From the Sidelines: Palestine Westwood’s Cali Widener

Published 10:15 pm Friday, April 17, 2020

With spring sports being canceled, 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 Palestine Westwood’s Cali Widener.

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Name: Cali Widener

School: Westwood High School, Palestine

Parents: Stacy Bauer and Mike Coulson

Siblings: Maegan Anderson and Boston Anderson

Sports: Soccer

Favorite memory: Playing goalie at/against Mexia

Plans after high school: Surviving the Coronavirus Epidemic!

Favorite song: Life is Good by Drake and Future

Favorite food: Crawfish

Favorite TV show: Vampire Diaries

Favorite movie: Life As We Know It

Role models: My mom and Demi Lovato

Which coaches made an impact: Coach Kowalski. He made me understand my independence.

Favorite teacher: Mr. Miller

Where do you see yourself in 10 years? Enjoying life the best way I can.

Something about yourself most people don’t know: I had a stomach virus during a soccer game so I wore an adult diaper just in case so I could stay in the entire game!

What will you miss the most about high school sports? Everything! My coach, my teammates, playing my favorite game with my favorite people.