Illinois Valley

Senior Spotlight: Kate Salisbury (Bureau Valley High School)

Bureau Valley senior setter Kate Salisbury, a three-year varsity starter, served up her 1,000 career assist this season for the Storm. She provided new coach Saige Barnett a team leader.

Name: Kate Salisbury.

School: Bureau Valley High School.

Date/place of birth: May 08, 2006 in Geneseo.

Hometown: Sheffield.

Family: Scott Salisbury, Shelby Crabtree, Carter Salisbury, Quinn Salisbury.

Sports/activities: Basketball, Volleyball, Track, FCA, NHS, Science Club, Spanish Club.

Nickname(s): Kathy and Salz.

Favorite sport and why: Volleyball. I love to celebrate after every point and I love the bonds that I have made from volleyball

Favorite food and where to get it: Mexican style tacos from Los Ranchitos

Likes: Mexican food, sports, my friends.

Dislikes: Math, snakes, onions.

Person with the greatest influence on my athletic career and why: My grandpa. He never misses any sporting events and he is always cheering me on. He is my biggest supporter.

Person with the greatest influence in my life and why: My parents, because they have helped me through everything and they have taught me very many life lessons.

Who’s your dream celebrity prom date: Patrick Dempsey.

Name three historic figures you’d like to meet and why: Jesus, Abraham Lincoln, and Michael Jordan. They left a good impact on the world.

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

The last song I listened to: “East Side of Sorrow”- Zach Bryan.

People would be surprised to know: I am terrified of throwing up or seeing someone else throw up.

I stay home to watch: “Kate plus 8.”

When I need luck for a big game, I: Pray.

The funniest person I’ve ever met and why?: Taylor Neuhalfen. She says the funniest things and always makes me laugh.

What they’ll say about me at school after I graduate: I was a hard-worker and cared about everything that I did.

Most embarrassing moment: I was doing box jumps and missed the box and wiped out on my back in front of my whole PE class.

Most unforgettable moment: Beating Princeton in volleyball on SIDS night, my senior year.

Ultimate sports fantasy: Getting first place at the State meet.

What I would like to do in life: I want to study psychology and become a child life specialist.

Three words that best describe myself: Energetic, funny, caring.

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 contributor for the St. Louis Cardinals magazine. He is a 2021 inductee into the IBCA Hall of Fame (Media) and a 2023 inductee into the Illinois Valley Hall of Fame as "Distinguished Media"