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The Lady Choctaws remained at home for the Region 7AAA championship game against the Brighton Lady Cardinals. Dyer County led for five innings, but gave up the lead as Brighton scored three in the final two innings to win 3-1 over the home team.

It was a win-or-go-home game for the Dyer County softball team as they took on the Lady Cougars at home. Few runs were scored as both pitchers anchored their defenses and forced several three-up and three-down innings. Ultimately, the Lady Choctaws came out victorious with a score of 3-1.

GABRIEL JACKSON Special to the State Gazette After becoming District 13AAA runners-up last week, the Trojans went on the road to Covington to take on the Chargers. It was a win-or-go-home matchup for Dyersburg and despite being tied in the middle of the third inning, Covington pulled away scoring nine runs in the next three innings to win 11-2...

The Dyer County Choctaws hosted the Munford Cougars in the first round of the Region 7AA tournament on Monday in Newbern. After a scoreless first three innings, Munford erupted for seven runs in the top of the fourth leading to a 10-5 win over the home Choctaws.

The Dyersburg Trojans and the Dyer County Choctaws had another strong performance in the TSSAA AA Sectional Meet in Bartlett. After a long weekend, both schools are sending two athletes to Murfreesboro to compete at the state level.

As graduation gets near, Dyer County senior Ethan Tolbert knows his plans after high school. Tolbert has decided to continue his basketball career at the college level with the Dyersburg State Eagles.

The Three Oaks Middle School baseball team went on the road to face Martin on Tuesday night. The Choctaws hoped to punch their ticket to state with a win over Martin, and thanks to a big five run fourth inning, Three Oaks came out on top 9-5.

The Three Oaks Lady Choctaws and the Northview Lady Choctaws battled for the opportunity to go to the state tournament at Three Oaks Middle School. Three Oaks won in dominant fashion, scoring 10 runs on 11 hits for a 10-0 victory.

In the final game of the championship round, the Dyer County softball team took on the Obion Lady Rebels to determine the district champion. The Lady Choctaws took care of business on Monday night in the first game, winning 11-2 and finished Obion off on Tuesday with a score of 5-0.

Robert White, head baseball coach at Dyersburg State Community College, achieved his 700th career win on May 10, 2022, against Roane State Community College. White is in his 21st season as head coach at DSCC and has been named the Tennessee Community College Athletic Association (TCCAA) Coach of the Year for Region VII in 2013, 2016, 2017, and 2021. ...

The crosstown rivalry continued in the District 13AAA Baseball Tournament as the Dyersburg Trojans, after defeating Obion County in the semifinals, went on to face the Dyer County Choctaws in the championship round. The two teams met twice during the regular season with Dyer County taking the first game 12-0 and Dyersburg winning the second 3-2 in an 11-inning slugfest. The Choctaws came out victorious in the final game of the trilogy, winning 11-1 and claiming the District 13AAA Championship.

GABRIEL JACKSON Special to the State Gazette The Dyer County Lady Choctaws were firing on all cylinders Monday night. After a 7-0 win over Crockett County, the Lady Choctaws recorded 13 hits and no errors on their way to an 11-2 victory over the Obion Lady Rebels...

The Dyer County softball team had to beat the Crockett Lady Cavaliers for a chance to play Obion County and keep their district champion hopes alive. The Lady Choctaws fell to Crockett 13-1 in the first game of the tournament, but a steady stream of scoring led Dyer County to a 7-0 shutout over Crockett.

In the final game of day 2 of the District 13AAA Baseball Tournament the Trojans fought to keep their season alive against the Cavaliers.

After one day in the books, the Dyer County Choctaws moved on to play the Obion County Rebels for day 2 of the District 13AAA Baseball Tournament. Despite a close matchup against Crockett the night before, Dyer County took control of this game, never trailing on their way to a 7-1 victory.

The Dyersburg Lady Trojans and the Dyer County Lady Choctaws met for the third and final time in the District 13AAA Softball Tournament in Newbern. The Lady Choctaws won the previous two matchups convincingly and would win again with a score of 7-0 thanks to 10 hits and just one error.

It is a busy weekend at Dyer County High School with both the District 13AAA baseball and softball tournaments being held in Newbern. Both the baseball and softball teams faced off against the Crockett County Cavaliers Friday night. While the Lady Choctaws were upset, on the baseball side was a much closer contest. The two teams battled it out, but the Choctaws came out on top with a 4-3 win.

The fourth-seeded Dyersburg Trojans met the second-seeded Obion County Rebels in the District 13AAA Baseball Tournament. It was a slow start to the game with the first run coming in the bottom of the fourth inning. Obion led 6-0 going into the top of the seventh inning. With one chance to extend the game, the Trojans put up four runs in the final inning to come within two runs of the Rebels. Dyersburg was unable to finish the comeback as they fell to Obion 6-4.

The 2022 District 13-AAA softball regular season champion Dyer County Lady Choctaws hosted the first game of the district tournament on Friday night in Newbern. The Lady Choctaws matched up against the fourth-seeded Lady Cavaliers. Crockett led early as after two innings the Lady Cavaliers went up 6-0. Dyer County had no answers for the Lady Cavaliers, who beat them 13-1 in only five innings.

The Dyersburg Middle School Trojan baseball team capped off their season in a big way – as NWMSAA Conference Tournament Champions – as they defeated South Gibson 6-1 in the championship game. Upon the completion of the regular season, the Trojans were the 3 seed going into the conference tournament. To advance to the championship game, DMS defeated Gibson County 3-2 as well as Crockett County 5-3...

On Saturday, April 30, the WTAC middle school tennis tournament was held in Halls at Crichfield Park. Pictured left to right: Coach Kayla Moore, Clay Dodds, Seth LaRue, and Bo Dodds. Coach Moore was named the Coach of the Year. Clay Dodds and Seth LaRue defeated Brighton 6-2 earning the Boys Doubles Championship. Bo Dodds repeated as Boys Singles Champion, defeating Elijah Williams of Brighton 6-0.

The Dyer County Choctaws celebrated senior night on Tuesday at home. The Choctaws hosted the Obion Rebels for their last district game. The two teams battled it out across regulation with Dyer County scoring the first goal, but Obion put up the next two to leave with a 2-1 victory over the Choctaws.

The Dyersburg baseball team went on the road to face Bolivar Central. It was a low-action game as Dyersburg scored one early and held it the rest of the game for a 1-0 road win. The Trojans look to build some momentum going into the district tournament in Newbern as they were 3-12 after their last loss to Dyer County and have since been 8-0 and have improved their record to 11-12.

With only a few weeks left until graduation, DHS dance member Anna Staggs knows what team she will be rooting for next season as the senior has chosen to continue her dancing career at Ole Miss.

After Northview defeated Lake County Middle School 16-2 and Three Oaks beat Halls 7-2, the stage was set for a Choctaw vs. Choctaw championship in Newbern. An early lead for Three Oaks saw them lead the whole way as they ended Northview’s season with a 9-3 victory...

The Dyer County Choctaws played the Munford Cougars at home for senior night in Newbern. It was a close contest throughout, but the Choctaws recorded 10 hits on their way to a 10-7 victory over the visiting Cougars.

GABRIEL JACKSON Special to the State Gazette The Dyersburg Trojan baseball team hosted West Memphis for senior night on Thursday at Tom Mathis Field in Dyersburg. The Trojans connected on nine hits for 11 runs and ended the night early as they finished West Memphis in six innings...

This past Thursday, April 28, and Friday, April 29, Dyersburg Trojan soccer competed in University School of Jackson’s “Best of the West” soccer tournament. This tournament featured West Tennessee soccer teams from Crockett County, Sacred Heart of Jesus High, and USJ—all of which the Trojan soccer team successfully defeated this week...

It was two weeks ago that the Dyer County baseball team run-ruled the Dyersburg Trojans 12-2 in Newbern. Dyersburg has not lost since and after some weather delays, the Trojans finally got their chance to strike again at their home field on Tuesday night. It took 11 innings and three runs, but the Trojans upset the regular season District 13AAA Champion Choctaws 3-2.

BT Prince received the Top Golfer award for Three Oaks for the second straight year.

The Dyer County Choctaw soccer team picked up a win over Fayette-Ware on Tuesday night in Somerville. The Choctaws racked up six goals in the match while only conceding one goal to the Wildcats. Luke Williams scored five goals in the evening with Jacob Hampton assisting on three of them.

Dyersburg State Community College alumni William Woods of Trenton has advanced to the Major Leagues. The Atlanta Braves announced a call up for William Woods from Triple-A Atlanta Braves affiliate Gwinnett Stripers. Woods was drafted in the 23rd round (682nd overall) by the Atlanta Braves in 2018 following his second semester with DSCC Eagles Baseball under the direction of Coach Robert White...

The Dyer County softball team held their senior night on Monday against Tipton-Rosemark. The two teams have met twice this season with each team claiming one win. It was a back-and-forth affair as the game was tied up at four apiece at the end of the fourth inning. ...

The Dyersburg Trojans went on the road to play Mayfield on Friday night. The Trojans took care of business with 15 hits to just one error. Dyersburg won convincingly 8-2 to extend their winning streak to four games.

The Dyersburg softball team hosted the Crockett County Lady Cavaliers on Friday night for District 13AAA action. It was a back-and-forth fight with neither team being able to pull away from the other. The game went down to the final inning as Crockett was able to pull away in the top of the seventh. The Lady Trojans could not come back as they fell to the visiting Cavaliers 9-7.

The Dyer County baseball team battled the Obion County Rebels in a two-game District 13-AAA series. The Choctaws dominated in the first match in Troy winning 13-2, but had to fight back to win 8-6 in Newbern on Thursday. With the two wins Dyer County is now the 2022 District 13-AAA baseball regular season champions.

The Dyer County softball team matched up against the Obion County Lady Rebels on Tuesday night in Troy. The Lady Choctaws tallied up ten hits with zero errors to get past the Lady Rebels. With the 10-3 win Dyer County is now 4-0 in district play on the season.

Ryan White, former Dyer County pitcher and freshman at Bethel (TN), has been named the Mid-South Conference baseball pitcher of the week for his performance this past weekend in a series against UT-Southern. White pitched 10 scoreless innings in relief in a pair of victories over the Fire Hawks. On April 15, he pitched three scoreless innings giving up one hit and striking out one. Later in the weekend, White pitched seven scoreless innings in relief giving up three hits and striking out five...

The Dyersburg Trojan soccer team faced Madison Academic at JC Sawyers Stadium on Tuesday, April 19. After an intense 80-minute battle on the field, the Trojans were defeated – taking their second loss out of the ten games they have played this season – with an ending score of 4-2...

Thursday night the Dyer County Choctaw softball team took a short trip to Dyersburg to take on the Lady Trojans for some District 13AAA action. Pitchers Ava Ozment and Brittney Anderson joined forces to throw a shutout while the Lady Choctaws also recorded 18 hits in their 15-0 win over Dyersburg. By beating the Lady Trojans, Dyer County is now 3-0 in District 13AAA play while Dyersburg falls to 0-2.

The Dyersburg Trojans went on the road Thursday night to face the Millington Trojans for the first of two games. The last time these two teams met, Millington defeated Dyersburg 18-6. However, this time Dyersburg flipped the script by dominating Millington 10-0 on Thursday and then coming home and winning 9-6 on Friday...

Coming off three straight losses, the Dyer County soccer team was set to play the Gibson County Pioneers in Dyer on Thursday night. Due to field conditions the game was moved to McKenzie where the match was played at Bethel University. The Choctaws led with two goals going into the first half and held the lead throughout the remainder of the game to take the 2-0 victory over the Pioneers.

The Dyersburg/Dyer County rivalry continued on into the spring season for a District 13AAA matchup on Tuesday night in Newbern. The first inning was close with the Choctaws only leading the Trojans by one run. However, Dyer County unleashed a barrage of scoring with five runs in the second and fourth inning to finish off Dyersburg 12-2 in just five innings.

Following a solid start for the Lady Trojans, leading the visiting Covington Lady Chargers 8-3 upon the conclusion of the first inning, the DHS softball squad ultimately fell to Covington 16-10 Tuesday night at Doug French Field.

Returning to JC Sawyers stadium for the first time since the 2021 fall football season, the local DCHS versus DHS rivalry made its second appearance on the turf for boys’ soccer season. The Trojans maintained DHS’s winning streak over the Choctaws within the stadium, defeating DCHS with a score of 9-0 on Tuesday, April 12...

The Dyersburg soccer team hosted the Dyersburg Invitational Tournament on Saturday and Sunday, April 9-10. The Trojans took the field Sunday for a double header against the University School of Jackson and Trinity Christian Academy. Dyersburg took both victories defeating USJ 3-1 and TCA 8-2.

The Dyer County High School soccer team hosted their second annual Dyer County Showcase in Newbern. For two days, 10 teams battled in a total of 15 games to see who would finish on top.