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On a busy Saturday in Lexington, the Lady Choctaws completed their pool play in the annual Sarah Beth Whitehead Tournament and advanced to the quarterfinals of bracket play before falling to South Side to end their stay in the event. Dyer County wrapped up its three-game pool play schedule early on Saturday morning with a 3-1 win over Crockett County then defeated the University School of Jackson (10-4) and Jackson Christian School (11-5) before falling to South Side 2-0 in the quarterfinals...

A three-run sixth inning by the Eagles proved to be the difference on Saturday as the MHEA baseball team ended Dyersburg’s week with a 2-2 mark as the Trojans fell 6-3 on the final day of the Aaron Schuh Tournament in Ripley. After the Eagles picked up the game’s first run of the day on the basepaths in the top half of the first, the Trojans answered them in the bottom of the second. ...

The Dyer County baseball team improved to 4-1 on the season on Monday, winning their fourth straight following the season-opening loss as the Choctaws defeated St. George’s 7-2 in the Lewis Harris Tournament at Tipton-Rosemark Academy thanks to a four-run inning late...

The Lady Trojan softball team got its spring break off to a rough start on Monday at McNairy Central, falling to the Lady Bobcats 12-1 in five innings in Selmer. Dyersburg got its only run in the top of the first as leadoff batter Ashleigh Harris drew a walk then scored on a passed ball to put the Lady Trojans on top 1-0 early...

After a busy start to the Aaron Schuh Tournament earlier in the week, the Trojans returned to the field after a two-day break and it looked as though the rest helped as Dyersburg took a 6-0 win over Halls on Friday night in Ripley. Over the seven-inning victory during their second trip to Ripley in four days, Trojan pitchers Hunter Rose and Graham Clark held Halls scoreless while allowing only two hits and six walks during the team’s second victory of the season...

Coming off a disappointing loss in their home and District 13AA opener the night before, the Lady Trojans ended the week on a strong note, finishing their four-game opening-week slate with a 13-9 win over Munford on Friday night at Doug French Field.

The Choctaw baseball team ended a busy first five days with strong performances on Thursday and Friday to move to 2-1 on the 2019 season. Dyer County opened its 2019 schedule on Tuesday as the Choctaws traveled to Bartlett to face the Panthers and despite giving up only three hits, fell to the home team 2-0...

With the Lady Choctaws entering pool play on the second day of the Sarah Beth Whitehead Tournament, Dyer County did lose their winning streak to start the season – but remain undefeated as they tied in their first game of the tournament then won the second to split on their first day in Lexington...

The Lady Trojan softball team is one of those teams over the last several seasons that teams want to beat.

Coming off a 4-0 win on Tuesday in the team’s season and home opener over Brighton, the Trojans continued their successful start to the season on Thursday. But, it wasn’t easy as it took 100 minutes and penalty kicks before the Dyersburg soccer team came away with a 1-0 win over South Gibson in the teams’ District 14AA opener at J.C. Sawyers Stadium...

JASON PEEVYHOUSE jpeevyhouse@stategazette.com During a third inning which saw the Lady Rebels send 10 batters to the plate, the Lady Trojans saw Obion County Central score four times in the inning which proved to be enough for the visiting team as Dyersburg fell to Central 5-2 on Thursday night in the teams’ District 13AA opener at Doug French Field...

Coming off a disappointing season-opening loss to the University School of Jackson on Monday, the Lady Trojans evened their season record to .500 on Tuesday afternoon, getting a 5-4 win over the Lady Tigers in Ripley.

For the second time in two days, the Lady Choctaw offense did the damage while pitcher Payton Reasons and the defense kept an opponent in check as the Dyer County softball team defeated Halls on the road on Tuesday, 4-0, for the team’s second shutout of the season...

JASON PEEVYHOUSE jpeevyhouse@stategazette.com While the opening game of the season might not have had the result the black and gold faithful wanted, Dyersburg bounced back in game two of the season on Tuesday night in Ripley to defeat the hosting Tigers 9-6 in the second game of the first evening of action in the annual Aaron Schuh Tournament in Ripley...

Though it’s not the only sport where the two local high schools are in competition against each other, tennis is the lone sport where black and gold meet orange and white teams in direct competition as the Trojan and Lady Trojan netters drew first blood on Monday afternoon in one of two meetings during the regular season, sweeping each match at the Dyersburg Activity Center...

JASON PEEVYHOUSE jpeevyhouse@stategazette.com With the team’s two seniors setting the tone at the plate for the Lady Choctaws on Monday at home in the season opener, Dyer County’s softball team scored at least one run in each inning on the way to a 10-0 win over Scotts Hill in five innings in Newbern...

Last summer change came to the Dyersburg baseball program as second-generation coach Zane Mathis was named as the Trojans’ new head coach for the 2019 season.

Two seasons ago, the Lady Choctaw softball team made history by reaching the state tournament for the first time in school history despite not winning District 13AAA or Region 7AAA’s tournaments.

With last weekend brining an end to the high school basketball season here in Dyer County, we’re now two-thirds of the way through the TSSAA’s sports calendar. It seems like just yesterday I was coming back from vacation and beginning the planning for the football preview magazine in August and now we’re just a couple quick months away from the 2018-19 year coming to a close with the Spring Fling over in Middle Tennessee in Murfreesboro...

Heading into his fourth season on the sidelines for the Dyer County boys soccer program, head coach Cody Williams is seeing more experience and numbers on the field this season as the 2019 campaign gets ready to get underway next Tuesday.

Coming off a 2018 season which saw the Dyersburg boys soccer team claim their first District 14AA title in two seasons, the Trojans are a bigger team heading into this spring – if only in numbers.

Dyersburg High School honored members of the girls and boys basketball programs as well as its cheerleaders during its annual awards banquet held at West Dyersburg Church of Christ on Monday night.

After a first half which saw Dyer County trailing by double figures at the break, the Lady Choctaws battled back with a gritty performance to cut it to one possession early in the fourth quarter only to have the Lady Mustangs pull away down the stretch in Class AAA Sectional action on Saturday at Houston to take a 64-47 win over the orange and white to advance to the state tournament.

Coming off a rookie season as Dyer County head coach which saw the Choctaws exit the postseason in the opening round of the Region 7AAA Tournament after suffering a pair of late-season injuries at key positions, Ben Glasgow and his team are, like most in the area, having to work around a wet spring in order to get ready for the 2019 season.

JASON PEEVYHOUSE jpeevyhouse@stategazette.com It has become a tradition over the past three seasons which encompass Lady Trojan head coach Matthew Shearon’s tenure with Dyersburg softball of spending the final week of the TSSAA sports year in Murfreesboro taking part in the Class AA State Tournament...

As the basketball season moves down its stretch run, more and more teams bow out and head off the court as they head into their respective offseasons. On Tuesday night in Munford, the Dyer County Choctaws, who were one of the more fun teams to watch during the course of the 2018-19 season, saw their season come to an end at the hands of Class AAA’s top-ranked team of Bartlett as the Panthers secured their spot in Monday night’s sectional round with the win over the orange and white...

The Dyer County Youth Basketball League continued its second season this past Saturday with a full schedule of games in Newbern. Here is a look at the statistics from Feb. 23 action: Grizzles (Sign Express) 17, Knicks (Water Well Solutions) 9 Scoring for Knicks: KJ Brown 7, Brent Quinton, Jake Matthews, Austin Watford, Canin Chandler 1, Reed Watford, Jaden Hannah...

For the second time in four years and third time overall, the Dyer County girls will look to punch their ticket to Murfreesboro as they travel to Houston High School on Saturday night to play the Lady Mustangs in the Class AAA Sectional Game at 7 p.m. in Germantown.

Though the Lady Choctaws rallied to cut the Arlington lead to six points at the half, the Lady Tigers dominated the second half of Wednesday night’s Region 7AAA Championship Game at Munford High School, holding Dyer County’s girls to just 10 second-half points on the way to a 70-39 win and the region title.

Despite playing to a stalemate after one quarter and trailing by nine at the break with Bartlett, Class AAA’s No. 1 team in the final Associated Press Poll, the Panthers proved to be too much for the Choctaws as Dyer County fell after a wild third-quarter which saw the Panthers pull away for the 73-53 win in the Region 7AAA Semifinals on Tuesday night at Munford High School.

With about two minutes left in the third quarter, things looked to be in the bag for the Lady Choctaws, at that point leading by 22 points over Hardin County. However, the Lady Tigers ended the frame strong then controlled much of the final eight minutes before Dyer County’s girls were able to hold off the Lady Tigers to take a 47-42 win in the Region 7AAA Semifinals on Monday night at Munford High School.

Despite trailing by as much as eight points during the second half and five points midway through the fourth quarter, the Choctaws rallied from behind on Saturday night to earn their first trip to the Region 7AAA Semifinals in four years with a 69-67 win over Cordova at Dyer County High School.

A 37-point first-quarter effort by the Lady Choctaws set the tone for Dyer County’s Region 7AAA Quarterfinal matchup with Cordova as the orange and white girls cruised to a 95-46 win over the Lady Wolves on Friday night in Newbern to advance in the Region 7AAA Tournament.

For the second time in three seasons, the Dyersburg girls saw their season come to a heartbreaking end on the road at Lexington in the Region 7AA Quarterfinals as a pair of Kyla Taylor free throws with 25 seconds left put the Lady Tigers on top as the Lady Trojans were unable to convert on their next possession to lose 37-36, ending Dyersburg’s season in overtime on Friday night...

We’re getting closer and closer to the end of the Road to Murfreesboro as the high school basketball season begins to draw to a close as fewer and fewer teams throughout Tennessee find themselves competing to advance down the path to MTSU in March. The quarterfinals of the region can bring more than its share of dramatic wins and heartbreaking losses as the first two rounds of the region are win-or-go home games...

JASON PEEVYHOUSE jpeevyhouse@stategazette.com With the end of basketball season approaching with regional and state tournament action coming over the next couple of weeks, the spring sports season will soon be upon the schools in the TSSAA as soccer fans can get a first look of what to expect this season for both Dyersburg and Dyer County this Saturday...

The road to Murfreesboro and the TSSAA Basketball State Tournaments takes a serious turn tonight as region quarterfinal action gets underway across the state as teams put their seasons on the line in hopes of advancing in their respective class’ field of now 64 teams to the next round and one step closer to the goal they have been working for since the preseason.

After a pair of buzzer beaters against Munford during the regular season battles with the Cougars, Dyer County was unable to rally for a third time against their rivals from Tipton County as Munford pulled away late to hold off the Choctaws for a 63-58 win over Dyer County in the District 13AAA Tournament final on Tuesday night at Brighton High School.

When the regular season district slate ended, it took a coin toss to finally decide the standings as the teams headed into the girls’ postseason tournament – with Dyer County winning the toss. Fittingly, on the final night of the Girls’ District 13AAA Tournament in Brighton on Monday night, it took an extra period for things to be decided as the Lady Choctaws dominated the extra frame to take a 73-63 win over the hosting Lady Cardinals.

Coming off an 8-0 regular season in district play, the Choctaws secured their chance to play for the postseason title to go with their regular season District 13AAA crown tonight as they used a strong second quarter to pull away from Liberty and take a 76-61 win over the Crusaders on Saturday evening in the semifinals of the 13AAA Tournament in Brighton...

After a less than ideal performance in the semifinals two days earlier, the Dyersburg girls bounced back from that disappointing loss to take third place in the District 13AA Tournament with a 51-28 win over Obion County Central on Saturday night in the Terry Glover Gymnasium at Dyersburg High School.

With the high school basketball season winding down as the calendar heads toward the final days of February, it will soon be time for the various spring sports which comprise the final third of the TSSAA sports year to take center stage as the teams began their preseason workouts this past week.

The 2018 First Citizens National Bank First Pitch Banquet and Silent Auction will take place Saturday, March 9 at the West Dyersburg Church of Christ. The fifth annual banquet will feature former Mississippi State outfielder Mark Goforth as the guest speaker...

With this past week ending on a colder and wetter note than many would like, it’s no wonder people may be thinking about the coming of spring. Hopefully, this will happen when the calendar says it will be here in a little over a month, but I won’t hold my breath for good temperatures until around my birthday in April...

A combination of 13 turnovers and a 28-percent night of shooting from the field brought the Lady Trojans’ quest for the District 13AA Tournament Championship to an end on Thursday night as Crockett County pulled away in the second half to take the 44-29 win over Dyersburg in the tournament semifinals.

JASON PEEVYHOUSE jpeevyhouse@stategazette.com Just over a week after taking the court for the last time in the regular season, both Dyer County teams will be in action on Saturday as the two squads travel down to Brighton to open the District 13AAA Tournament as part of a big day with four games on the slate...

Despite the Trojans holding a seven-point lead heading into the final eight minutes, Milan went on a pair of scoring tears in the fourth quarter to take the lead then held off Dyersburg’s last-minute comeback bid to take a 67-62 win over the black and gold and end the Trojans’ season in the quarterfinals of the District 13AA Tournament in the Terry Glover Gymnasium on Tuesday night.

JASON PEEVYHOUSE jpeevyhouse@stategazette.com Like many high school seniors, when Dyer County’s Chase Bailey entered his final prep season, the Choctaw lineman knew he wanted to play football at the next level. On Tuesday, that desire became a reality as Bailey signed to continue his gridiron career at Bethel University in McKenzie...