Julian Dahlem – 2025 – Upper St. Clair High School - @julian_dahlem4
How would your coaches and teammates describe you?
- They describe me as a leader and my teammates describe me as an annoying little kid who will do what's best for the team.
What makes you a good player? What are the strengthens in your game?
- Being able to facilitate the ball and one strength of mine is being a streaky shooter.
What are your hobbies or interests outside of sports?
- Driving around with friends and playing video games.
What is the toughest classes on your schedule this semester?
- Algebra 2
Is there a coach that you look up to as a role model and why?
- I would say Coach Holzer just because he really is a positive guy and he's never been negative.
Rank the top five priorities currently in your life.
- God, Sports, School, Family, and Friends
Do you have any secret talent?
- Ping pong
What does your daily routine look like?
- Pray, School, Sports.
What are your preferred pre-game locker room routines?
- Advil and skittles
What is your favorite song or musician to listen to before games?
- Astronaut Kid
Who has the best Pizza in Western, PA?
- Fiori's
Who has the best chicken wings in Western, PA?
- Big Shot Bobs
Where do you see yourself in 10 years?
- Hopefully playing professional football
Who is the most underrated player on your team and why?
- Devin Hall
Who is the funniest player on your team?
- Matthew Gaither
Isabel Chaparro – 2026 - Riverview High School - @TheChaseA8
1.
How would your coaches and teammates describe you?
- I feel that they would describe me as hardworking, a great player with a lot of potential and a good teammate that is always positive and energetic.
2.
What makes you a good player? What are the strengthens in your game?
- My hustle on defense and offense and how committed I am to the sport and how hardworking I am in practice and in games. My strengths in my games are always being ready to shoot, my hustle, working as a team and never giving up.
3.
What are your hobbies or interests outside of sports?
- I enjoy hanging out with my friends, shopping, spending time with my family and my younger brother, and my dog. I also like to play my violin, play soccer, and watch shows.
4.
What is the toughest classes on your schedule this semester?
- My toughest classes would probably be Algebra 1 and English Honors Is there a coach that you look up to as a role model and why?
5.
What coach do you look up to.
- I look up to the USC coach Dawn Staley because she has been working toward her goals and pushing her team to the limit. It makes me push harder and really inspires me to never give up.
6.
Rank the top 5 priorities in your life.
- Health – Family – School – Basketball - Friends
7.
Do you have a secret talent?
- I enjoy drawing and I like to be artistic.
8.
What does your daily routine time look like?
- I wake up around 6:00am on school days. I get ready and then head to school. I am at school from 7:22am 2:22pm and then after I head down to the gym for basketball practice. I then head home and get something to eat and relax and do my homework.
9.
What is your preferred pre-game locker routine?
- I arrive at gym usually 30 min before and if it's an away game my team and I will all meet in the hall of fame and then head out to go to the bus. When it is a home game I still get there 30 min early and get my shoes on and put my hair up. Next I meet up with my team and we prep for the game and run out on to the court.
10.
What is your favorite song or musician to listen before the games?
- I like to listen to music that will pump me up and get me hyped. Some favorites would be boogie wit a hoodie, 21 savage, drake, and lil baby.
11.
Who has the best pizza in western pa?
-Mineo's
12.
Who has the best chicken wings In western pa?
-Veltre's
13.
Where do you see yourself in 10 years?
- Graduated from college, enjoying my career and coaching basketball.
14.
Who is the most underrated basketball player on your team?
- Lily Bauer, she is a quieter person on our team but she is a very strong player and a great leader.
15.
Who is the funniest player on your team?
-Our team captain Brionna Long. She is the heart of our team and really brings out good energy.
Jimmy Kunst – 2023 – Defensive Back – Highlands High School - @jimmy_kunst
1.
How would your coaches and teammates describe you?
-Very energetic and a little weird
2.
What makes you a good player? What are the strengthens in your game?
-I think I balance my game well and do a bit of everything for my team
3.
What are your hobbies or interests outside of sports?
-traveling and hanging with my girlfriend lol
4.
What is the toughest classes on your schedule this semester?
-AP Calculus
5.
Is there a coach that you look up to as a role model and why?
-Coach Stosh because he really made me tough and helped guide me as a player as well as a person
6.
Rank the top five priorities currently in your life.
-1.My family and close people around me. 2.
School 3. Athletics. 4. Staying healthy.
5. Bettering myself
7.
Do you have any secret talent?
-I can draw very well I'd like to think
8.
What does your daily routine look like?
-Wake up, go to school, lift or throw, go to practice, rehab, homework, sleep
9.
What are your preferred pre-game locker room routines?
-Try to get pumped while listening to music pregame and get focused
10.
What is your favorite song or musician to listen to before games?
-Came and saw- by young thug
11.
Who has the best Pizza in Western, PA?
-J and S pizza in Natrona Heights
12.
Who has the best chicken wings in Western, PA?
-Big Shot Bobs
13.
Where do you see yourself in 10 years?
-If baseball does not work out, I want to become a pharmacist and have a family of my own
14.
Who is the most underrated player on your team and why?
-Chandler Thimons, he does everything, rebound, pass, score, take charges and he never gets recognized for being our glue guy for our team
15.
Who is the funniest player on your team?
-It is a jv all star, Caden Roberson
Kayla Walter – 2023 – Woodland Hills High School - @kayla_walter11
1. How would your coaches and teammates describe you?
- Leader, fun to be around, and positive
2. What makes you a good player? What are the strengthens in your game?
- I think my defense and ability to control the floor makes me stand out as a good player.
3. What are your hobbies or interests outside of sports?
- I enjoy being around friends and family outside of basketball.
4. What is the toughest classes on your schedule this semester?
- AP Comparative Government
5. Is there a coach that you look up to as a role model and why?
- Coach Worm, one of our assistants, he played in the NFL and teaches me how to have a good work ethic and high energy.
6. Rank the top five priorities currently in your life.
- Finishing high school with a 4.0 - Committing to a school to play college basketball - Winning WPIALS - Spending time with family - Enjoying my lasts months of high school
7. Do you have any secret talent?
- I did competitive gymnastics and can still do a backflip.
8. What does your daily routine look like?
- Going to school, nap, basketball practice, homework
9. What are your preferred pre-game locker room routines?
- Listen to music with my team, stretch, and pray before the game.
10. What is your favorite song or musician to listen to before games?
- Ot7 Quanny
11. Who has the best Pizza in Western, PA?
- Shelly Pie
12. Who has the best chicken wings in Western, PA?
- Churchill Haus
13. Where do you see yourself in 10 years?
- Graduated from college with a job and family.
14. Who is the most underrated player on your team and why?
- Cierra Guest, she started playing basketball her freshman year and has a huge impact on our success.
15. Who is the funniest player on your team?
- Hope Hawkins, she can make anyone laugh at anytime.
