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Dennis Semrau covers prep sports for 100.5 ESPN and ESPNWisconsin.com Cade Ellingson, Madison Memorial High School Year: Senior. Sports: Basketball, football, baseball Sports highlights: Cade is a three-time letterwinner and a two-year starter in basketball as a guard. A two-time team co-captain, he earned All-Big Eight Conference second-team and All-Area honorable mention honors as a junior, averaging 12.7 points and 6.6 rebounds per game. He was named the team’s Most Valuable Player and also was named to the All-Tournament team at the Farm Bureau Classic in Spartanburg, S.C. The Spartans shared the Big Eight Conference title and advanced to the WIAA Division 1 state semifinals his sophomore year. He is a two-time letterwinner and a two-year starter as a wide receiver and kick returner in football. He also played quarterback and defensive back. As a senior, he earned All-Area third-team, All-Big Eight Conference second-team and All-City honors as a wide receiver. He caught 26 passes for 364 yards and five touchdowns and also returned a kickoff for a touchdown for the Spartans, who were co-Big Eight Conference champions. His junior year, he received Scout Team Player of the Year. He also played baseball as a sophomore on the JV at second base. Pre-game ritual or superstition: I eat at Taco Bell and shave before games. Cumulative GPA: 3.0. Favorite subject/class: Mathematics and Chemistry. Favorite teacher: Senora Seymour-Nahn (Spanish). Quick quote: “Competing in sports has taught me about becoming more of a leader and being more mature. Three words to describe me are: Weird, perky, smart. I got my start in sports: My dad played basketball, and he was my first coach when I started playing when I was 5 years old. I wish I could play: Golf. My most memorable moments in sports: Playing at the Kohl Center my sophomore year when we advanced to the WIAA Division 1 state semifinals. I like about high school sports: All the friendships that you make. I enjoy playing basketball because: It brings together a bunch of guys with different tastes and opinions to achieve one goal. Advice: “Make the most of your time in high school because it just flies by.” My role models are: My Dad, Bill Ellingson, and Drew Slempkes. Most inspirational teammate: Jaden Krecklow. My family also includes: My Mom, Heidi, and younger brother, Drew. Nickname: Cader. Words to live by: “Live with no regrets, each shot is an independent event.” Favorite athlete: Bradley Beal. Favorite team: Washington Wizards. Favorite opponent: Sun Prairie. Favorite facility/site to compete in: Verona’s basketball gym. Favorite movie: ‘White Men Can’t Jump’. Favorite TV show: ‘Big Time Rush’. Favorite food: Wings. Favorite fast food place and/or restaurant: Buffalo Wild Wings. Favorite sport on TV: College basketball. Favorite place to visit: Cancun, Mexico. I want to visit: Australia. Top three favorite songs: ‘No Idea’ -- Big Time Rush; ‘Drip to hard’, ‘Cry’ Alison Wonderland. Primary news source: My parents, word of mouth. Favorite website: CoolMathGames. I drive: A 2016 Jeep Grand Cherokee. Dream car: A W Motors Lykan Hypersport. I can’t live without: My family. I like Madison Memoria High School because: Memorial is a very diverse school, and you can feel all the teachers here really want you to succeed past high school. If I could change anything: I wish I would have dressed nicer when I was younger. I wish we could play: Monona Grove. I wish I could meet: Magic Johnson. Dream date: Sabrina Carpenter. Dream gift: Sweatshirts and tickets to a Washington Wizards game. Preferred brand of shoe: Nike. My perfect day: Waking up to no school, getting food with teammates, then playing a basketball game. I like to read: Mystery and fiction. This and that: Member of Captains’ Club … volunteer work includes coaching at youth basketball and football camps … played AAU basketball with Wisconsin Academy for six years. Hobbies: Playing video games and hanging out with people. Post-high school plans: Attend a four-year college and major in either Finance or Accounting and hopefully play basketball. Did you know? I have over 30 pairs of custom design socks. Career goal: Finance or Accountant.
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