Time out with Carson's Emily Collins

Emily Collins

SCHOOL: Carson High

YEAR: Junior

SPORT: Softball

Q: What is your favorite sport, and how did you get started playing it?

A: My favorite sport is the one I'm currently in at the time, whether it's tennis in the fall, basketball in the winter or softball in the spring.

Q: Who is your favorite professional athlete and why?

A: Giants pitcher Brian Wilson. Who wouldn't want people to fear your beard?

Q: What has been your most thrilling moment in sports?

A: Last year during the zone tournament when our softball team beat McQueen 6-5 to advance.

Q: Do you have a role model(s), and why is he/she a role model?

A: My parents because they always try their best in everything they do.

Q: Do you have any teammates from any of your sports that you hang out with more than others and why?

A: I hang out with Elayna (Shine), Natalie (Stevens), and Kaitlyn (Holmes) from the basketball team because we all have the same sense of humor.

Q: Do you have any hobbies, and if so what are they?

A: I enjoy playing Nancy Drew computer games for a bit of mystery.

Q: What is your favorite food?

A: A buffalo chicken pita from Pita Pit. It's like a slice of heaven.

Q: What is the last non-academic book that you have read?

A: "Perfect Chemistry" by Simone Elkeles. I'm a sucker for romance novels.

Q: Who is your favorite musician or group?

A: The local rap group MP .... Zombies Rule

Q: After graduation, where do you plan to attend college and what are you looking at in terms of a major?

A: Anywhere in Southern California, majoring in either communications or education.

Q: Do you have a favorite TV show?

A: Modern Family because it's HA-larious.

Q: Tell us something about you that would surprise most of your friends?

A: I have a slight webbing between my second and third toes, which makes me a good swimmer. QUACK.