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SPORTS DawsonNewscom Wednesday, September 7, 2022 facebook.com/dawsonnews twitter.com/dawsonnews Longtime youth football coach dies Grigsby remembered for dedication to youth sports, impact on community By Rio White riowhite@dawsonnews.com One of Dawson County’s longtime youth football coaches, Ronald “Senior” Grigsby, died Tuesday, Aug. 30, at age 63. Most recently a coach for Dawson County’s seventh-grade team, Grigsby was still hard at work just a day before his pass ing. “Everything he did was out of love and for people to be their absolute best,” his son Andrew Grigsby said. “Kids would run through a brick wall for him.” Senior spent most of his child Grigsby hood in Dawson County, graduating from DCHS and later becoming involved in coaching youth sports. Grigsby gave his time and effort in a volunteer capacity, becoming heav ily involved in coaching parks and recreation teams in various age groups. For a few years, he served as director of Dawson County’s Parks and Rec football division when it was at risk of dissolving. Of his four children, his sons Andrew and Kevin currently coach football in Dawson County — with the for mer as seventh-grade head coach and the latter as eighth-grade head coach. Andrew described his father as an old-school type who showed both intensity and care toward every kid he coached. He also said that his father was a direct influence on his own character, values and coach ing, with Senior even tagging along with Andrew when he became a coach out in Colorado. “He’s the reason I am who I am,” Grigsby said. “I do every thing with my heart in the right place. That’s what he taught us.” Senior was also described as an excellent organizer — both of his team and of all the equip ment needed for football on a daily basis. Throughout his career, he would have a precise inventory of helmets, jerseys, pads and every thing in between. If the team needed something for practice, he would find it. Just recently, he went out to procure training equipment for the offensive line. One quote shared by a coach who worked alongside Senior epitomized his passion for youth sports. “Senior was one of the funni est but most wholesome guys I had the pleasure of coaching with,” coach Jacob Tatum said. “He was rough with the kids, but only because he expected their very best!” While Senior’s time as a fix ture in local youth sports has come to an end, his legacy and influence will continue through his sons. After the seventh grade team’s most recent game, the team payed tribute to him by breaking their postgame huddle with “Senior on 3.” Dawsonville’s Premier Collision Center By Rio White riowhite@dawsonnews.com Dawson tops area rival Darlington playoff opener ends with early exit for Elliott Rio White Dawson County News Elijah Smith carries the ball down the field in the second quarter against North Hall. He would score Dawson's third touchdown of the game. Tigers ground game proves too strong for North Hall By Rio White riowhite@dawsonnews.com Strength in numbers — it’s something head coach Sid Maxwell has empha sized as a necessary part of his offense this season, specifically about his com mittee of running backs. A trio of those backs helped Dawson County’s football team to a 30-13 road win over rivals North Hall, taking a 5-4 lead in the series between the two programs in the process. On a night that began with steady rain followed up by an intermittent mist, the rushing attack was always going to be the pri ority. Senior running back Kade Moledor got the Tigers out to a roaring start — setting the tone for a long night for the Trojans defensive line. “I think we came out [strong]. The line did a good job, backs hit the hole hard, we executed and played tough defense,” Maxwell said. “We have to run the ball [but] we threw the ball enough to keep [North Hall] honest.” The defensive effort was much improved from the Lambert game, with the Tigers forcing four fumbles out of North Hall and stopping the home team from establishing See Football 14B This year’s NASCAR Cup Series playoff opener was held at Darlington Raceway for the Cook Out Southern 500, with the race living up to its billing as the “track too tough to tame.” The night’s festivities had major implications on the playoff picture — perhaps none more so than for Chase Elliott — who was the first of several victims of misfortune on the night. Coming in with a 15-point cushion over the next closest driver, Elliott didn’t need a win at Darlington to move forward but certainly did not need the lap 113 incident that ended his night. Having moved all the way up to 13th position after starting the race in 23rd, Elliott was just start ing to get his footing in the race when he suddenly flew up the track and into the wall between Turns 1 and 2. While Elliott’s crew put in their best efforts to get him back on the track, it was established that dam age to the right-rear wheel’s suspension resulted in a broken lower control arm and toe link. It was quickly determined that the damage was too severe to be fixed within the expanded 10 min utes of allotted repair time under NASCAR’s dam aged vehicle policy. Elliott’s lead atop the playoff standings vanished as a result and he is now officially in ninth place after the night’s results were finalized. He remains 14 points clear of the cutoff for the round of 16 and is 24 points behind current playoff leader Joey Logano. See NASCAR 13B Player Of The Week! Hayden Hand Dawson man wins Lanier bass fishing tournament By Rio White ri owh ite@d a wso n n ews.com The player of the week is Hayden Hand, who finished 5th overall at the cross country teams meet at Wesleyan with a time of 22:21. Last weekend, local man and Dawson County High School alumnus Ty Overmyer won a Major League Fishing event held on Lake Lanier, catching 10 bass weigh ing 30 pounds, 7 ounces over the two-day tourna ment. Competing in the Phoenix Bass Fishing League Bulldog Division, Overmyer has been a bass fisher for a long time and See Fishing 13B Courtesy Major League Fishing Ty Overmyer stands with his trophy after winning the Bulldog Division event at Lake Lanier. ^ a Certified Collision Center 706-216-0992 We’ve Gone Green! “We will be here when you need us. ” M-F: 8:00 - 5:00 130 Industrial Park Rd, Dawsonville Si , INCLUDES LOG SET OR WALL HEATER CLEANING & PRESSURE TEST OR TANK SOAP ADD'L LOG SETS OR WALL HEATERS ARE ONLY $25 DURING SAME VISIT EXPIRES 11/01/2022 ^Call Today 706-344-1427
