Athletes of the Week
Chantal Meacham
Centennial, Senior
Basketball
Recently: Lock-down defender hit three three-pointers in back-to-back postseason games as the third-ranked Chargers won their third consecutive regional championship.
In her own words: “It’s been a lot of fun to play with the same people on the same team for the last four years. To win three regionals is a great accomplishment. I’m so proud of my teammates.”
I’m always texting ... Devin Kyler
I’m driving ... a Hyundai Tucson
I’m dying to see ... “Monsters University”
I need concert tickets to ... Taylor Swift
I wear No. 11 because ... my sister’s 11 yeas older than me. When I was a kid, I was 11 days older than my best friend
Next year .. I’m going to Wheaton College to play basketball
In five years ... I see myself working as an accountant like my dad
My favorite Assembly Hall moment is ... Senior Night when I got to walk out with my brother (Trent)
My favorite basketball player is ... my sister-in-law, Theresa (Lisch) Meacham
Centennial High is ... I love it
Honorable mention: Alyssa Aupperle, LeRoy basketball; Hannah Charter, Mahomet-Seymour basketball; Taylor Cultra, Iroquois West basketball; Devin Curry, Watseka basketball; Johynn-A Evans, Champaign Central basketball; Randa Harshbarger, St. Thomas More basketball; Morgan Hickman, Clinton basketball; Breanna Keys, Danville basketball; Katelynn Martinez, Centennial basketball; Maggie Schmidt, Mahomet-Seymour basketball; Stacia Simmons, Centennial basketball; Morgan Small, Iroquois West basketball; Lexi Wallen, St. Thomas More basketball; Hannah Wascher, Rantoul basketball
Andrew Maxwell
Arthur-Lovington, Senior
Basketball
Recently: Scored 16 points in his final two LOVC games as the Knights clinched the outright title.
In his own words: “It was pure excitement, a storybook ending.”
I’m always texting ... my girlfriend, Annie Heinz
I’m driving ... a 2002 Chrysler 300M
I’m dying to see ... “21 and Over”
I need concert tickets to ... Mac Miller
My first job ... Nike story in Tuscola
My favorite Assembly Hall moment ... I went to the last game the Chief was at. That was pretty cool
My favorite basketball player is ... Rajon Rando
In five years ... hopefully I’ll have a job and moved out on my own
Arthur-Lovington High is ... a very close and open place
Honorable mention: Zach Armstrong, Monticello wrestling; Austin Hedrick, St. Joseph-Ogden wrestling; Nate Jozsa, Argenta-Oreana wrestling; Rob Lane, Argenta-Oreana wrestling; Cameron Mammen, Urbana wrestling; Austin Matlock, LeRoy wrestling; Chet McClure, Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley/Fisher wrestling; Kye Reczek, Clinton wrestling; Austen Schott, Centennial wrestling; Austin Toler, Bismarck-Henning basketball; Austin Upton, St. Joseph-Ogden wrestling; Luke Vaughn, Centennial track and field; Josh Wallick, Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley/Fisher wrestling; Darren Wynn, Centennial wrestling
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