6/21 Tribune Softball Player of the Year: Off The Diamond With Kenisha McGuire
NICKNAMES: “Nish” or “Nisha”
HER REFRIGERATOR MUST BE STOCKED WITH ... : Cheesy potatoes
FAVORITE RESTAURANT: Coney Island
THE PERSON SHE WOULD MOST LIKE TO HAVE DINNER WITH IS ... : Actor Adam Brody, star of the television show “The O.C.”
FAVORITE MOVIE: “Sixteen Candles”
FAVORITE TV SHOW: “Dexter”
MOST PRIZED POSSESSION: Her contact lenses. “Otherwise I wouldn’t be able to see.”
DREAM CAR: A Jaguar
WHAT SHE DRIVES: A gold Saturn station wagon
PART-TIME JOB: A youth softball coach for the La Crosse Park and Recreation Department
DREAM JOB: A photographer
DREAM CONCERT: Any opera. “My mom (Vicki) hates the singing, but I like it. It’s different.”
DREAM SPORTING EVENT: The Super Bowl
MOST MEMORABLE HIGH SCHOOL GAME: Central’s 7-5 victory over Baraboo in the 2008 WIAA Division 1 sectional semifinals. She went 4-for-4 with a home run, double and four RBI.
IF SHE COULD PLAY ANOTHER SPORT, IT WOULD BE ... : Football. “I know it’s a boys sport, but I’ve always wanted to play.”
FAVORITE OPPONENT: Logan
FAVORITE PITCHERS TO FACE: Caitlin Fitzpatrick, a 2007 Aquinas graduate, and Nicole Applebury, a 2006 Logan graduate
FAVORITE TEAMMATE: Central senior left fielder Rachel Albrecht. “We were outfield buddies.”
IN 10 YEARS SHE SEES HERSELF ... : Living in a big city, perhaps working for a professional sports team
HOW SHE WANTS TO BE REMEMBERED: As a good athlete and a good role model