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DawsonNewscom
Wednesday, May 31,2023
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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
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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
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Photo courtesy of Julie Allshouse
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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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