From the Sidelines: Palestine’s Joel Garcia

Published 10:00 pm Friday, May 8, 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 male athlete is Palestine’s Joel Garcia.

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Name: Joel “JJ” Garcia

School: Palestine High School

Parents names: Joel and Becky Garcia

Brothers/sisters: Isabel Garcia and Ian Garcia

Sports you play: Soccer and ross country

Favorite high school sports memory: Making it to the state tournament the last two years

Plans after high school: Play soccer at Jacksonville College

Favorite Song: I Gotta Feeling by Black Eyed Peas

Favorite food: Chicken quesadilla

Favorite TV show: Tom and Jerry

Favorite movie: Norbit

Who are your role models?: My dad

Which coaches have had the most influence on you? And why?: Kyle Timm because of his style of coaching and motivation.

Who is your favorite teacher: Ms. Nolan

Where do you see yourself in 10 years?: Having a family and career; teaching my kids soccer

Something about yourself that most people don’t know: I love to fish and hog hunt. I’m good at Rocket League.

What will you miss most about high school sports?: My teammates and coaches

Any accolades in your respective spring sports: State finalist 2018, State Semi-finalist 2019