Lake City High School Athlete of the Month: Dominic Conigliaro

Baseball is truly a team sport, and it has taught Lake City High School senior, Dominic Conigliaro, lessons to live by and has given him a unique camaraderie with his teammates.

“You truly become a family with them over the course of the season, and that is an irreplaceable feeling,” Dominic said.

The team family has shown him that at times in life, he might need to rely on others for support.

“This lesson is taught very well in baseball because you can't win a baseball game with only one player,” he said.

Getting into that team mindset was not easy when he first started playing for Lake City three years ago.

“I believe that having a team mentality or an individual player mentality is a very important part of a team’s overall success. To achieve this, I have tried to be the best leader that I could be and encourage everyone else, especially the seniors, to do the same,” Dominic said.

The 18-year-old received an All-League selection last year as pitcher. He has a 4.1 GPA, is treasurer for the Associated Student Body (ASB) at Lake City and was named an Idaho Top Scholar. Next year, he plans on attending Lewis & Clark College in Portland, Oregon and playing baseball there. He hopes to eventually make a career of environmental law.

“I want to do something that protects our natural resources,” Dominic said.

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