Meet the Athlete: Ema Anderson
Published 10:18 am Thursday, December 12, 2013
Lake Mills senior started playing basketball in 5th grade
Q: What year are you in school?
A: Senior.
Q: What school do you attend?
A: Lake Mills.
Q: Who is your immediate family?
A: My mother is Andrea; father, Darrel; and my brother is Mitchel.
Q: What sports are you involved in?
A: Basketball, track and softball.
Q: What is your favorite part of playing basketball?
A: It’s probably the teamwork aspect of it and getting to know everybody — definitely the bonds I make with my friends.
Q: What number are you?
A: I’m No. 14 at home and 15 away. 14 is my favorite number.
Q: How did you get started in basketball?
A: I started in fifth grade. I think my friends talked me into going out.
Q: What sports did your family members play?
A: My brother played football, basketball, golf and baseball.
Q: What are your sports-related goals?
A: I’d like to have a winning season, and I think we can finish in the top four or five in the conference.
Q: What are your college plans?
A: I haven’t decided. I think I want to go into radiology, but I haven’t decided where yet.
Q: Who is your favorite professional athlete? Why?
A: Kevin Love. I just really like watching him.
Q: What is your favorite school subject?
A: I like art classes.
Q: Who is your favorite teacher?
A: Sarah Raymond, my English teacher, or Caryl Dahn, my art teacher.
Q: What are your hobbies?
A: They’re pretty much just the sports I play. It’s pretty much all I have time for.
Q: What is your favorite TV show?
A: “Awkward” or “Teen Wolf.”
Q: What is your favorite food?
A: Buffalo Wild Wings traditional wings with honey barbecue sauce, and I really like cheese curds.
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