From the Sidelines: Elysian Fields’ Corrina Hall

Published 12:00 am Monday, April 13, 2020

With spring sports currently suspended, the Tyler Morning Telegraph wants to profile East Texas seniors in those sports in a feature called “From the Sidelines”. If you’re an East Texas senior who competes in a spring sport and would like to be featured, fill out the following questionnaire and send it to sports@tylerpaper.com, along with a photo. Today’s featured female athlete is Elysian Fields’ Corrina Hall.

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Name: Corrina Hall

School: Elysian Fields High School

Parents names: Brenda Hall

Brothers/sisters: Corrisa, Corrdaro and Tangela Mcphail

Sports you play: Softball

Favorite high school sports memory: Just getting to play with an amazing team like mine and watching everyone do something we’ll all never forget as a whole!

Plans after high school: I plan on attending Prairie View A&M and working my way up to being a mental health counselor.

Favorite song: Probably Halo by Beyonce

Favorite food: Ribs from Chili’s

Favorite movie: I don’t have one

Who are your role models? My influencers

Which coaches have had the most influence on you? Why? All of my coaches have in a way, but if I had to pick four, I’d start by choosing Coach Commander. She’s always making me laugh but she’s also very competitive and I love that about her. I’ve played several positions for her when she’s needed me to and sometimes my faith was not there, while I was playing, but now I look back and realize that I should of just trusted her and myself. I’d choose Coach Ford because he’s always picking on me in particular but I’ve pushed myself to the limit because of him. I’d choose Coach Cherry because there was a point when I was going to give up on my team and she gave me a little awakening that let me know that I can’t just give up, I have to follow through with what I’m going to do, and last but not least I’d say Coach Thomas has been one of my biggest influencers my senior year! From listening to me rant, to persuading me to running track, and letting me know that I can do anything I put my mind to doing, she’s really helped me this year! I can’t even begin to imagine how life will be like after high school without them!

Who is your favorite teacher? Mrs. Langley! She’s hard working and when I struggled the most she just kinda let me go at my own pace and I won’t forget that! After being in her class for two years this year I decided to be her aide!

Where do you see yourself in 10 years? Most likely in a school or in a office! I’d like to be a counselor, but I want to work myself up so as long as I’m some type of counselor I’ll be fine!

Something about yourself that most people don’t know: I’m pretty much an open book!

What will you miss most about high school sports? I will miss the bus rides to and from games. I’ll miss the warmups , the bruises, the triangles, the batting cage talks, and us playing small games after we’ve done defense. I’ll miss the insiders, the pranks, and watching my teammates dance to “Footloose” before EVERY home game! I’ll miss stealing bases, and cheering as one of my teammates gets an out! Most of all I’ll miss the people who never gave up on my teammates or me! I’ll miss our coaches, fans and opposing teams.