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Both Dyersburg and Dyer County brought their preseasons to a successful close on Saturday night as the teams took part in jamboree action in two venues.

Monday DMS at Bolivar (Basketball, 6 p.m.) Ripley at Northview (Basketball, 6 p.m.) Munford at Three Oaks (Basketball, 6 p.m.) Tuesday Dyersburg at McNairy Central (Basketball, 6 p.m.) Dyer County at Bolivar (Basketball, 6 p.m.) Northview at Brighton (Basketball, 6 p.m.)...

In a game which looked like it could showcase the offenses early on, the Dyer County defense proved to be the story as the Choctaws limited Region 8-5A champion Southwind to its lowest point total of the year as the orange and white advance to the state quarterfinals for the first time since 1976.

As is the case on every Saturday morning during the college football season, I wake up excited about the games to be played. My routine is pretty simple each and every week as I wake up early to watch Game Day on ESPN. Yes, that would be four hours of watching analysts dissect the upcoming games of the day, and every now and then a piece is featured that really makes me sit up straight and be thankful for what I have, instead of what I do not, especially when it comes to my health...

JASON PEEVYHOUSE jpeevyhouse@stategazette.com Fans, media and visiting teams alike will have a new facility to use at the Dyersburg State softball field as construction has been completed on the new concession stand and press-box facility at the field...

Whether you’re about to head out to one of the two jamborees our local schools are about to take part in or just getting back (this all depends on when you open your Weekend Edition of the State Gazette), one thing is certain as you take in the last dressed rehearsal for Dyersburg and Dyer County basketball teams...

Despite trailing for the majority of the first half, the Three Oaks girls ended the first half strong then pulled away in the second half to take a 38-27 win over Northview in Newbern on Thursday night.

New Dyersburg State head coach David Anderson preaches defense to his players and Wednesday night the Eagles showed the message was received as DSCC (5-0) limited the Salukis to just 17 points in the first half on the way to a 76-63 win over Southwest TN at Dyersburg State to open TCCAA play.

After last Friday night’s first-round action throughout Tennessee in the TSSAA State Football Playoffs, there are now 16 teams left standing in Class 5A, and for the first time since 2011 the Dyer County Choctaws (9-2) are one of them after their 32-10 win over Kirby in Newbern in the opening round.

What was a career year for Dyersburg High School golfer Cole Bevis got even better on Wednesday morning as the Trojan links standout signed to continue his golf career at the college level with Christian Brothers University in Memphis.

While the end of the TSSAA season is drawing closer as the playoffs progress, six local high school seniors will have one more game after this postseason on the gridiron as they have been selected to take part in all-star games on Dec. 13.

With the start of high school basketball a week away, Dyer County hoops fans can get a chance to see their program from start to finish as DCHS will host Orange Madness tonight at 5:30 p.m. at Dyer County High School. The schedule for tonight is: 5:30 p.m. Suns game 1...

Monday Northview at Lake County (Basketball, 6 p.m.) Union City at Three Oaks (Basketball, 6 p.m.) Wednesday Southwest Tennessee at Dyersburg State (Basketball, 5:30 p.m.) Thursday DMS at Union City (Basketball, 6 p.m.) Three Oaks at Northview (Basketball, 6 p.m.)...

The Choctaws had some issues early as Dyer County fell behind 10-0 before scoring 32 unanswered points on the way to a 32-10 win over Kirby in the first round of the TSSAA Class 5A Playoffs in Newbern on Friday night.

Entering the opening round of the TSSAA state playoffs after dropping seven straight games to end the regular season, Dyersburg was simply looking to play well and have a chance when facing Millington on Friday night on the road.

JASON PEEVYHOUSE jpeevyhouse@stategazette.com Despite leading by double figures during the second half, the Trojans were unable to contain the physical Humboldt Vikings as the visiting team rallied to take a 43-40 overtime win over DMS in middle school basketball action in Dyersburg on Thursday night...

With the postseason underway across Tennessee in football, high school sports fans know one thing when this time of year gets here. High school basketball is almost here as this upcoming week ends with jamboree action for Dyersburg at home and for the Choctaws and Lady Choctaws over at Peabody on Saturday night...

After the Choctaws were unbeaten at home and scored an average of over 51 points a game during the five contests on the way to earning Friday night's home playoff game, Dyer County's Choctaw Stadium's end zones had a different look when the orange and white hosted Kirby in the first round of the TSSAA Class 5A Playoff First Round game as each of the end zones were painted in orange and white checkerboards.

With the Choctaws wrapping up their 8-2 regular season last Friday night with a blowout win over visiting Kenwood, the Dyer County football team will do a couple things it’s been a while since it has.

JASON PEEVYHOUSE jpeevyhouse@stategazette.com While this season hasn’t been a typical one for the Dyersburg football team, the Trojans (3-7) are still where they typically are during the first week after the regular season comes to a close as the black and gold have advanced to the TSSAA Class 4A Playoffs for the ninth straight year and they travel to Millington (8-2) on Friday night...

JASON PEEVYHOUSE jpeevyhouse@stategazette.com The Northview boys basketball team moved to 3-0 on the season after getting 12-0 runs to open the first two quarters against Union City to take a 50-25 win over the Tornadoes in Newbern on Monday night in middle school hoops action...

Both local high schools were represented in the final cross country race of the season as the Dyer County Choctaws and a Trojan runner took part in the TSSAA Large Class State Cross Country Meet on Saturday afternoon at Percy Warner Park in Nashville...

Four Northview Choctaws as well as a trio of Three Oaks players were selected for the annual Middle School All-Star Game at West Carroll in Atwood this past Saturday.

Monday Union City at Northview (Basketball, 6 p.m.) Three Oaks at Ridgemont (Basketball, 6 p.m.) West Kentucky Community and Tech College at Dyersburg State (Men’s Basketball, 7 p.m.) Tuesday DMS at Crockett County (Basketball, 6 p.m.) Northview at Caruthersville (Basketball, 6 p.m.)...

The Choctaws scored early and often during their regular season finale as the Dyer County football team blasted Kenwood 54-0 Friday night in Newbern to head into the postseason for the third straight season for the first time since the mid-'70s.

JASON PEEVYHOUSE jpeevyhouse@stategazette.com The 1973 season is one the football fans over in Newbern that are still around today – and there are plenty – remember. That was the season the Choctaws, then playing in Class A, won the program’s only state championship as they defeated Sequatchie County 31-26 on Dec. 7 that year...

MIKE SMITH msmith@stategazette.com Hosting Crockett County on Friday night in its regular season finale, the deck was stacked against the Trojan squad due to key injuries, the loss of several key players midway through the season, not to mention Dyersburg was in the midst of a six-game losing streak...

With the regular season in high school football having come to a close on Friday night, the road to Cookeville and the TSSAA State Championship games begins. Teams from six public school classifications and three more private school leagues will begin their journeys through the playoff brackets next week and this includes both Dyer County and Dyersburg...

Things have been rough for the Trojans over the last several weeks as Dyersburg’s football team is currently in the midst of a six-game skid as they head into Friday night’s regular season finale.

While both Three Oaks defenses made sure the Halls teams’ points were few and far between on Monday night in the team’s season opener at Three Oaks, the home teams’ offenses piled the points on the board during a lopsided sweep of the Lady Tigers and Tigers.

On Friday, October 18 and 25, local Special Olympic athletes gathered for friendly competition at JC Bowling Lanes in Dyersburg. High school students and adults participated on the 18th, while the 25th was reserved for middle and elementary school children. With smiles on their faces, the athletes took to the lanes to have fun.

The Choctaws had some issues with the rain early on, but once Dyer County got those solved, the orange and white cruised to a 53-0 win over West Creek on Friday night in Clarksville to secure the second seed out of Region 7-5A for the upcoming playoffs.

Entering Friday night's contest on the road against Liberty in Jackson, Dyersburg looked to end a five-game losing streak when facing the Crusaders. The game, played in soggy conditions due to a steady downpour from start to finish, provided several offensive and defensive highlights for both teams. In the end, turnovers were the story for Dyersburg, especially in the second half as the Trojans dropped their sixth straight contest, falling 36-22.

With the regular season high school football season heading toward the finish line and the playoffs looming on the second Friday in November, another sport is also getting ready to take center stage once the final snaps are taken by the Choctaws and the Trojans...

A busy first week for the Dyersburg Middle School basketball teams came to a close on Thursday night in Milan as the teams earned a split, with the Lady Trojans winning big, 56-23, while the boys fell 57-43 after a strong fourth quarter by the Bulldogs.

The winning team of City of Newbern claimed the traveling crystal cup for the second time during Dyersburg State Community College’s (DSCC’s) Annual Ed Lannom Jr. Memorial Golf Tournament Sept.13 at the Farms Golf Club in Dyersburg. Twenty teams participated in the annual event led by director Kevin Cook. DSCC President Karen Bowyer served as the presidential putter throughout the day on the 18th green...

The Choctaws are coming off a tough loss on the road last week in Paducah but the orange and white will be looking for something more important Friday night as they travel to West Creek for their final regular season road game of 2019.

With the season winding down and only two weeks before the start of the postseason, the Trojans are coming off a fifth straight loss which saw the black and gold battle to the end before falling to Ripley last week at home after a month-long road trip...

Dyer County High School will once again be represented at the Large Class State Cross Country meet next Saturday in Nashville but this time it will be the Choctaw runners making the trip, as the orange and white boys took second place in the Region 7 Large Meet on Tuesday at Crockett County High School.

The Lady Trojan soccer team’s run through the postseason came to an end on Tuesday evening in Henderson as Dyersburg fell to District 13AA champion Chester County 5-2 in elimination action in the semifinals of the Region 7AA Tournament. “The girls really gave it a go,” Dyersburg head coach Musa Manneh said. “We made that game interesting. The game was closer than the scoreline. They were in the entire game fighting.”...

Northview’s run through the TMSAA postseason came to a close on Tuesday night in Newbern as the Choctaws saw their chances of advancing to next week’s championship game slip away as Inman took a 46-34 win over the home team at Dyer County High School.

JASON PEEVYHOUSE jpeevyhouse@stategazette.com With the postseason for many fall sports underway and some teams having already seen their seasons come to a close in the last couple of weeks, more teams will put their seasons on the line Tuesday evening as they take part in elimination postseason action around West Tennessee...

Things are getting real this week as we are getting to the bridge between the fall sports season and the winter sports marathon. Marathon is the proper term for what is ahead when we head inside for basketball season which will take us all the way, hopefully, into March and the doorstep of the spring sports season...

After playing its last three contests on the road, and losing in all three contests, Dyersburg had high expectations of ending a four-game skid on Friday when hosting region foe Ripley at J.C. Sawyers Stadium.

JASON PEEVYHOUSE jpeevyhouse@stategazette.com The Dyer County Choctaws came off their bye week on Friday night and showed some signs of rust on their trip to Paducah, Ky. to face McCracken County as the Mustangs scored 33 points to open the game on the way to handing Dyer County their second loss of the season 46-28...

Coming off an emotional win on penalty kicks against Crockett County in the semifinals on Tuesday night to advance to the District 14AA Championship match on Thursday night at South Gibson, the Lady Trojans started off strong before a second-half flurry by the Lady Hornets doomed the black and gold girls to an 8-0 loss in the title game in Medina.

MARTIN, Tenn. – The University of Tennessee at Martin athletics director Kurt McGuffin has announced the hiring of Jolyta Henderson as the fifth head track and field coach in the program’s Division I history. Henderson was elevated to head coach after spending three seasons as an assistant coach with the UT Martin track and field programs. ...