Spotlight Athlete: Alex Veres

6/6/2013

School: Cardinal Stritch

Year: Senior

Sports: Softball, basketball

Notes: Softball — catcher and third baseman; three-time All-TAAC first team; hit .500 this season with 24 RBIs and 31 runs scored; all-district second team; 3.6 grade-point average; will play softball at Owens Community College; basketball — two-year letter winner

FAVORITES & MORE

School subject: Math

Car: Mustang

Facebook or Twitter? Facebook

Store: Hollister

Musical artist: Blake Shelton

Song: “Cruise” by Florida Georgia Line

TV show: Duck Dynasty

Movie: Pitch Perfect

Actor: Adam Sandler

Actress: Melissa McCarthy

Magazine: Seventeen

Radio station: 107.7 FM

Food: Pasta

Beverage: Arnold Palmer Half Iced Tea & Half Lemonade

Fast food: Chick-fil-A

Can’t resist snack: Vanilla ice cream with sprinkles

Place to visit: Disney World

Athlete: Alex Avila

Baseball team: Indians

NFL team: Broncos

NBA team: Spurs

Person I most admire: My parents, Frank and Gina Veres

Person I’d like to meet: Channing Tatum

It really bothers me when: People don’t know how to drive

In 10 years I hope to be: Married with a family

My No. 1 goal this year: To get a high GPA in college

Top sports moment: Hitting a triple and stealing home to beat Central Catholic

Ohio State or Michigan? Michigan