Dyersburg State Gazette: Sports

Shot at the buzzer in OT lifts Union City past Dyersburg (11/18/09)
Hosting Union City in the first of two Hall of Fame contests this week, the DHS Lady Trojan and Trojan basketball squads both came up on the short end of the scoreboard against the visitors on Tuesday night at DHS. In the girls contest, Randy Coffman's squad of Lady Trojans struggled on both ends of the floor before ultimately falling to the Lady Tornadoes in the first contest of the night, 62-57...

Choctaws, Lady Choctaws shine in season opener (11/18/09)
After countless months of anticipation in Dyer County, the basketball season has finally arrived. The Dyer County squads opened up their 2009-10 regular seasons on Tuesday, when the Newbern squads traveled to Ripley for a set of matchups against former district foes...

Beckley, McCord honored with A.F. Bridges Award (11/13/09)
JACKSON - On Thursday, two local coaches were presented the prestigious A.F. Bridges Award during the 2009 TSSAA Athletic District Meetings held at the University School of Jackson. Dyer County High School's Derek McCord and Dyersburg High School's Amy Beckley were selected to receive the honor in Athletic District 8 for Male Coach of the Year and Female Coach of the Year, respectively...

Trojans nip Falcons on shot at the buzzer (11/13/09)
Entering their third games of the season, the Trojans and Lady Trojans hosted Lake County at DMS on Thursday night. The Lady Trojans ran into a talented Lady Falcon squad, ultimately falling, 43-29, while the Trojan boys and Falcons had a very spirited contest with Dyersburg winning on a shot at the buzzer, 58-56...

Three Oaks sweeps Northview (11/13/09)
The Three Oaks basketball programs hosted county rival Northview on Thursday in a set of contests, which the home squad would like to remember. The Lady Eagles (1-2) erased a 14-10 halftime deficit to defeat the Lady Mustangs 26-25 on a clutch jumper by Madeline Petty, which ended a two-year losing streak for the Three Oaks girls program, while the Eagles pounded the Mustangs 53-33...

Dyersburg ends season with loss to Sheffield (11/08/09)
MEMPHIS - Entering Friday night's first-round playoff game against Sheffield, the Dyersburg Trojans football team had the opportunity to prolong a somewhat disappointing season with a win over the Knights. Unfortunately, key mistakes throughout the contest doomed Dyersburg's chances of advancing to play another week as Sheffield ended the Trojans season with a solid, 36-20 victory...

Trojan Loren Newsom crowned state champion (11/08/09)
After anchoring the Dyersburg cross-country team for the past two seasons, Trojan standout Loren Newsom capped off his outstanding high school career with a first-place finish in the state meet in Nashville, which earned the senior the title, state champion...

A rough season ends on a tough night for Trojans (11/08/09)
After winning its final regular-season contest to simply get into the TSSAA playoffs, Dyersburg made a quick exit by falling to Sheffield. There's no harm in losing during the regular season due to mistakes, but one would hope by the time the second season gets under way things have been worked out...

Despite solid effort, Dyersburg eliminated by Notre Dame (11/05/09)
CHATTANOOGA - After breezing through the region tournament and their substate matchup against McNairy Central, the Dyersburg Lady Trojans went into the first round of the TSSAA State Soccer Tournament in Chattanooga with a lot of confidence. Unfortunately for Dyersburg fans, the Lady Trojans' inexperience in the state tournament showed, as they fell to the Lady Irish of Notre Dame High School 6-0, ending the season for the Black and Gold squad...

Dyersburg shuts out McNairy, state tourney ahead (11/01/09)
After dominating Westview for the Region 7-AA crown on Wednesday, the Dyersburg Lady Trojans hosted McNairy Central in a substate matchup on Saturday for the right to play in the state tournament. The Lady Trojans picked up their second consecutive big-game shutout, as they secured a spot in next week's state tournament in Chattanooga with a 3-0 win over McNairy Central...

Trojans end skid, secure playoff berth (11/01/09)
Entering Friday night's game against Haywood County, the Dyersburg football team simply couldn't lose if there was any hope of extending a 13-year streak of earning a berth in TSSAA state playoffs. The squad was in the midst of a four-game losing streak, the longest in more than 10 years. A win would assure the team a spot in the playoffs, while a loss would put the squad at the mercy of the confusing qualifying system of the Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association...

Shorthanded Choctaws fall to Brighton in season finale (11/01/09)
The Dyer County Choctaws limped into their final game of the 2009 season against Brighton without eight starters, including quarterback Dylan Dye and Marcus Parr, who were suspended for violating team rules. "All of our kids played hard during the game," said Choctaw head coach Adam Renshaw. "You don't have to be a football guy to know that we limped into the game, but I would like to play Brighton when we are full strength."...

Trip to state tourney a quick one (11/01/09)
For those interested in local sports, this has been one busy week. While preparations for the annual basketball preview got under way, there were games to be played and roads to travel. After watching the DHS volleyball team roll through the district, region and sub-state competition over the last couple of weeks, dreams were realized when the squad earned the right to travel to Murfreesboro for the state tournament...

Dyersburg blanks Westview for Region 7-AA title (10/30/09)
The Dyersburg Lady Trojans claimed the 2009 Region 7-AA soccer title on Wednesday with a 2-0 shutout victory over their rivals, Westview. "The girls played super, you couldn't ask for anything better," said Lady Trojan head coach Joy Norman. "We really played with a lot of heart tonight, and I'm very proud of the girls."...

Lady Trojans eliminated after back-to-back losses (10/30/09)
MURFREESBORO -- Prior to entering the 2009 TSSAA State Volleyball Tournament, the DHS squad had already achieved a couple of milestones. The Lady Trojans won the regular season district title with an unblemished 14-0 record. The squad also captured the Region 7 crown before blistering past Fairley in a sectional contest to secure a spot at the big dance at the Murphy Center on the campus of MTSU...

Lady Trojans leave today for state tourney (10/27/09)
Since the beginning of the high school volleyball season, the DHS Lady Trojans have been a work in progress. With several key players returning off of last year's district champion squad, head coach Sarah Morris thought her squad would do well. What Morris didn't realize when the season began was where the team is today -- heading to Murfreesboro to play for a state title...

Dyersburg kicks past Crockett County, advances to finals (10/27/09)
The Dyersburg Lady Trojans advanced to the district finals for the second straight year with a 10-0 win over Crockett County in the semifinals on Monday. The Lady Trojans dominated the Lady Cavaliers from the opening minutes of the game, with Kilee Nunez putting Dyersburg on the board just six minutes into the game...

Trojans fall to Indians, downward spiral continues (10/25/09)
Entering Friday night's game against North Side, Dyersburg had lost three straight and four of its last five games. When the contest with the Indians was over, the Trojans were still searching for a fix to their sputtering offensive woes, evident after North Side blanked the Black and Gold, 23-0...

Bears spoil homecoming, senior night for Choctaws (10/25/09)
The Dyer County Choctaws welcomed in Trezevant on Friday for a homecoming matchup in the rain before ending their regular season with a district contest against Brighton next week. Unfortunately for Dyer County, their homecoming night was one to forget, as the Choctaws fell to the Bears 42-6...

Gridiron struggles continue as the playoffs loom ahead (10/25/09)
Standing in the misty rain falling in Jackson on Friday night, the mind couldn't help but wonder how fast the Trojan football program has seemingly gone from the penthouse to the basement. Traditionally at this time every year, the crowds begin to get larger and the atmosphere is one most want to be a part of...

Fairley no match for talented Lady Trojan squad (10/23/09)
From the way the Dyersburg Lady Trojans were acting after their one-sided matchup with Fairley out of Memphis on Thursday you would think the black and gold squad was going to Murfreesboro. Well, actually for the first time in school history, they are...