High School Sports Spotlight for Jan. 23, 2012
January 22, 2012 7:04PM
Ciara Adkins, Homewood-Flossmoor gymnastics
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Updated: February 25, 2012 8:05AM
Kevin Moylan
School: Stagg
Sport: Wrestling
Year: Senior
Moylan has been close to the wrestling mountaintop. As a junior he finished third in state at 140 pounds, compiling a 45-4 record.
Moylan envisions himself improving upon last year’s finish. He won the 145-pound title at the Charger Invitational earlier this season, his first, after posting a second-place finish a season ago.
“It feels great to finally win the Charger invite as a senior,” Moylan said. “It’s especially nice getting the win in my home gym.”
Logan Malloy
Ryan Campin
School: Oak Lawn
Sport: Bowling
Year: Junior
Campin has been one of the area’s best bowlers since his freshman year. He’s had his average up near 225 this season. He’s also thrown two 300 games in practice.
His favorite thing about the sport isn’t a surprise.
“Getting strikes,” he said. “It really energizes you.”
Outside the lanes, Campin knows his way in the kitchen.
“I’m pretty good at cooking,” he said. “I enjoy it. I give my mom a break and cook dinner. I like to make Italian food.”
Steve Millar
Analis Ramirez
School: Bremen
Sport: Bowling
Year: Senior
Ramirez is one of the veteran leaders of a Bremen squad that’s hoping to get hot in the home stretch and earn its third straight trip to the state championships.
“Last season, getting to state was a blast,” she said. “It was a great experience. I definitely want to get back.”
If the Braves do, team chemistry will play a big part.
“I like my team more than anything,” Ramirez said. “We’re more like a family than anything else. We just have a good time all the time.”
Steve Millar
Ciara Adkins
School: H-F
Sport: Gymnastics
Year: Senior
After being out the majority of last season because of a knee injury, Adkins is experimenting with a variety of new moves and routines this season.
“I’ve been trying some new tricks on floor and beam. The scores are there so it seems to be working out for me,” she said.
Adkins is ranked second in her class and plans to attend Harvard University in the fall.
Logan Malloy
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