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Wednesday, July 13, 2022
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Benson, Hubbard claim state fishing title
Local duo also notches sixth place in world event
By Rio White
riowhite@dawsonnews.com
The Dawson County fish
ing duo of Buddy Benson
and Braedon Hubbard have
continued to show their
angling expertise this sum
mer, participating at two
events in June.
They began their summer
slate with a winning perfor
mance at the two-day Bass
Nation High School State
Championship at Lake
Hartwell, with an aggregate
weight of 32.8s pounds.
Later that month, the duo
went over to Alabama to fish
at the High School Fishing
World Finals and National
Championship at Lake
Pickwick.
At a four-day event with
435 teams, the Dawson team
finished 13th at the national
championship event before
finishing sixth at the world
championship.
The world event featured
teams from around the globe
from Canada to Africa.
Next up, the team will
head back to Lake Hartwell
to participate at the Bass
Nation High School National
tournament from Wednesday,
Aug. 10, to Friday, Aug. 12.
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Buddy Benson
and Braedon
Hubbard show
off some of their
catch at the
World Finals.
Photo courtesy of
Sam Benson
Revved up for America
Photos by Erica Jones and Will Jones Dawson County News
On July 4, dozens of classic cars of all makes, years and models were displayed at the Georgia Racing Hall of
Fame for the museum's July 4 Car Show.
Georgia Racing Hall of Fame celebrates holiday with car show
By Erica Jones
ejones@dawsonnews.com
On Monday, July 4,
hundreds of people
flocked to the Georgia
Racing Hall of Fame to
enjoy the sunshine and
admire the dozens of clas
sic cars lining the parking
lot during the museum’s
July 4 car show.
The show ran from 8
a.m. to 3 p.m. on July 4
and included dozens of
classic cars encompassing
a range of manufacturers,
dates and models. The
show included the presen
tation of the colors, and at
the end of the show win
ners were awarded in sev
eral categories, including
Best Engine, Best Paint,
Best in Show and Bill
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FALL PREVIEW
Softball looks
to build upon
2021 success
By Rio White
riowhite@dawsonnews.com
Dawson County Lady Tigers Softball
Head Coach: Justin Rickett, second sea
son
2021 season record: 16-21 overall,
11-10 in Region 7-3A (fourth place), fifth
place at GHSA Class 3 A State Tournament
Key returners: Layne Bailey (Jr.),
Lauren Kurtz (Sr.), Reese Moore (Sr.),
Micah Burruss (So.), Ace Cochran (So.)
Season Outlook:
The Lady Tigers are coming off a suc
cessful first season under head coach Justin
Rickett, winning six of their last nine regu
lar season games before making a deep run
in the Class 3A State Tournament.
They swept Region 5 champions
Westminster in the first round of the tour
nament before taking two of three games
from Tattnall County to make the final
group of eight teams. After losing two of
the next three games, the Lady Tigers fin
ished fifth overall at the state tournament.
One of the biggest challenges facing the
team will be replacing the seven seniors
from last year’s squad.
Those losses will primarily affect the
offense, as returning players Layne Bailey
and Reese Moore are set to be starting
pitchers.
However, Bailey and senior Lauren
Kurtz will be important offensive forces
heading into next season and will be tasked
with helping the younger players adjust to
the competition.
Bailey is coming off an first-team All-
Region season in which she led the team
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Photo by Jacob Smith Dawson County News
Last season, the Lady Tigers made a
deep run into the state playoffs, includ
ing an upset of Region 5 champions
Westminster.
FALL PREVIEW
Seniors set to lead volleyball;
region success a goal for squad
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Jacob Smith Dawson County News
The Dawson County volleyball team won 21
games last season and will be looking to make a
deep playoff run this fall.
By Rio White
riowhite@dawsonnews.com
Dawson County Lady
Tigers Volleyball
Head coach: Tanya
Porter, seventh season
2021 season record:
21-11 overall, 7-2 in
Region 7-3A
Key returners: Abby
Felkai (Sr.), Jessica Mann
(Sr.), Emerald Sallee (Sr.)
Season outlook:
Head coach Tanya
Porter and the Dawson
County volleyball team
will be looking to expand
on their growth over the
past couple of years, with
a strong core of seniors
set to lead the way head
ing into the fall.
Porter has been instill
ing the mantra ‘TEAM,
COMPETE, BELIEVE’
into her team to set the
standard of how they will
compete throughout the
season.
Last season, the Lady
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Player Of The Week!
Buddy Benson and
Braedon Hubbard
The players of the week are
fishing duo Buddy Benson and
Braedon Hubbard, who finished
sixth out of 415 boats at the High
School Fishing World Finals.
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