Editor’s note: This is a regular feature profiling senior athletes at Bryant High School.
NAME: Chance Levinson
PARENTS: Miles Levinson and Heidi Myers
SIBLINGS: Hailey’s 16, Paige is 4, Katlyn is 4 and Trace is 2.
FAVORITE SUBJECT IN SCHOOL: Math
WHAT DO YOU LIKE TO DO IN YOUR SPARE TIME? Hang out with friends
FAVORITE FOOD: Burgers
FAVORITE MUSIC ARTIST OR GROUP: Shinedown
FAVORITE MOVIE: Act of Valor
FAVORITE TV SHOW: Sons of Anarchy
WHAT WAS YOUR FAVORITE TOY AS A KID? A Transformer
WHAT ARE YOUR PLANS AFTER HIGH SCHOOL? Attend University of Arkansas-Little Rock to get a civil engineering degree.
OTHER THAN YOUR PARENTS, WHO HAS HAD THE BIGGEST INFLUENCE ON YOUR LIFE? My Uncle Shawn; he’s been through a lot and he’s taught me to persevere through hard times.
FAVORITE THING ABOUT SOCCER: The teamwork
POSITION: Defender
WHAT DO YOU FEEL LIKE IS YOUR PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY ON THE FIELD? Stop the other team from scoring.
WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE SEASON SO FAR? I like it. We started out rough but, right now, we’re getting really good. We practice hard every day, looking better every day.
WHAT’S BEEN THE HIGHLIGHT TO THE SEASON SO FAR? Beating Benton at home.
WHEN THE TEAM’S PLAYING WELL, WHAT GOING ON? We talk, stay positive. If they score, we keep our heads up. And just that motivation to get better every day to win.
WHAT’S IT GOING TO TAKE FOR THE TEAM TO BE SUCCESSFUL THE REST OF THE SEASON? Keep working hard and just persevere.
INDIVIDUALLY, WHAT ABOUT YOUR GAME ARE YOU MOST CONFIDENT ABOUT? I stay positive, try to motivate people. If they score on us, I try to motivate them to get back up and do better.
WHAT DO YOU WORK HARDEST TO IMPROVE? My speed.
AFTER YOU’RE THROUGH PLAYING SOCCER AT BHS, WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU’LL REMEMBER MOST FONDLY ABOUT IT? My teammates.