Stories from Sunday, December 31, 2023

The Dyersburg boys bounced back on Friday and brought their stay at the Music City Hoopfest in Franklin to a positive end as the Trojans defeated Shelbyville 48-37 in their final game of the 2023 portion of their schedule. In a low-scoring opening quarter, the Trojan defense limited the Eagles to just two points in the first eight minutes of action. ...

For the second time in as many nights, the Dyersburg girls basketball team picked up a win by at least 50 points as the Lady Trojans clinched a spot in Saturday night's Lady Trojan Christmas Tournament Championship Game with a 70-20 win over Lake County in the winners' bracket semifinals on Friday night at Dyersburg High School...

For the second straight season, the Lady Trojans met Greenfield in the finals of the Lady Trojan Middle School Christmas Tournament. And for the second Christmas Tournament in a row, the end result was the same as the DMS girls defeated the Lady Jackets 47-25 on Saturday evening in the DHS Auxiliary Gymnasium.

The Lady Trojans, coming off a pair of 50-point victories in the early rounds of the tournament, completed their journey to a second straight Lady Trojan Christmas Tournament Championship, defeating Peabody in the finals on on Saturday night, 54-25, to take the title.

Coming off a junior season which saw him make a big impact on the Dyer County boys basketball team, Choctaw senior Marcus Martin is continuing to be a key part of the orange and white boys attack during a hot start to the 2023-24 basketball season.