Mia Littlejohn
There are two versions of Mia Littlejohn.
There is the “Jersey Girl,” the fast-walkin’, fast-talkin’, trick-dribblin’ hoops phenom who lives for the chance to break your ankles.
But there is also the quiet, sweet young woman who bakes cookies for her teammates and then runs back and forth through the bleachers, not stopping until she’s made sure that each and every one of those girls got their treat.
Mia, who celebrates a birthday today, is an electrifying athlete, one who is confident in her skills and insistent in never backing down from a foe.
Basketball, soccer, softball, fishing. Keep naming the sports and she’s ready to kick your butt in each and every one of them.
She’s also a genuinely caring person who instantly stops what she’s doing to run over and hug her relatives when they come to watch her play.
Mia will jab relentlessly at younger sister Kalia as the duo go at each other on the court, then dote on her when they’re done playing.
Talent flows through her veins, yet she showed a willingness during basketball season to work hard on her game, to tweak things that needed improvement, to learn to work inside the flow of a team game while still letting her individual talents blossom and shine through.
Miss Littlejohn is part of a bright future for Wolf sports, a key member of a pack of young female athletes who are the most promising Coupeville High School has seen since the glory days of the late ’90s and early 2000’s.
That she manages to bring together talent and chutzpah with compassion and self-awareness, that she can be both sides of the coin, marks Mia as a young woman to watch.
A young woman worthy of a town’s pride.
She is a very good athlete, and a better person. You don’t always get both in one person and it should be hailed when you see it.
Happy birthday, Mia. May your day sparkle as much as you do.
