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Davis to play two sports at ECCC

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By Drew Kerekes dkerekes@themend1anstar.com

DECATUR - Tonya Davis won't have to go too far from home to watch her daughter continue her softball and basketball careers The mother of Newton County High School senior second baseman and post player Latesia Davis watched with pride as her daughter signed to play both sports at East Central Community College VVednesday morning. •its good for us: Tonya DaV1s said ·VVe can get out there to the games. because rt's only five minutes away from our home • Lates1a Davis, who 1s currently finrshrng out her senior season in basketball before turning her focus to fast-pitch softball thrs spnng, said the convenience of a short distance from home was a maior plus in earnrng a scholarship with ECCC

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Latesia Davis signs with ECCC

' It's very important.' Latesia said

Her softball coach, Justin Chaney, said ECCC would be getting a "phenomenal athlete• in the fall.

' You can tell on the basketball court and softball field (how good she is),' Chaney said. ' To be able to start here for five straight years, that's a credit to her."

VVednesday wasn't a total surprise fof•Tonya Davis, who said she could tell early on the potential was there for Lates1a to play beyond high school.

'We started her out early in softball and basketball - she played little league in both sports,' Tonya Davis explained. ' We iust kept pushing her and pushing her. and I could see that she could possibly go somewhere in the future."

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