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Each week, Northwest Herald sports reporter Joe Stevenson asks three area athletes a set of five questions. Here are their answers:
Michael Cullen
Cary-Grove
Senior
Wrestling
1. What movie character would you like to be?
Jordan Belfort from “The Wolf of Wall Street.”
2. If you had a sandwich named in your honor, what would be on it and what would you call it?
Corned beef, Swiss cheese and Dijon mustard on rye bread and it would be the Mikey C. Way.
3. What is your favorite sports memory from the last year?
When I committed to Wisconsin for a wrestling scholarship.
4. Which one of your teammates inspires you?
Michael Gomez, as well as my little brothers John and Sean.
5. What’s one of your biggest pet peeves?
When people make excuses and blame others for their own failures.
Reggie Banks
Richmond-Burton
Junior
Football, basketball
1. What movie character would you like to be?
Forrest Gump. He made the most of the limited things he was given and attended some of the most important political events in history.
2. If you had a sandwich named in your honor, what would be on it and what would you call it?
Salami, pepperoni, deep-fried bacon, topped with mozzarella on italian bread and it would be The Reggie Special.
3. What is your favorite sports memory from the last year?
Avenging last year’s loss to Johnsburg a couple weeks ago. It’s always good to get one on your rival.
4. Which one of your teammates inspires you?
Carter Miller. He’s always in the middle of the action, diving for loose balls and being selfless. Playing alongside someone like that makes you dig deep and play hard.
5. What’s one of your biggest pet peeves?
Hands down when kids call their parents by their first name. It’s just very disrespectful in my opinion.
Kayla Barreto
Huntley
Junior
Basketball
1. What movie character would you like to be?
Gru from “Despicable Me.”
2. If you had a sandwich named in your honor, what would be on it and what would you call it?
Salami, pepperoni, roast beef, provolone and American cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, jalapenos, onions, maynonnaise and mustard and I’d call it “The Beast.”
3. What is your favorite sports memory from the last year?
When we won the Fox Valley Conference Valley Division last year.
4. Which one of your teammates inspires you?
Ali Andrews, because of the amount of time she puts in and she’s such a dedicated player. Everything she’s gotten is so well-deserved.
5. What’s one of your biggest pet peeves?
When people don’t clean up after themselves.