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NewsTribune Athlete of the Week: La Salle-Peru’s Aubrey Duttlinger · Illinois Valley - Shaw Local

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  News Tribune Athlete of the Week, LaSalle Peru'Aubre Dutlinger. Written by Kevin
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  Schlum This article is being read by an automated voice, brought to
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  you by Everlet. Aubrey Duttlinger has been a powerful offensive force for
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  the La Sal Peru volleyball team since she was a freshman. Now
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  a senior Dutlinger continues to dominate at the net. She's closing in
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  on LP's career kills record after another big week. In three matches,
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  she put down 44 kills and served 28 points. She had three
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  blocks in a win over Cannonland and eight digs and two aces
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  in a win over Strader. Aubrey has been a dominant offensive force
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  all season. LP coach Mark Abercorn said. Last week's performance was typical.
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  She has the ability to find the floor from either front row
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  or back row attacks. Her overall performance is key for your team's
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  success. For her performance, Duttlinger: was voted the News Tribune Athlete of
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  the Week, sponsored by Sokie Grassers Plumbing and Heating. Dutlinger answered some
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  questions from News Tribune sports editor Kevin Schlum. What are your strengths
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  as a volleyball player? Dutlinger, I believe my strength as a volleyball
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  player is being a good teammate and leader. This comes with people
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  trusting me to put down shots and overall being a versatile player.
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  I believe that I work really hard and that makes people trust
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  me. Teams are already expecting me to swing hard, so I believe
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  that my biggest strength is getting the people around me to play
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  their best, whether What
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  is my setter or the passer on the team. With that comes
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  along energy, and that is another strong suit of mine. I play
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  with some really good players, so I believe that having the strength
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  to be a good teammate and leader and get everyone else around
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  you to get just as hype makes me stand out. What is
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  your favorite memory from playing LP volleyball? Dutlinger, my favorite memory at
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  LP was definitely last year at the Sectional Championship. We had such
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  a great game and although we lost it was such a great
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  experience. The fans were going crazy and playing in that atmosphere was
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  such a cool and rewarding experience. What advice would you give young
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  volleyball players? Dutlinger, if I had to give advice to young volleyball
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  players, it would be never to limit yourself. Never in a million
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  years would I believe that I am moving to Alabama to play
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  Division I volleyball. If you put in the effort, you will get
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  rewarded. Obviously there's going to be bumps along the road, but it'll
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  all work out in the end. Always put your best effort into
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  everything you do in practice. Mindset is huge, and remember everyone makes
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  mistakes. It's how you learn from them that really matters. I hope
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  that I show younger athletes that anything is possible. It doesn't matter
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  if you come from a small town, a small club, or you
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  just don't believe you can do it. I hope I show younger
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  athletes that anything is possible with a good work ethic and a
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  strong mindset. Besides volleyball season, what do you like about fall? Dutlinger
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  Besides volleyball season, what I love the most about fall is the
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  weather and the leaves changing. I grew up hunting with my dad,
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  so the fall always meant it's deer season in our house. I
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  also love Halloween and Thanksgiving, and my birthday is in November, so
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  all is my favorite season for sure. What is your favorite holiday
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  and why? Duttlinger, my favorite holidays are definitely Thanksgiving or Christmas. I
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  love getting to spend time with my family and I love the
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  weather. If you could be great at any sport besides ones you
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  already play, what sport would you pick and why? Dutlinger, if I
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  could be great at any sport, I would definitely choose gymnastics. I
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  feel like that would be so fun to learn all those flips.
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  What is your dream career? Dutlinger, my dream career would be owning
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  and running my own coffee shop. What's a talent you have that
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  most people don't know about? Dutlinger, although I haven't tried it in
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  a while, a talent that most people might not know I have
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  is a front hand spring. What goals do your have for yourself
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  and the team for the rest of the season? Dutlinger, the goals
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  I have for my team this season is to definitely win a
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  regional title. I think we have worked so hard, and if we
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  keep playing like we've been playing, we have a great shot at
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  winning. A goal I have for myself is to break the school
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  record for kills. I believe I have 44 more to go, so
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  that is something that I've been looking forward to. What are your
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  thoughts on your individual performance last week? Dutlinger. I believe my performance
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  last week was very good. I feel like I have been playing
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  consistently. I always believe there is something more to improve on, and
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  we are definitely not done yet.