Softball

Columbiana Clinic Athlete of the Month, Dakota Wells.

Congratulations to Dakota Wells who was chosen as the Columbiana Clinic Athlete of the Month! Dakota is a sophomore at Shelby County High School and plays on the Lady Wildcats Softball Team. She plays 1st base and 3rd base, and wears the  jersey number is 22.  All of her free time is spent on softball as that is her passion.  Dakota also plays Sniper’s Softball and likes to umpire in her spare time.  She is the daughter of Charles and Tonya Wells. Keep up the good work, Dakota!

Arab Encore Athletes of the Month, Tori Sanders and Kolby Wall!

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Congratulations to Tori Sanders and Kolby Wall who were chosen as a double edition of the Arab Clinic Athlete of the Month! Tori is a junior and Kolby is a senior at Brindlee Mountain High School. They are both multi-sport athletes and have done well in their sports career.

Tori has been playing on the Lady Lions varsity basketball team for 3 years and the softball team for 4 years. A few of her sports awards consist of All-County Basketball (2 years), All-County MVP for Softball, 2015 AL State Power Lifting Best Squat Overall Weight Class and 3rd place on the girls team. Apart from her sports awards, she has a 3.9 GPA. Tori is the daughter of Helen and Leslie Sanders.

Kolby has been a member of the varsity Lions Football, Track, and Weightlifting teams for 4 years now and wears the jersey number 27.  His sports awards consist of All-County Linebacker and 1st Place in the 2015 Alabama State Powerlifting competition for his weight class. He has a 3.3 GPA and plans to attend Wallace State Community College for 2 years and then transfer to a 4 year college to major in Physical Therapy. Kolby is the son of Jonathan Wall.

Congratulations to both athletes, again! And good luck this fall!

Cullman Clinic Athlete of the Month, Rilee White.

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Congratulations to Rilee White who was chosen as the Cullman Clinic Athlete of the Month! Rilee is a 17 year old, Junior at Cold Springs high school and is an outstanding multi-sport athlete as well. She is a member of the Lady Eagles softball and basketball teams, and wears the jersey number 18. During her sports career at Cold Springs, she has racked up quite a lot of accomplishments and awards. A few of her top awards consist of Cullman County All-County Player, All-Area Player, Cullman County “Pitcher of the Year”, Elite 8 Tourney, WKUL All Performance Team, but there are many more. Her batting average this year is .531 with 4 home runs, 14 RBIs, 16 runs scored and a 1.40 ERA with 43 strikeouts! WOW!

Apart from her sports career, Rilee excels in her classes with a 3.9 GPA and is attending Snead State after graduation. She is the daughter of Jason and Shannon White. Keep up the good work, Rilee! Good luck your senior year!

Winfield Clinic Athlete of the Month, Madi Moore.

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Congratulations to Madi Moore who was chosen as Winfield Clinic Athlete of the Month! Madi is a Senior at Winfield high school and a fantastic softball player at that. She has played on the Lady Pirates varsity team for 6 years now and wears jersey number 12. Her softball awards consist of the ASWA Miss Softball, 5 time All State, a State Championship and State MVP. The Lady Pirates are also headed to the finals in Montgomery this week to play for another State Championship title. Her successful high school sports career and 4.0 GPA has earned her a NLI to the University of Alabama softball team starting this fall! She plans to major in something related to the medical field. Madi is the daughter of Ken and Meredith Moore. Keep up the good work, Madi! Good luck this week at state!

Inverness Encore Athlete of the Month, Mary Katherine Bonamy.

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Congratulations to MK Bonamy who was chosen as the Inverness Clinic Athlete of the Month! MK is a senior at Spain Park high school and a phenomenal softball player! She has been apart of the Lady Jags varsity softball team for 6 years now and wears the jersey number 28. Her awards consist of North-South All Star, All-State Player, 2014 Hitter of the Year, All-Region Team, OTM Player of the Year, MVP (2012-2015), and Offensive Player (2013-2014). Apart from her sports career, she has a 3.9 GPA and plans to attend Notre Dame in the fall to major in Orthodontics. MK is the daughter of David and Jennifer Bonamy. Good Luck in college MK, keep up the good work!

Tuscaloosa Encore Athlete of the Month, Savanna Holmes

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Congratulations to Savanna Holmes who was chosen as this month’s Tuscaloosa Athlete of the Month! Savanna is a freshman, multi-sport athlete at Hale County High School in Tuscaloosa, AL. She has played softball and volleyball for three seasons now and has already won multiple awards including the 2014 ASWA Alabama Softball Player of the Year, 2014 ASWA Alabama Softball Pitcher of the Year, a AHSAA 2A State Championship and the 2014 AHSAA State All Tournament MVP. (Let us remind you she is still a freshman) After she graduates, Savannah wants to attend college on a softball scholarship and major in Athletic Training. Savannah is the daughter of Chris and Sherri Holmes. Keep up the good work, Savanna!

Clanton Athlete of the Month, Kelsey Headley.

Congratulations to the Clanton Encore Athlete of the MonthKelsey Headley! Kelsey is a Senior at Chilton County high school and plays varsity softball (#10). Right now, they lady Tigers are *Overall 9-8 Region 1-2 and just recently reclaimed the county championship title. Her hobbies are her game, she loves playing softball and hanging out with friends. Good luck the rest of the season, Kelsey! Finish our the season strong!

*Found on maxpreps.com

Vernon Athlete of the Month, Blakeney Butler.

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Congratulations to Blakeney Butler for being chosen as the Vernon Clinic Athlete of the Month! Blakeney is a senior at Lamar County High School, where she plays on the varsity softball and cheerleading teams. She has been a multi-sport athlete for four years now and is also an All-American Cheerleader. Apart from sports, Blakeney has a 4.0 GPA and her high is a member of the National Honor Society, Beta Club, and is the Senior Class Vice President. After graduation, she plans to attend Mississippi State University to pursue a degree in Law. Good Luck throughout softball season Blakeney! Keep up the good work.

Russellville Encore Athlete of the Month, Kristen Camp.

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Congratulations to the Russellville Encore Athlete of the Month, Kristen Camp! Kristen is a senior, multi-sport, athlete from Hackleburg High School! She plays volleyball, basketball, and softball for the Lady Panthers and her awards consist of the following: Team Captain for Basketball, Marion County All Tournament Basketball Team, and the NAC All Tournament Award. After graduation, she hopes to play college basketball while working towards obtaining a bachelors in Theatrical Arts. Kristen is the daughter of Rosemarie Camp and Steve Kenney. Good Luck the rest of basketball season, Kristen! Keep up the good work!

William Carey Univ. Athlete of the Month, Brooklyn Guillot.

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Congratulations to the William Carey University Encore Athlete of the MonthBrooklyn Guillot! Brooklyn is a 21 year old, junior, majoring in Business Administration at WCU. She is also a pitcher for the softball team and received the 2014- NAIA National Runner-Up last year! After graduation, she hopes to go back home to Baton Rouge, LA, get a job and go to graduate school at LSU. Good luck this softball season Brooklyn! Keep up the good work!