Congratulations to the Hamilton Encore Athlete of the Month, Ben Hood! Ben is a Senior, multi-sport athlete at Hamilton High School. He is a member of the Baseball and Basketball teams and wears jersey number 24. After graduation, Ben plans to attend a community college, then transfer to Mississippi State University. He is the son of Jeff and Kelly Hood. Good luck your senior year, Ben!
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!
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 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 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 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.
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.
Congratulations to Clanton Encore Athlete of the Month, Makayla Mims! Makayla is a junior, multi-sport athlete at Verbena High School. She has played varsity softball, basketball, and cheered for 4 years and wears jersey #25. Her awards consist of MVP and best defensive player. Makayla has a 4.0 GPA and plans to attend Wallace State to become a registered nurse. She is the daughter of Christy Bryant and Chris Mims.
Congratulations to the Cullman Encore Athlete of the Month, Tyler Rice! Tyler is a Senior, multi-sport athlete at Cold Springs High School in Bremen, AL. He has played Baseball for 6 years, Basketball for 4 years, and Football for 2 years. You’ll find him wearing jersey numbers 17 and 11. Tyler came to us after he tore his right and left ACL in a spring game last year. He wasn’t able to play any football this past season; however, for his Football senior night game, they let him dress out and play for one snap. Then last December, he got cleared to play baseball.
His hard work has payed off and he has quite a few sports awards, including the Baseball All-County award for the past 3 years and the All-Area award, Basketball Area Championship for the past 3 years and the County Championship awards, as well as the Football All-County award. After Tyler graduates, he plans to attend Wallace State for 2 years and then transfer to UAB to become a nurse practitioner. We’re proud of you Tyler!
Congratulations to the Arab Encore Athlete of the Month, Anna Leigh Hunt! Anna Leigh is a Senior at Brindlee Mountain High School. She has played basketball for the Varsity Lady Lions team for three years now and wears jersey number 13. She currently has a 3.6 GPA and plans to major in education and become an elementary teacher. She is the daughter of Wendi and Matt Hunt.
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