From the Sidelines: Kilgore’s Diamond Smith

Published 10:00 pm Monday, April 13, 2020

By Staff Reports

Kilgore’s Diamond Smith

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 Kilgore’s Diamond Smith.

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Name: Diamond Smith

School: Kilgore High School



Parents names: Christal Sheppard and Dalton Smith

Brothers/sisters: 7 brothers

Sports you play: Softball

Favorite high school sports memory: On the way to our first tournament of the season, I accidentally melted Zahria’s shoe with the bus heater and it went from a size 9 to a size 3 real quick!

Plans after high school: Attend TJC, transfer to UTA and obtain a degree to become an oncology nurse practitioner

Favorite song: Neon Moon by Brooks & Dunn

Favorite food: Japanese

Favorite TV show: The Circle (Netflix)

Favorite movie: A Million Ways to Die in the West

Who are your role models? My mom and my oldest brother

Which coaches have had the most influence on you? Why? Coach Kirkpatrick, because if it wasn’t for her, I would not have the confidence, courage and willingness the way I do now.. Without her, I also wouldn’t know as much about the game of softball nor would I have grown the heart that I have now for it. She has shaped me into the person I am today and I am beyond grateful for that.

Who is your favorite teacher? Mrs. McKinney

Where do you see yourself in 10 years? Working in the Metroplex area at a job that I love while having a beautiful home and starting an amazing life with my significant other.

Something about yourself that most people don’t know: I have a wide collection of teddy bears.

What will you miss most about high school sports? The memories that I have created and the people that I have come to know on the way. I will forever love them, endlessly.

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