Congratulations to Bailey Evans who was chosen as the Vernon Encore Athlete of the Month! Bailey is a Freshman athlete at South Lamar high school. He played JV football since middle school and is now playing Varsity football for the Stallions. You can find him on the field this year wearing there jersey number 53. Bailey is the son of Tim and Staci Evans. Good luck this season Bailey, keep up the good work!
Congratulations to the Gordo Encore Athlete of the Month, Jayquan Williams! Jayquan is a senior, athlete at Gordo High School and is a member of the football team. You can find him on the field wearing jersey number 22 this season. After he graduates in the spring, he plans on joining the airforce. Jayquan is the son of Cheri and Jamie Williams. Keep up the good work this season, Jayquan! Good luck!
The Encore Corporate Office is putting a “Cap” on August’s reviews! #TeamBuildingTuesday
Congratulations to Hayden’s Encore Athletes of the Month, Alison Pugh and Drennen Hutchens! Both athletes are from Corner High School located in Dora, Alabama. Encore is now the proud providers of sports medicine and ATC coverage for the Corner High School athletic program.
We will start with the ladies first – Alison is a junior and has played on the varsity volleyball team for 2 years now. She has won the athletics award and wears the jersey number 00. After high school, she plans on continuing her education in the sports medicine field. Alison is the daughter of Russ and Heather Harding.
Drennen is a senior and plays football, basketball, and runs track for the Yellow Jackets. He has played varsity sports since the 10th grade and wears jersey #2 for football and #00 in basketball. After graduation, Drennen plans to attend a state university for Physical Therapy. He is the son of Judy Woods.
Congratulations to Alana Loughrige who was chosen as the Hamilton Clinic Athlete of the Month! Alana is a senior, multi-sport, athlete at Hamilton High School, who plays Volleyball and runs track/cross country. She has played varsity sports for 4 years now wears the jersey number 7. Alana is the daughter of Karin Holliday. Keep up the good work Alana and good luck during volleyball season!
One of our PTA’S, Sharon Edens, holding our @TheCullmanTimes best therapy award! Thanks city of Cullman — We are proud to be your physical therapy provider!
“Does your child get back pain from wearing a backpack? The backpack should not weigh any more than 15% of the child’s body weight. Other things that will help: wear the backpack over both shoulders, and make sure the straps are tight enough so the pack doesn’t ride below the hips.”
Congratulations to the August Diamondhead Encore Athlete of the Month, Desarae Necaise! Desarae is a freshman athlete at Hancock High School in Kiln, MS. She plays volleyball and basketball for the Lady Hawks. You’ll find her on the court wearing jersey #5 during Volleyball season and jersey #3 during Basketball season. So far in her high school sports career, Desarae has received 2 Volleyball certificates, 2 trophies for basketball and travel ball, along with the “Most Active” award. Her future plans are to attend South Alabama to acquire a Radiology degree. Desarae is the daughter of Sherri Favre and Dennin Necaise.
Keep up the goor work, Desarae! Good luck during Volleyball season!
Congratulations to Kennedy Emerson who was chosen as the first Hamilton Clinic Athlete of the Month! Kennedy is a Junior at Hamilton High School and loves to dance. She has been a “Key Dancer” in the Aggies band for three years now and is excited about the upcoming football season. With a 4.0 GPA, Kennedy plans to attend a 4 year college and pursue a degree in the medical field. Kennedy is the daughter of Ronnie and Jane Emerson.
Keep up the good work, Kennedy! Good Luck this season!
Hayden High School’s multi-sport athlete, Jadon Neely, is only 15 years old and is in a serious battle with cancer. His prognosis at this time is not that great, and he has already lost an arm to the cancer.
So what is Encore going to do about it? For the month of August we will donate $5 from every new membership sold. Our SportsFit members, will be able to run on the decorated cardio equipment and for every mile logged on those machines we will donate $0.25 to helping Jadon! We are also taking donations for the family as well~ We want you to get to know Jadon too, so here is his story:
“Jadon Neely is fifteen years old and attends Hayden High School in Hayden, Alabama where he plays football and basketball, his two favorite sports. Late February of 2015, he began complaining about his arm pain. In March, his pediatrician thought the pain was due to an overuse injury and sent him to physical therapy. After attending therapy nearly six weeks, Jadon broke his right arm and was taken to the local urgent care where the images showed an abnormal break in his humerus. They casted his arm and sent him to do an MRI the next morning that confirmed the suspicion of a tumor in his bone that was replacing his bone marrow. He was referred to an orthopedic specialist who began a series of testing including biopsy. On May 29th, he was diagnosed with osteosarcoma and was then was referred to an oncologist to begin chemotherapy. In spite of the best chemo that is offered for this disease, Jadon’s tumor continued to grow. When first diagnosed, it was roughly the size of a quarter- within eight weeks it was the size of a softball. He was given three options, the very best wasamputating his right arm in order to save his life. On July 29th, Jadon’s arm was removed from his shoulder. He was able to keep his clavicle and scapula and his shoulder muscles. He still has five more months of second line defense chemo, as well as, lung surgery to remove a spot. Jadon begins occupational therapy right away, then proceeds with physical and recreational therapy. Jadon’s prognosis for survival is low in the medical world, due to his response to front line defense chemo; however, he isn’t moved by a prognosis, but is moved by the promises of A Great Big God.”
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