Kayla Bangs Pea Ridge girls basketball player
Posted on Sunday, December 28, 2008
When were you born? May 9, 1992.
What is your favorite movie? "She's the Man." There are a lot of different sayings that Lexi (Paryzek) say everyday.
What is your pregame routine? When we are in the locker room me, Lexi and Jessica Hall say something funny to make people laugh so we can relax.Then we pray and line up before we run out.
What is on your iPod? My boyfriend broke it.
If you could invite anyone to a dinner party who would it be? Matthew McConaughey. He is hot.
Who would you want to be stranded on a island with? Lexi Paryzek, my best friend.
How would you describe coach Heather Wade? She understands us because she has been through the same things. She is funny and we can make fun of her sometimes.
What gets on your nerves? Annoying people.
What do you do when you are not playing basketball? I try to stay out of trouble for one (giggle). We (the team) put signs in coach's yard.We go out to the movies and watch scary movies.
If you did skip class, where would you be? In the gym shooting baskets.
What do you want to do after graduation? Get into a good college and have success in whatever career.
If you could go anywhere in the world, where would it be? Hawaii. I have never been before. I've never been on a plane before.
What is the goofiest thing you have done in a game? Recently, I played defense when I was on offense. It was just for a quick second. It wasn't for a long time.
What is the most embarrassing thing that has happened at you? It is not basketball related. I got closed lined by a clothes line at church camp. It was in front of a lot of people and was embarrassing.
What are your expectations for the remainder of the season? To make our coach proud.
Who is your favorite teacher? Melinda Stewart, math.
Do you do anything outdoors? I hunt squirrels.
What do you do with squirrel that you killed?
We skin them first and then put them on the grill. My dad would feed them our dog.
What is your favorite television show? Probably "American Idol," especially when they have auditions.
How would you describe downtown Pea Ridge?
It is really old looking.
What are your goals in 2009? Keep my grades up and do pretty well in softball.
How you describe your life as a teenage girl?
I would say it is stressful. I deal with a lot of stuff, including trying to keep up my grades and then sports. I also have to go work for my parents sometimes. Lexi and I also volunteer to coach sixthgrade girls so we have to do that Mondays and Wednesdays before our games.
What is your most treasured possession? The promise ring from my boyfriend.
Who is you role model? I have to say my great grandma. She is eighty-something but she does not care what anybody thinks about her. I always see her at church smiling and giving people hugs. Anyway she is pretty old, but she is still happy about life.
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