PREPS OF THE WEEK, June 15: Avery Kain, Kentwood

Published 10:55 am Wednesday, June 16, 2010

Editor’s note: This is the Kent Reporter’s final edition of the school year that will include Preps of the Week. We will pick up with Preps of the Week in the fall.

AVERY KAIN, Kentwood

Grade: Junior.

Sport: Baseball.

Accomplishment: Kain saved his best for last, pitching a complete-game shutout in leading the Conquerors past Richland for the Class 4A state title. Favorite class: AP Calculus.

If you could invite anyone in the world to dinner, whom would you invite, and what would you serve: I would invite Eric Chavez (of the Oakland A’s), Andre Ethier (of the Los Angeles Dodgers) and Jesus Christ and I would serve ribs.

Greatest athletic moment: Throwing a 2-hit shutout in the state championship game.

Most recent book read/author: “Catch 22” by Joseph Heller.

What’s on your iPod?: Blue Scholars.

Also noted: Kain already has committed to play baseball after high school on scholarship at Washington State University.