Kendal Willis

■ SCHOOL Fort Smith Southside

■ PARENTS David and Kristyle Tharp

■ SIBLINGS Zayne Tharp and K’dance Young

■ SPORTS YOU PLAY Softball and cross country

■ FAVORITE HIGH SCHOOL MEMORY Would be whenever I went to my first Southside softball practice and all of the girls thought I was a manager.

■ PLANS AFTER GRADUATION To finish my last year in my welding class at UAFS then start my career.

■ PLAYLIST Country

■ FAVORITE FOOD Pasta

■ FAVORITE TV SHOW Friends

■ FAVORITE MOVIE Stick it

■ TWITTER HANDLE None

■ ROLE MODELS My mom and my grandma.

■ INFLUENTIAL COACH Coach Story.

■ FAVORITE TEACHER AND SUBJECT Mr. Fischer and my favorite subject is math.

■ WHERE DO YOU SEE YOURSELF IN 10 YEARS In 10 years I see myself thriving in my career.

■ IN YOUR WORDS, HOW HAS COVID-19 AFFECTED YOU Covid-19 has affected me in many ways but what I feel it has affected the most would be my senior softball season because we’re doing all of our school stuff online so it’s pretty easy to keep up with, and I still have a while for college. But this was my last season to play the game I’ve loved for 10+years of my life.

■ WHAT WILL YOU MISS MOST FROM THIS SEASON

I will definitely miss all the girls along with Coach Story and some of the best moments of my life with my team.

In Their Words focuses on Northwest Arkansas senior athletes who participate in spring sports, which have been affected by the covid-19 outbreak. This feature will allow these seniors to say, in their own words, how the pandemic has affected them in their final year of high school sports. To be considered for In Their Words, email csouza@nwadg.com or direct message @nwachip on Twitter.

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