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Friday night, Dyer County faced off against a familiar opponent in the South Gibson Hornets, last season, the Choctaws fell in Medina on a go-ahead touchdown as time expired for the Hornets. This season, the Choctaws looked to get revenge, and they did as they handed the Hornets a 31-7 setback on Homecoming Night to move to 6-1 (1-0) heading into the bye week.

Even after a haymaker from Westview on the first play of the game, Dyersburg (4-3, 2-2) was able to counter once but could not keep up with a high-powered Charger (7-0, 4-0) offense as the Trojans fell at home in Region 7-3A action on Friday night at J.C. Sawyers Stadium.

Heading into the TMSAA Class A Section 7 Tournament on their home floor sporting an unbeaten 16-0 record, the Northview volleyball team cruised through the semifinals in two sets on Thursday before defeating Paris Inman in straight sets to win the TMSAA Sectional Tournament for a second straight season...

The season came to an end for the Dyersburg boys golf team on Monday as the Trojan linksters finished the Region 8A Tournament as the tournament runner-up at The Links Golf Course in Memphis. Dyersburg was led by John David Morris, who finished his round a 77. Jacye Ellerbrook brought his season to a close with an 84 while Ryan Wesson shot an 88 in the tournament. Thaxton Coppage rounded out the Trojan scoring with a 94 on the day...

Dyer County was able to get a lead early in the District 13AA Play-in Game on Thursday evening in Newbern then held off Obion County Central for a 7-3 win to open the 2024 postseason.

A year after not being able to play the TMSAA Small Sectional title game last season and for the third year in a row, the Dyer County Middle School girls soccer team has won the sectional championship after defeating Memphis Rise Academy 2-0 on Thursday night at Dyer County High School.

The Dyer County Middle School girls soccer team is one win away from the TMSAA Small Region Championship as the Lady Choctaws defeated Fayette West on Wednesday evening at Dyer County High School in the tournament semifinals, 8-0. The Lady Choctaws will host Thursday night's TMSAA Region Championship scheduled for 7:15 p.m. at Dyer County High School against Memphis Rise Academy...

With the game tied at four goals apiece and time winding down in the second half on Tuesday, Dyer County senior Anna Hampton came up big in the clutch with a penalty kick to give the Lady Choctaws a 6-5 win over Peabody in Newbern. Fittingly, it was Senior Night for the Dyer County girls soccer program...

After the second matchup between the two teams had a rare rainout on its originally scheduled date a couple weeks back, Dyer County wrapped up its fourth straight district title and third undefeated district season in four years with a three-set win over Dyersburg on Wednesday night in Newbern.

After an unbeaten regular season, the Northview Lady Choctaw volleyball team continued its winning ways as it entered the postseason, defeating rival Three Oaks for the West Tennessee Athletic Conference Class A Tournament Championship on Tuesday evening at Halls...

The Dyer County Middle School Lady Choctaw soccer team took its first step towards a regional championship on Monday as the orange and white girls took a 4-0 win over Maxine Smith Steam Academy at Dyer County High School in the TMSAA Small Region Tournament Quarterfinal.

Dyersburg continued a busy week on the court on Tuesday as the Lady Trojans started off slow but rallied from a first set loss to take the next three sets over Munford to defeat the Lady Cougars in a non-district match in the Terry Glover Gymnasium.

With a busy final week of the regular season getting underway on Monday with a matchup against potential Region 7AA Volleyball Tournament foe Lakeland Prep to open the stretch of four games in four days, Dyer County got that journey under way on a positive note with a three-set win over the Lady Lions in Newbern.

With the regular season winding down and seeding for the upcoming District 13AA Tournament on the line on Tuesday night in Dyersburg, the Lady Trojans fell to Crockett County in five sets in the Terry Glover Gymnasium.

DMS got their postseason underway on Thursday when the Lady Trojans travelled Arlington to take on Elmore Park in the first round of the Area 18 Regional Volleyball Tournament, taking the match in back-to-back sets. The Lady Trojans took the first set 25-9 then claimed the second set while battling off a rallying Elmore Park by a score of 25-20 to advance to the semifinals...

In the second meeting between the two middle schools, Northview played the role of spoiler on Wednesday at Dyersburg Middle School, sweeping the Lady Trojan volleyball team on Eighth Grade Night in two sets.

While the contest between the Indians of North Side and the Trojans was originally scheduled for Friday, Mother Nature had other intentions; Dyersburg came out on a shortened week and imposed their will on the Indians on Thursday, beating North Side 37-26 at J.C. Sawyers Stadium.

With the game tied at a touchdown apiece going into halftime, Dyer County made sure to make the most of its second-half possessions as the Choctaws (5-1, 1-0) scored a pair of touchdowns in the final two quarters to take a 21-7 win over visiting Crockett County (4-2, 0-1) on Thursday night in Newbern.

Both Dyer County golf teams are one step closer to reaching the Class AA State Tournament as both the Choctaws and Lady Choctaws placed in the top three as teams in Monday's District 14AA Tournament at Humboldt. The Dyer County girls came off the course in second place on the day. Lady Choctaw golfer Kennedy Hill placed second overall as an individual with an 89 while Lily Flagg placed fifth with a 99...

The Dyersburg boys golf team's hopes of making a second straight trip to the TSSAA Class A State Tournament are still alive as the Trojans took the first step in the postseason, repeating as the District 15A Champions at Milan. Dyersburg was led by John David Morris, who shot a 76 on the day to take third overall in the 18-hole tournament. ...

A quartet of early goals from Dyersburg freshman Haddy Manneh set the tone for the Lady Trojans as the black and gold picked up an 8-0 win over visiting Dyer County on Monday night at J.C. Sawyers Stadium.

With both teams entering the game ranked in the Top 4 in the state in their respective classifications, the Choctaws looked to take down the juggernaut Chargers from Westview. While both teams looked to keep their perfect records, only one succeeded in their mission as the Chargers were too much for the Choctaws to handle, with a final score 47-14 from Hardy Graham Stadium at the University of Tennessee at Martin.

It may have been fitting that, on the Trojans longest trip of the regular season on Friday night in Selmer, the Dyersburg (3-2, 2-1) offense put up its long night of yardage as the black and gold gained over 400 yards during their 38-6 win over the McNairy Central Bobcats (1-3, 0-2) in Region 7-3 play.

Though Three Oaks held a three-touchdown lead at the half, Northview came out with a strong second half effort to keep the game in doubt until just under two minutes left before the Choctaws from Upper Finley Road held on for the 18-10 win on Thursday night at Dyer County High School.

Northview Middle School and Three Oaks Middle School volleyball players have been serving up more than just points recently as the netters from both schools spiked $850 into the Dyer County Community Cancer Fund through their t-shirt fundraiser.

The Dyersburg Middle School girls soccer team opened its week strong with a pair of wins, including one on the turf at J.C. Sawyers Stadium on Tuesday night.

One night removed from a five-set win down in Covington, the Dyersburg volleyball team continued its successful start to the week with a three-set win over visiting Obion County Central in District 13AA action on Tuesday night in the Terry Glover Gymnasium.

After a rough start to the season, the Dyersburg girls soccer team got into the win column in a big way on Monday night while honoring its seniors with a 9-0 mercy rule win over Haywood at J.C. Sawyers Stadium.

After getting their first win of the season on Tuesday, the Lady Choctaw soccer team didn’t wait long to get their second victory as the orange and white claimed their second ‘W’ in a row with a 10-1 win over Obion County Central in District 13AA action on Saturday afternoon in Newbern...

While all of West Tennessee was being hit hard due to landfall of Hurricane Francine, the rain didn’t stop Friday Night Lights. Even though most of the game was played during intermittent rain, the weather also didn’t stop Dyersburg from imposing its will on the Bolivar Tigers for a 38-0 win on Friday night at J.C. Sawyers Stadium.

Despite rain throughout the game on Friday night during the Choctaws' first regular season trip away from Newbern down in Henderson, the Dyer County (4-0) defense stymied the Eagles while the orange and white offense rushed for over 300 yards on a very wet surface to take a 36-7 win over Chester County...

Just a few days removed from snapping their season opening losing skid with a 2-2 tie against Lexington in the Jackson North Side Tournament this weekend, Dyer County got into the win column thanks to a four-goal performance from senior Anna Hampton in the Lady Choctaws' 7-2 win over Covington on Tuesday in Newbern.

Both local golf teams got an early start to their week as Dyer County and Dyersburg travelled to Humboldt Golf and Country Club as South Gibson hosted the Hornet Classic, an 18-hole tournament, on Monday morning.

Dyer County got its week on the volleyball court off to a dominant start on Monday as the Lady Choctaws hosted Jackson Christian and handed the Lady Eagles a three-set loss in Newbern.

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The Dyer County Choctaws looked to keep their winning streak alive Friday night in Newbern against the Union City Golden Tornadoes. After a close first half, the Choctaws imposed their will and notched their first ever win against Union City with a 40-22 victory.

Dyersburg trailed by ten at half but cut into the Charger lead early in the third quarter before the Chargers pulled away late to take a 30-15 win over the Trojans on Friday night in Covington in the Region 7-3A opener for both teams.

The Lady Choctaw volleyball wrapped up its schedule in state for the week on Thursday, traveling down to Jackson to hand Trinity Christian Academy a three-set loss on the Lady Lions homecourt.

Results from the Herb Welch Wrestleplex from Aug. 31: Jayson Perez defeated Bryson Carter via pinfall In the Alvino's Pizza match of the night, The Yellowjacket and Wild Thing defeated Payton "Pee Wee" Pitts and "Big" Cody Sawyer via pinfall "Indestructible" Thud Powell defeated Kenny Kingston via pinfall to retain the Unified Heavyweight Championship...

Despite going up 2-0 at the half with goals from Clara Serquina and Haddy Manneh, the Lady Trojans saw their potential first win of the season slip away after three second-half Westview goals gave the Lady Chargers a 3-2 win on Thursday evening at J.C. Sawyers Stadium...

Though Dyersburg was able to jump out to a two-set lead in their match against visiting Lexington on Thursday night in the Terry Glover Gymnasium, the Lady Trojans had to fight for the all-important third-set win before defeating the Lady Tigers in four sets.

Following a season which completed a three-year story of a six-win team to a state champion, Dyersburg High School's Tim Strayhorn has been selected as the TSSAA Girls Basketball Coach of the Year for the 2023-24 season.

The Dyer County Choctaws go their week off to a successful start, taking a match with three visiting teams at Oakview on Tuesday afternoon.

In the first meeting between volleyball teams from Dyersburg Middle School and Northview, the Lady Choctaws from Newbern emerged victorious despite a rough start to take a two-set win over the Lady Trojans.

Dyer County got a shorter but busy week on the court underway on Tuesday evening and made it a quick first night as the Lady Choctaws handed Obion County Central a loss in District 13AA play in three sets in Newbern.

After a big win over in-county rival Dyersburg, the Dyer County Choctaws looked to keep the ball rolling over the Bears of Trezevant Friday night and did so in impressive fashion, taking a 54-14 win in Newbern.

The Trojan football team rebounded from its loss last week in the season opener, amassing almost 300 yards on the ground on their way to a 49-6 win over Lake County in Tiptonville on Friday night.

Three local middle school runners placed high in the recent West Tennessee Athletic Conference Fun Run on Aug. 22. Three Oaks runner Kase Lynn Dunn took first in the run while teammates Hanna Willis and Nya Lanier placed third and fourth respectively. The trio is pictured with Three Oaks Head Coach Jimmy Turnbow...

After being released by the Green Bay Packers on Tuesday as part of the cuts to get down to the 53-man roster by the NFL's deadline, former Dyersburg Trojan Chris Russell didn't stay on the market long as the Packers have signed the Texas A&M rookie to the team's practice squad.