On Thursday morning in front of a crowd of family, friends, and coaches Chesnee's Dez Tate committed to continuing his college career at Newberry College next season. Tate played multiple sports with the Eagles during his high school career but committed to play basketball and run track at Newberry next season.
"Newberry just felt like home," said Tate. "Knowing that I will get to compete in both sports was a great opportunity just because I love the competition no matter which sport that I'm playing. On the basketball side they play a style that I think really fits my style." When talking to people at Chesnee about Tate the first thing that they talk about is his competitive nature. "He competed in about every event we had and if we had asked him he probably would have competed in the mile run or the high jump," said Chesnee head track coach James Davis who also coached Tate on the football field last season. "Dez is an all around athlete and I believe you could put him in any sport and he'll compete." Tate was named Region II-3A track athlete of the year in track this year where he also was region champion in the 200M and 4x400M. In basketball Tate scored over one-thousand points in his career while being named All-Region and All-State in both his junior and senior years. When talking to coaches of Tate they all talk about the legacy that he is leaving on the Eagles program. "Dez made a sudden impact on our program as soon as he started here," said Chesnee head basketball coach Andy Pitt. "He was All-State and All-Region two years in a row and was a leader but a quiet leader for our program. He led the team by example and has helped us to continue to build the program we have here at Chesnee." Tate says that he plans on majoring in engineering at Newberry. The Chesnee Lady Eagles fell 10-0 to the Crescent Lady Tigers in the 3A District I Championship on Wednesday night.
“It was a phenomenal season, and I'm extremely proud of them. I wouldn't trade a one of them for anybody else in the world. We have a great group of young ladies, and they will be phenomenal people ten years from now." Chesnee Head Coach Tripp Fogle said when asked what he told his team after the game In the bottom of the first, the first three Crescent batters reached with Jenna Davis driving in a run with a RBI single. Emma Johnson would later follow with a two RBI single, and Lately Burgess would drive in another run. Crescent would add two more runs on an error and a double steal. Kyleigh Thompson would draw a one out walk in the top of the second, but that would be all for the Lady Eagles. Crescent would add a run on both the second and third innings as Savannah Chambers hit a RBI double in the second, and Jolie Kelley added a RBI single in the third. In the top of the third, Chesnee got a two out single from Maddie Martin. Chesnee got a one out double from Becca Watson, and a two out single from Ali Scruggs in the top of the fourth, but were unable to plate a run in either inning. Whitney Haulbrooks tried to get a Chesnee rally started in the top of the fifth with a one out single, but the Eagles were unable to push the run across. Crescent would add two more runs in the bottom of the fifth. Jenna Davis would drive in a run on a ground out, and Savannah Davis would drive in the final run with a RBI single. The Lady Eagles will lose Sierra Bowen and Whitney Haulbrooks to graduation. "I told Whitney after she came in and got that hit that she was my hero. I'm so proud of her and Sierra (Bowen), and the leadership they showed. They set the tone in games and in practice by doing things the right way" Coach Fogle said. |
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