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Wednesday, April 27, 2022
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Bagiev looks forward to college career
Dawson runner reflects on hurdles progress
By Rio White
riowhite@dawsonnews.com
Over the past four
years, senior hurdler
Chandler Bagley has
grown to become one of
the most consistent per
formers on the Dawson
County track and field
team.
From beginning his
high school career without
ever having tried track and
field to now being com
mitted to continuing his
hurdling career at the col
legiate level, Bagley’s pas
sion for the sport has
allowed him to reach
unforeseen heights.
As his senior year drew
to a close, Bagley worked
to recover from a ham
string injury in time to
compete at the Region
7-AAA meet last week.
Bagley’s career as the
hurdles specialist at
DCHS began as simply as
many other athletes’
careers — through his
friends convincing him to
join them on the track and
field team.
After attempting dis
tance races at first, Bagley
settled on hurdles and
gradually worked his way
into achieving competitive
times in practice and then
at meets.
Like many other spring
athletes, Bagley’s sopho
more season was cut short
due to the onset of the
pandemic. But uniquely,
he felt that he was hitting
his stride and that his
times were rapidly
improving — only to be
robbed of that progress.
Despite the sudden end
to his season, his motiva
tion and desire to improve
See Bagley 13B
Chandler
Bagley has
rapidly
improved
to become
a competi
tive hur
dler in
Region
7-AAA. He
will con
tinue his
hurdling
career at
Truett
McConnell
University.
Rio White
Dawson County
News
Runners make history
Photos by Rio White Dawson County News
The boys and girls 4x400-meter relay teams stand together after winning their respective events.
Four school records broken as track team excels at region meet
By Rio White
riowhite@dawsonnews.com
Over the course of two
days at the Region 7-AAA
Track and Field
Championships, the Dawson
County team broke four
school records and qualified
several athletes for the Class
AAA State Sectionals in two
weeks.
The Tigers made the trip
over to Cherokee Bluff to
compete on Thursday, April
21, and Friday, April 22.
Anna LeCave and Ethan
Smith broke school records at
the 800-meter event on
Friday, with LeCave posting
2:25.46 and Smith at 1:56.54.
“The girls and boys 800
records were exciting to see,”
head coach Arron Haynes
said. “Even more so when you
consider that the two former
See Track 13B
Anna LeCave runs the 800-meter race, where she broke a school record and fin
ished third to qualify for the state sectionals.
Boys tennis
ends at state
tournament
By Rio White
riowhite@dawsonnews.com
After putting together a 10-6 overall
record and a third-place finish at the
Region 7-AAA tournament, the DCHS
boys tennis team finished their season in
the first round of the Class AAA state tour
nament on Tuesday, April 19.
Head coach Logan Allen and his team
traveled over to Norcross to play Region 5
runner-up Greater Atlanta Christian in the
tournament, where the Tigers would face
their stiffest competition this season.
While the team could not find momen
tum against the Spartans and would lose
4-0, the final match of the evening was a
prime example of the larger effort that the
Tigers had shown.
Knowing it would be the final tennis
match of his high school career, Zach
See Boys 13B
Girls tennis
ends season at
state tourney
By Rio White
riowhite@dawsonnews.com
One day after the Dawson County boys
tennis team finished their season, the girls
team followed on Wednesday, April 20,
with an exit in the first round of the Class
AAA State Tournament at Westminster.
Head coach Laura Ledbetter and the
Lady Tigers traveled down to Buckhead to
face the Region 5 champion Wildcats,
where the visitors would face their tough
est test of the season.
While the results of the evening’s match
es did not go in the Lady Tigers’ favor in a
3-0 defeat, Ledbetter remained positive
about how the team had progressed
through the season to put together a 10-6
record and reach the state tournament.
See Boys 13B
DCHS marching band
hosts car show fundraiser
Rio White Dawson County News
A row of classic cars are on display at the DCHS
band car show fundraiser.
By Rio White
riowhite@dawsonnews.com
Lor the second year run
ning, the DCHS Tiger
Pride band hosted a car
show to help fund next
school year’s marching
band season, with this
year’s proceeds going
toward new uniforms.
Taking place on
Saturday, April 23, this
year’s event saw the num
ber of cars on display and
members of the communi
ty in attendance increase,
which contributed to a
successful day for the
band.
“The turnout was fan
tastic,” DCHS band direc
tor Nicholas Gattis said.
“Lor our second show, it is
really impressive what we
are able to accomplish
together. It’s nice to see
our community come
together to support the
band program.”
A wide range of car
makes, models and ages
were brought out to the
high school campus with a
couple of 1930s Lords and
a 2021 Toyota Supra rep
resenting the extremes of
that range.
See Cars 13B
Player Of
The Week!
Ethan Smith
This week’s player of the week is Ethan
Smith, who was Region runner-up
in two events at the Region Track
Championships, breaking a DCHS
school record at the 800-meter event.
He also anchored the first-place 4x400
relay team.
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