West Craven’s Campbell, Dawson sign to colleges Tuesday
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West Craven’s Harmony Hall, seated left, committed to Lenoir Community College and Georgia Dawson signed to Sandhills Community College Tuesday. Standing next to the girls are, from left, West Craven volleyball coach Billy Dudding, athletic director David Fernandez and golf coach Michael McKeel.
VANCEBORO — A pair of great West Craven student-athletes made their collegiate decisions known Tuesday.
Harmony Campbell and Georgia Dawson had their signings in the school’s media center Tuesday, as Campbell will head to Lenoir Community College for volleyball and Dawson is Sandhills CC-bound for golf. Campbell, who plans to study criminal justice at LCC, said she enjoyed the environment at the school, which factored in her decision.
“It felt like a great community atmosphere when I went there, and there were a lot of good vibes,” Campbell said. “I am going to miss the team here at West Craven—this season was the best I’ve had in my four years.”
The Eagles went 15-7 this season and finished second in the Eastern Carolina 2A Conference, the best season in school history. First-year head coach Billy Dudding said Campbell was a catalyst to the team’s success.
“She was one of our main pillars as a middle hitter and everyone knew when she was on the court,” Dudding said. “She led by example and was a force out there — I stepped into a great situation with her and Lexi McCoy leading the way and that was a main reason why we had this success.”
LCC coach Lee Avery picked up his third EC2A recruit this season — Campbell will join South Lenoir’s Alyssa Kopanski and Greene Central’s Madalyn Radford — and said he was impressed with his new signee’s abilities.
“There’s plenty of talent here in Eastern North Carolina and it’s been great being able to get more of the talent to come to LCC,” Avery said. “Harmony is a very intuitive player — she tracks the ball well, can move well without the ball and is very consistent both offensively and defensively.”
Dawson the EC2A Girls’ Golfer of the Year, finished third in Regionals and 15th in the NCHSAA 1A/2A state championship in Pinehurst last month. Dawson, who is currently undecided for a major, said Sandhills CC will be very helpful overall.
“They have a really good girls’ golf program, and going to a community college will give me time to choose my career path,” Dawson said. “I really like the Pinehurst area and believe it’s a great place.”
Sandhills CC coach Herb Pike said Dawson will be a great asset.
“She’s very dedicated and talented,” Pike said. “She’s also done well in competition and I definitely wanted her on the team.”
Michael McKeel, the West Craven girls’ golf coach, said Dawson is not just a great golfer, but tremendous person overall.
“She’s works hard on the golf course and in the classroom, has a lot of integrity and is just a wonderful individual,” McKeel said. “She has a lot of intangibles others should emulate — she’s polite, always positive and just brightens everyone’s day. You never see her without a smile on her face.”