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10 READERS CHOICE
January 2014

Mason McCoy, a
senior three-
sport athlete at

Gresham High
School, plays on
the school’s
football and

basketball
teams, but
baseball is his
favorite.

STAFF PHOTO:
DAVE BALL
McCoy chosen as

top athelete

By DAVID BALL
onto the football ield as a sophomore.
Pamplin Media Group
Two years later, McCoy is in the middle of

his senior year and has become a mainstay
Mason McCoy made a splash when he when it comes to
arrived on the sports scene at Gresham sports for the blue
High, leading the Mount Hood Conference and white earning
2014 Readers’
with nine interceptions when he stepped
him the Readers’
Choice

Choice “Best Ath-
lete” award.
n Best Athlete Thank you for voting
“It’s nice to be rec-
Mason McCoy, a Nancy’s Floral
ognized for all the
senior at Gresham
hard work you put
High School, playing
in,” McCoy said. “It’s
football, basketball your 2014 readers choice
and baseball
Winner!
a release for me. If
I’m having a bad day,
I can go to sports
and take my mind off of everything else for a
couple hours.”

McCoy inished with a school record 18 in-
terceptions during his football career with the
Gophers and also is a key member of the
school’s basketball and baseball teams.
Remember,
He started playing at 4 years old in tee-ball Valentine’s Day

and baseball remains his favorite. A third base- Is Thursday,
man and centerielder during the spring, McCoy
hopes to continue playing baseball in college.
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His highlight moment in the batter’s box LOVER’S BOUQUET
came as a sophomore when the Gophers 95183 $249.99

found themselves locked into an extra inning 114
deadlock against Reynolds.
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“They were pitching their ace, but he gave 45
me one on the middle edge of the zone. I had 542
been working on that spot all year, and I sent 4
4
a hit into the outield. We had a runner on sec- 011
ond, so I ran to irst base and we won the RC
game,” he said.
151.
During the school day, McCoy enjoys histo- 454
ry and social studies classes — his favorite
this semester being a Global Perspectives

course.
“Mr. Linblad teaches it. He keeps you on
your toes. He’s very passionate and you never
know what you’re going to get each day,” Mc- Kelly Square
Coy said.
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