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The senior season for a football player in high school is always the most important, and Dyersburg starting quarterback Graham Clark is making the most of the chance he is getting as he is back taking snaps for the Trojans after his productive junior season was cut short due to a late-season injury in 2019.

With the Choctaws returning to the field on Friday, Sept. 25 after the last two games were canceled, a limited number of tickets for their game against Clarksville will go on sale on Monday. Dyer County High School will have a limited number of tickets on sale starting Monday, Sept. 21 through Thursday, Sept. 24 or until sold out from 10:30 a.m. to 1p.m. at the front entrance of the school for Friday, Sept. 25 against Clarksville High School at Choctaw Stadium...

JASON PEEVYHOUSE jpeevyhouse@stategazette.com In a week which ended with local football fans not being able to see their favorite prep gridiron boys take the field thanks to a pair of cancellations, we did get a little bit of good news late in the week as at least one of the games which was wiped from the schedule was replaced with a matchup we have not been able to see in the regular season in six years...

JASON PEEVYHOUSE jpeevyhouse@stategazette.com For the second time in three days, the Lady Choctaws found themselves trailing late in their soccer game, this time a one-goal deficit to visiting Obion County Central. But, with about 90 seconds left in the game, Dyer County junior Emily DeLashmet found the net for the Lady Choctaws to tie the game as the orange and white ended Senior Night with a 1-1 score against the Lady Rebels...

The Three Oaks football team continued its winning ways on Thursday night in Newbern as the Choctaws from Upper Finley Road fought off county-rival Northview to clinch the West Tennessee Athletic Conference title with a 32-20 win at Dyer County High School.

After being without the chance to go see the Choctaws in action for the past two weeks, Dyer County football fans got some good news about feeding their gridiron fix on Thursday afternoon when DCHS announced one of the games cancelled on the schedule this season will be replaced.

Just two days before the Trojans (2-1, 1-0) were set to return to J.C. Sawyers Stadium for an important Region 7-4A contest with Haywood (2-2, 0-0) to celebrate Senior Night, Trojan football fans got bad news as Dyersburg High School released information on Wednesday morning regarding the scheduled game with the Tomcats.

Coming into the fall sports season, we all had to know what we have been seeing the past couple weeks could very well happen as more than a few games have either been moved, are attempting to be moved or have completely been taken off the schedule due to the pandemic which continues throughout our world.

The Lady Choctaw volleyball team took the court for the first time in about two weeks on Tuesday and immediately faced a stiff challenge from visiting Crockett County on Tuesday night.

The Dyer County Lady Choctaw soccer team, facing a full week of games for a team on the pitch, got their schedule off to a good start on Monday at home as the orange and white girls picked up a 2-0 win over visiting Gibson County.

The Dyersburg girls soccer team continued its winning ways on Tuesday night at J.C. Sawyers Stadium as the Lady Trojans took a 6-0 win over visiting Peabody. It was a night for youth for the Lady Trojans as all six goals were scored by freshman players, including four by Zainab Manneh...

The Dyersburg volleyball team opened its week with a big District 14AA victory, taking a three-set sweep over visiting South Gibson on Tuesday night in the Terry Glover Gymnasium. The Lady Trojans took the first set by a tight 25-20 score then duplicated the feat in the second frame with an identical 25-20 win. Dyersburg rounded out the three-set sweep with a 27-25 win in the third set to take the match...

The Dyersburg football team will return home this Friday night as the school celebrates Senior Night when the Trojans (2-1, 1-0) take on Haywood (2-2, 0-0) in an important Region 7-5A contest at J.C. Sawyers Stadium. Tickets ($6) for the contest against Haywood will be pre-sold September 16, 17, and 18. ...

With the midway point of the high school football season approaching, Dyersburg High School released the dates of three theme nights for upcoming gridiron contests, including the next two weeks heading into the Trojan bye week. DHS Football Senior Night will take place this Friday, Sept. ...

JASON PEEVYHOUSE jpeevyhouse@stategazette.com Following last week’s cancellation of Dyer County football games scheduled for last Friday night at Ripley and this Friday night at Clarksville Northeast, the Choctaws’ football game against the Eagles will not be rescheduled...

Monday, Sept. 14 Dyersburg at Obion County Central (Golf, 4 p.m.) Munford at Dyersburg (Junior Varsity Football, 6 p.m.) Gibson County at Dyer County (Girls Soccer, 6 p.m.) Covington at Dyer County (Golf, 4 p.m.) Munford at Northview (Volleyball, 5:30 p.m.)...

Both teams put up tons of offense during the first three quarters but second-ranked Hardin County (4-0, 1-0), scored 21 unanswered points in the final two quarters to take a 48-35 win over Dyersburg (2-1, 1-0) handing the No. 10 Trojans their first loss of the season.

The Dyersburg volleyball team bounced back on Wednesday night from their disappointing District 14AA loss to Crockett County a week earlier to give their senior players a fitting tribute as the black and gold netters handed South Side a three-set loss in the Terry Glover Gymnasium.

JASON PEEVYHOUSE jpeevyhouse@stategazette.com During a sports week here locally that turned out not to be quite as busy as originally planned, a pair of DHS teams had good weeks during the shortened Labor Day Holiday week. Tuesday night, the Lady Trojan soccer team played in one of the best regular season games I have seen in the past few years as the young black and gold girls had to fight to get their one goal then continue to battle to hold onto that slim advantage on the way to a 1-0 win over McKenzie.. ...

On the eve of the Choctaws' non-region game at Ripley, Dyer County High School released information on Thursday afternoon regarding the next two varsity football games as well as junior varsity and freshman contests.

Following two mercy-rule wins to open the season, the Dyersburg football team will get its first big test of the 2020 campaign when the 10th-ranked Trojans (2-0, 1-0) travel down to Savannah on Friday night to take on Class 4A’s No. 2-ranked team, Hardin County (3-0, 1-0).

Coming off the team’s first loss of the season last week at home against No. 9 Henry County, the Dyer County football team will look to bounce back this Friday night when the Choctaws (2-1, 0-1) travel to Ripley (1-1, 0-1) to take on the Tigers.

JASON PEEVYHOUSE jpeevyhouse@stategazette.com We’re just four weeks into a football season many of us wondered if we’d get to see and look where we are. Both the Dyersburg Trojans (2-0, 1-0) and Dyer County Choctaws (2-1, 0-1) are ranked in the top ten at the same time for the first time in nearly a decade - albeit both in the final spot of their respective polls...

The Lady Trojan soccer team continued its strong start to the 2020 season on Tuesday night at J.C. Sawyers Stadium. But, it was not a cruising win as the black and gold girls had to make sure a second-half goal was enough to get the 1-0 win over visiting McKenzie.

For the first time since the Labor Day holiday, the Choctaws and Trojans returned to the golf course as the two teams came in behind winner Crockett County on Tuesday afternoon at The Farms in Dyersburg.

The Dyer County High School volleyball team was scheduled to play two important games this week as the Lady Choctaws were set to host Munford on Tuesday then travel to Brighton on Thursday. However, with multiple players on the orange and white varsity net team having been sent home to quarantine due to exposure to COVID-19, both of these District 14AAA games have been postponed...

Tuesday, Sept. 8 McKenzie at Dyersburg (Girls Soccer, 6 p.m.) Dyersburg, Dyer County at Scotts Hill Invitational (Cross Country, 4 p.m.) Dyer County at Dyersburg (Golf, 4 p.,m.) Munford at Dyer County (Volleyball, 6:15 p.m.) Dyer County at Haywood (Girls Soccer, 5:30 p.m.)...

The Three Oaks Choctaws traveled to Humboldt last Thursday to take on the Vikings. The Choctaws came home with a muddy 28-14 win. Three Oaks took their opening drive down to the 29-yard line before turning the ball over on downs. Humboldt was able to move the ball to the 39-yard line before the Viking quarterback had the ball slip out of his hands...

For the second week in a row, the Trojans (2-0, 1-0) jumped out quick to seize the momentum from their opponent and rode that wave to a 54-6 win over the Obion County Central Rebels (1-2, 0-1) in the teams’ Region 7-4A opener at J.C. Sawyers Stadium on Friday night.

MIKE SMITH msmith@stategazette.com After opening the 2020 campaign with two impressive wins, Dyer County opened region play on Friday at Choctaw Stadium by hosting always-dangerous Henry County. The Patriots proved just how much the bitter taste of falling to the Choctaws in the 2019 state playoffs was on Friday, jumping out to an early 20-0 lead before ultimately winning the contest in convincing fashion, 53-20...

It was a good day in different ways for both local boys golf teams as each came away with top spots during their tri-match with South Gibson on Thursday afternoon at Dyersburg Municipal Golf Course. The Dyer County Choctaws took the top spot in the team competition, outpacing the Trojans by two points with a 176...

Sporting a 1-0 halftime lead on Thursday night at J.C. Sawyers Stadium, the Lady Trojan soccer team sprinted to the finish in the final 40 minutes of action, scoring four times to take a 5-0 win over visiting Lexington.

JASON PEEVYHOUSE jpeevyhouse@stategazette.com If there was anything these past few months have taught us is that you can’t take anything for granted. From all those out there with relatives in long-term care facilities who can only have limited contact with their loved ones to everyone else who have had their lives altered by this pandemic, I think the majority of us have learned to be happy with the things we still have in this world...

Dyer County High School will be given 300 tickets to sell for the DCHS vs Ripley High School varsity football game that will be played 9/11/20 at Ripley High School. TSSAA passes will be accepted at the gate. A TSSAA pass will admit 2 people only. Please see the dates and times below for information on purchasing tickets to the DCHS vs RHS varsity football game...

Tickets ($6) for this Friday night's DHS Football game against Obion County Central are on sale this morning (September 3, 2020) from 7:15 am - 9:30 am at the home entrance of Historic JC Sawyers Stadium on the campus of Dyersburg High School. Limit of 5 tickets per family and these tickets are non-refundable...

There should be plenty of eyes on Choctaw Stadium in Newbern on Friday night as the tenth-ranked Dyer County football team will open its Region 7-5A schedule as the orange and white host No. 9 Henry County.

Coming off a dominating season-opening 35-0 win over the Cardinals down in Brighton last Thursday night, the Dyersburg football team returns home to J.C. Sawyers Stadium this Friday night as the Trojans (1-0) will open their home and Region 7-4A schedule this week when they take on Obion County Central (1-1).

One of the important early-season games will be played this Friday night - and this goes for both Dyer County and Dyersburg - as the Trojans and Choctaws open their region schedules at home this week.

JASON PEEVYHOUSE jpeevyhouse@stategazette.com After dropping the first two sets to the Lady Cavaliers on Tuesday night in the Terry Glover Gymnasium in District 14AA volleyball action, Dyersburg came out strong in the third frame and looked to get back into the match before a late surge by Crockett County ended it in three sets...

Both Dyersburg and Dyer County golf teams travelled to Humboldt on Monday to take part in the Hardin County Invitational at the Humboldt Country Club. Dyer County’s boys returned home with third-place honors in the field of 11 teams on Monday, finishing the day with a combined score of 335...

Despite dropping the opening set on Senior Night at Dyer County High School, the Lady Choctaw volleyball team battled back to take a five-set win over visiting Chester County on Monday night in Newbern.

For the first time since the 2011 season, the Dyer County Choctaws have found themselves in the Tennessee Football Associated Press Top Ten as the orange and white gridiron boys entered the polls this week as Class 5A’s No. 10 team.

With the Dyersburg Football home opener coming up on Friday, Sept. 4, Dyersburg High School has announced the ticket procedure for the team’s first home game against Obion County Central. Tickets ($6) for the contest against Obion County Central will be pre-sold September 2, 3, and 4. ...

The Dyer County netters continued their winning ways as the Lady Choctaws took a convincing three-set win over the University School of Jackson on the road on Thursday evening. “Awesome teamwork,” Dyer County head coach Shanna O’Bright said. “Jesye Bragado did an incredible job running the offense. Katie Grace Willis was huge at the net and stoped their big middle.”...

JASON PEEVYHOUSE jpeevyhouse@stategazette.com It was a day earlier than we’re used to, but football fans around West Tennessee and here locally got to get their fix of high school gridiron action on Thursday night with both our local squads coming out on top by double-figure outcomes...

At a rate of twice a quarter during the first half, the Trojans got on the board early and often as Dyersburg (1-0) opened it’s 2020 season with a 35-0 win over the Cardinals (1-1) at Brighton. The shutout by the Trojan defense was amplified by the fact Brighton scored 44 points in their Week 1 victory over Bolivar...

After extending their lead late in the first half with a big special teams’ play, Dyer County put the pedal to the metal in the second half, as the Choctaws (2-0) scored 21 straight points in the third and fourth quarters on the way to a 42-12 win over visiting Obion County Central (1-1) on Thursday night in Newbern.

JASON PEEVYHOUSE jpeevyhouse@stategazette.com Though it took a little over ten minutes to get the ball rolling, once the Lady Choctaws did just that, the ball rolled into the goal a lot on Monday night as Dyer County’s girls soccer team cruised to a 9-0 win over Ripley via mercy rule midway through the second half in Newbern...

As Dyersburg head coach Bart Stowe put it in his comments leading up to tonight’s matchup with Brighton, life is about adjustments. Both our local teams are having to do just that in some ways as both Dyer County’s matchup with Obion County Central in Newbern and the Trojans season opener in Brighton have been moved up one night to get ahead of severe weather on Friday evening thanks to the remnants of a hurricane in the Gulf Coast...