Coeur d’Alene High School Athlete of the Month: Elliot Sparks
- By Jani Gonzalez. Photo by Jason Duchow
- Mar 1, 2015
- 1 min read
Elliot Sparks is an 18-year-old senior at Coeur d’Alene High School who is a three-year varsity baseball and football player and a two-year varsity basketball player. He successfully maintains a 3.3 GPA, participates in student council and in DECA, as part of a business class.
After graduation, he plans on studying Fire Ecology at the University of Idaho to pursue his dream of becoming a firefighter.
“I have some opportunities to play sports in college but ultimately want to chase becoming a firefighter instead,” Elliot said.
One of the biggest challenges he’s had to overcome is being able to return to playing basketball after a two-year hiatus. It has been the sport that has taught him the most about competition and family.
“My best friends are on the team, as well as the great relationships I have with my coaches. I enjoy playing the game every day and love everything about it,” Elliot said.
He’s learned life lessons from sports too. From his Coach Lundblad, he learned some valuable words for life: “No matter what happens, at the end of the day the sun will rise tomorrow, and it’ll be a new day,” Elliot said. “I have learned virtually everything I know today from sports and try to soak up everything that I can to apply it to my everyday life.”
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