Sports Interview With Richie Donofrio

Today in Sports Reading and Writing class, I interviewed Norton High School sophomore Richie Donofrio. I asked him some questions about sports; sports that he plays, and others that he watches. Richie's main sport to play/ favorite in general is definitely baseball, so most of my questions were centered on baseball. He told me that he plays Baseball for the Norton High JV team, and plans on playing basketball and football next season. Although his favorite sport to play is baseball, Richie told me that he loves watching football because there is always something happening on the gridiron. I also asked him how long he has been playing these sports, and even though he has taken years off from football and basketball, he's been playing those along with baseball ever since he was old enough to sign up. 

Richie was asked, "What is your greatest achievement in any of the sports you have been involved in?". For this, Richie thought back to when he was nine years old on an all star baseball team where in a game he pitched 5 innings giving up no hits. At the plate may have been even better where he hit 3-3 with a triple, double and a single, this was definitely a game to be proud of for him. Richie also told me that he has hit three home runs in games, which is a pretty solid number for a sixteen year old. From a team success stand point, Richie has been a part of four baseball championships and two other sport championships. Richie told me his motivation through sports has always been Michael Jordan because he was the constant model of success. He is the best player ever and exemplified the importance of hard work throughout his exemplary career. The last thing I asked Richie was his favorite sports team, and being from Massachusetts, he said the Boston Red Sox. A great team to love as they just won the world series this past season.