Jeff Walling


JUNIOR

 

Jeff has been playing sports since he was four years old.  This year is his second year on the Fortuna Varsity Basketball team.  Lat year as a sophomore on Varsity he has a successful season.  As a freshman, he played on the JV team, leading to another successful season.  Playing on the varsity team as a sophomore gave him a lot of experience that will help him over the coming years.  This year he hopes to win the Big 5 division and become NCS Champions. 

Early in his life, Jeff has played numerous seasons of sport, playing at t high level for his age.  He attended Cuddeback Elementary until the sixth grad, where he played on the basketball teams, starting his sports career.  He received numerous awards for his achievements on and off the court, the most notable an All-Tournament selection in the Jacoby Creek sixth grade Tournament as a fifth grader.

 After the sixth grade, Jeff moved to Fortuna and attended Fortuna Town School where he played for this seventh and eighth grade years.  His years were successful ones, placing first place in his league both seasons and winning All-Tournament and MVP honors.  In his eighth grade year, he was leading scorer on the team, helping his team capture an AAA (highest division) seed selection in the Crescent City eighth grade tournament.  That year he received 4 All-Tournament selections, including one in Crescent City.

Jeff also plays baseball, beginning when he was four.  He’s played for Little League, Babe Ruth, High School and American Legion; he’s been selected on the All-Star teams every year since he was ten.  He was part of the Fortuna Little League 10 year old All-Star team in 1996, which went to the State Tournament in Sacramento.  He has played on other championship teams in Little League and Babe Ruth throughout his baseball career.  Jeff has also played football in his freshman year.

Jeff has been very successful in school, taking college prep classes, he maintains a GPA around 3.4 throughout the years.  He enjoys being with friends and family and is involved in FFA, Interact and National Honors Society.  Jeff would like to either attend Arizona State University, Saint Mary’s College or any college that would allow him to play basketball or baseball.  He looks forward to having a successful season this year and to continue to play sports at the college level.  Jeff would like to thank his father, mother and sister for their support.  He knows he could not be the person he is today without them.

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