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Jake Gann is a senior at Franklin Academy and currently plays third baseman for the school's baseball team. Jake claims the hardest aspect of his sport is staying focused during a slow-paced game, "in order to stay competitive, you have to be thinking about what is going on all the time, even if the pitcher's throwing a no-hitter," he explained. VYPE thought it would be fun to watch Jake's dad and coach get competitive and see who knows the athlete better in our light-hearted Triple Play.
Raleigh - Durham, NC
When asked what he likes most about playing for Franklin Academy, Jake was quick to explain, "Although it's been tough at times, watching our program and our team grow over the years has been really rewarding, especially this year. I think we're going to have a really good season." ...
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Manny Ruiz, 18, is a four-year varsity starter for the George Washington baseball team. Learning the intricacies of the game from his father and uncles, who used to play in Mexico, the senior infielder/pitcher has earned three varsity letters and has won all-Indianapolis Conference honors twice. In his spare time, Manny and his brother Carlos, a junior, instruct their younger brother Willie and his middle school teammates at George Washington Community School. But who really knows Manny best? VYPE quizzed his brother and his coach to find out.
Central Indiana
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Ryann Harrelson is a sophomore at Raleigh Charter High School and has been on the crew team since her freshmen year. As the spring crew season begins, VYPE thought it was the perfect time to interview her for our Triple Play feature. Who can guess her answers to a few silly questions: her mom or her coach?
Raleigh - Durham, NC
Ryann became interested in crew because her older sister, Lindsay, was involved in the sport and loved it. Ryann explains, "She would come home and talk about how much fun crew was, so I got really excited and wanted to do it when I got to high school." Now that she is a part of Raleigh Charter's crew team, she enjoys the family-like atmosphere with her teammates, "It's amazing how...
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Joe Vargas answers 10 questions
Central Kansas
Mom, Renee, and football coach, Justin Price, try to match his answers. Joe Vargas, Winfield High's star centerfielder and running back, looks for a senior-laden Winfield baseball team to build on the success of the football team. Vargas hopes to beat Ark City in baseball this spring, just as the football team did in the fall, is a huge Cornhusker fan and would rather throw a guy out at the...
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When it comes to a topnotch high school athletic career, it's already been a long and eventful run for Cassy Opitz. But it's fair to say the best may be still to come for the Eden Prairie standout cross country and track star, who still has her senior track and field season ahead. Opitz is the defending state champion in the 3200-meter run, was the Class AA state cross country champ last fall and was named the 2008-09 Gatorade Minnesota Girls Cross Country Runner of the Year in January. She has made a verbal commitment to run at the University of Minnesota this coming fall.
St. Paul, MN
We asked Cassy's father, Kevin, as well as her track coach, James Strait, to join in on the Triple Play survey this month to see who knows the ins and outs of Cassy's lifestyle best. ...
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Trinity junior Myron Bradbury won the 112-weight championship at the KHSAA State Wrestling Tournament in February. His finals win over Luke Troxell of Wayne County contributed points toward Trinity's team championship as well. Coach Richard Brown says Bradbury has mat sense. "He knows where to be," says Brown. "And he has the athletic ability to stay out of bad positions."
Brown uses Bradbury and teammate John Fahy to demonstrate moves in practice. "I can talk through it and Myron and John can do it as I'm speaking."
Louisville, KY
We asked Myron, his dad, Tommy and first year head coach Brown a few questions to see who knows Myron better. ...
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Conner Guthrie, 18, knows baseball. As a four-year varsity pitcher and centerfielder for the Cascade Cadets, Guthrie has earned All-West Central Conference honors twice and ranked third in the state with 135 strikeouts last year. In four years, Guthrie has amassed 11 varsity letters, including four in baseball and basketball and three in football. But who really knows this Danville Community College baseball recruit best? VYPE quizzed his coach and teammate to find out.
Central Indiana
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Parker Harrell, Catcher for Apex High School, has been playing baseball for the past 12 years, following in his father's footsteps who also played the sport. VYPE caught up with Parker to ask him a few fun questions for this month's Triple Play. We wondered who can guess how he answered: Dad or Apex's Coach Valder?
Raleigh - Durham, NC
Parker says the best thing about playing for Apex is that "the coaches and the community take baseball very seriously." Support like that can come in handy during a tough game or season. Parker explains the hardest thing about baseball is "the mental aspect of the game and trying not to get frustrated. It is a game based on failure and overcoming that can be challenging." ...
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Hutch Doubles Player Ben Braun Triples Up
Central Kansas
After placing second in doubles at Class 5A state last spring, Ben Braun pairs up with Ben Fangman, brother of his former partner, Luke Fangman, who graduated. League rivals Craig Knox and Will Exline of Salina Central, who defeated Braun and L. Fangman in the state final last May, also return. Braun, a junior, once attended the French Open and is interested in clay as a playing surface, and yet...
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Meredith King won the girls' 200-Yard Freestyle and 500-Yard Freestyle events at the KHSAA Swimming and Diving State Championships for girls' state champion duPont Manual last month. Plus, she was on Manual's winning 200-Yard and 400-Yard Freestyle Relay teams. In celebration of her wins and the team's fifth consecutive state title, we asked Meredith, her mom, June, and her coach, Gary Webb, to be our Triple Play for this month.
Louisville, KY
Webb has been Meredith's coach at Manual for all four years of her career and he has known her through Lakeside, where he coaches and she swims year-round. He says Meredith is an elite athlete who drives herself to achieve her winning times in distance events. "She is very self disciplined and self-motivated. To swim distances you have to want to do it—no one can make you." ...
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