christ at the center. What improvements
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  to your game have you made new? I have learned
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  to focus on the next play and not let a
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  mistake affect my performance. I have worked hard on my
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  drives and three point shot in the off season. How
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  did you get started in basketball? Have you played other sports?
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  New Growing up, I used to go to a lot
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  of my older brothers basketball games, which is where I
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  was inspired to try it out. Over the years, I
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  have practice with him in my backyard. I enjoy other
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  sports like volleyball and used to play soccer, but my
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  favorite sport is definitely basketball. Is there a place or
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  restaurant you go to celebrate a win and what would
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  you order that new? Yes, After a nice win, I
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  like to celebrate with a chocolate ice cream cone at
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  Dairy Queen. Do you have a favorite class in school New? Yes.
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  My favorite class is health I find it very interesting.
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  Is there a place in the country or world you've
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  never been to but would like to visit? New I
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  would love to visit Greece someday it looks beautiful. There
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  any goals for the rest of the year that you
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  haven't already reached New I don't want to look too
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  far ahead, but it would be really cool to get
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  as far as we can in the postseason. The ultimate
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  goal would be to win State