Congratulations to the Diamondhead Encore Athlete of the Month, Makaya Necaise! Makaya is an 8th grade multi-sport athlete at Hancock Middle School. She plays on the volleyball, softball, and basketball teams and wears jersey #5 and #14. Makaya has won the 2012 Knockout and Free Throw competition. She wants to attend the University of Alabama and major in nursing. Makaya is the daughter of Miranda Necaise.
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!!
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!
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.
Congratulations to the Oak Grove Encore Athlete of the Month, Deontae Haynes. Deontae was a student athlete at Oak Grove High School. He played Defensive End and Linebacker on the Warriors Football team. During his high school career, he won the Pinebelt Defensive Player of the Year, been on the 2nd team All-State, and received the Bernard-Blackwell All-Star award. Deontae will be attending Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College and playing on their Football team! We are proud of you, Deontae!!
Congratulations to the West Point Encore Athlete of the Month, Demarrio Edwards! Demario is going into his senior year at West Point High School this fall and has played on the Varsity Greenwave football team for two years now. Demarrio has won the MVP Best Offensive Player award and the Best Receiver Award at West Point. Keep up the good work Demarrio! Good luck your senior year!
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!
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!
Congratulations to the Tuscaloosa Encore Athlete of the Month, Madalynn Langham! Madalynn is a freshman multi-sport athlete at Hale County High School. She has been a member of the Varsity Softball team for two years, travel softball for 2 years, competitive softball for 8 years. You can find her on the field or on the court wearing jersey #12 or #44. Madalynn has won the Best Defensive player, MVP for JV her 7th grade year, and has been a member of the 2014 and 2015 Softball State Championship teams. She has a 3.5 GPA and plans to play college softball on a scholarship and become a flight nurse. Madalynn is the daughter of Steven Langham and Gigi Barnette.
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.
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.
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.
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