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The Dyersburg American League All-Stars – playing as Team Tennessee – fell to Dothan, Ala. on Saturday morning, losing 4-3 in the team’s opening game of the 2021 Dixie Junior Boys World Series in Sterlington, La. After a scoreless first three innings, Team Tennessee looked to get on the board in the top of the fourth. ...

Just a couple weeks following their victory in Dyersburg to win the Dixie Junior Boys Tennessee State Tournament, the Dyersburg American League All-Stars will open the 2021 Dixie Junior Boys World Series on Saturday, representing their home state as Team Tennessee goes up against Dothan, Ala. on Saturday morning in Sterlington, La.

With full pad practice and the first scrimmages since 2019 coming up at the end of this upcoming week, football teams from Dyersburg and Dyer County transitioned closer to full football mode this past week as the Trojans and Choctaws went through acclimation week.

Dyersburg State Community College (DSCC) will host its annual Ed Lannom Jr. Memorial Golf Tournament Friday afternoon, Sept. 10, at The Lenox Event and Golf Company at the Farms in Dyersburg. Last year’s winning team was the City of Newbern, which included team members Zach Walden, Jason Roberts, Steven Pennington and Mark Madden. They were awarded the coveted crystal College Cup that has been on display at City Hall in Newbern for the past year...

JASON PEEVYHOUSE jpeevyhouse@stategazette.com College football is a passion of most football fans throughout the United States - but especially here in the South. If you’re reading these words either online or in Saturday’s physical edition of the State Gazette, there’s a good chance your weekend in the fall includes a three-day binge of football. In most cases it begins with Friday night lights and ends with watching Sunday afternoon football on the couch...

Heading into the Dixie Youth AAA Tennessee State Championship Game in Greenbrier on Tuesday night, the Dyersburg 9-10-year-old All-Stars had outscored their opposition 73-15. However, heading into the top of the fifth inning against hosting Greenbrier, the Dyersburg team found themselves trailing 2-1...

Just a couple months removed from graduating from Dyersburg High School and a little over a month away from college classes beginning, Lady Trojan standout KK Howard will begin her college basketball career close to home as she signed with Dyersburg State Community College on Monday afternoon.

Dyersburg State Community College (DSCC) celebrated the academic and athletic success of its baseball, basketball, soccer, softball, and cheer teams for the 2020-21 academic year during a virtual prerecorded video ceremony July 1. The video can be accessed from the College’s YouTube channel and Facebook page...

JASON PEEYVHOUSE jpeevyhouse@stategazette.com I must confess I don’t watch anywhere near as much NBA basketball as I did when I was younger. Keep in mind, I have a much stronger love for the game of basketball at the level many of us get to attend live and in-person here with our local high schools, Dyersburg State and our middle schools...

Local hoops fans headed to the gym at Northview Middle School on Saturday evening as former Dyer County High School and Tennessee Vol standout Robert Hubbs III hosted a charity game for local nurse practitioner Laura Beth West and her family.

With the 2021 regular season approaching in less than six weeks, football teams from Dyer County and Dyersburg got back to work this week in preparation for Week 1 of the high school football season on Aug. 19 and 20.

JASON PEEVYHOUSE jpeevyhouse@stategazette.com With both Dyersburg and Dyer County head coaches reporting positive first weeks back from the TSSAA-mandated dead period, it is starting to feel more like football season is on the way. This is the time of the year when everyone is at work getting ready for the upcoming season...

In a gathering which saw all five local football teams – both high schools and all three middle schools – represented, football players from both school systems as well as neighboring Halls heard from former University of Tennessee Volunteer quarterback Josh Dobbs as the current Pittsburgh Steeler backup quarterback spoke to the players about a variety of subjects ranging from sports to faith.

For the third time this summer but the first since the TSSAA-mandated dead period ended this week, the Dyersburg football skill players took to the field for 7-on-7 action when the Trojans travelled to Milan on Wednesday morning.

JASON PEEVYHOUSE jpeevyhouse@stategazette.com It’s the second week of July and the TSSAA-mandated dead period is now in our rear-view mirror. So, what does this mean? This means teams are back on the fields, courts, trails and pitches as they get ready for the upcoming season in their sport of choice...

After playing their way into the championship game with a pair of dominating wins on Saturday, one run was good enough for the Dyersburg American All-Stars on Sunday as the Americans made the lone run stand up for a 1-0 win over Greenbrier in the Dixie Junior Boys State Championship at the Ed Wright Baseball Complex.

The Dyersburg Dixie Boys saw their quest for a state championship and Dixie Boys World Series come to an end on Sunday morning as they fell 6-2 to Greenbrier in consolation-round action. A three-run bottom of the first by Greenbrier set the tone for the game as Dyersburg trailed early and never was able to bounce back...

With the 2021 football season just over a month away and the TSSAA-mandated dead period coming to a close, gridiron teams from Dyersburg and Dyer County high schools will return to the practice field on Monday in preparation for the upcoming season.

JASON PEEVYHOUSE jpeevyhouse@stategazette.com As the summer begins to heat up even more than it already has in recent weeks, things are about to get even hotter on the gridiron at Dyersburg and Dyer County as football teams return from the TSSAA-mandated dead period this week...

The Ed Wright Baseball Complex across from the Dyer County Fairgrounds will be hopping this weekend as the venue will host the Tennessee Dixie Junior Boys and Dixie Boys state tournaments beginning on Friday.

Throughout the last 150-plus years in the United States, July has been a big month for baseball. Whether it be the traditional midpoint of the season with all the theories thrown about back in the old days before the playoffs and in the 16-team league or as the month when the Major League Baseball All-Star game is traditionally held, professional baseball fans usually have this month marked on their calendars. ...

Former Dyer County standout and Tennessee Volunteer basketball player Robert Hubbs III will use his abilities on the court along with several other basketball players to help a local nurse practitioner later this month as he will host a charity basketball game at Northview Middle School.

The Tennessee Bolts 2024 - Sain are coming off a very strong weekend at one of the biggest softball tournaments in Tennessee, attracting teams from all over the United States to play some of the best competition. The tournament, Scenic City, is hosted every summer and fall in the heart of Chattanooga and is loaded with talent and college coaches scouting potential players for their programs, according to the team’s head coach, Emily Sain. ...

As one can do at random times in their life, I have been thinking about how things have changed over the course of the time I have walked this Earth.

Dr. Karen Bowyer, president of Dyersburg State Community College (DSCC), has announced the appointment of Nathan Daume as the new head coach of the Lady Eagles Basketball Team.   “Coach Daume has an impressive record of coaching women’s basketball teams and developing individual student-athlete talent,” stated Dr. Bowyer. “We welcome him back to his home region and look forward to him continuing to create a winning environment for our students, alumni, fans and community.”...

The Dyersburg State Community College (DSCC) Lady Eagles basketball team will host a Prospect Showcase for unsigned seniors and future prospects July 11, from 4-6 p.m. at the E.H. Lannom, Jr. Gymnasium on the Dyersburg campus. The cost is $25 per participant...

Dyersburg State Community College (DSCC) will host its first annual Eagle Run 5K and 1-Mile Walk Aug. 28 at 10 a.m. on the Dyersburg campus. Proceeds will benefit student programs, activities and scholarships for the College’s Student Government Association (SGA) and Alpha Epsilon Alpha Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) Honor Society. Online registration is open now at www.dscc.edu/eaglerun...

JASON PEEVYHOUSE jpeevyhouse@stategazette.com A lot of the ink I have been putting out since returning from what has turned into an annual trip to the Spring Fling in Murfreesboro has been focused on looking back at the last school year worth of sports...

Though most high school and middle school athletes in Tennessee are currently enjoying time away as the dead period began on Monday, Dyer County catcher Parker Patterson is having a busy start to his week as he is currently taking part in the Southeastern Underclassmen Shootout in Troy, Ala.

The Dyersburg Dolphins swim team dove right in to start their 151st year of swimming. Coached by former Dolphins swimmers Cole Hamilton and Anna Heinrich, the Dolphins squad consists of 32 swimmers from ages 5 to 15. The Dolphins are rebuilding their program this year after being forced to take the 2020 summer season off due to Covid...

The Junior Golf League at the Farms continued its 2021 summer season this past Friday as young golfers took part in a fun day of action on the links. In the six-and-under age group, Barrett Hawley won the boys division with a 32 while Jay Irvin came in with a 39. Ellen Brock won the girls side with a 50...

With the dead period set to begin on Monday and run through July 11, football teams from Dyersburg and Dyer County brought their June workouts to a close on Thursday night as both programs hosted lift-a-thons at their respective schools.

JASON PEEVYHOUSE jpeevyhouse@stategazette.com With lift-a-thon events at Dyersburg and Dyer County on Thursday night at the respective schools, the June workouts came to an end as the teams, along with other TSSAA sanctioned programs head into the dead period...

JASON PEEVYHOUSE jpeevyhouse@stategazette.com With the TSSAA-mandated dead period beginning this weekend, football teams from Dyersburg and Dyer County will bring their June workouts to a close on Thursday night when the programs host lift-a-thons at their respective high schools...

Football players from grades 3-8 had a chance to learn from not only Dyer County High School coaches, but Choctaw players, too, as the DCHS Football program hosted its annual Youth Football Camp on Monday and Tuesday evenings in Newbern.

JASON PEEVYHOUSE jpeevyhouse@stategazette.com While I don’t watch as much NBA or college as I do our local high school and middle school product, your friendly neighborhood sports editor does keep up with the professional product as much as possible - especially during the postseason...

After receiving a bye on the first day of the Dixie Youth 8U District Tournament, the hosting Dyersburg All-Stars split on the second day of the bracket, falling to Savannah 17-7 in their opening game then bouncing back to defeat Adamsville 7-5 to stay alive.

On Saturday, June 19 at the Lenox Event and Golf Co. located at the Farms, 22 teams converged on the course to compete in the annual Dyer County Football Golf Classic.

With the TSSAA-mandated dead period approaching at the end of the month, football teams from Dyersburg and Dyer County high schools continued their summer workouts this past week as they look to build momentum heading into the final two weeks off before the preseason...

JASON PEEVYHOUSE jpeevyhouse@stategazette.com While the weather has taken a turn for summer (which officially begins on Sunday), the June workouts are heating up as our fall sports teams along with teams from other portions in the sports year are putting in the work to get better for the 2021-22 school and sports year...

The Dyer County Choctaws continued their pre-dead-period schedule on Thursday morning, getting a bright and early start when the orange and white traveled over to Trenton for a four-way 7-on-7 event.

Fans of baseball and softball had plenty to choose from on Tuesday as both Dyersburg and Dyer County baseball teams as well as the Lady Trojan softball squad took part in summer league games with both varsity and junior varsity teams in action.