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Fairfield Encore Athlete of the Month, Jaylon Finley.

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Congratulations to the Fairfield Encore Athlete of the Month, Jaylon Finley! Jaylon is a sophomore athlete at Fairfield high school. She has been a member of the varsity cheerleading team since 6th grade and will graduate in 2019. After high school, Jaylon plans to attend college to major in Dental Hygiene or Criminal justice. She is the daughter of Kieawonna Dortch. Keep up the good work Jaylon!

Fayette Encore Athlete of the Month, Eric Gurganus.

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Congratulations to the Fayette Encore Athlete of the Month, Eric Gurganus! Eric is a Freshman athlete at Berry High School. He is a member of the Football team and wears jersey numbers 16 and 8. After graduation in the spring of 2019, Eric plans to attend the University of Alabama. He is the son of Matthew Bonner. Keep up the good work Eric!

Winfield Encore Athlete of the Month, Julia Taylor.

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Congratulations to the Winfield Encore Athlete of the Month, Julia Taylor! Julia is a multi-sport, sophomore athlete at Winfield High School. She has been on the Varsity Track and Cheerleading teams for 3 years now. Julia, along with the Lady Pirates Cheerleading team, has won a 3A State Championship, Regional championship, placed 8th in Nationals, 3rd in Worlds, and Julia has also received the All-County Track Award. After she graduates in 2019, Julia plans to attend college to major in education. She is the daughter of Neil and Paige Taylor. Keep up the good work Julia!

Hamilton Encore Athlete of the Month, Peyton Woods.

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Congratulations to the Hamilton Encore Athlete of the Month, Peyton Woods! Peyton is a Junior multi-sport athlete at Hamilton High School. He has been a member of the Aggies Varsity Basketball and Golf teams for three years now and wears jersey number 11. Peyton has won the All-Area, All-County, All-WAC, and Times Daily Honorable Mention awards during his high school career. After graduation next spring, Peyton plans to attend college to major in secondary education and become a basketball coach. He is the son of Earl and Tanya Woods. Keep up the good work, Peyton, and good luck this coming basketball season!

Prelim Results for Distinguished Young Women’s Program.

Congrats to Marissa Hoover, DYW of ID, for winning the Be Your Best Self Award in honor of Reggie Copeland! ClrvUDkWIAEQ2kR.jpg

 

Congrats to Savannah Smith, DYW of MT, for winning the Be Your Best Self Award in honor of Reggie Copeland! Clruk0iWEAAsfAW.jpg

 

Congrats to Kennedy Ho, DYW of OR, for winning the Press Register/AL.com Distinguished Diaries Award!ClruGn1XIAA5rAU.jpg

 

Congrats to Sruthi Paliniappan, DYW of IA, for winning the Wintzell’s Betty Copeland My Town Award!ClrtndBWEAAswIi.jpg

 

Congrats to Lexi Openshaw, DYW of WV, for winning the The Shoppes at Bel Air Community Service Award!ClrtLQEWEAQZ5Ie.jpg

 

Congrats to Whitney Eversole, DYW of UT for 2015, for winning the Distinguished Blogger Award!ClrslF-WkAALx4G.jpg

 

Congrats Kristiana Sklioutovskaya-Lopez, DYW of WV for 2015, for winning the 2015 Has Been Award!ClrsK92XEAAI3kX.jpg

 

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The Orange Group performing the Fitness Routine!ClriBY2WkAAbPbR.jpg

 

Fayette Encore Athlete of the Month, Brandon Rickman.

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Congratulations to the Fayette Encore Athlete of the Month, Brandon Rickman! Brandon is a rising senior at Fayette County High School. He has been on the Varsity Baseball and Football teams for 3 years and wears jersey numbers 17 and 11. Brandon has a 3.8 GPA and plans to attend UAH after graduation to play baseball and major in Engineering. He is the son of Bill and Mitze Rickman. Good luck your senior year, Brandon!!

Fairfield Encore Athlete of the Month, Mya Kirksey

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Congratulations to the Fairfield Encore Athlete of the Month, Mya Kirksey! Mya is a rising senior athlete at Fairfield High School. She has played on the varsity softball team for 4 years now and wears jersey #12. Mya currently has a 3.5 GPA and plans to attend the University of South Alabama after graduation next spring to major in nursing! She is the daughter of Tia Brown. Good luck your senior year Mya!

Gordo Encore Athlete of the Month, Patrick Manning.

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Congratulations to the Gordo Encore Athlete of the Month, Patrick Manning! Patrick is a rising senior and multi-sport athlete at Gordo High School. He has been a member of the Greenwave Varsity Football and Basketball teams for 3 years and wears jersey #3. Patrick has won the Defensie Back of the Year 2 times, Running Back of the Year, and chosen for All-State. He currently has a 3.4 GPA and plans to attend college to major in business and play football. Patrick is the son of Samara and Patrick Manning.

Winfield Encore Athlete of the Month, Emma Howell.

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Congratulations to the Winfield Encore Athlete of the Month, Emma Howell! Emma is a junior, multi-sport athlete at Winfield City High School. She has been on the Softball and Cheer teams for 4 years now and wears jersey number 7. Emma has won All-American Cheerleader 3 years in a row, as well as, Cheerleading State and Regionals multiple years. She has also won a AHSAA State Championship with her Softball team in 2014, and received “Most Stolen Bases” for Marion County for the 2015 season.

After graduation next year, Emma plans to attend the University of Alabama. She is the daughter of Chris and Nancy Inman, and Ronny and Shannon Howell. Good luck your upcoming senior year, Emma!

Fayette Athlete of the Month, Mackenzie Nelson.

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Congratulations to the Fayette Athlete of the Month, Mackenzie Nelson! Mackenzie is a multi-sport athlete at Fayette Middle School. She is a member of the Lady Tiger’s Softball and Basketball teams and wears jersey #4 in Softball and #13 in basketball. Mackenzie has a 4.0 GPA and wants to attend Bevil State Community College after she graduates high school. She is the daughter of Jason and Christi Nelson. Keep up the hard work Mackenzie! We are proud of you!