TINA L. SCOTT
EDITOR
Bailey Turenne, a Senior at Merrill High School (MHS) has been named Athlete of the Week for the week of September 30, 2021. Beginning with flag football in fourth grade and then tackle football in middle school, Bailey has been playing football for about eight years and joined the Merrill Varsity Football Team last year. He currently plays wide receiver and made some big moves in the Sept. 17 game against Hayward with his catch on a 29-yard pass to make the first touchdown of the game and scoring another in the final seconds of the first quarter. His coach described him as having “an exceptional game” that night. Bailey is also a member of the Boys Varsity Bluejay Basketball Team, as a point guard and shooting guard, since Sophomore year. He’s been playing basketball since about age five, he said, and he also plays on a traveling basketball team in the summer.
At school, Bailey is a member of the Link Crew and LEAD. He works part-time for Turenne Construction. In his free time, he likes to lift weights, fish, hunt [bear, turkey, and deer – both bow and rifle], ride ATVs, and hang out with friends and family.
The son of Lisa and Jim Turenne of Merrill, Bailey has a 3.0 GPA and plans to go to college and hopefully play a sport, but doesn’t know which one yet. He plans to study business and possibly architecture.