Hayden Encore Athletes of the Month, Kellyn Calvert and Peyton Waugh!

Congratulations to the Hayden Encore Athletes of the Month, Kellyn Calvert and Peyton Waugh! Kellyn and Peyton are both athletes at Corner High School in Dora, AL.

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Kellyn Calvert is a junior and plays on the Lady Jacket’s Tennis team. She has a 4.14 GPA and will graduate in 2017. Kellyn is 2nd seed in singles and 1st seed in doubles for three years now. She has been tennis runner-up in the sectional tournament and also in the county tournement. After she graduates high school, Kellyn plans to major in pre-dentistry and go to dental school. She is the daughter of Jeff and Amy Calvert.

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Peyton Waugh is a senior and has played on the Boys Tennis team for 3 years as well. He has been the 1st seed for singles and doubles for all 3 years and was runner up in the sectional tournament for singles and doubles in 2015. Peyton has a 3.4 GPA and plans to attend Bevil State, then transfer to UAB where he will major in business. He is the son of Rodger and Tonya Waugh.

Hamilton Encore Athlete of the Month, Luke Hall.

Congratulations to the Hamilton Encore Athlete of the Month, Luke Hall! Luke is a junior at Hamilton High School. He has been a member of the varsity baseball team for 3 years and loves the game. After high school, Luke plans to attend a 4 year college to major in Engineering. He is the son of Mark and Jeanette Hall. Keep up the good work, Luke!

Diamondhead Encore Athlete of the Month, Karringten Perkins.

Congratulations to the Diamondhead Encore Athlete of the Month, Karringten Perkins! Karringten is a sophomore, multi-sport athlete at Hancock High School in Kiln, Mississippi. She is a member of the Lady Hawks Volleyball, Golf, and Basketball teams and wears jersey #1. Her varsity sports awards consist of the Volleyball Player of the Week for Sea Coast Echo and MaxPreps, and All-Around Player for the Pass Christian Basketball Tournament. After graduation, Karringten plans to attend Mississippi State and major in Dermatology. She is the daughter of April and Tony Perkins.

Fairfield Encore Athlete of the Month, Dahlia Hendon.

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Congratulations to the Fairfield Encore Athlete of the Month, Dahlia Hendon! Dahlia is a senior, multi-sport athlete at Fairfield High Preparatory School. She has been a member of the varsity Lady Tiger’s Basketball, Track, and Softball teams for 2 years now. Her sports awards consists of the 2015 AHSAA 5 A State Finals, Outdoor Track 100M Dash, 400M Dash, 100M Relay, and Basketball “Pride and Supreme Dedication” awards. After graduation this Spring, Dahlia plans to attend Bethune-Cookman University to major in Biology. Dahlia is the daughter of Denisha Hendon.

Citronelle Encore Athlete of the Month, Paige Reach.

Congratulations to the Citronelle Encore Athlete of the Month, Paige Reach! Paige is a senior athlete at Citronelle High School. She has been playing Varsity Softball for the Lady Wildcats for 4 years and wears jersey #5. Paige has obtained quite a few sports awards in the past 4 years – Bryant-Jordan Scholarship nominee, Offensive MVP, Defensive MVP, and team captain for the softball team. She has a 4.43 GPA and plays to attend Alabama Southern Community College where she received a softball scholarship and will major in nursing.

Paige is the daughter of Tommy and Christy Anderson. Good luck in softball this season, Paige! We are proud of you!

1A-6A, AHSAA Baseball State Playoffs First Round results – all in from Saturday

AHSAA BASEBALL PLAYOFFS
First-round pairings/Results
(Best 2-of-3 first-round series for 1A-6A are Apr. 22-23; for 7A, Apr. 29-30 unless otherwise noted)

CLASS 1A
Billingsley 14-9 , Verbena (4-6) 3-8 (Billingsley wins series 2-0)
Maplesville 25-27, Loachapoka 0-0 (Maplesville (21-3) wins series 2-0)
J.U. Blacksher 21-20, McKenzie (10-10) 2-3 (J.U. Blacksher (18-9) wins series 2-0)
Pleasant Home 11-14, Ellwood Christian 1-4 (Pleasant Home (10-7) wins series 2-0
Ragland 11-14, Wadley (8-7) 1-0 (Ragland (17-9) wins series 2-0)
Victory Christian 9-2, Shades Mountain (10-15) 2-0 (Victory Christian (14-5) wins series 2-0)
Brantley 16-18, Fruitdale (11-10) 0-1 (Brantley (18-8) wins series 2-0)
Millry 4-10, Kinston (8-14) 2-6 (Millry (17-10) wins series 2-0)

Cedar Bluff 7-7, Woodville (5-9) 0-0 (Cedar Bluff (14-15) wins series 2-0)
Coosa Christian 11-10, Skyline (6-10) 0-0 (Coosa Christian (22-2) wins series 2-0)
Meek 11-2, Donoho (4-13) 0-1 (Meek (16-9) wins series 2-0)
Decatur Heritage 15-12, Jacksonville Christian (9-9) 0-0 (Decatur Heritage (23-8) wins series 2-0)
Athens Bible 14-11, Covenant Christian (12-6) 4-1 (Athens Bible (26-8) wins series 2-0)
Hackleburg 15-13, Shoals Christian (28-11) 5-3 (Hackleburg (20-11) wins series 2-0)
Marion County 10-12, Berry (0-2), (Marion County (14-11) wins series 2-0)
South Lamar 9-18, Lynn (12-7) 0-3 (South Lamar (21-9) wins series 2-0)

CLASS 2A
Elba (15-5) 11-8 vs. Luverne (13-7) 10-12 (Game 3, Mon., 4 p.m.)
New Brockton 5-6, Highland Home (15-8) 4-1 (New Brockton (24-5) wins series 2-0)
Providence Christian 12-5, G.W. Long (26-8) 7-4 (second game, 5 innings) (Providence Christian (22-10) wins series 2-0)
Houston Academy 9-10, Ariton (12-9) 3-4 (Houston Academy (26-7) wins series 2-0)
Reeltown 17-7, Francis Marion (5-9) 3-0 (Reeltown (21-9) wins series 2-0)
Horseshoe Bend 16-2-14, Holy Spirit (9-11) 4-6-10 (Horseshoe Bend (10-18) wins series 2-1)
Mobile Christian 1-12-7, Sweet Water (22-10) 3-1-3 (Mobile Christian (16-11) wins series 2-1)
St. Luke’s Episcopal 9-8, Washington County 3-3 (St. Luke’s Episcopal (21-6) wins series 2-0)

Fyffe 15-10, Falkville (15-16-1) 5-0 (Fyffe (13-7) wins series 2-0)
Section 10-2-9, Cold Springs 0-5-4 (Section (14-12) wins series 2-1)
Gaston 6-10, Southeastern (13-16) 2-0 (Gaston (14-10) wins series 2-0)
Sumiton Christian 6-14, West End (9-13) 1-0 (Sumiton Christian (18-15) wins series 2-0)
Mars Hill Bible 2-23-6, Hatton 7-2-3 (Mars Hill (28-11) wins series 2-1)
Phil Campbell 6-6-4, Red Bay Red Bay (17-14) 8-5-0 (Phil Campbell (22-15) wins series 2-1)
Randolph County 6-7, Fayetteville (18-6) 0-2 (Randolph County (22-6) wins series 2-0)
Vincent 3-0-9, Ranburne (7-8) 0-4-2 (Vincent (17-13) wins series 2-1)

CLASS 3A
American Christian 10-18, Prattville Christian (9-19) 0-1 (American Christian (25-5) wins series 2-0)
Montgomery Academy 13-10, Hale County (11-15) 3-7 (Montgomery Academy (15-10) wins series 2-0)
Wicksburg 8-12, Dale County (14-17) 2-6 (Wicksburg (16-11) wins series 2-0)
Geneva 16-23, Pike County 0-9 (Geneva (16-9) wins series 2-0)
Lamar County 17-4, Fultondale (11-13) 7-3 (Lamar County (14-15) wins series 2-0)
Gordo 11-14, B.B. Comer 0-1 (Gordo (22-4) wins series 2-0)
T.R. Miller 4-6, Cottage Hill Christian 0-2 (T.R. Miller (25-7) wins series 2-0)
Bayside Academy 0-12-7, Opp (17-11) 2-2-1 (Bayside (22-6) wins series 2-1)

Pisgah 5-5, Sand Rock (12-15) 1-1 (Pisgah (22-5) wins series 2-0)
Plainview 2-2, New Hope (19-10) 1-1 (Plainview (12-11) wins series 2-0)
Piedmont 5-6, Ohatchee (13-15) 3-2 (Piedmont (20-10) wins series 2-0)
Westbrook Christian 3-3, Pleasant Valley (9-17) 2-1 (Westbrook (22-9) wins series 2-0)
Colbert Heights 0-12-10, West Morgan (21-15) 4-5-1 (Colbert Heights (22-4) wins series 2-1)
Madison Academy 11-13, Lexington (18-14) 2-1 (Madison Academy (25-15) wins series 2-0)
Oakman 5-6, Hanceville (17-11) 1-4 (Oakman wins series 2-0)
Winfield 18-25, Vinemont (13-15) 0-0 (Winfield (27-10) wins series 2-0)

CLASS 4A
Bibb County 3-10-17, Dadeville (9-23) 2-11-4 (Bibb County (15-21) wins series 2-1)
Holtville (20-12) 5-2, Sipsey Valley (21-13) 2-12 (Game 3, Monday, 4:30 p.m.)
Saint James 17-10, Clarke County (7-15) 0-0 (Saint James (20-8) wins series 2-0)
Trinity Presbyterian 7-6, Thomasville (19-7) 0-0 (Trinity (21-11) wins series 2-0)
Oak Grove (12-20) 4-8, Handley (17-6) 10-2 (Game 3, Mon., TBA)
Montevallo 11-13, Childersburg (6-20) 0-7 (Montevallo (22-11) wins series 2-0)
Andalusia 11-4-9, W.S. Neal (13-8) 10-9-8 (Andalusia (15-16) wins series 2-1)
UMS-Wright 14-7, Headland (18-14) 0-3 (UMS-Wright (25-7) wins series 2-0)

Haleyville 9-5, Priceville 1-1 (Haleyville (25-11) wins series 2-0)
North Jackson 10-4, Danville (24-14) 0-1 (North Jackson (23-8) wins series 2-0)
Cherokee County 5-4, Jacksonville (22-8) 4-2 (Cherokee County (22-5) wins series 2-0)
Cleburne County 6-6, Hokes Bluff (16-7) 5-5 (Cleburne County (17-13) wins series 2-0)
Wilson 9-7. East Lawrence (17-21) 6-4 (Wilson (23-17) wins series 2-0)
Brooks 10-9, Deshler (24-8) 3-6 (Brooks (23-19) wins series 2-0)
Oneonta 10-16, Curry (20-15) 0-4 (Oneonta (23-8) wins series 2-0)
Fayette County 11-1-15, J.B. Pennington (14-8) 2-2-2 (Fayette County (12-25) wins series 2-1)

CLASS 5A
Demopolis 6-1, Alabama Christian (19-12) 1-0 (Demopolis (16-8) wins series 2-0)
Marbury 7-24, Dallas County (10-11) 0-0 (Marbury (21-7) wins series 2-0)
Charles Henderson 5-4, Tallassee (26-9) 4-3 (Charles Henderson (25-8) wins series 2-0)
Rehobeth 9-4-11, Beauregard (17-9) 4-10-9 (Rehobeth (24-8) wins series 2-1)
Jemison 6-4, Central-Clay County (13-8) 3-3 (Jemison wins series 2-0)
Helena 8-2, Sylacauga (12-12) 0-1 (Helena (31-12) wins series 2-0)
St. Paul’s Episcopal 3-11, Jackson (11-14) 0-1 (St. Paul’s wins series 2-0)
Faith Academy 20-14, Escambia County 0-0 (Faith Academy wins series 2-0)

Russellville 12-10, Boaz (15-17) 1-0 (Russellville (34-6) wins series 2-0)
Lawrence County 5-10, Guntersville (24-12) 0-6 (Lawrence County (18-21) wins series 2-0)
Alexandria 1-19-8, Moody (26-13) 5-3-6 (Alexandria (16-16) wins series 2-1)
Mortimer Jordan 2-10-11, St. Clair County (9-16) 5-0-0 (Mortimer Jordan (25-18) wins series 2-1)
Madison County 6-3, East Limestone (26-11) 4-1 (Madison Academy (24-10) wins series 2-0)
Randolph 5-2-4, Ardmore (23-14) 2-6-2 (Randolph (31-4) wins series 2-1)
Corner 16-11, Wenonah (13-7) 0-0 (Corner (25-18) wins series 2-0)
Pleasant Grove 7-3, Ramsay (22-12) 5-0) (Pleasant Grove (18-21) wins series 2-0)

CLASS 6A
Hillcrest-Tuscaloosa 9-19, Wetumpka (17-17) 1-3 (Hillcrest-Tuscaloosa (32-9) wins series 2-0)
Chilton County 14-7-13, Park Crossing (20-12) 3-9-1 (Chilton County (21-12) wins series 2-1)
Opelika 10-8, Dothan (8-20) 0-0 (Opelika (24-11) wins series 2-0)
Benjamin Russell 5-2-2, Northview (29-10) 3-11-1 (Benjamin Russell (22-9) wins series 2-1)
Hueytown 11-4-8 , McAdory 1-5-4 (Hueytown (33-5) wins series 2-1)
Northridge 2-15-9, Pelham (10-28) 4-0-4 (Northridge (22-13) wins series 2-1)
Robertsdale 11-13, Citronelle (12-19) 1-1 (Robertsdale (27-11) wins series 2-0)
Baldwin County 5-6-7, Saraland (25-15) 6-2-6 (Baldwin County (19-14) wins series 2-1)

Scottsboro 2-10-3, Arab (20-19) 3-2-1 (Scottsboro (24-19) wins series 2-1)
Southside-Gadsden 0-11-4, Brewer (17-16) 1-0-2 (Southside-Gadsden (26-11) wins series 2-1)
Walker 3-9, Pinson Valley (22-18) 1-4 (Walker (25-12) wins series 2-0)
Clay-Chalkville 4-1-6, Gardendale (25-12) 0-16-2 (Clay-Chalkville (19-16) wins series 2-1)
Hartselle 3-10, Florence (31-15) 2-9 (Hartselle (33-18) wins series 2-0)
Cullman 3-13, Muscle Shoals (29-10) 2-4 (Cullman (35-9) wins series 2-0)
Oxford 6-6, Briarwood Christian 0-2 (Oxford (34-8) wins series 2-0)
Homewood 5-2, Pell City (21-18) 3-1 (Homewood (18-12) wins series 2-0)

CLASS 7A

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Mobile Providence Encore Athlete of the Month, Lacey Fincher.

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Congratulations to the Mobile-Providence Encore Athlete of the Month, Lacey Fincher! Lacey is a Sophomore at Faith Academy in Mobile, AL and plays on the lady Rams varsity softball team. This season, she had 13 home runs in first 16 games, and her two year varsity percentage averages are a 0.475 batting average, 0.517 on-base percentage, .826 fielding percentage and 40 RBIs. Lacey has verbally committed to the University of Georgia on softball scholarship. Her parents are Bo and Jennifer Fincher. Good luck the rest of your high school career Lacey! We are proud of you!

Monroeville Encore Athlete of the Month, Lane Powell.

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Congratulations to the Monroeville Encore Athlete of the Month, Lane Powell! Lane is a junior multi-sport athlete at Monroe Academy. He has been playing varsity football and baseball for 3 years now and wears jersey number 8. Lane has been coming to our clinic for physical therapy on his arm. He chose Encore because of his good relationship with our PT, Matt Moorer, and past experiences.

Lane hasn’t let his injury stop him from working and striving to become a better athlete– he just received his first college scholarship offer to play baseball and is waiting to see others offers to make a college choice. Keep up the good work, Lane! Proud of you!!

Gordo Encore Athlete of the Month, Anthony Brown.

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Congratulations to the Gordo Encore Athlete of the Month, Anthony Brown! Anthony is a senior, multi-sport athlete at Aliceville High School. He has been a member of the varsity football and basketball teams for 4 years now. You can find him on the field wearing jersey # 52 and on the court wearing jersey #4. Anthony has won Mr. Basketball, Defensive lineman of the year, and 2x All-County Football Team. After graduation, Anthony plans to attend Mississippi Valley State University and major in Engineering. He is the son of Melissa and Anthony Brown, Sr.

Inverness Encore Athlete of the Month, Jasmine Greene.

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Congratulations to the Inverness Encore Athlete of the Month, Jasmine Greene! Jasmine is a freshman at Spain Park High School in Birmingham, Alabama. She has played varsity soccer for the Lady Jags and wears jersey #10. Jasmine has won the Lady Phantoms award for the whole club and has a 4.0 GPA. After she graduates high school, she plans to attend a medical school (possibly UAB) and major in medicine. She is the daughter of Clyde and Antoinette Green.