Sport: Football<\/p>\n
Year: Senior<\/p>\n
Why he was selected: He threw two touchdown passes, including an 81-yard strike to Lane Decker on third down with 70 seconds left to tie the game against Newman. He also kicked the go-ahead extra point and had the game-sealing interception in a 14-13 win over the Comets. <\/p>\n
It was the first time E-P beat Newman since 2003. The Panthers are 5-0 for the first time in program history as a co-op. <\/p>\n
Steimle is the Sauk Valley Athlete of the Week, presented by Loescher Heating and Air Conditioning. Here is a Q&A with him. <\/p>\n
How did you first get into football? What has helped keep you in it?<\/p>\n
Steimle: My dad got me into football at a young age. I just remember playing catch in the driveway after supper until dark. Then on Friday nights, sitting behind the end zone with my friends and family.<\/p>\n
What kinds of things have you learned from football?<\/p>\n
Steimle: The biggest thing I think about is, at the end of the day, I get to do what I love with my friends, and I only get to be in high school once.<\/p>\n
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Erie-Prophetstown’s Evan Steimle, center, celebrates his interception with teammates Lane Decker (20) and Jordae Crow (50) in a game against the hosting Orion Chargers last season. (Jessie Otten – Shaw Local News Network)<\/p>\n
Was there anything you worked on coming into the season or feel you have improved on?<\/p>\n
Steimle: This summer, I would say just getting consistent work in and keeping a football in my hands year-round as much as possible and just continuing to get in the weight room.<\/p>\n
What stands out about this year\u2019s team?<\/p>\n
Steimle: How connected we are, how everyone trusts each other, and how we just flow as a team.<\/p>\n
You guys are 5-0 for the first time as a program. What have been the biggest keys to that great start?<\/p>\n
Steimle: It feels great, and playing together as a team.<\/p>\n
Any goals for you individually? What about as a team?<\/p>\n
Steimle: Individually ties in with my team goal, and I just want to be the best leader I can be for the rest of the team, especially the younger guys. And making it past the first round of playoffs is our team goal.<\/p>\n
Favorite football memory?<\/p>\n
Steimle: My junior year, I was a receiver, and my best friend Gaven Adams was also a receiver, and we got to run a double pass, and we completed it, and it was just a great moment.<\/p>\n
Any fun facts or unique stories about yourself?<\/p>\n
Steimle: I like fishing and hunting a lot.<\/p>\n
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Dylan Glynn (7) of Hall runs ball as Evan Steimle (15) of Erie-Prophetstown trails last season at Richard Nesti Stadium in Spring Valley. (MaKade Rios for Shaw Local)<\/p>\n
Do you have a favorite athlete, sports team or anyone else that inspires you?<\/p>\n
Steimle: My favorite athlete is Marcel Reed; he is the quarterback at Texas A&M.<\/p>\n
Any other sports, hobbies or activities you are involved in?<\/p>\n
Steimle: I play baseball and basketball too, but football is my favorite sport.<\/p>\n
Do you have a favorite book or quote?<\/p>\n
Steimle: My favorite book is \u201cThe Great Gatsby,\u201d and not really a quote, but everyone is human we are meant to make mistakes.<\/p>\n
Favorite restaurant or meal?<\/p>\n
Steimle: My favorite restaurant is Chick-fil-A<\/p>\n
Favorite place you have visited?<\/p>\n
Steimle: Kauai, Hawaii<\/p>\n
Favorite TV Show or movie? <\/p>\n
Steimle: Favorite TV show is \u201cHow I Met Your Mother\u201d<\/p>\n
Favorite music artist or genre?<\/p>\n
Steimle: Keith Whitley <\/p>\n
Any favorite school subjects or teachers?<\/p>\n
Steimle: Colin Mix or Cassidy Melton<\/p>\n
Do you have plans yet for after high school?<\/p>\n
Steimle: I\u2019m still open to college at this point, but my dad also owns a company that I look forward to helping out with.<\/p>\n
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Evan Steimle of Erie-Prophetstown (Drake Lansman)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Name: Evan Steimle School: Erie-Prophetstown Sport: Football Year: Senior Why he was selected: He threw two touchdown passes,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":291210,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[136,138,137,982,6341,10988,304,983],"class_list":["post-291209","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-erie","tag-erie","tag-erie-headlines","tag-erie-news","tag-erie-prophetstown-preps","tag-fnd-sauk-valley","tag-friday-night-drive-front-headlines","tag-high-school-football","tag-sauk-valley-front-headlines"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/291209","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=291209"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/291209\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/291210"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=291209"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=291209"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=291209"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}