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LUCAS YASIKA – SENIOR – KARNS CITY
Sports Played: Soccer
Parents Names: Tim Yasika, Diane Yasika
Siblings: Kody (brother), Kara (sister), Beth (sister), Ashley (sister) yes
Social Media Handles: Instagram: @lucas.yasika
2022-23 Highlights: District 9 Champion 2022 (Class 1A)
College Athletics plan if applicable: Unsure
Q&A
Q: How did you get involved in playing sports?
A: My parents started me playing soccer when I was four and I have been playing since.
Q: What is the most enjoyable thing you have ever had happen to you on an athletic field?
A: The feeling of accomplishment when the buzzer sounded at the end of the 2020, 2021, and 2022 District 9 Championship game wins.
Q: If you could go to any event (it doesn’t have to be a sporting event) in the world, what would it be and why? *
A: I would say to go back to watch a game in Camp Nou Barcelona, I was there in 2020 right before the pandemic started to play soccer with kids from all over the U.S.
Q: What teacher has had the most impact on you in school? Why?
A: I’d say my vocational school teacher Mr. Clouse. He’s an incredible teacher and I’m going to miss seeing him.
Q: Do you have any superstitions in any of the sports you play?
A: I have a couple. 1. If you go into a game thinking you’re going to lose, you probably will. 2. (This one is more general) Everything happens for a reason.
Q: You have one day where you can do anything your heart desires. Cost is not a factor. What would it be?
A: I’d really just want to spend time with my friends, maybe go do something crazy like sky dive or something of that nature. I think that friends are most important asset a person has.
Q: If you could go back in time, where would you go and why?
A: I would go back to the 2021 PIAA State game against Somerset post District 9 finals to get another chance to make the save against the shot that cost us the game.
Q: Is there anything you wish we would have asked you? If so, what is the question/answer?
A: No.
