White County High School senior Kylie Norvell is one very busy person. Norvell is a three-sport athlete, playing for the Warriorettes softball, basketball, and volleyball teams, and sports have been her passion for as long as she can remember.
“I’ve played my whole life, ever since I played T-ball,” Norvell said that she has played softball and basketball since she was old enough to wear a uniform and then picked up volleyball as a seventh grader at White County Middle School. “My main sport is softball, but I just love volleyball so much. It’s a sport that I can just have fun and not put so much pressure on myself during.”
“Kylie is our libero. She is an excellent defensive player, and her passing helps allow us to generate offense. All play starts with a pass, and she is a very accurate passer and plays with hustle and heart,” Warriorette volleyball coach Farrah Griffith talked about Norvell’s contribution on the court. “Softball may be her first love, but she has made an impact on Warriorette volleyball!”
While Norvell keeps busy year-round playing a variety of sports, and while, according to coaches, she never fails to put her all into every game, softball is her first love and the path she will follow into her future.
“I’m committed to Belmont, and I will be playing softball there,” Norvell talked about her post-graduation plans stating that she plans to study pre-law and has aspirations of being a lawyer when her playing days are done. “I just want to make a difference. I see what lawyers do for people in the justice system, how they help them in some of the biggest moments of their lives, and it makes you want to be able to do that for people too."
Warriorette basketball coach Michael Dodgen sees no reason that Norvell will not excel at the college level and anticipates that she will reach any goals she has set for herself.
“Kylie is a true example of student athlete,” he said. “She is very strong academically and excels as a three-sport athlete who will be continuing on to play softball at the next level.”
It comes as no surprise that the softball diamond is where Norvell’s talents – both athletically and intellectually – shine brightest. The four-year letterman has had a standout career in White County’s maroon and gray, but even more importantly has helped her teammates to rise along side her.
“Kylie has a great future in softball and everything she does!! She is such an awesome kid to coach; she gives it her all every-time she steps on the field,” Jerry Roberts, White County’s head softball coach said. “She is a player that her teammates look up to both as a player and a person. I cannot wait to see what she does her senior year - and also in college. Her knowledge and determination in softball are why she is easily one of the top players I have coached, maybe one of the top players ever to put on a White County jersey.”
While her coaches have no shortage of praise for her, Norvell says it’s the sports that have helped her become who she is.
“Just be coachable in every aspect,” she said about one of the biggest lessons she will be taking off the courts and fields when she leaves – a lesson that she knows will convert to the classroom and any other opportunity she finds along the way. “Be a good team player in life, no matter what.”
Before she heads off to Nashville for the next chapter of her life, however, Norvell has plenty of time to keep learning, keep growing, and, most of all, keep making memories.
“I’m going to miss these teams when it’s over,” she said about the time she spends with three different sets of teammates. “I just love these girls so much, it’s going to be hard when it ends.”
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