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On a night when the Lady Choctaw offense scored nearly 90 points in their 88-34 win over visiting Manassas at Dyer County High School on Tuesday, almost half of those points came from one player, as Lady Choctaw sophomore Zoie Springer surpassed the school’s single-game scoring mark with a 39-point effort during the victory...

On the final Monday in November, the Lady Trojans saw their chance at a second win slip away from them late at Peabody as they lost to the Lady Tide by four. On Tuesday night, just over two weeks later, Dyersburg’s girls made up for that setback – the last before their current win streak – in a big way with a 68-31 thumping of Peabody when the Lady Tide came to the Terry Glover Gymnasium at Dyersburg High School...

JASON PEEVYHOUSE jpeevyhouse@stategazette.com With the first half of the season coming to a close for many basketball teams, Dyersburg State men’s team headed into their Christmas break on a positive note by defeating visiting Faith Prep Academy 115-83 on Tuesday evening at DSCC...

Following up a season which saw him leave an impact across the Trojan football program, Dyersburg’s Chris Russell brought a fitting conclusion to his high school football career on the field as he took part in the Toyota East vs. West Tennessee All-Star Football Classic in Clarksville.

Though the Lady Trojans got off to a bit of a slow start, that beginning didn’t last long as three-pointers from Mari-Hanna Newsom and K.K. Howard sparked a double-digit run to end the first quarter on Friday night in Munford and push the Dyersburg girls to a 31-19 win over the Lady Cougars.

With the cancellation of this past Friday night’s scheduled home game against Westwood, the Choctaws and Lady Choctaws have been in the midst of what is going to be an 11-day layoff between their home doubleheader on Nov. 30 with the University School of Jackson and Tuesday night’s return to the court at home against Memphis Manassas.

Looking ahead at the sports schedule for the upcoming week, and there are some interesting games, in my view, ahead for both the Dyer County and Dyersburg teams as they get ready to see the first half of the season come closer to a close. Tuesday has two of these games as the Choctaws and Lady Choctaws will return to the court for the first time in December following an 11-day layoff...

After ending the first half on a lengthy run to take a double-digit lead, Dyersburg Middle School’s boys benefitted from that run in the second half thanks to foul trouble as the DMS Trojans were able to hold off a resurgent Haywood for a 36-30 win over the Tomcats on Thursday night at home...

The Lady Trojans got the chance to make up for one of their early season losses on Tuesday and, thanks to a good defensive effort, Dyersburg was able to avenge it’s season-opening loss on the road to Covington as they defeated the Lady Chargers 36-33 in Dyersburg.

Despite falling behind by double figures in the opening quarter as well as a baker’s dozen during the second stanza, the Trojans battled back to cut deep into the lead before halftime against Lexington and outscored the Tigers by 14 points in the second half en route to a 62-53 win on Saturday night, as Dyersburg’s boys won their first game of the season in the team’s home opener.

Though the Senators took a brief lead in the second half on Saturday afternoon at Dyer County High School, the Dyersburg State men surged back moments later to overtake Walters State on the way to an 89-84 win to remain unbeaten at 10-0 on the season.

When Preston Ozment began his baseball coaching career in 2001 as an assistant at Dyer County High School, he did so with a goal of wanting to develop a winning program, but more importantly to make a difference in the lives of the young men playing the game, both on and off the field.

Coming off their first loss of the season earlier in the week at Selmer, the Choctaw basketball team rebounded by breaking a trend that has plagued them throughout the young season – slow starts – on the way to a 66-57 win over the visiting University School of Jackson boys on Friday night in Newbern.

As the opening month of the 2018--19 basketball season has drawn to a close, now is a good time to take a look at where our teams stand as they enter a long December, in the words of the Counting Crows. Entering December, both Dyersburg teams have had their share of struggles to start the season, but there are still things the black and gold girls and boys can build on. ...

With the first half of the season moving into its final month, the Dyersburg State basketball teams will have their only Tennessee Community College Athletic Association home games before Christmas this weekend as they host two games each on Friday and Saturday.

The Three Oaks girls continued their strong start to the 2018-19 season leading into tonight’s makeup game at home against Northview as the Lady Choctaws from Upper Finley Road handed Lauderdale a lopsided 67-2 loss on the road on Thursday night. The Lady Choctaws jumped out to a big lead early, getting seven points from Caitlyn Berry and six points each by Pearson Vaughan and Netala Dixon as Three Oaks took a 23-0 lead after one quarter. ...

The Dyersburg High School dance team competed in Murfreesboro and Nashville earlier this month and the team did not return from the Middle Tennessee venues empty-handed. After the competitions were over on Nov. 17 and 18 the team came home with a state championship title in the Large Varsity Kick at the TSSAA State competition, making dance team history with their first state title...

After trailing for the second straight night at the half, the Lady Trojans rallied in the third quarter for the second time in 24 hours and this time their performance in the fourth quarter insured their lead would stand as Dyersburg took a 55-52 win over the University School of Jackson in Jackson on Tuesday night.

Both Dyer County basketball teams saw their undefeated runs to start the season come to an end on Tuesday night in Selmer as the Lady Choctaws and Choctaws each dropped a road contest to McNairy Central. In girls action, the Lady Choctaws fell behind early without the services of Alexis Akins and Meme Smith as Dyer County could not overcome the early deficit to drop a 72-67 decision to the Lady Bobcats...

After trailing by 15 points at the end of the first half, the Lady Trojans dominated the third quarter to tie the game only to see the Lady Tide retake the lead moments later then hold on during the fourth quarter to hand Dyersburg a 57-53 setback in Trenton on Monday night.

For the second time in the young 2018-19 season, the Dyer County boys found themselves down double figures early – this time to Gibson County – only to outscore the Pioneers by 21 from the middle of the first quarter on during the Choctaws’ 67-58 win in the Westview Thanksgiving Classic on Friday afternoon in Martin...

JASON PEEVYHOUSE jpeevyhouse@stategazette.com A trio of Dyersburg High School players and one from Dyer County will see their gridiron days in high school extended by one more game as they have been selected to take part in postseason high school all-star games next month...

JASON PEEVYHOUSE jpeevyhouse@stategazette.com For the past 32 years, Delta Chevrolet and its owner, Charles Dunn, have been trying to give away a free vehicle during multiple golf tournaments a year to a golfer that can hit a hole-in-one on a specific hole during individual tournaments...

With high school football now in the rear-view mirror for local sports fans, it’s time to head inside for what I have heard several people express will probably be a cold winter. And, after having to keep an eye out for rain for many of the last weeks of the regular season and playoffs for high school football, it’ll be nice to spend the next three or four months only having to be in the elements between the car and whatever gymnasium the schedule sees me visiting on a given night of the week through the course of high school, middle school and college basketball seasons.. ...

The Dyersburg State men’s team can make school history over the weekend and add to it as well as the Eagles enter today’s Jackson State CC Classic with an unblemished record after six games.

Tuesday was a late night for the Choctaws and Lady Choctaws as the two teams made the trip the school’s gridiron bunch makes multiple times during the year as they arrived back in Newbern after midnight.

Both the Dyer County Lady Choctaws and Choctaws continued their unbeaten starts to the 2018-19 season, as the orange and white teams travelled to Clarksville and returned with a two-game sweep over Clarksville Christian on Tuesday night. The Lady Choctaws had a little trouble early but a 23-point second quarter proved to give the Dyer County girls more than enough breathing room against the Centurions as the orange and white cruised to a 69-25 win over Clarksville Christian...

Both Dyersburg High School teams remained winless on the season as the Lady Trojans and Trojans fell to Memphis Central on the second day of the 48th Annual Martin Luther King Tournament at Memphis Central on Tuesday afternoon. In the tournament’s second day, Dyersburg’s girls battled to the end but fell 39-36 by three points to the Lady Warriors in the second game of the day between the two schools. Earlier in the afternoon, the Trojans fell 70-39 to the Warriors...

Coming off a four-point loss earlier in the week down in Covington in the season opener, the Lady Trojans struggled during their second game of the year despite leading after three quarters, falling in overtime to Jackson South Side 39-32 in Hall of Fame action on Saturday afternoon at Crockett County.

Both the Dyersburg Trojan and Lady Trojan basketball teams could have a busy Thanksgiving week beginning today as the two squads head to Memphis for the 48th Annual Martin Luther King Tournament.

The first play of the game might have just been out of reach for Haywood, but much of what followed went the visitors’ way as the Tomcats scored four times in the first half on the way to a 47-14 win over Dyersburg to end the Trojans’ season in the Class 4A Quarterfinals on Friday night at J.C. Sawyers Stadium.

Like many on the home side of J.C. Sawyers Stadium on Friday night, I can definitely say that was not what I expected to happen. Unfortunately for the black and gold team, unlike leaving the home of the Trojans back on that much warmer September evening after expecting a close game, the result of the Class 4A Quarterfinal between the Trojans and Tomcats was nearly the exact opposite of what we all saw two months and two days ago...

Both Dyer County basketball teams continued their winning ways on Friday night as the Choctaws and Lady Choctaws both picked up wins over visiting McNairy Central in Newbern. The Choctaws had to rally from an early deficit before taking an 85-71 win over the Bobcats in the nightcap. Earlier in the evening, the Lady Choctaws picked up a 69-53 win in the opener...

When a city has a team still playing high school football in the middle of November, chances are the squad is pretty good, and possibly even great. Such is the case with this year’s group of players donning the black and gold at Dyersburg High School. While there are plenty of adjectives that could be used to describe the current squad, being 12-0 pretty much says enough...

For the second straight week, the undefeated Trojan football team will square off with a familiar foe in the postseason as Dyersburg welcomes Haywood to J.C. Sawyers Stadium tonight in the quarterfinals of the TSSAA Class 4A State Playoffs.

With the focus of the Dyersburg Trojans and their head coach Bart Stowe remaining on the preparation for Friday night’s TSSAA Class 4A Quarterfinal game against Haywood at J.C. Sawyers Stadium, the black and gold had a new and rare wrinkle thrown into their plans on Wednesday – snow.

Double-digit leads weren’t very safe during the Dyer County and Lexington boys season-opener on Tuesday night in Newbern as both teams coughed up leads of ten or more points at opposite ends of the game, but the Choctaws were able to cause a trio of turnovers late in the game to secure the 71-69 win over Lexington.

A strong third quarter by the Covington girls helped push the home team to the victory on opening night of the high school basketball season as Dyersburg was unable to overcome a late Lady Charger bucket and free throws on the way to the 47-43 loss at Covington on Tuesday night...

JASON PEEVYHOUSE jpeevyhouse@stategazette.com Coming into the 2018 season, there was one thing the Dyersburg Trojans had plenty of on their roster. Running backs. Senior backs like Chris Russell and Daviaon Henderson. Junior runners Trae Taylor, Brandon Miller and Antonio Quinn as well as sophomore Israel Barbee and freshman Darius Harris helped round out a group of ball carriers that could pretty much guarantee Dyersburg head coach Bart Stowe and Trojan fans there would always be a fresh set of legs on the field.. ...

JASON PEEVYHOUSE jpeevyhouse@stategazette.com Though the weather outside won’t have many thinking about America’s pastime, Dyer County senior catcher Zach Epperson won’t have to spend his winter thinking about where he will play college baseball as he signed to play with Methodist University in Fayetteville, N.C. on Tuesday morning...

With the Trojans heading into the quarterfinals with a perfect record through a dozen games in the 2018 season, it’s only fitting that Dyersburg will be at home as they head into the third week of the TSSAA Class 4A State Playoffs.

The Dyersburg Trojan Playoff Bound Steak Dinner for the quarterfinal round of the TSSAA Class 4A State Playoffs is set for Thursday at West Dyersburg Church of Christ. Trojan supporters are invited to sponsor a member of the 2018 Trojan football team, coach, cheerleader or dance team member as Dyersburg prepares for the quarterfinals of the state playoffs...

It’s the most important game to hit Dyersburg in the last 10 years as Friday night the Trojans will host Haywood in the TSSAA Class 4A Quarterfinals. This will be the second time the Trojans will host the Tomcats as the two teams met back in Week 5 with the Trojans getting a huge win over Haywood, 48-14, as the fifth of what is now a dozen wins...

JASON PEEVYHOUSE jpeevyhouse@stategazette.com With the weather cooling down it’s time for high school hoops fans to head into the gymnasiums to support their favorite teams as the high school basketball season begins tonight for teams from Dyer County and Dyersburg High School...

With the Trojans ahead by just one point at the end of the first half, Dyersburg got a big momentum swing early in the third quarter which led to a trio of second-half touchdowns to push the black and Vegas gold to a 28-12 win over Crockett County in the second round of the TSSAA Class 4A State Playoffs on Friday night at J.C. Sawyers Stadium.

The Dyersburg Trojan Playoff Bound Steak Dinner for the quarterfinal round of the TSSAA Class 4A State Playoffs is set for Thursday, Nov. 15 at West Dyersburg Church of Christ. Trojan supporters are invited to sponsor a member of the 2018 Trojan football team, coach, cheerleader or dance team member as Dyersburg prepares for the quarterfinals of the state playoffs...

Once a week during the high school football season, I meet with our local head coaches to talk about the upcoming game that Friday night. That part you know. Here recently, my talks with Dyersburg head coach Bart Stowe have involved the discussion of momentum and it has translated into the preview stories and postgame wrap-ups...

The venue has changed and the stakes are the as high as they will be this season as for the second time in three weeks the undefeated Dyersburg Trojans will take on Region 7-4A rival Crockett County in the second round of the TSSAA Class 4A State Playoffs tonight at J.C. Sawyers Stadium.