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Wendy Anae
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ENDY, THE 6’2” SENIOR FROM CATHEDRAL CATHOLIC averaged 14 points and 10.4 rebounds per game and helped lead the Dons to a record of 19-11, and the CIF Division III finals. She was named first-team All-Western league, first-team AllNorth County, and earned a full-ride scholarship to play basketball at the University of Utah. Wendy also lettered in track and cross country competing in the high jump, shot put, discus, and posted a personal best 5:13 in the mile run.
I was SUCCESSFUL because I am very COACHABLE, and a big believer in HARD WORK and love playing for my teammates. I really put an emphasis on my DEFENSE and PERIMETER SHOOTING. I cannot put into words how BLESSED and excited I am to be a UTE next year! Especially attending there with my cousin Malia Nawahine, we will be PLAYING basketball for them and it will be an AMAZING EXPERIENCE. My team was not just a BAND of players we were and still are a SISTERHOOD. This group and the MEMORIES we created were very SPECIAL and will never be forgotten. They have been through a lot with my situation and me this past summer; they have a special place in my HEART! I love them all so much! COACH DOYLE is the BEST coach I could have asked for; he really cares about us he is like a SECOND FATHER to us girls. He TAUGHT me so much more than basketball; he taught me important LIFE LESSONS! Will never forget any of them Coach! I want to be remembered as someone with great VALUES, who loves her FAITH, and is a big FRIENDLY GIANT. I lost my MOM this past summer to breast cancer. I am most PROUD of being able to continue her LEGACY through the way I play and who I have become as a young woman. I am also proud of being a MORMON, it’s so awesome! I love sharing what I BELIEVE in and being part of something so MOVING and amazing! I carry my Moms old SCRIPTURES with photos of our family and INSPIRATIONAL notes she wrote. I have a PIECE of my family and especially my Mom EVERYWHERE I GO.
SPOTLIGHT SPORTS
I started playing basketball at the age of seven, because of my Mom. She played basketball at BYU and always pushed me to play. I am GRATEFUL she did and expressed her love for the game; it made me more DESIRABLE to work harder.
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My GREATEST SPORTS MEMORY was at CIF quarterfinals vs. Valley Center when I shot a buzzer beater to WIN the game. It was a CHERISHED MEMORY that my teammates talk about all the time. One time a TAYLOR SWIFT song came on the RADIO while driving with my Mom to a cross-country meet my freshman year. I had the BEST race of my career; ever since then I LISTEN to a Taylor Swift song before any athletic event I participate in.