Kyle White poses with an assortment of sports equipment at Creeks Bend Golf Club in Hixson. White excels in baseball, football, wrestling, basketball and soccer. He is also training for the junior golf tour this summer.
Staff Photo by Jenna Walker/Chattanooga Times Free PressABOUT HIM
• Name: Kyle White.• Age: 7.• School: First-grader at Big Ridge Elementary.• Favorite/least favorite sport: Football/baseball.• Favorite athletes: Mark Ingram Jr. and John Cena.• Favorite book: “If You Give a Mouse a Cookie” by Laura Numeroff.• Favorite TV show: “SpongeBob SquarePants.”CLAIM TO FAMEKyle White, 7, was named Most Valuable Player for his football team, The Colts, which was undefeated in the regular season of the Middle Valley Youth Association last year. While competing for the Hixson Lynx wrestling team last season, he also received several awards, including Best Match, Best Athlete and Most Improved Wrestler. In the past, he has also played on MVYA’s all-stars baseball team and received MVP distinction in MVYA soccer.TALENT SHOWDo you know a child age 13 or younger with a precocious talent in academics, athletics or the arts? The Times Free Press is searching for children to feature in “Talent Show,” which appears in the Life section on Tuesdays. To nominate a child as a possible subject of a future feature article, email staff writer Casey Phillips at cphillips@timesfreepress.com or call him at 423-757-6205.
There may be a sport that Kyle White isn’t good at, but if so, he hasn’t found it yet.
Since he was named his soccer team’s Most Valuable Player at age 4, Kyle, now 7, has distinguished himself as an athlete in nearly every sport he has pursued.
This winter, his wrestling team, The Hixson Lynx, named him Most Improved Wrestler and Best Athlete. Last fall, he received MVP honors on his football team, The Colts, which was undefeated in the Middle Valley Youth Association’s regular season. The one season he competed in MVYA baseball, he made the all-star team.
Although Kyle cites his overflowing trophy shelf as one of his proudest accomplishments, he said he would have just as much fun, even without the recognition.