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For the first time in over a decade, the Dyersburg boys soccer program will have a new – but familiar – face as the head coach when the Trojans take the pitch as assistant Musa Manneh has been named the new skipper of the black and gold soccer team.

For the second straight season, the Dyersburg volleyball season came to a close in the semifinals of the Region 7AA Tournament as the Lady Trojans fell to Lexington on the Lady Tigers’ home court on Tuesday evening in three straight sets.

The Dyersburg girls soccer team extended its season by at least two more games on Tuesday as the Lady Trojans also secured a spot in tonight’s District 14AA Championship game with a 1-0 win over Crockett County via penalty kicks at J.C. Sawyers Stadium in the district semifinals...

The Northview Choctaws got their postseason off to a strong start on Tuesday night in Newbern as the orange and white defeated Martin Middle 32-6 in the first round of the TMSAA Football Playoffs at Choctaw Stadium. The Choctaws took control early, getting an 18-yard scoring run from Ja’bari Livingston to put Northview on the board with a 6-0 lead in the first quarter...

The Three Oaks Choctaw football season came to an end on Tuesday night in Paris as the orange and white visiting team fell to Inman 39-8 in the first round of the TMSAA Playoffs. Three Oaks’ lone score came on a Malachi McPhearson run in the first quarter as the Bulldogs handed the Choctaws a season-ending loss...

Two Dyer County Lady Choctaw volleyball players earned individual honors from District 14AAA following the district tournament championship game. DCHS players honored were (from left) Jesye Bragado (All-District, All-Tournament) and Katie Grace Willis (All-District, All-Tournament).

The Jack Overby Memorial Golf Scramble was held at Oakview Links Golf Course in Newbern on Saturday, Oct. 12. Members of the winning team pictured with Mrs. Jane Overby are (from left) Dylan Parker, Steven Williams, Scotty Schulties and Patrick Williams.

This week will be the biggest week thusfar this season as local athletes from four sports will put their seasons on the line in postseason action beginning with a busy slate of games on Tuesday.

I’m just going to throw this out there right away. By the time you pick up the paper next Sunday and turn to the sports section, we could be down to just football and cross country here in the sports world. This upcoming week is important for local athletes - especially in high school soccer and volleyball...

ALAMO - Just nine days after falling in three sets to the Lady Cavaliers at home on Senior Night, the Lady Trojan volleyball team came out stronger in the District 14AA Championship match on Thursday at Alamo, but the Crockett County girls proved to be too much as the hosting team claimed the district title in four sets.

Dyer County volleyball’s postseason run came to an end on Thursday night in Munford as the Lady Choctaws fell in four sets in the District 14AAA semifinals to the hosting Lady Cougars. “We couldn't find momentum,” Dyer County head coach Shanna O’Bright said. “When we would gain a little of it, we would make a mistake and give it right back to them.”...

UNION CITY — Facing Union City for the first time since 1990, something had to give when Dyersburg squared off against the Tornadoes in a rare Thursday night matchup, one played due to the threat of inclement weather on Friday.

Just nine days after falling in three sets to the Lady Cavaliers at home on Senior Night, the Lady Trojan volleyball team came out stronger in the District 14AA Championship match on Thursday at Alamo, but the Crockett County girls proved to be too much as the hosting team claimed the district title in four sets.

With 60 percent of the 2019 season for the Trojans in the books, Dyersburg’s gridiron boys will look to come off their bye week from last week fresh as they look to snap their current three-game losing streak when they travel to Union City Thursday night to face the Class 2A’s Tornadoes...

With the high school cross country regular season winding down as teams entered October, four local runners had strong showings during Tuesday afternoon's Best of the West Cross Country Meet at Obion County Central High School in Troy.

The Dyersburg volleyball team opened its postseason journey in impressive fashion on Monday evening in Alamo, sweeping three sets in the first round of the District 14AA Tournament at Crockett County High School over Jackson North Side. The Lady Trojans won the first set 25-3 then took the second 25-16. Dyersburg then closed out the Lady Indians 25-14 to complete the sweep in the first postseason match of 2019...

With the Large Class State Tournament next week in Manchester bringing the TSSAA high school golf season to an official close, Dyersburg High School will be represented in both the girls' and boys' brackets for the second time in three years as a pair of black and gold seniors advanced to the final tournament of the season thanks to their showings on Monday at the Region 7 Large Tournament at The Farms in Dyersburg.

Dyer County didn’t score on its first possession of the game but did so the rest of them in the first half - as well as on one of Northwest’s drives - as the Choctaws cruised to a 63-7 win on Friday night in Newbern as the orange and white celebrated Homecoming 2019.

Dyer County High School celebrated its Football Homecoming 2019 on Friday night during the team's game with Northwest. The Homecoming Court was named prior to kickoff. Members of the court were (front, from left) crown bearer Neely Criswell, escort Everett Wright; (back, from left) freshman representative Adryana Marr, sophomore representative Sydney Taylor, junior representative Jacie Hicks, senior representative Lexy Moore, senior representative Jodi Cranford, Queen Abby Patterson, senior representative MaKayla Garrison, senior representative Emma Robbins, junior representative Breanna Lay, sophomore representative Jesye Bragado, freshman representative Julie Rei Freeman and freshman representative Ella Hamilton.. ...

Dyersburg ended its District 14AA volleyball season on Thursday evening on the road as the Lady Trojans travelled to Milan and came back with a four-set win over the Lady Bulldogs. The Lady Trojans took the opening set of the match, 25-22, but Milan rallied to take the second frame 25-21 to even the match at one apiece. The black and gold girls answered with a 25-23 win in the third set before taking the fourth set 25-22 to clinch the match win...

Dyer County’s volleyball team brought its instate regular season schedule to a close on Thursday evening in successful fashion as the Lady Choctaws travelled to Lexington and returned from Henderson County with a three-set sweep of the hosting Lady Tigers in non-district action...

The Northview football team dropped its final regular season game of 2019, falling 42-12 in Union City on Thursday night. Northview took the lead early in the first quarter as Colton Hays scored on a 53-yard run to go up 6-0. But, Union City scored 20 unanswered points to go up 20-6 early in the second quarter...

After each team took semifinal wins in convincing fashion to reach the title game, both Northview and Three Oaks battled it out in the TMSAA Class A Sectional Championship Game on Thursday night in Newbern before the hosting Northview girls took the third set to end their season as sectional champions.

We can see the finish line of many of the fall sports season in the weeks ahead of us as the postseason is already underway in golf with both Dyer County and Dyersburg having already advanced into Monday’s Region 7 Large Tournament here in Dyersburg at The Farms...

Coming off their come-from-behind win over Clarksville last week, Dyer County will look to head into the bye with one more win under their belts as the Choctaws (5-1, 2-1) host the Northwest Vikings in Week 7 action Friday in Newbern.

The Dyersburg Middle School Trojans saw their season come to an end on Tuesday night in the Reelfoot Family Walk-In Clinic Bowl at J.C. Sawyers Stadium as the black and gold rallied to take the lead in the third quarter only to see the Cardinals score a dozen unanswered down the stretch to take the win 28-22...

After finishing as the runner-up in the West Tennessee Athletic Conference Volleyball Tournament earlier this week, the Northview Lady Choctaws will host the Tennessee Middle School Athletic Association Sectional Tournament Thursday evening beginning at 5 p.m...

A pair of setbacks earlier in the night doomed the Lady Trojans to a three-set loss on Tuesday night to Crockett County in the Terry Glover Gymnasium on Senior Night as the Lady Cavaliers clinched the regular season District 14AA title with the win.

The Lady Choctaws volleyballers honored their seniors on Monday night while bringing the home portion of their regular season to a close with a three-set sweep of visiting Obion County Central at Dyer County High School.

Local high school golfers had a big day at the District 14 Large Tournament at The Farms in Dyersburg as every player from Dyersburg and Dyer County High School earned a spot in next week's Region 7 Large Tournament – again at The Farms...

It took every second of the 48 minutes on the clock on Friday night in Clarksville to decide things between Dyer County and the Wildcats, as the Choctaw offense drove 97 yards down the field with 3:31 left in the game as a four-yard touchdown by LaQuinton Wells gave the orange and white a 27-23 win over Clarksville.

JACKSON — Entering Friday’s contest on the road against North Side, Dyersburg was reeling after suffering back-to-back setbacks against Hardin County and Haywood County, respectively. Facing North Side, the Trojans looked to return to their winning ways on a night also serving as the Indians’ homecoming.

JASON PEEVYHOUSE jpeevyhouse@stategazette.com Dyersburg High School celebrated senior night on Thursday for its girls soccer team and the Lady Trojans honored their seniors with a 4-0 win over Covington at J.C. Sawyers Stadium to finish the week 3-0...

After weeks of dry and warm temperatures since the start of the high school sports season, we finally caught a break from the 90s mid-week as Wednesday rain made things a little bit cooler at least on Thursday for high school soccer and middle school football...

The Dyersburg volleyball team ended its week on a strong note on Thursday as the Lady Trojans took a three-set win over visiting Jackson North Side in the Terry Glover Gymnasium. The Lady Trojans jumped out to a 9-0 lead with Jenna Curry on the line serving as Jaden and Lane Pugh each had kills during the run to open the match on the way to a 25-6 win in the first set. ...

The Northview football team moved to 7-0 on the season on Thursday night in Newbern, scoring 30 unanswered points to open their game against Crockett County on the way to a 50-14 win over the Cavaliers. The Choctaws had a first-quarter touchdown run by Colton Hays (44 yards) and a 52-yard pass from Jack Smith to Ja’bari Livingston for another score on the way to a 14-0 lead after one...

After a pair of home wins helped the Choctaws move to 4-1 on the year and their best start since 2011, Dyer County will hit the road east for the first of the orange and white’s two trips to Clarksville for Region 7-5A play when they take on the Clarksville High Wildcats tonight.

Reaching a hall of fame is an honor for anyone – even if you have fur and four legs – as local hunting dog Zeke, owned by long-time Dyersburg baseball coach Tom Mathis, received a prestigious honor of being inducted into the Hunter Retriever Club Hall of Fame recently...

JASON PEEVYHOUSE jpeevyhouse@stategazette.com Coming off a strong performance in a loss to second-ranked Haywood last Friday night, the Trojans will look to go into the bye week on a positive note as Dyersburg travels to Jackson to face the North Side Indians tonight...

The Lady Trojans continued their strong start to the week on Tuesday when Dyersburg returned home to J.C. Sawyers Stadium and scored three goals in both the first and second half to take a 6-0 win over visiting South Side in non-district action.