Players Name: Julie Thome

High School: Hastings NE St. Cecilia High School

Year of High School Graduation: 2003

GPA: 3.0 Pictures #1

<big>Softball Strengths:</big> Throwing, catching, take pride in all accomplishments and what I do good, but work hard to get rid of mistakes and praise my teammates for accomplishments and encourage them to work to fix mistakes, and I just love the game.

Attitude about softball and or life: Softball helps me to enjoy life more, softball has let me meet new people and gain new friends that will probably be for life. It shows me how working together as a team helps us to achieve goals. Softball is an important part of my life and I want to continue in college, it also makes me want to be the best I can be.

Activities involved in: Basketball, volleyball, musical plays, singing concerts, show choir(a small group of singers) softball, summer camps, Godparents(a bible study group)

Other Sports: Basketball, volleyball

College Major Interest: Accounting and Softball

Hobbies: hanging out with friends, going to movies, going to dances, and going camping with the family and with friends.

Awards Received:
Softball: 1st place for the 16 and under attendances at practice for 2001, 4th place on the depth chart for games, practices, fund raising, and other team functions of 2001.

Other: Lettered in Basketball 1999-2000, 2000-2001, 2001-2002, Awarded Player of the Game 2/5/02 by KHAS/KICS Radio; Lettered in Track 1999-2000; Student of the Week for January 21-25, 2002 and February 25, thru March 1 2002.

What she has to say about her coach :

He works us hard, teaches me how to take winning and losing by winning with pride and losing shamelessly and to learn from mistakes and to improve on them. He encourages us to help get teammates pumped and keep them pumped. He also encourages us to strive for the best. Rick knows what he's doing and still makes it fun for everyone.

What her coach has to say about her:
Julie, loves the game, and she makes sure she is there all the time. She has played on our younger team full time and plays up with the older group every time the younger team is not playing.

Coach ability: She is very coach able, she just keeps getting better and better.
Attitude: Julie’s attitude is very good, she is continuously working on how to handle when she does not feel she is playing to her fullest ability, and how to improve her quality of play along with positive thoughts, when things are not going the best.