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Wednesday, May 18, 2022
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Hughes prepared for strong state showing
Dawson senior has been pivotal in helping golf team grow into one of best in region
By Rio White
riowhite@dawsonnews.com
Over the past two years,
senior Alex Hughes has
helped the Dawson
County golf team grow
into one of the strongest in
its region. The team placed
third in the AAA Area 3
tournament and are pre
paring for next week’s
State Tournament, where
they finished third last sea
son.
Hughes has been a part
of a team that has
improved both in skill and
depth in his two seasons,
having began his career
with the Tigers playing
alongside his brother Alex
and Will Howard as the
most consistent players.
But this season, fellow
seniors Christian Roper
and Seth Jackson, as well
as regular starters Will
McNatt and Jeremy Ray,
have all stepped up to help
lead the team to success.
For Hughes, the effort
and initiative put in by so
many players has created a
team chemistry that made
his season even more
memorable.
“It’s been super fun,”
Hughes said. “Last year,
we didn’t do many outings
outside of golf, but this
year I’ve done almost
weekly outings with all the
guys.”
As Hughes has
improved his scores in his
senior year, so has the
team. He shot a team-best
l-under 71 at this season’s
Area Tournament as the
team scored a season low
of 299.
He shot six strokes bet
ter than his round at last
season’s Area Tournament
See Hughes|3B
Alex
Hughes
drives the
ball at
Chestatee
Golf Club
earlier
this sea
son. He is
the lead
ing scor
er for the
DCHS
golf
team.
Rio White
Dawson
County News
Tm proud as can be of them’
Rio White Dawson County News
The girls 4x400 team takes a group photo after finishing fourth at the Class AAA State Finals, finishing as the
top placer for the team last weekend.They set a school-record time during the prelims.
Tigers track notches four top-six finishes at State Finals
By Rio White
riowhite@dawsonnews.com
Head coach Arron
Haynes knew that his
DCHS track and field
team had multiple oppor
tunities to finish strong at
the GHSA Class AAA
Track and Field
Championships last
weekend.
They came in with pur
pose and did not disap
point.
A week after three
relay teams and two indi
viduals progressed from
the State Sectionals, they
represented DCHS in the
State Finals at Carrollton
from Thursday, May 12,
to Saturday, May 14.
At the State Finals, the
Tigers finished with four
top-six finishes and a
school-record time set
during the preliminary
round by the girls 4x400
relay team.
The first highlight of
the week came on
Thursday when the girls
4x800 relay team finished
sixth with a time of
10:34.64.
The all-sophomore
quartet of Jules Phillips,
Elizabeth Knight, Katie
Gloeckner and Anna
LeCave had previously
finished as runner-up at
the Region 7
Championships and
fourth at the State
Sectionals.
See Track 13B
Julia Fechter Dawson County News
Ethan Smith runs during the 800-meter prelims on Friday.
He wrapped up his Tigers career by finishing fifth at the
State Finals.
DCHS band
hosts Spring
Concert to
wrap up year
By Rio White
riowhite@dawsonnews.com
The Dawson County symphonic band
performed its final concert of the season on
Thursday, May 12, combining forces with
the eighth-grade band to put together a
large Spring Concert.
In addition to the band playing a variety
of pieces, the band also recognized the out
going seniors, those who earned letters,
award winners and announced next year’s
marching band show theme and members
of leadership.
The program began with a message of
solidarity for Ukraine.
Band director Nicholas Gattis conducted
the band in opening the concert with the
See Band 13B
BOE recognizes
Dawson state
playoff teams
By Rio White
riowhite@dawsonnews.com
During a meeting on Tuesday, May 10,
the Dawson County Board of Education
recognized the many athletic teams don
ning the maroon and gold who made it to
the state playoffs during the winter and
spring seasons.
Recognized in the event were boys and
girls tennis, boys and girls track and field,
boys golf, girls basketball, baseball, and
both the high school and middle school
wrestling teams.
“I think this is the most teams we’ve ever
had go to state in one year,” board member
Elaine Wilson said. “This many kids going
to state...that’s awesome.”
Some of the teams recognized were
filled with star seniors, while others had
many underclassmen who will be back
See Athletes 13B
Late spin out thwarts Elliott
after two top-5 stage finishes
By Rio White
riowhite@dawsonnews.com
For just the fourth time
in 13 races this season,
Chase Elliott finished
outside the top 10 as a
blown left-rear tire with
70 laps to go doomed
him to a 29th place finish
in the AdventHealth 400
at Kansas Speedway.
Just as he had moved
back into the top five for
the third time in the race,
Elliott spun out rapidly
and managed to avoid
collisions on the way
down to the grass.
By the time he had
come to a full stop, the
entire carcass of the tire
had blown away and his
day was effectively over.
Before all of that,
Elliott had put together a
Photo courtesy of NASCAR
Chase Elliott spins after his left rear tire blew dur
ing the AdventHealth 400 at Kansas Speedway.
performance that reflect- moved up and made
ed the back-and-forth some moves late in Stage
shuffling of the middle of One. He gained seven
the pack at Kansas. positions in the last 20
Starting the race in 14
position, Elliott gradually See NASCAR 13B
Player Of The Week!
Katie
Gloeckner
This week’s Player of the
Week is Katie Gloeckner,
who helped two relay
teams earn top-6 finishes
at the State Track and Field
Championships.
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