DCHS Champion Golfer Anna Chew Signs with Trevecca Nazarene University

November 20, 2019
By: Dwayne Page

DCHS Senior Anna Chew, who recently finished 7^th in the TSSAA Large School Golf Tournament, will be playing at the collegiate level next year.

Surrounded by her family, coaches, friends, and fellow golfers in the high school auditorium, Anna signed a letter of intent Wednesday with Trevecca Nazarene University in Nashville where she will play golf after graduating from DCHS next spring.

Trevecca Nazarene University (TNU), founded in 1901, is a private Christian liberal arts college in Nashville and is a member of the Great Midwest Athletic Conference (G-MAC) of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division II.

“There are many reasons why I chose Trevecca but the main reason is the coach is super sweet. He is a very Godly man and I think it is a very good place where I can grow in my golf game and grow in my faith. I am very excited. I’m ready to see what is in store for my golf game in the next couple of years. We’ll see what happens,” said Anna.

A gifted golfer, Anna credits much of her success to a strong work ethic and her coaches.

“I think you could say a little natural ability came with it but I have a very strong work ethic. I have been playing since I was 7 and started playing competitively when I was in 6^th grade. I practice every day and over the summer I practice four or five hours a day. I also want to thank my coaches, John Pryor, Eddie Hobson, Cody Randolph and everyone who supported me throughout my entire journey. It was really bittersweet this year knowing that it was my last high school tournament,” said Anna

DCHS Golf Coach John Pryor said Anna is a special person, an excellent student, and a good leader.

“She has played four years here for the high school. Her first year she played in a couple of matches and then she broke her arm and didn’t get to finish the season. In year two her goal was to make it to the region. Although she didn’t quite make it as a sophomore she did get to region in both her junior and senior years and also made it to the state. She finished 18^th her first year at state as a junior but it was only a one round competition that year because of rain. This year she finished 7^th at state and she played great. She is an example of God given talent and a lot of hard work. I am so proud for her. She is going to continue her golf career at Trevecca and I think her best golf is in front of her,” said Coach Pryor.

The following are Anna’s awards as a DCHS golfer:

District 6 Large Class Champion (2019-2020)

Region 3 Large Class Champion (2019-2020)

TSSAA State Tournament Large Class 7^th place (2019-2020)

District 6 Large Class 2^nd place (2018-19)

Region 3 Large Class 3^rd place (2018-19)

TSSAA State Tournament Large Class 18^th place (2018-19)

Although she has chosen Trevecca for her collegiate work, Anna has not yet settled on a career path. “I am not sure where I will be ending up. I’m thinking in physical therapy or pharmacy but either way, I’m sure I will be taking chemistry, science, and biology,” she said.

Anna is the daughter of Lori Chew and George Chew and granddaughter of Larry and Gail Redmon.

November 20, 2019
By: Dwayne Page

The DeKalb County Road Department has announced that paving will begin on Banks Pisgah Road Thursday through Saturday weather permitting. Motorists traveling that road should exercise caution or take an alternate route.

November 20, 2019
By: Dwayne Page

DCHS is beefing up its weight room for several athletic programs thanks to a little help from friends at Wilson Bank & Trust.

Coaches from the DCHS basketball, baseball, softball, and soccer programs on Monday personally thanked Chad Colwell of Wilson Bank & Trust for the bank’s funding of the weight room renovation

“We are here to thank Chad Colwell and Wilson Bank & Trust for the big donation they have made to the athletic programs to help us renovate our weight room and get new equipment. Thanks to them we are refurbishing our weight room and getting it up to par. It is still a work in progress.  We will be adding rubber stall mats throughout the floor, new rubber bumper plates and bars,  a rig to do pull ups and squats with 4-6 stations, new benches and other machines sports specific. We are slowing moving things around and getting them to where they need to be and its going to be nice once we get done,” said Tiger Basketball Coach John Sanders.

When the football program built a new field house, it also got new weight room equipment which freed up the older field house and weight room for other athletic programs to use

“I coach two sports so we pretty much lift weights from August to May and to have it up to par with other programs and other schools is really special. I don’t think that weight room has been redone since 1994. We were using benches that had duct tape on them. As small revenue sports, its hard for our programs to raise the money to purchase newer equipment like this so we are happy to have this partnership with Wilson Bank and Trust,” added Tiger Basketball and Tigerette Softball Coach Danny Fish

“It’s a great opportunity for us. That is part of what we do. We give back to the community. We have been blessed. They (community) give to us and we give back. The great thing about this is that it benefits so many and it will be used for years to come. Its great to have a workout program and facilities of this kind for a county of our size. It will benefit a lot of kids as they come through the program,” said Colwell.

Pictured: DCHS Tiger Basketball Coach John Sanders, Lady Tiger Basketball and Tigerette Softball Coach Danny Fish, Chad Colwell of Wilson Bank & Trust, Tiger Baseball Coach Tad Webb and Tiger and Lady Tiger Soccer Coach Dylan Kleparek

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