A visit with... Lauren Lewis

Lauren Lewis, wearing number 13, is a sophomore member of the Oak Harbor JV volleyball team and has been tearing up the court so far this year. The 5’9½” Middle Blocker is the daughter of Navy Officer Donald and Andrea Lewis. Lauren’s birthday is on May 3rd, and she has two older brothers, 21 year old Justin and 17 year old Stephen. She is a true “Navy Brat”, as she was born in Italy, and has lived in such varied places as Florida, Virginia, and Ohio as well as Oak Harbor.

She loves volleyball, playing for school team since 7th grade, and playing on local club teams in the off-season. Her most memorable volleyball moment came during a club game, when she got off a good, flat serve that hit a girl on the receiving team right in the face. Lauren takes pride in her serving ability, and considers it the best part of her game, although she admits there’s always room for improvement. When asked “why volleyball?”, Lewis replied that it is the sport that is the most fun for her.

When she’s not playing volleyball, she also likes to play football, and as an elementary school student played some tackle football! She likes to watch football and volleyball on TV, and her whole family is rabid Ohio State Buckeye fans. After high school, Lauren’s current plans are to play volleyball at OSU, and continue on to earn her Doctorate in Veterinary Science.

In school, her favorite class is choir, as she enjoys singing and performing. Her favorite teacher so far was Mr. Gilmore, her SSI Science teacher. Lauren said he made the class fun, and was an entertaining teacher. Lauren also likes having older brother Stephen in high school with her, especially for her Freshman year. She confessed that although they can fight like, well, brother and sister, she’s glad he was there for her to lean on when needed.

Her likes cross over to her leisure time, as she enjoys watching movies (especially Mulan) and listening to her favorite music, R&B on 93.3FM. When asked if there was anywhere she would like to live, she chose Ohio, as she has a lot of family there.

Lauren’s goals on the court this year include improving her passing, and stepping up her game enough to perhaps become a ‘floater’ on the varsity team. A floater is a JV player that plays in JV games, but suits up for varsity, ready to play if called upon.

In closing, I asked her what makes her Lauren, and not anyone else, and she replied that she is not a follower. She is confident, and tries to choose the right path, not necessarily the path that everyone else is taking. Lewis also wanted to ensure that it was mentioned that she loves her family dearly, especially her brothers.

Next week: Freshman football