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dawsonnews.com I DAWSON COUNTY NEWS I 3B
DCMS Softball falls short in semi-finals to end season
Jacob Smith
jsmith@dawsonnews.com
The Dawson County
Middle School softball
team lost in the semi
finals in their league on
Monday, Oct. 11.
The team finished
8-6-1 on the season and
were the No. 4 seed
headed into bracket play.
They lost the matchup
against Lumpkin
County, whom the Lady
Tigers had played twice
that season. They lost
the first game of the sea
son, but came back and
tied Lumpkin 8-8 in
their second matchup.
Throughout the sea
son, Lily Hamilton
paced the Lady Tigers.
She had team-highs in
multiple offensive cate
gories including batting
average (.581) and runs
scored (19). Hannah
Walden had a batting
average of .412.
Kinsley Negley and
Aubree Smith finished
the season tied with the
team-lead in runs batted
in with 10. Smith also
hit .351 at the plate. Ella
Clark was second in
runs scored behind
Hamilton with 9 runs
and also hit .355 at the
plate this season.
In the circle, Alleigh
Lenior led the Lady
Tigers in all statistical
categories including
innings pitched (56.1),
starts (12), strikeouts
(103) and shutouts (1).
Smith and Negley also
pitched for the Lady
Tigers this season.
Photo submitted
The 2021 Dawson County Middle School softball
team.
Photos by Jacob Smith Dawson County News
Senior Rylie Erickson throws a runner out during the GHSA 3A state softball tournament first round
againstThe Westminster Schools.
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Softball
Tigers only committed one team error in both
games this season, something RIckett has stated
needed to be a focal points for the team all sea
son long.
“They played great defense and that’s some
thing we’ve worked hard at all along,” Rickett
said. “We’re getting timely hits too. It’s still like
everything else; we need the ball to bounce our
way, but I still think this is the best we’ve been
playing to this point. We said early on, it’s not
about what we look like in August, but how we
play in October.”
The Lady Tigers will have to travel to either
Tattnall County High school or Liberty County
High School on Wednesday, Oct. 20 for the sec
ond round.
Both schools are thirty minutes from each
other and located between Savannah and
Brunswick, along the Georgia coastline. Liberty
County is the higher seed, but according to
Maxpreps, both teams finished the season under
.500.
With four wins in a row, a long bus ride is not
going to be enough to slow down the surging
Lady Tigers softball team.
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Junior Lauren Kurtz hits a ball to the opposite field
for a base hit.
Photos by Jacob Smith Dawson County News
Above: The Tigers football team breaks the banner before their game against West Hall High
School. Below: Matt Bennett returns an interception against West Hall on Friday, Oct. 15.
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Football
The remainder of the Tigers’
touchdowns Friday night came from
their rushing attack. Five different
Tigers combined for 140 rushing
yards. Senior Conley Dyer led the
way with a game-high 89 rushing
yards on seven attempts, scoring a
touchdown. Rushing touchdowns
also came from senior Jackson
Grindle and freshman Davis Glass.
With a win, the Tigers guarantee
they will finish at least 3-3 in the
Region 7-3A standings this season.
However, they have three more
remaining games to go after a region
championship. Cherokee Bluff and
North Hall also remain undefeated in
region play so far this season.
“We’re in position right now to
make our way into the playoffs,”
Maxwell said. “This is three in a row,
right? The good thing is we’re on
pace to get into the playoffs on seven
straight wins. We can’t focus on any
thing other than ourselves and they’re
a very good opponent. Can’t worry
about them though, always just have
to focus on us getting better.”
The Tigers will face off next
Friday, Oct. 22 at Cherokee Bluff
High School against the Bears. The
game starts at 7:30 p.m.
4-H preparing
for a brand new
archery season
Jacob Smith
jsmith@dawsonnews.com
After suspending their most recent season due to the
COVID-19 pandemic, the Dawson County 4-H
Archery team began practicing for the 2022 season.
Head coach, current professional shooter Farry
Painter, said that the team consisted of over 20 stu
dents, ranging from fourth graders to seniors in high
school.
“About 50 percent of our students are from fourth to
sixth grade,” Painter said. “Then about 40 percent are
in high school.”
The team will compete in two different events this
season; an indoor event in Perry, Ga on Jan. 22, 2022
and an outdoor event at Rock Eagle 4-H Complex in
Eatonton, Ga on April 20, 2022.
The team started as a conjoined team with Fumpkin
County, but about seven or eight years ago, Fumpkin
broke off, requiring Painter to take over the Dawson
County program. Painter said everything he does is
“for the kids.”
We worry more about character than shooting, we
want them to become good people,” Painter said.
“They learn fellowship and camaraderie. Gives them
an outlet to do something other than schoolwork.
Being a state organization, we try to promote strong
beliefs ... try to set good guidelines for them.”
Sign-ups are currently closed for the 2022 season.
Photo submitted
The Dawson County 4-H archery team.
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NASCAR
scored 15th when the second stage ended on lap 210.
During the stage break, the Kelley Blue Book team
pitted to make extensive changes to the Chevrolet
Camaro. Elliott restarted 12th and edged his way
back inside the top 10 on lap 246. A caution on lap
273 brought Elliott and the other leaders to pit road.
After restarting ninth, the KBB.com driver got loose
and dropped to 13th.
He quickly recovered and was back up to seventh
before the caution waved again on lap 299. Another
round of pit stops put Elliott 13th when racing
resumed. He moved back up to 11th before the race
was red flagged because of an accident on the restart.
When the race resumed, Elliott battled for 10th but
was unable to claim the spot before a caution on lap
314. He remained in that position for the restart and
grabbed ninth before several cautions slowed his
progress. On the final restart with two laps to go,
Elliott jumped to seventh where he ultimately ended
the race.
The No. 9 team is currently fifth in the playoff
standings as the NASCAR Cup Series heads to the
second race of the Round of 8 next Sunday, Oct. 24 at
Kansas Speedway. The race starts at 3 p.m.
Photo by Sean Gardner of Getty Images
Chase Elliott, driver of the #9 Kelley Blue Book
Chevrolet, drives during the NASCAR Cup Series
Autotrader EchoPark Automotive 500 at Texas
Motor Speedway on October 17, in Fort Worth,
Texas.