Scoring 22 points in a big conference win against Lakeland Community College is just another day in the life of 20-year-old Katie Von Lehmden.<\/p>\n
The second-year Sinclair student, who is double majoring in Dental Hygiene and Business Management, has been a talented basketball player from a very early age.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve played basketball since I was two,\u201d she said, \u201cI\u2019ve always had a ball in my hand.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Fort Jennings graduate said her father played collegiate level basketball and her brother was who she played with growing up.<\/p>\n
The point guard\u2019s second year on the team has been drastically different from her first. She said there is a lot less drama, but having to play with a shortened roster throughout the season has been a big adjustment.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ve all had to be in pretty good shape, if not it kind of controls the game,\u201d Von Lehmden said.<\/p>\n
But despite all the adversity, she said that it has helped bring the team closer together and has taught her some important lessons.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe biggest lesson I\u2019ve learned is just to not underestimate someone,\u201d Von Lehmden said. \u201cEdison for example, though they were going to kill us, but we ended up beating them.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cBig Kath,\u201d as some of her teammates call her, said her experience at Sinclair thus far has been very positive. Her nickname, which has carried over from her high school days, comes as a joke of implied sarcasm. Von Lehmden is one of the smallest players on the team measuring in at 5 feet 6 inches tall.<\/p>\n
However, her height doesn\u2019t stop her from performing on the court. In fact, her play may be why the nickname is sticking with her. Von Lehmden is averaging 14.8 points, 4.8 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game for the Tartan Pride, according to National Junior College Athletic Association statistics.<\/p>\n
Despite her high scoring average, Von Lehmden isn\u2019t planning on continuing her basketball career after Sinclair. She plans on finishing her Dental Hygiene degree and working in the field soon after.<\/p>\n
Von Lehmden said her goofy personality is one of the ways she manages to get through her classes.<\/p>\n
\u201cI get along with everybody here,\u201d Von Lehmden said. \u201cIt\u2019s really easy to talk to anybody.\u201d<\/p>\n
And as most people know about her love for the game of basketball, she said she also enjoys singing.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m horrible at singing,\u201d she said, \u201cBut I just like to do it anyway.\u201d<\/p>\n
She said she likes to sing in the car or when she is with friends, but don\u2019t expect her to be on next season\u2019s edition of American Idol.<\/p>\n
You can see Von Lehmden and all the Tartan Pride players in action at home, on Feb. 15, against Edison State Community College.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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