Robbie Penny is a senior captain of the Lake Highlands wrestling team. Penny is also a second-year member of the LH country and western dance group, the Wildcat Wranglers. He wrestles in the 140-pound weight class and competed in last year’s state tournament.
Q: What is your favorite book?
A: Well my favorite is probably "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles.
Q: Does your wrestling background ever help you with your Wrangler moves?
A: I don’t know if it helps with learning the moves, but the strength that I’ve got from wrestling definitely makes the moves and lifting the girls easier.
Q: I know that you lived in Zimbabwe when you were younger. What is the biggest difference between there and LH?
A: Probably all the fast food that you have in Lake Highlands.
Q: Did you do any type of wrestling in Zimbabwe? Or did you play any other sports when you were younger?
A: No, I did not do any wrestling in Zimbabwe, I only started wrestling in the ninth grade. I played rugby and cricket in Zimbabwe.
Q: If you have one, who do you consider to be your hero?
A: My dad is definitely my hero.
Q: Did you do much wrestling over Winter Break?
A: We got a seven-day break of wrestling over Winter Break, but then had a week of hard practices including a practice on New Years Day to get ready for the State Qualifiers Duel that we had coming up.
Q: What is your favorite video game?
A: Halo. I like all of them, but if I had to choose it would be Halo 3.
