Lyla MacKrell strong in running, field sports

MADISON – With her participation in several sports, Lyla MacKrell is quite an athlete.

Lyla enjoys flag football the most “because of nice friends,” she said. Soccer is next on her list “because I like to make goals and like to pass to others so they make goals.”

Basketball and T-ball are other games that Lyla has played and learned the basics of the sport. In a recent competition, Lyla placed seventh for first-grade girls at the Huntsville Hospital Fun Run in September.

A first-grader at Madison Elementary School, Lyla is a member of Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) and Pride Patrol. She sings in her church choir and regularly attends Sunday school class.

Lyla’s parents are Ryan and Heather MacKrell. Ryan works as an engineer for The Boeing Company. Heather is program director for the physical therapist assistant program at Calhoun Community College.

“My mom is from Colorado, and my dad from Seattle, but I have always lived in Madison,” Lyla said. She has one brother; Kyle is in second grade, also at Madison elementary.

Q&A

Q: What are your favorite restaurants in Madison?
A: Panda Express and Firehouse Subs.

Q: What is your favorite food?
A: Watermelon.

Q: What are your favorite sports teams?
A: Denver Broncos and football in Alabama, both Auburn University and the University of Alabama.

Q: What’s your favorite sports memory?
A: “Nice coaches, scoring my first touchdown and scoring my first soccer goal,” Lyla said.

Q: What do you like to do in your free time?
A: “Play teacher, ride bikes and scooters, play with friends and play outside,” she said.