SIDELINES

Spotlight Athlete: Alexxis Knannlein

5/26/2011
Alexxis Knannlein
Alexxis Knannlein

School: Central Catholic

Year: Senior

Sports: Track, basketball, volleyball

Notes: Track -- Won City League high jump championship for third straight year; basketball -- All-CL second team; helped basketball and volleyball teams reach CL playoffs

FAVORITES & MORE

School subject: British literature

Car/vehicle: Mustang

MySpace, Facebook or Twitter? Facebook

Video game: Mortal Kombat

Place to shop: Forever 21

Musical artist: Modest Mouse

Song: "Going to California" by Led Zeppelin

TV show: Spongebob Squarepants

Movie: Kill Bill (Volumes 1 and 2)

Actor: Johnny Depp

Actress: Uma Thurman

Magazine: Seventeen

Radio station: 92.5 FM

Food: Grapes

Beverage: Root beer

Fast food: Wendy's

Can't-resist snack: Twix candy bars

Place to visit: Ocean City, N.J.

Athlete: Dwight Howard

Baseball team: Tigers

NFL team: Packers

NBA team: Heat

Persons I most admire: My mom, Angie Knannlein

Person I'd like to meet: Isaac Brock from Modest Mouse

It really bothers me when ... people are inconsiderate

In 10 years I hope to be... an archaeologist

My No. 1 goal this year is … figure out where to go to college

My top sports moment: When we beat Notre Dame in volleyball and our fans rushed the court

Ohio State or Michigan? Ohio State

-- Steve Junga