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On Friday evening while making the drive to Brownsville, many thoughts of the upcoming Dyersburg game against Haywood County raced through my mind, and none of them shined bright on the Trojans.

The Choctaws continued their formula which has helped them to a 3-1 record heading into Friday night at home against Northeast - get a double-digit lead early and play strong defense - and used it to get a 50-20 win over the visiting Eagles in Newbern.  

BROWNSVILLE — Entering Friday’s contest against No.2-ranked Haywood County, Dyersburg looked to rebound from a blowout loss a week earlier when facing the Tomcats. While the Trojans dominated the line of scrimmage, as well as time of possession, in the end crucial turnovers as well as a boatload of penalties proved to be the difference as Haywood County held of a superb effort from Dyersburg to escape with a 28-21 victory.

The thing about a road trip is that it sometimes takes a bit to get used to being back at home. Dyersburg’s girls’ soccer team didn’t waste time getting on the board this past Tuesday when the Lady Trojans played on the turf in a game for the first time this month and first time in almost three weeks as freshman Addie Hurt hit a penalty kick to put the black and gold on top just three minutes into the game against Munford...

There was plenty of orange and white at Three Oaks on Thursday night as the home team hosted Northview with both coming in unbeaten on the season.

The Dyersburg volleyball team ended its week in West Tennessee on a positive note, taking a four-set win over visiting Milan on Thursday evening in the Terry Glover Gymnasium. Despite dropping the first set 25-23, the Lady Trojans rallied to take the second frame in impressive fashion 25-14 to tie the match at one set apiece. Dyersburg then claimed the match with back-to-back 25-18 wins to claim the 3-1 district victory...

The Choctaws bounced back from a tough defeat in their region opener two weeks ago to turn in a dominating performance against Ripley in non-region action last Friday night.

JASON PEEVYHOUSE jpeevyhouse@stategazette.com Coming off a disappointing showing last Friday night during their 35-0 loss to Hardin County at home at J.C. Sawyers Stadium, the road through the 2019 schedule doesn’t get any easier for the Trojans as they enter Week 5...

MARTIN – Jerry Carpenter, who has led the University of Tennessee at Martin golf program to unprecedented heights over his 18-year head coaching career, has announced he will retire at the end of the 2019-20 season. Austin Swafford, who is in his third season as an assistant with the Skyhawk golf program, will take over as head coach at his alma mater following Carpenter’s retirement...

Playing on the turf at J.C. Sawyers Stadium for the first time in almost three weeks, the Lady Trojans took an early lead but a trio of Munford goals in the second half proved to be the difference as the Lady Cougars withstood a late Dyersburg surge as the black and gold fell 3-2 on Tuesday night at DHS.

Dyer County continued its strong start to the week on the court on Tuesday evening as the Lady Choctaws swept a pair of district volleyball matches from visiting Cordova in Newbern. In the opening match of the evening, the Lady Choctaws took the opening set in dominating fashion, winning 25-4 before taking the second frame 25-5. Dyer County rounded out the opening match with a 25-4 showing to claim the win...

The Lady Trojans bounced back from last week’s District 14AA loss to take a three-set sweep over South Gibson in Medina on Tuesday. Dyersburg took the first set 25-20 then claimed the second set 25-19. The Lady Trojans rounded out the match with a 25-20 win in the third set to claim the district sweep...

The Dyersburg Middle School soccer girls saw their 2019 season come to an end on Monday evening at Chester County as the Lady Trojans fell 3-1 to the Lady Eagles in Henderson in the opening round of the West Tennessee Regional Soccer Conference Tournament...

Despite trailing at the end of the opening set, third set and facing a match point, the Lady Choctaws did not falter against visiting Kennett on Monday night in Newbern, edging the Indians after a late surge by Dyer County to win in five sets.

The Dyersburg Trojans got their week on the links off to a successful start on Monday at The Farms when the black and gold golfers outpaced golfers from Halls and South Gibson in a three-way match. The five Trojan golfers combined to shoot a 167 on the day, nearly 20 strokes better than second-place South Gibson who shot a 186...

The Lady Choctaw soccer team hit the road on Monday and returned from Lauderdale County with a 5-0 win over Ripley. Dyer County scored twice early in the contest, getting goals from Haley McGuire and Maddie Brandon in the first five minutes to take a 2-0 lead early. McGuire added another goal leading into the half to push the Lady Choctaw lead to 3-0 at the break...

When the final seconds ticked from the game clock on Friday night and some stared at the scoreboard, one reflecting a 35-0 loss for Dyersburg, one had to wonder if it was due to the day being Friday the 13th, the moon, or any other number of things that contributed to the first loss of the season.

Entering Friday's home contest against visiting No.9-ranked Hardin County riding a 3-game winning streak to start the season, as well as a No.2 state-ranking, Dyersburg had plenty of reasons to play well.

Dyer County rebounded from last week’s tough loss in Paris as the Choctaws returned home on Friday night and jumped out to a big lead early on their way to a 48-3 non-region win over Ripley in Newbern.

Coming off a come-from-behind win over Obion County which saw the No. 2-ranked Dyersburg Trojans dominate the second half en route to an 18-point win, the black and gold will face a tough out-of-region test tonight when they welcome Region 6-4A’s Hardin County to J.C. Sawyers Stadium.

JASON PEEVYHOUSE jpeevyhouse@stategazette.com The Choctaws are coming off their first loss of the 2019 season and will look to get back on the winning track tonight when Dyer County (2-1, 0-1) welcomes Ripley (2-1, 0-1) to Newbern for non-region action...

JASON PEEVYHOUSE jpeevyhouse@stategazette.com Just a little over ten years after dogpiling on the field at Middle Tennessee State University after winning the program’s first state championship, members of the 2009 Dyer County High School Class AA State Championship baseball team will be honored at halftime of tonight’s game between the Choctaws and Ripley...

JASON PEEVYHOUSE jpeevyhouse@stategazette.com Two days after the nation remembered the anniversary of the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, Dyersburg High School will honor those who have served our country both at home and abroad as the Trojans will host Military Appreciation Night tonight at J.C. Sawyers Stadium...

With Dyersburg and Dyer County’s golf season heading toward the postseason on the last day of the month, the Trojans welcomed the Choctaws for one-on-one action at The Farms (where the District 14 Large Tournament is scheduled for Monday, Sept. 30) with the visiting orange and white getting the win by seven strokes.

JASON PEEVYHOUSE jpeevyhouse@stategazette.com Though the Lady Choctaws had to fight through all three sets on Tuesday against the Lady Cardinals, Dyer County’s volleyball team came out on top against Brighton as the orange and white earned a District 14AAA win at home in Newbern...

Dyersburg picked up its second District 14AA win of the week on Tuesday night at home against Obion County Central, only dropping one set as the Lady Trojans closed out the Lady Rebels in four sets in the Terry Glover Gymnasium. Dyersburg took the opening set of the night by a wide margin, winning 25-13 to go up a set. ...

The Three Oaks Choctaws improved their record to 4-0 after defeating Tipton-Rosemark 48-8 Tuesday night as the Choctaw defense created problems all night for the Rosemark Rebels. Luke Franklin set the tone for the Choctaws by recovering his onside kick at the beginning of the game. Pierre Isom took the first offensive play 45 yards for a touchdown. Malachi McPhearson add two points with a pass from Franklin to make it 8-0 in the Choctaws’ favor...

The Lady Trojan soccer team dropped its first District 14AA game of the season on Tuesday night in Medina, falling to South Gibson 5-2. Dyersburg got a pair of goals in the first half from Anna Staggs, but the Lady Hornets had three goals of their own to take a 3-2 lead after 40 minutes...

The Dyersburg volleyball team got its busy week of 14AA action off on the right foot on Monday night at home as the Lady Trojans swept visiting Westview for a district victory.

The Dyersburg boys golf team saw its freshman step up with the absence of one of its senior leaders as the Trojans placed second in a three-way match with South Gibson and the University School of Jackson on Monday afternoon at The Farms in Dyersburg...

It's Sunday morning and the majority of Tennessee football fans are waking up to the realization the Volunteers are just not a very good football team right now, evident after another collapse, this time against visiting BYU on Saturday evening. The double overtime loss to the Cougars, while utterly disappointing to say the least, is a sign the next 10 games will be rather tough to watch, especially for loyal fans of the program.

TROY — Entering Friday night’s contest against Obion County Central, No.3-ranked Dyersburg was dreaming of ending the game with a 3-0 mark as well as a 1-0 start in region play.

A tough stretch of bad breaks and turnovers to end the first half as well as a dominating third quarter by the hosting Henry County team proved to be enough to snap the Choctaw hot start to the season as the Patriots handed Dyer County a 48-14 loss in Paris on Friday night.

With about the first month of the fall sports season out of the way, Dyer County’s volleyball team looks like it’s on the right course. Despite dropping their opening District 14AAA contest to Arlington on the Lady Tigers homefloor, there are two things we have to remember at this point in the process...

JASON PEEVYHOUSE jpeevyhouse@stategazette.com Coming off a tough loss at home to Munford last week, the DMS Trojans bounced back in impressive fashion on Thursday night as they jumped out to a three-touchdown lead over Martin at J.C. Sawyers Stadium en route to a 36-6 win over the Chargers...

The Dyersburg volleyball team ended its Fair Week in West Tennessee schedule on Thursday in Jackson with a dominant showing, sweeping hosting North Side in three sets by winning each set by 15 or more points. The Lady Trojans opened the match with a 25-10 win in the first set then took the second set 25-7. Dyersburg closed out the third and final set with a 25-4 win to claim the sweep and remain unbeaten in District 14AA at 6-0...

For the second time this week, the Choctaw golfers shot just well enough to claim a win over Crockett County, this time by just three strokes in a three-way match which also saw Covington competing at Dyersburg Municipal Dyer County’s top five combined to shoot a 162 on the day, just three strokes ahead of Crockett County’s 165...

Coming off a second straight non-region win which saw the Choctaws jump out early on the way to a mercy-rule victory, Dyer County will look to continue its hot start to the season when they hit the road tonight for their Region 7-5A opener in Paris.

JASON PEEVYHOUSE jpeevyhouse@stategazette.com Dyersburg, fresh off a 35-21 win at home last Friday night over Brighton, hits the road for the first time in the 2019 season as the Trojans head to Troy to take on the Obion County Central Rebels tonight at 7 p.m. in the Region 7-4A opener for both teams...

Dyersburg Trojan cross country runner Luke Schroeder took first place in the Scotts Hill Cross Country Invitational on Tuesday afternoon at Parkers Crossroads.

The Lady Choctaw volleyball team opened its light Fair Week schedule on Tuesday with a strong showing in District 14AAA action in Munford, beating the hosting Lady Cougars in four sets. Dyer County took the opening set 25-22 but fell in the second 25-14 to the home team. The Lady Choctaws rallied in the third set, taking the frame 26-24 before closing out the win with a convincing 25-10 victory in the fourth to close out the district win...

The Dyer County golf team opened its week on Tuesday coming out of the long weekend with a successful showing against Crockett County at home at Oakview. The Choctaw golfers combined to shoot a 151, edging out the Cavaliers by seven strokes as Crockett County came off the course with a 158...

Coming out of the Labor Day weekend, the Trojan golfers got their short week off to a good start on Tuesday afternoon as the Trojans defeated Milan and Halls in a three-way match at Milan. The Trojans combined to shoot a 178, besting Milan by 15 strokes as the Bulldogs came off the course with a 193. Halls placed third with a 219...

The Northview Middle School Football Homecoming Court was announced before the Choctaws’ Homecoming game with Rose Hill on Thursday.

After months and months of waiting, on Saturday afternoon fans of Tennessee football were fired up, anxious, and ready to finally watch the Vols return to the field of play. The excitement of a new season was hard to contain, and when kickoff arrived we all were ready to see this year's product put Georgia State to sleep and look ahead to a matchup with BYU.

It's Saturday morning and football fans everywhere are making preparations for a solid lineup of college football games to be played throughout the day. This is, without question, the day many of us gridiron goonies look forward to as soon as the previous season is complete.

Entering Friday’s contest against Brighton, No.5-ranked Dyersburg faced a much tougher task than the opening game of the season as the Cardinals tested the Trojans from start to finish. However, when the final seconds ticked from the clock at J.C. Sawyers Stadium, the Trojans had survived, pulling away in the second half to win, 35-21.

Those wondering if the Choctaws could pull off a repeat performance from their Week 1 opener last week were answered quickly and thoroughly as the orange and white football team jumped out to a 27-point halftime lead on the way to a 50-15 Victory over Obion County Central in Troy on Friday night.

After getting off to a slow start, the Three Oaks Choctaws had an explosive-scoring second quarter as Three Oaks improved its record to 3-0 after defeating the Halls Tigers 40-8. Late in the first quarter, Johncie Hicks caught a slant pass from Luke Franklin that resulted in a 45-yard touchdown. Hicks added 2 more points on the conversion pass play to put the Choctaws on the scoreboard...

Northview continued its busy and successful week as the Choctaws returned to Choctaw Stadium in Newbern for the first time and came away with a 44-14 homecoming win over visiting Rose Hill. Colton Hays got the Choctaws on the board in the first quarter as he scored on a nine-yard run. Ja’bari Livingston added the two-point conversion to put Northview on top 8-0...