Whiz Kid: St. Al's/St. Pat's Kristen Malloy

Each week, Lemont Patch will seek suggestions from readers for individual kids, youth groups, teens and even sports teams that wow us with their accomplishments.

We want to hear about these amazing children and teens and select one each week as the Patch Whiz Kid.  Submit your nomination in our comment box below or e-mail the information to Local Editor Amanda Luevano at amanda@patch.com. Be sure to include all of the information included below.

And without further ado, this week's Whiz Kid is...

Whiz Kid's Grade: 8th

Whiz Kids' School:

Whiz Kid's Accomplishment: Kristen won the Hot Shot contest and was named to the All-Tournament team at the Lady Comet basketball tournament, which was played Jan. 16, 20 and 23 at .

Whiz Kid's Key to Awesomeness: The Hot Shot competition consisted of one player from , St. Cyril, St. Al's/St. Pat's and St. Mary Immaculate. Each participant had 90 seconds to shoot from five different locations. Each location was also assigned a point, ranging from 1 to 5, depending on the degree of difficulty. Kristen made six of the 5-point shots, among others, for a total of 44 points. This was 13 more points than the second-place finisher. 

Kristen was also selected as a member of the All-Tournament team. Only one player was named from each school. These individuals, selected by the tournament directors, were chosen as the one teammate that helped their team the most during the tournament by a combination of offense and defense.