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Senior Spotlight>Jennifer Etheridge (Bureau Valley High School)

Name: Jennifer Etheridge.

School: Bureau Valley High School.

Date/place of birth: Jan. 27, 2004/Sterling

Hometown: Manlius.

Family: Matt (father), Lori (mother), and James Etheridge (brother).

Sports/activities: Dance, Basketball, Track.

Nickname(s): Jenn, Jenny.

Favorite sport and why: Basketball, because I have played it the longest out of any other sport.

Favorite food and where to get it: Pizza, Pizza Hut.

Princeton's McKenzie Hecht shoots over Bureau Valley's Jennifer Etheridge Monday night at Prouty Gym. The Tigresses won 54-17.

Likes: Sports, being with friends and family.

Dislikes: Math, cold weather.

Person with the greatest influence on my athletic career and why: My dad, because he has always encouraged me through my sports from the beginning.

Person with the greatest influence in my life and why: Every coach I have had in my sports.

Name three historical figures you’d like to meet and why: Abraham Lincoln, Babe Ruth, and Rosa Parks because of the impact they made.

If stranded on a deserted island, I would have my: Dog.

The last song I listened to: Stay by The Kid Laroi and Justin Bieber.

People would be surprised to know: I was on the dance team.

I stay home to watch: Netflix.

When I need luck for a big game, I: Listen to music

The funniest person I’ve ever met: My brother James.

What they’ll say about me at school after I graduate: I hope they would say I was easy to get along with and fun to be around.

Princeton's McKenzie Hecht shoots over Bureau Valley's Jennifer Etheridge Monday night at Prouty Gym. The Tigresses won 54-17.

Most embarrassing moment: One of the falls I had at a basketball game.

Most unforgettable moment: The power and lights going out during one of our basketball practices my freshmen year.

Ultimate sports fantasy: Basketball.

What I would like to do in life: Go into radiology after high school.

Three words that best describe myself: Honest, fun, determined.

Kevin Hieronymus

Kevin Hieronymus

Kevin has been sports editor of the BCR since 1986 and is Sports Editor of Putnam County Record. Was previously sports editor of the St. Louis Daily News and a regular contributor for the St. Louis Cardinals Magazine. He is a member of the IBCA and Illinois Valley Hall of Fames. He is one of 4 sportswriters from his tiny hometown Atlanta, IL