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SPORTS DawsonNewscom Wednesday, August 22, 2018 facebook.com/dawsonnews twitter.com/dawsonnews Vikings slam door on Lady Tigers Softball season hits a snag with loss to East Hall By Bob Christian bchristian@dawsonnews.com The Dawson County High School softball team took to the diamond for a match-up against the defend ing region champs the East Hall County Vikings Aug. 16, ending with a 12-7 loss for the Tigers. With Maggie Schandera on the mound for the Lady Tigers, the Vikings came to the plate and start ed the scoring almost immediately after a lead off double. Following up with a pair of singles and aided by an infield error from the Tigers, the Vikings put two quick runs on the board in the first inning. East Hall’s Macy Banks stood tall in the circle for the Vikings and made quick work of the Tigers behind a powerful fast ball. Starting the second inning by putting their lead runner on base again, this time on a single, the Vikings began the process of mov ing the runner around the bases aided once more by a series of infield errors by the Tigers. After driving in the one runner, and with two outs left in the inning, the Vikings managed to load the bases for Kaitlyn Daniels who sent a tow ering shot over the center field wall for her first career grand slam and sending the score to 8 - 0 with one swing of the bat. See Softball 12B Bob Christian Dawson County News Senior Maggie Schandera pitches against East Hall. ifcjP Wy-- n r_.» nPv iVXkdL'. '-* - ». k a ^ - Photos by Bob Christian Dawson County News Senior Ahmad Kamara breaks free on his way to the endzone on Aug. 17 at Habersham Central. Tigers claw out win in opener Volleyball team improves to 4-3 By Bob Christian bchristian@dawsonnews.com Opening the 2018 campaign with seven games over 10 days, the Dawson County Lady Tigers vol leyball team is rapidly coming together as a force to be reckoned with on the courts. This year’s team sees only four girls returning from last year, and that inexperience showed during the Mountain Madness Tournament on August 10 as a lack of communication and cohesion led to 77 team errors in two matches. Giving up 40 errors in their straight set loss to Fannin County (25 - 19, 29 - 27) followed by 37 errors in another straight set loss to Gilmer County (25 — 17, 26 — 24), was not the beginning anticipat ed by Head Coach Tanya Porter. “Many new girls in a varsity situation, there are a lot of nerves,” she explained, “Volleyball is a game of momentum. We never had it in those first two.” See Volleyball 12B ’Shine pedalers ride continues to grow By Bob Christian bchristian@dawsonnews.com Defensive Coordinator Brent Cox and Senior Raymond Vassak call in plays during Friday night's game at Habersham Central. By Bob Christian bchristian@dawsonnews.com As the opening coin toss tumbled to the turf and fans cheered madly for that tiny sliver of metal it was evident that all northeast Georgia had been waiting for this day. The Dawson County High School Tigers opened the varsity foot ball season with a visit to John Larry Black Field at Habersham Central High School on Friday, August 17 and closed out with a win over the Raiders. Winning the opening toss, the Habersham Raiders deferred the ball to the second half. The Dawson County Tigers put the setting sun at their backs and after taking the opening kick-off out to their own 22-yard line, sent the offense onto the field for the first time in 2018. Featuring a backfield duo of seniors in quarter back Sevaughn Clark and running back Ahmad Kamara, the Tigers quick ly began to test the defen sive front with a series of runs up the middle, breaking off yardage in three and five-yard chunks. Continuing to wear down the Raider defense and slowly working the ball to the outside paid off on the opening drive as Kamara broke loose around the right side for 28-yards to take the ball into the end zone. With just over seven minutes to play in the first quarter, the Tigers took an early 7 - 0 lead. Relying more on a short passing game, the Raiders offense took the field for their first posses sion of the game and quickly demonstrated how dangerous a team they could be. After haul ing in a short pass from Raider quarterback Luke Wilson, wide receiver Donovan Curry scram bled and ducked his way 75 yards through the Tigers secondary to tie the game at 7. With seven minutes remaining on the clock, the Tigers offense took to See Football 12B Editor’s note: This article originally ran in the Aug. 1 edition and misquoted a source as well as misspelled the source’s name. We apologize for the error. Over 250 cycling enthusiasts rolled into Dawsonville July 28 for the sixth annual ‘Shine Pedalers Metric bike ride. Organized by the Dawson County Chamber of Commerce, the ride starts and finishes at the Georgia Racing Hall of Fame. Featuring two routes through the rolling hills of Dawson County, the ride is a unique way to see the countryside. “This is one of our top ways to showcase our community, to get people thinking about Dawsonville differently,” said Chamber President Christie Moore. “The goal each year is to add more riders, more [Supply and Gear] stops and more community sponsors.” The full metric, measuring 62 miles, was recom mended for advanced riders not only due to the extra distance, but because it features a grueling climb up Burnt Mountain in Jasper. Ascending some 3,000 feet over just a few miles, this portion of the ride was not for the faint of heart, although the view of the north Georgia mountains that awaited riders at the top was well worth the effort. Taking an equally scenic route, the half metric, a See Shine 12B Player of the Week! Hannah Waddy Dawson County High School sophomore Hannah Waddy of the Lady Tigers volleyball team “brings a hitting presence from the right side that we have been missing” according to Head Coach Tanya Porter. Through the first six games of the season, Waddy led the team in serve receive attempts (8y) and in digs (45), and is second on the team with 12 aces and a go percent service rating for the Sponsored by: 706-216-0992 We’ve Gone Green! ‘We will be here when you need us. ” Certified Collision Center ll-CK DAHLONEGA DUNKIN DONUTS Industrial Park Rd. 130 Industrial Park Rd, Dawsonville M-F: 8:00 - 5:00 Dawsonville’s Premier Collision Center PLAYER OF THE WEEK Ahmad Kamara Dawson County High School senior and running back Ahmad Kamara was instrumental in Friday nights season opening win over the Habersham Raiders at Habersham Central High School. In his first regular season game as a DCHS Tiger, Kamara racked up 130 yards on 20 carries with one touchdown. 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