The votes are in! North Oaks Sports Medicine is honored to announce the
following student-athletes as the 2015-2016 North Oaks Student-Athletes
of the Year.
These students were chosen based on excellence in athletic competition,
maintaining a 3.0 GPA or higher, being active in school and community
organizations and showing respect for coaches, teammates, officials, teachers
and other students.
To find out more about North Oaks Sports Medicine, call (985) 230-5248 or visit
www.northoaks.org/sportsmedicine.
TANGIPAHOA PARISH
Male Winner
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Jebadiah Kraft,
Ponchatoula High School
- GPA: 3.93
- Football, Baseball, Basketball, Soccer
- In the class 5A playoffs, led the Green Wave football team to a victory
over #1 ranked West Monroe to secure a spot in the state quarterfinals
- National Honor Society; Fellowship of Christian Athletes; District Honor
Choir, Class President (Junior Year), Key Club President; Louisiana Boys
State; Masonic Honesty and Integrity Award; New Orleans Quarterbacks Club
Athlete of the Week; WGNO Friday Night Football Scholar Athlete of the
Week; LHSAA Academic All-State team; All-District Soccer Team
- Leads his teammates on the field, but goes above and beyond to lead his
peers in the classroom as well; continually volunteers and rallies students
to assist teachers with classroom projects; true model of what a student-athlete
should exemplify
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Female Winner
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Emily Waddell,
Ponchatoula High School
- GPA: 3.78
- Volleyball
- 9/8 Ponchatoula defeated Riverside Academy (18 kills, 17 digs, 7 blocks);
9/2 Ponchatoula defeated St. Charles Catholic (17 kills, 1 ace, 20 digs,
8 blocks); 9/1 (14 kills, 2 aces, 10 kills, 3 blocks, 1 assist)
- National Honor Society; Key Club; French Club; Student Council; Fellowship
of Christian Athletes; Woodlawn All-Tournament Team; Leadership Award;
Defensive Award
- Exemplifies what a true leader should be both on and off the court; elected
captain by the coaches and teammates; fellow peers respect her and the
job she does on the court; stays after practice to work with teammates
or to get more work in; great role model and representative of Ponchatoula
High School
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LIVINGSTON PARISH
Male Winner
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Cheyenne Labruzza,
Albany High School
- GPA: 4.1
- Football
- Defense - 40 tackles, 3 Tackles for loss; Offense - 1147 yards rushing
12 touchdowns, 324 yards receiving 4 touchdowns
- Fellowship of Christian Athletes; Beta Club; Football Team captain; holds
over 15 scholarship offers including offers from LSU, USC, Florida and Tennessee
- Leader in the classroom; takes time out to speak to everyone including
the elementary students
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Female Winner
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Hannah Vicknair,
Albany High School
- GPA: 4.0
- Basketball, Track
- Only returning starter to team; 1st team 7-3A All-District member and a
2nd team All-Livingston Parish.
- Student Government Junior Representative; Fellowship of Christian Students
President; Football Student Trainer/Manager; active member of Bethlehem
Baptist Church
- Models student leadership in every way on and off the court; natural leader
that is shown through leadership roles in clubs and work ethic in practice
on a daily basis; continues to exude all qualities of a leader and student-athlete
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