Congratulations to the Arab Encore Athlete of the Month, Brent Myers! Brent is a senior athlete at Brindlee Mountain High School. He has been a member of the varsity Lions Football team for 4 years now and wears jersey #6. During his high school career, Brent has won the All-County, All-Region, and All-State awards in football. After graduation he plans to go to UNA and major in sports medicine to become an Athletic Trainer. Brent is the son of Corey and Derrick Duke.
Congratulations to the Fayette Encore Athlete of the Month, Tre Tranum! Tre is a senior, multi-sport athlete at Hubbertville High School. He is a member of the football and baseball teams and has played varsity sports for 6 years now. Tre has received the Iron Bunch Award 6 times (!!!), and has also received the 2015 Lineman of the Year award! After high school, Tre plans to attend the University of Alabama and major in engineering. He is the son of Amanda and Kenny Tranum.
Congratulations to Tillman’s Corner Encore Athlete of the Month, Ava Balliviero! Ava is a senior athlete at Alma Bryant High School. She has been a member of the Lady Hurricanes Soccer team for 5 years and wears jersey #17. Ava has also won 2nd place in the Southern Shootout Soccer Competition. After graduation next spring, Ava plans to attend college to major in physical therapy. She is the daughter of Tessie Balliviero.
Congratulations to the Winfield Encore Athlete of the Month, Garrett Cooper! Garrett is a senior athlete at Marion County High School. He is a member of the Track and Cross Country team and has ran on varsity for 6 years. Garrett has won the Track All-County, award, All-Section award, All-State Pole Vault, and 2nd and 3rd place in pole vault at the State Indoor track meet! After college, Garrett plans to attend the University of Alabama to study Architectural Engineering. He is the son of David and Joy Cooper.
Congratulations to the Gordo Encore Athlete of the Month, Cliff Morton! Cliff is a junior athlete from Pickens County High School. He has played on the Basketball and Baseball teams for 4 years now and wears jersey #5. Cliff has won the Hustle Award for Baseball and MVP for JV Basketball. After graduation, Cliff plans to attend college to become an RN. Cliff is the son of Greg and Anissa Morton.
Congratulations to the Tuscan Avenue Encore Athlete of the Month, Deonta Pittman! Deonta is a senior athlete at William Carey University University in Mississippi. He has been on the WCU Men’s Basketball team for 4 years now and has been awarded MVP of Southern State, SSAC First Team -All American, and has made it to the NAIA National Basketball Tournament. After graduation, Deonta will further his basketball career professionally and also have a physical education degree. He is the son of Linda Pittman and Don Lewis.
Congratulations to the Diamondhead Encore Athlete of the Month, Erica Ladner! Erica is a recent graduate from Hancock High School in Kiln, MS and was a member of the Lady Hawks Varsity Softball team for 5 years. She wore jersey #8 and completed high school with a 3.9 GPA. She is attending college this fall in hopes to be accepted into nursing school to become a registered nurse. She is the daughter of Marisha Nores.
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!
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.
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!
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