Senior Sports Spotlight - Alex Galven

Catcher

— What position do you play? Catcher.

How many years have you played softball? Six years.

Do you play other sports, too? I run track, I run the 100, 200 and 400. This year it didn’t work really well with playing softball, too. We usually come in at district to run track.

Where are you from? Bentonville, I moved here in seventh grade.

What are your plans after high school? Go to college to be an archaeologist, the University of Arkansas.

What is your dream job? Archaeologist. I want to travel and be outside in the dirt.

What is one of your most memorable softball moments? Kayla Wright getting chased by a pony when she was getting a foul ball.

What is the thing you will miss most about high school?

Probably softball. And friends, and just being in that environment.

What is the most difficult thing about softball practice? For me it’s the Bermuda Triangle, a punishment.

If you say you can’t, you have to watch everyone else run.

Sports, Pages 7 on 04/14/2010