By Ken Hansard 

Joplin High School senior basketball player and student-athlete Trenton Gage spoke to VYPE SPORTS in a recent interview. 

VYPE SPORTS: What are your personal goals for the year? 

Gage: I want to get stronger in the sport of basketball, but I also want to grow stronger as an individual. 

VYPE SPORTS: What is your favorite memory about your association with this team? 

Gage: I love that we are all comfortable around each other.  We have a great bond, which really helps on the court. 

VYPE SPORTS: What teammate has left the biggest impression on you and why?   

Gage: Gray Cravens played when I was a freshman, and any time he came off the bench he was ready to go.  That determination and his attitude really inspired me  

VYPE SPORTS: What is your favorite part of being a part of this team?  

Gage: I love that my teammates trust me and have a lot of faith in me.  

VYPE SPORTS: What accolades (in any sport or non-athletic activity) are you most proud of? 

Gage: I was named All-Conference last year, averaging 15 points a game while coming off the bench.  Later, I became a starter  

VYPE SPORTS: What has this sport taught you that you use in your daily life?  

Gage: Basketball has taught me that you have to work hard at everything you do. 

VYPE SPORTS: What is the best advice that anyone has given you? 

  

Gage: Probably the best advice to me was simply, “You should play with more confidence.”  

VYPE SPORTS: Who inspires you and why? 

Gage: My sister inspired me.  I grew up watching her play basketball, and it made me want to play, too. 

VYPE SPORTS: Here is your chance to give a shout out or say thank you to anyone you wish. 

Gage: I want to give a shout out to my family and coaches because they are the main reasons I’ve kept going with basketball.