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SPORTS DawsonNewscom Wednesday, May 31,2023 facebook.com/dawsonnews twitter.com/dawsonnews Six Dawson anglers reach high school nationals Rio White Dawson County News Cara Perry, left, and Madison Hawkins fin ished third at the GHSA Bass Fishing Championship on Saturday, May 20. By Rio White riowhite@dawsonnews.com Dawson County is set to be repre sented well at the upcoming High School Fishing National Championship in La Crosse, Wisconsin, with six DCHS students qualifying for the event through different routes. At the third annual Georgia High School Association Bass Fishing Championship on Saturday, May 20, Tigers duo Cara Perry and Madison Hawkins finished third out of 106 boats with a total weight of 16 pounds, 5 ounces. The pair, steered by Madison’s father, Tim Hawkins, formed a successful partnership over the past several months. Cara and Madison participated in four regular-season tournaments and finished in the top 10% of all teams in order to qualify for the state champion ship. Both of them described how enjoy able it was to learn from each other and form a special bond that led to a high level of success. “It’s honestly been an amazing expe rience,” Perry said. “Being partners with Maddie has definitely been one of the best things to come out of this year. Over these past few months, she’s become one of my closest friends.” “I’ve been on other fishing teams with other partners and I can honestly say teaming up with Cara has been my best experience with a partner yet,” Hawkins said. “I’ve learned a lot more about teamwork and what it takes to reach our goals that we’ve been striving for.” They also mentioned individuals who inspired them in their fishing journeys, with Perry paying tribute to her late friend Glenn Worley and Hawkins recalling the influence of her papa, Thomas Hammond. Also representing Dawson County at the Nationals are the teams of Carter Cunningham and Landon Glander as well as Hayden Seabolt and Reed Rooke. Both of those pairs qualified through separate Georgia High School Fishing trails. All six of those qualifiers are current ly raising funds for the long trip up to Wisconsin. The National Championship will last from Wednesday, June 21, through Saturday, June 24. Sweet swinging Photos by Rio White Dawson County News Samantha Dewendt finished third individually at the Class 3A State Golf Championship on Tuesday, May 23. Dewendt takes third at state; boys team finishes eighth Walker Milholland finished seventh individually at the GHSA Class 3A state golf championship. By Rio White riowhite@dawsonnews.com Dawson County’s golf program capped its 2023 season with some notable results at the Class 3A state championship in Columbus, with Samantha Dewendt finishing third out of over 50 golfers with a two- day score of 5-over 149, while Walker Milholland helped the boys team place eighth out of 12 teams. In order to make the 36-hole state championship, the boys team had to finish in the top three of a 13-team Area Tournament. While the girls team finished fifth in their Area and did not move on, Dewendt made it to state by winning the area’s indi vidual title. Despite weather conditions wors ening over time, all of the Dawson golfers gave spirited effort against a high level of competition. Dewendt took the momentum she built up from her stellar area perfor mance right into the state competi tion, posting an impressive career- best 18-hole score of 2-under 70 to sit in a tie for second place after the first day of action. “I was expecting [Dewendt] to play well, because she always plays well,” girls team head coach Tyler See Golf 13B Ga. Racing Hall of Fame hosts annual car show By Rio White riowhite@dawsonnews.com Hundreds of people traveled to a sunny and pleas ant Dawsonville to gather at the Georgia Racing Hall of Fame’s 14th annual Memorial Day weekend car show on Saturday, May 27. A wide variety of vehicles — from familiar vin tage cars to more eclectic rides — lined the front, sides and back of the museum, giving patrons plenty to take in. Visitors not only had the chance to peruse iconic cars such as a tribute to Dale Earnhardt’s No. 3 blue and yellow Wrangler Chevy Monte Carlo, they could also take a look some of the museum’s own display vehicles, which served as a centerpiece at Saturday’s event. For a full list of contest-winning cars, check out the Georgia Racing Hall of Fame’s Facebook page. The GRHOF will host another car show during the weekend before Independence Day on Saturday, July 1. For anyone interested in registering a vehicle for that event, call the museum at 706-216-7223. Rio White Dawson County News The Georgia Racing Hall of Fame hosted its 14th annual Memorial Day weekend car show on Saturday, May 27. Dawson athletes get 10 podium finishes at parks championship By Rio White riowhite@dawsonnews.com A week after Dawson County High School wrapped up its track and field season, many future varsity Tigers set out to compete at the Georgia Recreation and Park Association State Championships in Jefferson on Friday, May 12, and Saturday, May 13. Coached by Julie and Greg Allshouse, Dana and Bill Loring, and Josh Harrison, these young ath letes participated in a wide variety of events. “All of these athletes gave a great effort this season,” Julie Allshouse See Parks 13B Photo courtesy of Julie Allshouse Wfrj w 4 -4 % 1 Mitchell Allshouse stands atop the podium after winning the GRPA javelin championship for the 13- to 14-year-old age group. Kade Moledor The Player of the Week is Kade Moledor, who was named the 2023 DCN Boys Athlete of the Year. 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