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Mogadore All-Ohio basketball star Amanda Sidwell is the SportsInk.com Athlete of the Week
Amanda Sidwell is a three-sport athlete for the Mogadore Wildcats, excelling in volleyball, basketball and softball. Last Saturday (Nov. 28), Sidwell went over 1,000 career points as the Wildcat girls' basketball clobbered Ellet 97-27 She is the SportsInk.com Athlete of the Week for Nov. 23-29.
“I love basketball the most because of the way we all have become close friends on the team,” said Sidwell, who began playing hoops in second grade. “My mom got me started and I just fell in love with the sport."
Her parents, Diane and Chris, are proud of their daughter as she also carries a 3.8 GPA and plans on a career in nursing.
Sidwell was second-team All-Ohio in basketball last winter and second-team All-Portage Trail Conference in softball last spring as a pitcher.
“I love the family attitude that Mogadore has for its sports teams. I have had a great time here,” she said.