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Playing host to South Gibson in a pair of District 13AA matchups on Friday night, both the Trojans and Lady Trojans looked to remain perfect in district play when the games were complete.

The Dyer County Choctaws continued their winning ways both in and out of District 13AAA on Friday night at home, jumping out to a big lead early against Brighton on the way to an 87-50 win over the Cardinals in district play.

Usually during this time of the year, the NFL is the king when it comes to grabbing headlines. And, with the Tennessee Titans playing for the AFC title on Sunday afternoon in Kansas City, there are still more than enough headlines dealing with this game, the NFC championship game and other NFL stories to keep you reading while you stroll through the sports section...

JASON PEEVYHOUSE jpeevyhouse@stategazette.com The Three Oaks boys brought their regular season, as well as Thursday night’s game itself, to a successful conclusion as the Choctaws from Upper Finley Road closed out their 40-28 win over Ridgemont with a strong second-half performance...

With the 2020 regular season just a little over two months away, Dyer County senior pitcher Cam Gordon made a decision which will begin his path at the college level next spring as the Choctaw hurler signed with Jackson State Community College on Thursday morning at Dyer County High School.

JASON PEEVYHOUSE jpeevyhouse@stategazette.com With her senior season approaching in a couple months, Dyer County senior Hailey Sipes knows where she will be playing in her first post-high school season as the Lady Choctaw catcher signed to continue her softball career at Dyersburg State on Thursday morning...

After Tuesday night’s action in Troy and Munford, all four of our local high school teams have each played a pair of District 13 games as three of the four are unbeaten in their respective standings. Dyer County’s boys and both Dyersburg teams have won each of their first two games while Dyer County’s girls have split at 1-1...

With the postseason approaching next week, Northview played its final home games of the regular season on Monday as Brighton proved to be rowdy guests on Eighth Grade Night as the Cardinals and Lady Cardinals picked up wins in Newbern.

Dyer County’s girls trailed early but bounced back in the second and third quarters to rebound from last Friday’s loss in the Lady Choctaws’ 13AAA opener with a 62-43 win over Munford on the Lady Cougars’ home floor on Tuesday night.

After a first half which saw Dyersburg’s boys struggle but stay within single figures of the lead in Troy on Tuesday night in District 13AA action, the Trojans got a huge third-quarter from senior guard Nate Spivey to help propel the black and gold to a 58-50 win over Obion County Central.

Sports fanatic. Two words that many individuals demonstrate any number of ways. Dyersburg has a perfect example of passion for a sport. Kari Bernier was born in Wisconsin and then spent her childhood across the Midwest and New England. As an adult, she moved to Dyersburg with her husband and their son in 1996 and has lived here ever since. ...

Local baseball fans will get a chance to meet some of their favorite Cardinal players this weekend as the annual St. Louis Cardinal Caravan will roll into Newbern and Dyer County High School on Saturday, Jan. 18 at 5 p.m. Tickets for the event are $10 and a meal is included in the price. Children five and under will be admitted for free...

The Associated Press' Top 10 teams in each of Tennessee's three Division I non-financial aid classifications and in the combined Division II financial aid classification as selected by Tennessee AP-member sportswriters and broadcasters. With first-place votes in parentheses, records through January 13, total points based on 10 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 10th-place vote:

After a week off to catch their breath following a busy holiday schedule, the Trojans and Lady Trojans returned to action Friday night on the hardwood by hosting rival Crockett County in the District 13AA openers for all four squads...

The longest in-district trip for the Dyer County teams was a wet one, but the fans who headed down to Savannah were treated to a back-and-forth battle between the Lady Choctaws and Hardin County early on and that continued well into the second half before a late run by the Lady Tigers helped the home team hand the orange and white girls a 73-65 defeat in the District 13AAA opener.

This past season for the Choctaw football team as a whole was one that will be talked about for years to come over in Newbern. There were plenty of stories covered in these very pages over the course of the Dyer County run to the state semifinals, the first time the program had done this since right after our great nation celebrated its 200th birthday...

The Dyersburg Middle School girls got the second half of their season underway in exciting fashion on Thursday night at home, rallying from behind in the fourth quarter to force overtime and take a 40-35 win over visiting Martin.

For the second time this week, Dyer County saw multiple members of its football program earn statewide honors as three Choctaw seniors were named to the Tennessee Football Coaches’ Association Class 5-A All-State Team.

We’re roughly just under 40 days away from the start of the 2019-20 basketball postseason (and about six weeks for those of us in AAA) and the most important games for the rest of the regular season begin tomorrow night in Dyersburg and Savannah as the black and gold as well as the orange and white get their district schedules underway...

After spending the Christmas break on the road which included trips to Middle Tennessee, Martin, Memphis and Union City, the Dyer County basketball teams returned home on Tuesday night and made the home crowd happy with a sweep of Milan in non-district action.

After a historic season for the Dyer County football team, a pair of senior Choctaws received individual honors from the Tennessee Sportswriters Association as quarterback Dain Patterson and defensive back LaQuinton Wells have been named to the TSWA Class 5A All-State Team.

Dyer County hit the road for the second time in three days early in the second half of the hoops season on Saturday in Union City as the Lady Choctaws picked up a 62-54 win over the Lady Tornadoes after pulling away in the fourth quarter.

The Associated Press' Top 10 teams in each of Tennessee's three Division I non-financial aid classifications and in the combined Division II financial aid classification as selected by Tennessee AP-member sportswriters and broadcasters. With first-place votes in parentheses, records through January 6, total points based on 10 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 10th-place vote:...

The Dyersburg State Women got the second half of their regular off to a good start on Saturday afternoon at home, playing strong in the final two quarters against Southeastern Illinois Community College to turn a single-digit halftime lead into an 86-58 win over the Lady Falcons.

With District 13AA play cranking up next Friday night and the road to Murfreesboro really getting underway, the Lady Trojans bounced back from their loss earlier in the week with a 51-47 win over McNairy Central in the Terry Glover Gymnasium on Friday night in a battle between two teams that could see each other again in the Region 7AA Tournament next month.

The Dyer County basketball teams got their new year started off early, traveling to Memphis for the Jack Jones Classic at Houston High School on Thursday, returning from the event with a split. The Choctaws (12-4) opened their 2020 portion of the season with an 81-71 win over Kingsbury. Earlier in the evening, the Lady Choctaws (13-3) dropped a 78-50 loss to Briarcrest Christian...

With Dyersburg taking a rare Tuesday off in the second half of the season this week and Dyer County hosting Milan, we won’t get to see the start of district play until Friday. And, we have the option of either staying close to home with Dyersburg opening their 13AA slate against rival Crockett County or making one of the longest trips of the year to Savannah when Dyer County heads to Hardin County for the start of District 13AAA play...

The Trojans stayed within striking distance for much of the game on Monday night at Hickman County High School in the championship game of the Above the Rim Tournament against Page, but could not overtake the Patriots in the end as Dyersburg fell 53-44 in Centerville...

Well, a new year and a new decade is upon us now and we’re heading into the second half of the TSSAA sports year with so many things to look forward to. So, after spending the last three weekends looking back at the past, how about we spend this first Thursday column looking at the next few months ahead of us...

The Lady Trojans played well early, holding the lead at least once in each of the first two quarters before a Greenfield surge down the stretch in the second frame helped the Lady 'Jackets build a double-figure lead they would never lose on the way to a 63-52 win in the championship game of the Dot Foods Christmas Classic at Dyersburg High School on Monday night...

Though it took a few moments to really get going, Dyer County used a strong ending to the first quarter to turn a two-point deficit into a double-figure lead with a good first half on the way to a 68-53 win over Hillcrest on Saturday night in the finals of the 55th Annual Martin Lions Club Christmas Tournament at Westview High School.

Dyersburg continued its successful run through the Dot Foods Christmas Classic on Saturday night as the Lady Trojans needed an extra frame to do it but took a second straight win over Gibson County via a 52-50 overtime victory in the semifinals of the tournament at Dyersburg High School...

Playing on the homefloor of the hosting Hickman County team on Saturday night, Dyersburg’s boys didn’t let the atmosphere get to them, especially late, as a strong performance in the fourth quarter sealed the Trojans’ 64-49 win over the Bulldogs to put the black and gold in the Above the Rim Tournament Championship game on Monday...

Monday Greenfield at Dyersburg (Dot Foods Christmas Classic Championship at Dyersburg) (Girls Basketball, 5:30 p.m.) Dyersburg vs. Page (Above the Rim Tournament Championship at Hickman County) (Boys Basketball, 8:30 p.m.) Thursday Dyer County at Jack Jones Classic (Memphis) (Basketball, TBA)...

For the second day in a row, a slow start didn’t hamper the Lady Choctaws too greatly as a strong second quarter set the tone for the rest of the game as Dyer County’s girls took a 65-45 win over McKenzie in the semifinals of the 55th Annual Martin Lions Club Christmas Tournament at Westview High School on Friday evening...

With a dominating performance on each end of the court in the first quarter, the Lady Trojans set the tone early to take a double-figure lead on the way to a 54-31 win over Munford in the opening round of the Dot Foods Christmas Classic in the Terry Glover Gymnasium on Friday afternoon.

The Trojans got their journey through the Above the Rim Tournament at Hickman County High School in Centerville off to a good start on Friday, but it wasn’t easy as the Dyersburg boys had to rally to take a 58-56 win over Mt. Pleasant in opening-round action...

The last column of the year can always be fun to write as you typically find yourself looking back at the previous 12 months and enjoy the memories of the year that was. And, in the world of high school and middle school sports, there is a lot that can happen from Jan. 1 until Dec. 31 of any given year...

JASON PEEVYHOUSE jpeevyhouse@stategazette.com There is a lot that goes into a sporting event. Whether it is the preparation by the teams which starts all the way back in the preseason to the responsibilities a school's administration goes through on a night-by-night basis during the high school or middle school sports season which runs from August through May, most people know that there are plenty of moving parts which go into any random sporting event for the local schools...

Both the Dyer County girls and boys teams began their quest to finish the first half of the 2019-20 season on a positive note on Thursday as the Choctaws and Lady Choctaws won their opening-round games at the 55th Annual Martin Lions Club Christmas Tournament at Westview High School.

The Dyersburg High School athletic family lost one of its most beloved members on Monday as former Lady Trojan softball head coach and football assistant coach Doug French passed away at the age of 73.

While many of their classmates are spending time with their families and are away from the school buildings for the next week or so, basketball teams from Dyersburg and Dyer County will be in action over the end of the week as they take part in Christmas Tournament action at three venues.

On the weekend before Christmas, both Dyer County basketball teams had a busy two-day stretch as both the Lady Choctaws and Choctaws earned a split in classic action heading into the holiday break. The Lady Choctaws (11-1) earned a split in the B4 Christmas State Farm Classic at Central High School in Columbia as Dyer County defeated Smyrna on Friday night, 75-32 before suffering their first defeat of the season the following night, dropping a 75-69 decision to Maplewood on Saturday evening in Columbia.. ...

With a pair of double-digit wins in the opening two days of the third Charles Cowles Classic under their belts, the Dyersburg Trojans (9-2) kept that streak going on Saturday night in the Terry Glover Gymnasium, handing Caruthersville a 91-58 defeat to end the pre-Christmas schedule on a seven-game winning streak.

With twin 20-plus-point games the by junior duo of Ashleigh Harris and KK Howard, the Lady Trojans never trailed on Saturday morning against Brighton as the Dyersburg girls pulled away in the second half to take a 65-41 win over the Lady Cardinals in the first game of the final day of the third Charles Cowles Classic at Dyersburg High School.

The Trojans got a big effort from a lot of players on Friday night, according to head coach Blaine Mahaffey as Dyersburg senior Nate Spivey led the way with 42 points including nine three-pointers during the black and gold’s 76-59 win over West Creek in the second night of the Charles Cowles Classic at Dyersburg High School.

Despite holding a six-point lead at the half, a slow start to the third quarter proved to hamper the DMS Trojans during the Charles Cowles Classic Middle School Championship on Friday night as Chester County rallied from the deficit to take a 46-34 win over the black and gold and claim the tournament title.

In my best old-school narrator voice - “When last we left your friendly neighborhood sports guy...” Just kidding guys, I always find myself to be in a more festive mood this time of the year. After all, the long calendar year is coming to an end and we are looking back at the year that was, much like we did last week with the first half of the year...

On the first night of the third Charles Cowles Classic, the Trojans put out an effort which would have made the namesake proud as Dyersburg (7-2) handed Baldwyn, Miss. a 66-40 defeat on Thursday night at Dyersburg High School.