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Wednesday, June 6,2018
Photos by Jessica Brown Dawson County News
Dawson County Tigers superstar Will Anglin, left,
returned to his alma mater as the head coach of
the boys' junior varsity basketball team and will
assist varsity Head Coach Chad Pittman this year.
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Anglins
old, Will has been a coach
in Dawson County in some
form. From coaching travel
ball teams to being a com
munity coach under his
head coach Thad Burgess
for three years, to taking
the reins of the ninth grade
boys team, Will has seven
years of coaching experi
ence under his belt as he
enters his first year as a
fulltime Dawson County
Schools employee and
coach.
Carly, whose team was
state runners-up her senior
year, began her teaching
career in Forsyth County
last year.
But then one day, the
phone rang. It was her for
mer coach, Steve Sweat,
letting her know the posi
tion for the girls JV coach
was open and that he’d love
to have her on board.
“I was like ‘oh my god
yes!’ and then I ended up
getting the job here in
Dawson and it’s kind of
just been a God thing, like
it’s just really worked out,”
Carly said.
Will also felt the same
way.
Former Lady Tigers
point guard Carly
Anglin returned to her
alma mater to head the
girls' junior varsity bas
ketball team. She will
also be assisting her
former coach, Steve
Sweat, with the varsity
girls' team this season.
“It couldn’t have worked
out any better,” he said.
“God had a plan for sure.”
Carly accepted the posi
tion of first grade teacher at
Robinson Elementary and
Will accepted a position
teaching math at DCHS.
“What’s really cool is
getting to come back and
coach with Coach Sweat.
That’s like the best dream
because I played for him,”
said Carly. “That to me is
just like the coolest part
about it - to be able to
come back and to coach
with the guy that I actually
played for for four years.”
It’s been a surreal experi
ence for the couple as they
walk the halls of their high
school with a new perspec
tive.
“It’s awesome.
Everyone’s been so sup
portive. It’s been crazy,”
Will said. “Everywhere I
go people’s just like ‘oh my
god we’re so glad to have
you back.’ It’s different
walking the hallways as a
teacher than it was as a stu
dent.”
Carly vividly remembers
her days as a Lady Tiger
and her feelings the first
day she entered the gym.
“I so remember when I
was a freshman coming in
and I was petrified of
(Coach Sweat) like I was
terrified...now I’m like on
the other end and I’m like
‘guys I know how you feel.
It’s okay. I know how
scared you are because I
was in that position a cou
ple years ago,”’ Carly said.
Now that they’re the
heads of the JV program
and assistant varsity coach
es, the Anglins have been
developing their coaching
strategies, which of course
have been shaped by their
influential former coaches.
“I’m all over the place. I
played for Thad Burgess
and those who know him -
he’s all over the place. He’s
yelling, he’s screaming and
I feel like I’m the same
way,” Will said. “I’m ener
getic. I feel like the kids
respond and love to play
for me. I think it’s because
that’s how I played as a
player. I was never the big
gest, never the strongest so
I had to make up for it with
effort and I’m the same
way as a coach. I’m run
ning up and down the side
lines, clapping my hands,
yelling - it feels like I’m
playing.”
Carly, on the other hand,
wants to emphasize the
importance of defense and
attitude.
“Defense and attitude is
everything to me,” she said.
“I mean, defense is all
about effort and heart and I
think as long as you step
out on the court and give it
everything you have that’s
all I can ask for: effort, atti
tude and defense.”
The 23-year-olds hope to
bring energy and a different
perspective to the DCHS
coaching game. Since they
are only a few years older
than the kids they’re coach
ing, they hope they will be
able to relate more to them
and make an impact on
their lives.
“The man I am today
was because I had coaches
who cared, coaches who
showed me what it meant
to care for your players,
teachers who showed me
what it meant to say ‘hey
how you doing today,’ ‘I’m
here for you’ - going just
beyond the game,” Will
said. “There’s a lot more
than wins and losses. It’s
making an impact on kids.”
“My passion’s just
always been young kids
and developing them not
only to be good basketball
players but good people.
That’s what matters to me,”
Carly said. “When they
leave I hope I’ve made an
impact on them not only as
a coach but just as a human
being and understanding
that it’s important to be a
good person as well.”
Tigers continue summer practices
Jessica Brown Dawson County News
The Dawson County Tigers varsity and JV basketball teams have officially
started their summer workouts and entered their second week of training
June 4. Head Coach Chad Pittman along with his coaching staff addressed
the players May 30, letting them know what they expect to see during the
summer training. The boys practiced dribbling and scoring during last
week's practice.
Girls golf finishes 12th in state
From staff reports
The Dawson County
Lady Tigers varsity golf
team recently placed
12th in the AAA State
Tournament.
“I could not be more
pleased with our effort
this year,” said girls head
coach Frank Brown.
“The girls led by Sydney
Morgan worked hard all
year to get better every
match. They have a tre
mendous work ethic and
commitment to perform
their best every time
out.”
The girls were third in
Region 7-AAA and fifth
in Area 3-AAA.
Senior Sydney Morgan
received fourth in Area
3-AAA and placed 13th
in the AAA State
Tournament.
The girls varsity team
for 2018 consisted of
seniors Sydney Morgan
and Alexis Matheson,
sophomore Cosette
Huthwaite and freshman
Kenzie Smith.
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Camp
Every year the All
Sports Day Camp has
grown, starting with 35
kids the first year to over
60 participants in each
camp. Over half of them
return to the camp year
after year.
“Kids love it and they
invite their friends and it
just kind of snowballs,”
Carnes said.
One of Carnes’ favorite
things about the camp is
that so many kids have
come back every year, and
some of the older kids
want to come back as
counselors to help in any
way they can.
The All Sports Day
Camp isn’t just for boys.
Over the years Carnes has
been excited to see more
and more girls sign up to
play.
“They get out here and
love it just as much and
sometimes they’re some
of our better athletes and
competitors, which is
great,” Carnes said.
“They fit right in. They
aren’t treated any differ
ently. They come out and
have a blast as well.”
Kids of all athletic abili
ties come out and enjoy
the camp, playing familiar
games they love or finding
new passions in sports
they never thought of
playing.
The second All Sports
Day Camp is set for June
18-22 and spots are still
open for those who want
to participate. The camp
lasts from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
all week long and costs
$110 per person. Early
arrival at 8 a.m. and late
pick up at 4 p.m. is avail
able for an additional $25.
Campers are asked to
bring a snack, sack lunch
and water bottle each day.
Those interested can
pre-register online at daw-
soncounty.org or pick up
hard copies of the
required forms at Rock
Creek Park and Veterans
Memorial Park. For more
information, email Ty
Carnes at tcarnes@
forsyth.kl2.ga.us.
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