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Bailey helping Lady Tigers get back on track
DCHS junior recently threw shutout against Lumpkin County in 2-0 win
By Rio White
riowhite@dawsonnews.com
Whether on the mound or
at the plate, junior Layne
Bailey has been a versatile
player during her softball
career.
Despite this season start
ing on a difficult stretch for
Dawson County, the 2021
first-team All-Region player
has not only kept up her
tenacity — she has become
an even more vital player for
the Lady Tigers.
For her, emphasizing
focus and calm during her
outings has helped her pitch
multiple complete games,
most recently throwing a
shutout against Lumpkin
County in a 2-0 win
Thursday.
“I’m just trying to focus
on my circle and what I can
do. An error or a hit — I
have to let that go,” Bailey
said. “I think that’s what
happened last night. I just
focused on getting the next
batter and I think that’s what
helped us get through it.”
She contributed to both of
the team’s first two wins of
the season in recent weeks.
In the first game against
Gilmer County, she threw a
dozen strikeouts in a com
plete game effort.
That outing would be fol
lowed up with an even
stronger performance
against Lumpkin, allowing
just four hits and earning
seven strikeouts.
Bailey’s improvements
over time are proven on the
stat sheet, with her team
leading 3.45 ERA over a
full point better than where
she ended last year.
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racking
up 12 hits
so far this
season.
Rio White
Dawson
County News
Rides to Remember full of
smiles, lasting memories
Elliott inches up playoff
board after improved
Kansas performance
By Rio White
riowhite@dawsonnews.com
Photos by Rio White Dawson County News
A pediatric cancer patient exits the vehicle he just rode around the race track.
Pediatric cancer patients honored at charitable event
After an early exit at Darlington to begin the 2022
NASCAR playoffs, Chase Elliott knew he needed to
bear down and score significant points in the
Hollywood Casino 400 at Kansas Speedway last
Sunday.
While his final few laps may have placed him out
side the top 10 for the finish, his efforts in the open
ing two stages earned him two spots up the playoff
standings to seventh place heading into the final
Round of 16 race next Saturday night at Bristol.
After qualifying for the race in 22nd position,
Elliott worked his way into sixth position following
Stage One and looked to have a car capable of com
peting for a top-5 finish.
Finishing Stage Two in fifth, a three-wide restart
did not work in Elliott’s favor and he found himself
dropped back to 13th position.
Though the eventual 11th position finish would be
disappointing for Elliott, he still took positives from
the race and gained 37 points to put some distance
between him and the bottom of the playoff stand
ings.
“Probably just bad lane choice and bad restart,”
Elliott said of the latter part of his race. “I was actu
ally pretty pleased with our balance. Our car really
wasn’t driving very different than what it was earlier
in the race when we were up front. Just had a bad
restart and fell back a bunch.”
Elliott’s overall performance marked an improve
ment from both the previous week’s misfortune and
the first Kansas race this season, where an otherwise
strong day was cut short by a late spin out with 70
laps left.
See NASCAR 13B
By Rio White
riowhite@dawsonnews.com
As Cadence Fox exited
from the exotic speed
demon that had just given
her a heart-pounding expe
rience of a lifetime, an irre
pressible grin quickly
emerged on her face.
In that moment, her
wide-eyed look of wonder
would have been enough
to write a novel, but she
was still able to describe
the jolting ride with joyous
clarity — adrenaline rush
and all.
“Once you feel that car
zoom, it’s just an unbeliev
able feeling,” Fox said.
“The guy was super nice
and the car ride was really
smooth. [It was] thrilling.”
Engines roared and
sports cars whizzed at high
speed as Fox and many
other pediatric cancer
patients from a trio of
charitable organizations
were honored as part of the
16th annual Rides to
Remember — hosted by
Atlanta Motorsports Park
for the tenth year running.
Over 100 cars were reg
istered as part of an event
that gave each child a
chance to ride along with
drivers for a few memora
ble minutes of revved-up
fun. Just some of the car
brands represented at
Rides to Remember
included Ferrari, Maserati,
Porsche, Jaguar and
Mercedes-Benz.
All proceeds from the
registered cars and addi
tional donations would go
to Camp Sunshine, CURE
Childhood Cancer and the
Atlanta Ronald McDonald
House.
On the way up to
Dawsonville from the driv
ers’ origin point at Ferrari
of Atlanta, the cars and all
of the children were given
a police-escorted parade to
lead them to the event.
For Craig Forbes, one of
the chief organizers of the
event and General Sales
Manager at Ferrari of
Atlanta, Saturday’s festivi
ties provided a safe space
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Player Of
The Week!
Layne Bailey
The player of the week is
Layne Bailey, who threw a
complete shutout against
Lumpkin County.
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