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Posted on Tue, Aug 23, 2011 : 2:52 p.m.

Skyline soccer player Jeff Robbins and Saline golfer Emily White

By Bob Gross

AnnArbor.com's first installment of high school "Athletes to Know" for the 2011 school year features Skyline soccer player Jeff Robbins and Saline golfer Emily White.

JEFF ROBBINS

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Jeff Robbins

Grade: Senior.

School:Skyline.

Sport: Soccer.

Accomplishment: Robbins has captained the Skyline soccer team since his sophomore year and led the Eagles in scoring the last two seasons. Robbins didn't miss a beat to start his senior campaign, recording a a hat trick in Skyline's 3-1 victory over Petoskey at a tournament in Traverse City over the weekend. The Eagles finished 2-1 at the tournament.

Favorite athlete: Frank Lampard of Chelsea. "I like the way he plays. He’s not the best skilled, but he works the hardest."

Favorite music: T.I., Taylor Swift and Dave Guetta.

Pre-game routine: "I just stay talkative. It relieves stress and keeps the atmosphere relaxed," Robbins says.

Favorite class: Government.

Club team: Vardar.

Goals for the season: "The first one is to win the first game of districts, we’d also like to finish the season above .600,”" Robbins says.


EMILY WHITE

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Emily White

Grade: Sophomore.

School: Saline.

Sport: Golf.

Accomplishment: White shot an 80 to finish third individually at Monday's Mason Invitational, leading Saline to a third-place team finish. White played on Saline's state championship team as a freshman and over the summer beat teammate Karla Gross to win the Herb Fowler Memorial Junior Championship at Huron Hills.

Favorite athlete: Her brother, Andrew White, a junior baseball player at Saline. "He's a really hard worker," White says.

Favorite Music: Big Sean, Sam Adams, and Wiz Khalifa.

Favorite class: Chemistry.

Favorite course: The University of Michigan course, though White admits she's an Ohio State fan.

Favorite club: Putter (Bettinardi).

Goal for the season: "Make and place top 10 (individually) at states and for the team to make states and do well," White says.


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