North Oaks Sports Medicine
and
North Oaks Physician Group’s orthopaedic surgeons
have selected
LiNeshon “Lala” Legard
and
Reed Roberts
of Hammond High Magnet School,
Jessica Nesom
of Doyle High School in Livingston and
Britt Harris
of Springfield High School as “Student-Athletes of the Month”
for March 2016.
LiNeshon “Lala” Legard
is a 17-year-old junior with a 3.5 GPA at Hammond High Magnet School.
She has been a member of the track and field team for 3 years. In her
first meet of the season, Legard had three first place finishes and a
second place finish. Before her second meet was cut short due to inclement
weather, she placed second in the triple jump.
Legard is recognized as a leader on and off the field. She also plays
basketball and softball, and is enrolled in the medical magnet program’s
sports medicine classes. Head Track Coach Cecil Thomas notes, “She
is an excellent student and has made a positive impact on the culture
at Hammond High Magnet.”
She is the daughter of Shirell and Lionel Legard.
Reed Roberts, a 17-year-old junior at Hammond High Magnet School, has a 4.0 GPA and
has played on the baseball team for 3 years as a catcher. At a recent
baseball tournament in New Orleans, Roberts hit a grand slam. He also
plays football.
“Reed is every coach, athletic trainer, and teachers’ dream,”
states Head Boys Baseball Coach Stephen Ceravalo. “He is a dedicated
individual, who goes above and beyond, never settling for less than 100
percent." Ceravalo admires Roberts for not allowing his diabetes
to slow him down.
He is the son of Southeastern Louisiana University’s Head Football
Coach Ron Roberts and his wife DiDi. He has been inducted into the National
Honor Society and, like Legard, is enrolled in the medical magnet program’s
sports medicine classes.
Jessica Nesom, 16, is a junior member of the girls’ basketball team at Doyle High
School in Livingston. The daughter of James and Melissa Nesom, she has
a 3.78 GPA and was nominated by Bradley Watts, the school’s athletic
director. She averages 12 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists per game.
Head Basketball Coach Samantha White admires Nesom as one who “leads
by example,” noting how hard she worked this past season to overcome
an ankle injury. “She was at practice every day to help her teammates
however she could. She worked hard in rehab and put in extra work after
practice once she was cleared.”
Nesom also is a 2-year member of the Doyle High School Track team, as
well as the Beta Club and Fellowship of Christian Athletes.
Sixteen-year-old junior
Britt Harris
attends Springfield High School, where he has a 3.3 GPA and has played
baseball for 3 years as second baseman. On average, he bats 3.3.250, earns
an on-base percentage of .400 and collects 4 RBIs. He earned All-District
Honorable Mention recognition in his sophomore year.
Head Baseball Coach John Pace admires how Harris “strives to help
his teammates excel on and off the field,” noting that he tutors
his fellow students in math.
Harris is involved in the youth group at Bethlehem First Baptist Church
of Albany. He also is a member of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes
and helps coach little league T-ball. He is the son of Springfield High
School Principal Spencer Harris and his wife Tammy.
From September 2015 to April 2016, North Oaks Sports Medicine staff and
North Oaks Physician Group orthopaedic surgeons will choose male and female
Student-Athletes of the Month from both Tangipahoa and Livingston Parishes.
Honorees must: have a 3.0 GPA or higher; excel in athletics; participate
in school and community organizations; and respect coaches, teammates,
officials, teachers and their peers. In May 2016, male and female “Student-Athletes
of the Year” will be selected from all the monthly honorees for
both parishes.
Nomination forms are available online
here
or can be requested by calling
North Oaks Sports Medicine
at (985) 230-5248.
From left are North Oaks Sports Medicine Senior Athletic Trainer Jeff Schmitt,
North Oaks Sports Medicine Athletic Trainer Kerrin Sitman, LiNeshon “Lala”
Legard, Hammond High Magnet School Head Girls Track Coach Kovi Dillon
and Hammond High Magnet School Head Track Coach Cecil Thomas.
From left are North Oaks Sports Medicine Senior Athletic Trainer Jeff Schmitt,
North Oaks Sports Medicine Athletic Trainer Kerrin Sitman, Reed Roberts
and Hammond High Magnet School Head Baseball Coach Stephen Ceravalo.
From left are Doyle High School Head Basketball Coach Samantha White, Jessica
Nesom and North Oaks Sports Medicine Athletic Trainer Matt Stumpf.
From left are Springfield High School Head Baseball Coach John Pace, Britt
Harris and North Oaks Sports Medicine Athletic Trainer Mandy Trepagnier.