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He returned to his Georgia roots when he joined the Atlanta Braves in 2015. Markakis finished his fifteen-year MLB career with the Braves and retired in 2021. Woodstock High School also has bragging rights on Zach Yoder, who plays for the Atlanta Gladiators hockey team, and Kent Emanuel, pitcher for the Houston Astros. One of Cherokee County’s most well-rounded athletes, Sequoyah High School alumna Danielle Donehew played basketball, volleyball, and soccer for the Chiefs. She earned a record eleven letters in her high school career before becoming Georgia Tech’s
uuu leader in three-point field goals and winning the Robert Cup in 2000, an award that recognizes the Yellow Jackets top senior scholar-athlete. Following her award-winning and record-breaking collegiate career, Danielle continued to make her mark in women’s basketball. She served as a coach and athletic director for the Tennessee Volunteers alongside legendary head coach Pat Summitt. Danielle leveraged this experience into a successful term as executive vice president of the WNBA. She then became executive director of the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association in 2014 and continues to serve in the role today.