OnFocus: What subjects/classes have been your favorite, and why?
Holberg: Math and phy. ed have been some of my favorite classes because they allowed me to take a break from the other stressful subjects in school.
OnFocus: What are your hobbies?
Holberg: Some of my hobbies include playing softball, watching other sports, spending time with family and friends, hiking and traveling.
OnFocus: What words of wisdom can you give to other student-athletes?
Holberg: Believe in yourself, Believe in the team, Believe in the system
OnFocus: Who is/was your first favorite teacher and why?
Holberg: My first favorite teacher was Mrs. Mlodik because she kept school fun and taught me more than the curriculum, she taught me important life lessons that I can use for the rest of my life.
OnFocus: What is the most unusual food you have eaten?
Holberg: Oysters
OnFocus: What is your favorite music to listen to?
Holberg: Country
OnFocus: What are your plans after high school?
Holberg: Continuing my academic and softball career at UWSP, majoring in Communication Sciences and Disorders
OnFocus: If they made a movie about you, and your life, what would it be called?
Holberg: They Thought She Couldn’t
OnFocus: What sports did you play throughout your high school career?
Holberg: Softball, tennis, swimming
OnFocus: Which teammate would you not want to be stranded with on a deserted
island?
Holberg: Jess Dekarske
OnFocus: What are some memorable moments you have had as an athlete?
Holberg: –Winning third place at sectionals for tennis with my sister on the court with me, my dad as my coach, and my mom in the stands with a camera in hand
–Playing my senior softball season, once again, with my sister on the field with me, my
dad as my coach, and my mom with a camera in her hand
–Beating SPASH sophomore year for the first time in 10–15 years and then beating them
again senior year at home
OnFocus: Who are your favorite athletes and/or teams?
Holberg: Oklahoma Softball, Sis Bates, Grace Lyons, & Josie Muffley
OnFocus: What do you enjoy most about competing in front of family, friends and fans?
Holberg: Celebrating big moments together.
OnFocus: Do you have a funny or unusual moment(s) you have experienced in
sports?
Holberg: Nothing memorable
OnFocus: What’s the best thing about being a student–athlete?
Holberg: Celebrating team successes against big team rivals at Culver’s after the game
OnFocus: What words of wisdom can you give to other student–athletes?
Holberg: Believe in yourself, Believe in the team, Believe in the system
OnFocus: Lastly, pancakes or waffles?
Holberg: Waffles
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Author: David Keech
David Keech is a retired teacher and works as a sportswriter, sports official and as an educational consultant. He has reported on amateur sports since 2011, known as 'KeechDaVoice.' David can be reached at [email protected]
