From the Sidelines: Longview’s Mallory Burgess

Published 8:00 pm Friday, June 19, 2020

Name: Mallory Burgess

School: Longview High School

Parents Names: Jimmy Burgess and Shanna Smith

Brothers/Sisters: Reese Burgess, Matthew Smith and Ava Smith

Sports you play: Soccer

Favorite high school sports memory: My first varsity game freshman year at Lobo Stadium getting a huge knot on my head from my own defender.

Plans after high school: If college, what schools are you considering, and what do you plan to major in?: I will be attending the University of Southern Mississippi to extend my soccer career and major in Kinesiotherapy.

Favorite song: Different Round Here by Riley Green

Favorite food: Crawfish

Favorite TV show: Last Chance U

Favorite movie: The Blind Side

Who are your role models?: Julie Ertz and my goalkeeper coach Zak Downes.

Which coaches have had the most influence on you? Why?: My DPL goalkeeper coach, Zak Downes, has had the most influence on me. Both as an athlete and a teenager. Coach Zak has taught me the true meaning of grit and that getting out of your comfort zone is how you continue to grow as an athlete. With all of this he still expects greatness out of each of his goalkeepers.

Who is your favorite teacher?: Stacie Wheeler

Where do you see yourself in 10 years?: Hopefully overseas playing professional soccer. If that does not work out then have a successful job and start a family.

Something about yourself that most people don’t know: I travel to Dallas for soccer training twice a week and am a part of the International Baccalaureate Program at Longview.

What will you miss most about high school sports?: The family aspect, no matter the result of any game each of us were determined to get better and had each other’s back.

Name: Elizabeth Palmer

School: Marshall High School

Parents names: Sarah and Chase Palmer

Brothers/sisters: Sam and Sarah Jane Palmer

Sports you play: Softball and volleyball

Favorite high school sports memory: Beating Lufkin in 2019 to secure our spot in the playoffs for softball

Plans after high school: To go to Baylor University

If college, what schools are you considering, and what do you plan to major in? Business and history

Favorite song: Don’t Stop Believin’

Favorite food: Chocolate chip cookies

Favorite TV show: The Office

Favorite movie: Star Wars Rise of Skywalker

Who are your role models? My parents

Which coaches have had the most influence on you? Why? Coach Sheppard because she made an effort to invest in me off the field and always be there to talk.

Who is your favorite teacher? Mr. Ford and Mrs. Cato

Where do you see yourself in 10 years? Practicing law with my dad, a fun family and at least two golden retrievers.

Something about yourself that most people don’t know: I can stop talking

What will you miss most about high school sports? The bond our softball team had in 2019 and 2020.