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SPORTS DawsonNewscom Wednesday, May 4, 2022 facebook.com/dawsonnews twitter.com/dawsonnews Anglin named girls basketball head coach Anglin has been fixture at school for many years, in both teaching and coaching capacity By Rio White riowhite@dawsonnews.com On Wednesday, April 27, DCHS Athletic Director Bradley Fowler announced that Will Anglin would become the next head coach of the Lady Tigers basketball team. Anglin has been a fixture at the school for many years, in both a teaching and coaching capacity. A 2013 graduate of DCHS and former member of the boys basketball team, Anglin has served in a variety of roles, including as current head boys golf coach and assistant boys basketball coach for the past four seasons. “It means everything to me,” Anglin said. “This has been a dream of mine since I graduated from Dawson in 2013. Now, having the opportunity to pour back into a pro gram that did so much for me is incredible. Dawson women’s bas ketball has a rich history of success and I am honored to be a part of it.” For Anglin, his journey to a head coaching position at his alma mater is a culmination of his dedication to DCHS. Beginning his coaching career at the young age of 16, Anglin has taken that responsibility to heart, joining the DCHS boys basketball staff as a community coach in 2014 and spending three years in that role. He has also become highly regarded as a teacher, beginning his classroom journey in 2018 after graduating from the University of North Georgia with a degree in Secondary Education Mathematics. He has twice been named Best Teacher at the Best of Dawson awards. “We are super excited to have coach Anglin lead our women’s bas ketball program,” Fowler said. “He has a great plan and I cannot wait for him to get started.” The Lady Tigers are coming off a successful 2021-22 campaign, put ting together a 17-11 overall record and earning their first state playoff See Anglin 13B Photo by Jessica Taylor Will Anglin will become the next head coach of the DCHS girls basketball team. He previously served as an assistant to the boys team for the past four seasons. ‘Our guys battled like crazy’ Photo courtesy of DCHS Golf Alex Hughes chips a shot from just outside the green at the Area 3Tournament. He finished as the top scorer for theTigers with a 1-under par 71. DCHS boys golf shoots season low, qualifies for state tournament By Rio White riowhite@dawsonnews.com The Dawson County boys golf team competed at the Class AAA Area 3 Tournament at Apple Mountain Golf Club on Monday, April 25, shooting a season low score of 299 to earn a spot at the AAA State Championships. Alex Hughes led the way with a score of 1-under 71 as the Tigers finished third at the area tournament behind Westminster and Cherokee Bluff, with the latter finishing just two strokes ahead of DCHS. “Our guys battled like crazy,” head coach Will Anglin said. “Many of them started their rounds poorly and they continued to grind it out. I was most impressed with their determination.” That determination was needed on a day that had the Tigers play against a combi nation of teams from Regions 5 and 7, including rivals North Hall. Hughes played by that example, beginning his day with three consecutive bogeys before playing the remainder of the course at 4-under par. Another resilient display was shown by Christian Roper, who had some early struggles before finding a groove on the back nine. He played the final four holes with a birdie-par-birdie-eagle finish to end his day with a score of l-over 73. As the day progressed and the temperature increased, the Tigers got hotter and out played many opponents, including the North Hall team that had played in two close regular-season tourna ments against DCHS. With Jeremy Ray and Will McNatt rounding out the scoring at 76 and 79, respec tively, the Tigers finished with all four players shooting under 80 and breaking an aggregate of 300 for the first time this season. “This was one of the clutchest performances I have ever seen as a coach,” Anglin said. “It’s [one] thing to have other teams struggle and give you a spot in the state tournament, but in our case everyone played great.” The girls golf team also competed at the Area 3 Tournament, with Samantha Dewendt scoring an 83 to finish in fifth place individu ally. With the girls team playing during the hottest part of the day, they strug gled early and were not able to qualify for the State Championships. Despite this, Anglin and girls coach Tyler Baker will have all players returning next season, including the rising junior Dewendt. The boys team will be looking to replicate last sea son’s success at the state level, where they finished third. Anglin mentioned that his team’s performance at the Area Tournament showed that they would not be denied in spite of the early adversity. Next up for the team will be a trip to Augusta on May 17 and 18, where they will play at Bartram Trail Golf Club. Anglin will be making sure the team is prepared for the challenge. “Our biggest challenge will be finding where we need to miss and how to approach each hole,” Anglin said. “We expect the Augusta greens to be very fast with a lot of hills. I’m sure the course will be in great condi tion and it will be a great opportunity for our guys to compete against the best in the state.” Season ends for DCHS baseball at state playoffs By Rio White riowhite@dawsonnews.com After a 19-win season and their first Class AAA state playoff appearance in five years, the Dawson County baseball team ended their season with a first-round playoff loss to Redan on Friday, April 29. The Tigers traveled down to play the Raiders in a doubleheader that showcased the resolve of the visitors to hang in against a hot- hitting opponent. Redan got out to an early lead in the first game, leading by as much as 13-1 before the Tigers showed their offensive prowess. In the top of the fifth inning, the bats caught fire and DCHS would score six runs. Leading the charge was Luke Mulberry, who would lead his team with three hits in the game. Lour other players would have a pair of hits while Julian Homer led the team with three runs batted in. Another couple of runs in the seventh inning would reduce the Tigers’ deficit to 13-9, which would remain as the final score. After a slow start, the visitors showed they could compete offensively with a Redan side that relied on their power hitting. Lor head coach Dwayne Sapp, the team’s resolve and effort to get to the playoffs proved that they had earned their place, regardless of how they matched up against Redan. “The senior leadership was critical during the season to weather the highs and lows of a three-month season. They did a terrific job handling this,” Sapp said. “I think the only thing that worried the coaches [about Redan] was the experience of the team. They had a lot of veteran players that have been in these situ ations and they were at home.” The second game would prove to be much closer and would once again display the resil iency of the DCHS roster. While a couple of early home runs by Redan could have demoralized the Tigers, the patience of the team would pay off in the third inning. Trailing 5-0, the Tigers showed discipline at the plate and scored four runs to launch them selves right back into the game. See Baseball 13B Rotary Club hosts 31st annual golf tournament Rio White Dawson County News A line of golf carts prepare to drive off onto the course prior to the Dawson County Rotary Club's 31st annual golf tournament. By Rio White riowhite@dawsonnews.com The Dawson County Rotary Club hosted its 31st annual golf tourna ment at Crystal Tails Golf Club on Monday, April 25. Every year, the service- based organization holds the golf event to help raise funds for its many com munity investments. This year’s event came just days after the Rotary Club attended the Rotary District 6910 conference in Greenville, S.C., and won several awards, including Large Club of the Year and the Environmental Award. After coming back to Georgia, the club went straight back to work and put together an event that had broad support from the community. According to Rotary Club president-elect Nicole Stewart, Monday’s event raised over $65,000, which is the most the club has ever raised at the annual tournament. “It was such a great event and truly a team effort,” Stewart said. “We have such a great club with outstanding members who go above and beyond for Dawson County.” At the tournament, par ticipants could take part in a longest drive contest and putting contest, as well as play the course individual ly or in a team. In the team competition, the Carla Boutin State Earn team was the Gross Winning team while the Modern Woodmen of America was the Net Winning team. Individually, Zach Williams of the Carla Boutin State Larm team See Rotary 12B Player Of The Week! Luke Mulberry This week’s Player of the Week is Luke Mulberry, who had a combined 4 hits and 4 RBIs in the baseball team’s state playoff games last week. Sponsored by: We’ve Gone Green! “We will be here when you need us. 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