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4B I DAWSON COUNTY NEWS I dawsonnews.com Wednesday, March 4,2020 FROM 1B Soccer Throughout the second half, the offensive attack refused to slow down and a large portion of the Tigers’ shots at goal were either blocked or missed high. On one attack, Velazquez took a shot from about 25-yards away from goal, which ricocheted off of the crossbar. Sandoval got the ball back and fired off another screamer that the Calhoun defender dove in front of to keep out. “If we could have got our offense going and scoring on those opportunities, it would have been a different story,” Head Coach Patrick Muenchen said. “There were about four or five good ones that should have gone in the net.” Even through overtime, the Tigers took plenty of shots that just missed the goal. And with just a few minutes left before the teams went to pen alty kicks, the Jackets scored on a breakaway goal. “We started off great here,” Muenchen said. “We played really hard and I think the guys saw that they could do it.” With a 6-2 loss against the Pickens High School Dragons on Feb. 25, the Tigers go into region play with an (0-8) record. Encouraged by the close game played against Calhoun, Muenchen said that continuity and keeping up the high pace of their offensive attack will be the keys for the team to perform well in region play. The Tigers will face the Cherokee Bluff Bears Tuesday, March 3. Results were unavailable as of press time. Jacob Smith Dawson County News Junior Addison Hoard awaits the Jackets' first penalty kick attempt. She blocked four of the 14 Jackets attempts during the match on Friday, Feb. 28. Bonnett was one of a kind Sometimes it’s a dream from a sweet night’s sleep that brings back the nostal gia of another time, anoth er place or a friend long gone, one who has been relegated to occasional not daily remembrances. It happened the other night when I dreamed about Neil Bonnett. Vividly I saw him laughing as he hoisted a trophy. Unless you’re a longtime racing fan, you probably don’t know the name. Chances are good that you never heard it. But trust me - Neil Bonnett was one of the most pleasant, nicest people I ever knew. And in the rough and tumble world of racing, nice guys don’t always finish last. They’re simply forgotten first. But Bonnett is the link to many key moments in racing history though he only won 18 races. He was so gentle mannered that, on the rare moments of anger, you didn’t take it seriously. His smile was easy and his wit quick. Once, while driving for Junior Johnson, he suffered a severe concus sion that forced him out of the number 12 Budweiser car for several races. Now, this was back in the days when no one thought twice of a head concussion. Football players, stuntmen and racers simply shook it off and carried on. That is to say that Neil being sidelined was highly unusual. Several races after the accident, he showed up at Darlington as a spectator and I ran into him in the garage. I stopped in his path and asked teas- ingly, “Do you remember me?” It was said that his memory had disappeared. Quickly he responded, “Heck yeah. I remember the good lookin’ women. It’s all the other stuff I forgot.” That’s not true because he remem bered his friends and maintained his loyalty. The first race after his accident was Talladega so he asked Junior if he would give a break to a friend’s son. Bobby Allison, his brother, Donnie, Red Farmer and Bonnett formed what was called the Alabama Gang, all drivers from the Birmingham area who were brother-like. Bobby’s son, Davey, had made a name on the ARCA circuit. “Would you put Davey in the car while I’m out?” Bonnett asked. Junior agreed, resulting in a media event that was so enormous that Davey was engulfed constantly by a dozen reporters. He couldn’t walk for tripping over a camera. He landed a full-time ride the next year and his first qualifying effort resulted in the Daytona 500 pole. Six years later, Neil was the first one to the helicopter crash at Talladega when Davey and Red flew over to watch Neil’s test session. Davey died and Red, though injured, lived. One of my favorite stories involved Neil and his teammate, Darrell Waltrip, when they both drove for Junior. It was a Saturday night race at Nashville Raceway where it was hard to beat Darrell in Nashville because he had become a short track legend there before moving up. Darrell was leading on the final lap when a fiery crash occurred, bringing out the checkered. Neil, running second, passed Darrell. It was a rule infraction: no passing after the yellow comes out. In all the commotion, NASCAR offi cials didn’t notice and gave the win to Neil. Junior protested his own driver and told them that Darrell was the winner. No one listened. Neil took off fishing the next day, only to return to the cold news that he had been stripped of the win when a Nashville news station produced film showing he had passed Darrell under yellow. Typically, he was good natured about it all. He was only 47 when he was killed in a practice accident for the Daytona 500 in 1994. He was driving a car owned by his hunting buddy, Dale Earnhardt. He shouldn’t be remembered for that, though. He should be remembered as one of the nicest guys the sport every knew. Ronda Rich is the best-selling author of Let Me Tell You Something. Please visit www. rondarich to sign up for herfree weekly newsletter. RONDARICH Columnist DCHS Junior and FFA member and officer, Devin Chambers, competed in the North Region Area 1FFA Proficiency category Environmental Natural Resources with a proficiency based on his families recycling business. His proficiency won first place in the North Region Area 1 FFA. Chambers will compete with his proficiency at the state level in April at the Georgia State FFA Convention in Macon Georgia. He is active in his chapter competing in Career Development Events and showing livestock. Photo for the Dawson County News College Notes Ronald Zappendorf, of Dawsonville, was named to fall 2019 dean’s list at The Citadel. The dean’s list is a recognition given to cadets and students who are reg istered for 12 or more semester hours and whose grade point average is 3.20 or high er, with no grade of I (Incomplete) and no grade below C for work in a semester. 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