Featured Athlete /// Austin Wolken, Helias Catholic HS
Wolken, Talking & Having Fun
Behind the Mic
Austin Wolken graduated from Helias Catholic High School last May with experiences that no other Crusader ever has. Not many high school students anywhere carved out the beginning of a sports career quite like Austin.
His baseball career ended before it began at Helias, cut from the base-
setback only fueled him.
“When I was an incoming freshman,” Wolken remembered, “I felt sort of aggressive athlete. I tried out for baseball because I just felt like I had to in order to blend in and make new friends, because if I didn’t, I wouldn’t have a purpose within the Helias Catholic community.” “But I could not have been more wrong.” Austin Wolken was born to talk about sports. His interest started with watching professional sports on TV and play- “By far my favorite sport to watch is baseball, most likely because I grew
other favorites are, of course, football and basketball.” But it was soccer that kick-started his new passion. With the encouragement of Helias Activities Director Dwayne Cling-
to pay sports broadcasters.
“Austin was a young man who took Helias to the next level in many at Helias Catholic. He helped set up the scorer’s table and video board for basketball and volleyball games. He was a vital part of Helias Catholic sports for the last two years.”
Austin had trained under Helias football PA veteran Chris Baker and
But it was soccer where he shined the brightest. Austin put his energy and personality into every match, preparing and performing to make each game special. His announcing was worth the price of admission. His creativity in pregame soccer announcements and team introduc-
advantage at the De La Salle Soccer Field. Austin wasn’t alone in the press box. He led a team of students that
Story by: Rod Smith Photography: Jason Allabaugh
worked together to make the games a lot more entertaining. For this past
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