Athlete of the Week: Keira Teserovitch, Fairmont High School

Grade: Senior

Age: 17

Sport: Softball

Claim to fame/honors: GWOC special mention, Sportsmanship Award and Coaches Award

Bet you didn’t know … I played basketball for 10 years

Words you live by: Always give 110 percent

Toughest opponent: Centerville

Biggest influence: My grandma

What’s on your bedroom walls? Pictures and trophies

When I’m bored I like to … Hang out with friends

Favorite movie: The 5th Quarter

Person who would play you in a movie: Anna Kendrick

Favorite TV show: The Walking Dead

Favorite musical artist: None

I can’t live without: My family

I can live without: Blueberries

Event you’d like to attend: The Olympics

Favorite book: The Kindness of Strangers

Favorite home-cooked meal: Hamburger stew

Favorite restaurant: Olive Garden

Favorite cereal: Cheerios

Store where you’d like a shopping spree: Dick’s Sporting Goods

Vegetable you won’t eat: Asparagus

I’d love to trade places for a day with … Jennie Finch

Whose mind would you like to read? Becca Johnson

Place where you’d love to travel? Australia

Talent you’d like to have? Being able to draw well

Favorite school subject: Science

Favorite athlete: Jennie Finch

Favorite team: Pittsburgh Steelers

Favorite Olympic sport: Gymnastics

Something in the world I’d like to change: Poverty

Favorite sports moment: Beating Centerville

Favorite junk food: Chocolate

Best thing about softball: Competitiveness

In 10 years, I hope to be … a nurse practitioner

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