athletes of the week: jan. 28

Every week, on the sports page, we do a feature called "Athletes of the Week."

Here's a quick preview of this week's picks from Orange and Cedar Ridge:


Bianca Richburg, 17, is a senior from Orange High who plays basketball. She seemed like a really sweet girl; she gave really great, detailed answers. She seemed very into fashion and very focused on basketball. I very much enjoyed talking with her and listening to her answers on the 10 set questions we ask every athlete, every week. She also had some great athletic role models she looked up to, basketball players and coaches who had already made it where she one day hopes to be. To find out who, you'll have to wait until this week's edition of the paper comes out.










Lindsey Fuller, 16, is a junior from Cedar Ridge High who runs track. She too was very interesting to talk to. I was impressed with her poise, and the way she spoke about her parents. Though many of the athletes we talk to for this feature say their parents are their biggest influences, she said some really lovely things about both of her parents, especially her mother. She seemed to me — in the admittedly brief few moments I talked with her — like a girl with a good head on her shoulders. It was good to see.

Anyway, look for their answers to our questions in this week's issue of The News of Orange County.