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  Jason Peevyhouse  Editor, JP Productions With the start of the 2025 baseball season less than two months away, Dyer County Head Coach Derek Hinson has been honored by the Tennessee Baseball Coaches Association for his performance during the Choctaws’ run to a second straight TSSAA Class 3A State Tournament as he has been named the Sectional Coach of the Year for Regions 7 and 8. In his first year as a high school head coach, Hinson led the Choctaws to a 26-13 mark and an appearance in the TSSAA Class 3A State Tournament for the second straight season. “It’s kind of cliché to say it’s all about the players and your assistant coach, which, it is – 100 percent,” Hinson explained. “I don’t receive this if not for them because of the hard work they but in every day.” Hinson, heading into his second year, knows the expectations are set higher after his and the Choctaws’ success last season. “I know am very appreciative of all this because you’re not promised that you’re going...

  Vols Add Four Transfers (So Far) Tennessee had added four new additions from the transfer portal thus far and the players are considered significant recruits at positions of perceived need. Two offensive linemen, a running back and a young wide receiver are on campus and enrolled for spring semester in school. UT is also waiting for an answer from the NCAA on an appeal from starting left guard Andrej Karic asking for another year of eligibility. The newcomers are: Amari Jefferson- Wide receiver (6-0, 200, 4.5) from Alabama-- Jefferson is a Baylor School graduate who elected to sign with the Crimson Tide last year after a tug of war with Tennessee. He will be a redshirt freshman and stated that he got homesick while in Tuscaloosa. Jefferson was one of the highest rated wide receiver prospects in the nation in the Class of 24. Wendell Moe-- Offensive Guard (6-3, 339) from Arizona-- Tennessee lost veteran right guard Javontaz Spraggins and Moe is expected to step right into that spo...

  Jason Peevyhouse Editor, JP Productions Though Dyersburg State women took a ten-point lead into the final ten minutes of action on Wednesday night in the Ed Lannom Jr. Gymnasium against Jackson State, the Lady Eagles had to fight for the win as the Lady Green Jays flew back into the contest with a strong fourth quarter before DSCC swapped them down for the 66-61 win. Back-to-back buckets from Jackson State’s Marillyei Hart cut the Dyersburg State lead back to six points with just over nine minutes left in the fourth quarter. But, Lady Eagle Paris Halliburton hit three of four free throws to push the lead back to 54-045 with 7:45 remaining in the game. Jackson State battled back with a free throw from Tamyra Patterson and two more by Hart opened an 11-2 run by the Lady Green Jays which only saw a lone bucket DSCC’s Lilly Bennett and tie the game at 56-56 with 4:07 left in the game. The Lady Eagles were able to benefit from two fouls and a technical moments later as Alana S...

  Last Tuesday was a big day for three former Major League Baseball players as Ichiro, C.C. Sabathia and Billy Wagner were elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame. I have written about Hall of Fame selections for over 20 years now and there have been plenty of times when I have questioned the voters thinking and decisions. This year has a pretty good class going into the Hall but I do have to wonder what the one guy who didn’t vote for Ichiro was thinking. I saw somewhere calling him the all-time hits leader. Naw. Sorry, but for all his faults, Pete Rose is still the all-time leader in hits. It is what it is. You want the all-time hits leader in the National Baseball Hall of Fame, but Rose in now. Getting back to Ichiro, how do you look at that hit total and be like “you know, I just don’t think he belongs in.” That’s like looking a one of those milkshakes from the Grind in Martin and being like “meh”. The same thing happened with Derek Jeter a few years bac...

Jason Peevyhouse Editor, JP Productions With both teams coming into Tuesday night's contest with matching 0-3 marks in District 13-3A play, the Choctaws got their first win in district play thanks to a strong start on the way to a 63-48 win over the Cavaliers in Alamo. The roles were reversed from the first game of the night as Dyer County's boys jumped out to a big lead before a Crockett County finally got on the board. The Choctaws got a pair of Triston Seabourn free throws with 3:10 left to go up 11-0 before a free throw by the Cavaliers put the home team on the board. Dyer County got a three-pointer as part of a nine-point scoring stretch from Jayden Tyler to help the Choctaws take a 27-7 lead after one quarter. Crockett County was able to cut into the Dyer County lead briefly before a Seabourn bucket opened a run which saw the Choctaws build a 34-16 advantage after a pair of Jamin Gauldin free throws with 3:14 left in the half. Crockett surged again, trimming the Dyer Coun...

Jason Peevyhouse Editor, JP Productions A struggle-filled start by the Lady Choctaws on Tuesday night in Alamo hampered the Dyer County girls hopes as the Lady Cavaliers jumped out to a 17-point advantage early on the way to a 70-41 win over Dyer County. The Lady Cavaliers put plenty of distance between themselves and the visiting Lady Choctaws in the opening quarter, opening the game with a 17-0 run before a three-pointer from Zya Currie finally got the Dyer County girls on the board with 2:10 left in the first frame. The Lady Choctaws were able to get a bucket from Alijah Robinson as well as free throws by Marley Morgan and Tykeria Kennedy before the Cavaliers took a 23-9 lead after one quarter. Though early buckets from Kennedy and a three-point play by Robinson cut the Lady Cavalier lead to 11 early in the second quarter, Crockett County ended the first half on a 16-8 run to take a commanding 41-22 lead at the break. The Lady Choctaws looked to climb back into the game after a buck...

Jason Peevyhouse Editor, JP Productions With the middle school season winding down and the TMSAA Class AA State Tournament approaching, three local teams will take their first steps to punching their tickets to the final tournament of the season on Saturday at Dyersburg Middle School. The Three Oaks girls, Northview boys and the girls from Dyersburg Middle School will be in action in the opening round of the TMSAA Class AA West Sectional Tournament which tips off at 11 a.m. on Saturday. Three Oaks will be the first local team in action as the Lady Choctaws take on North Parkway in the first round matchup. The winner of this game will face Paris Inman in the second round on Monday at 6 p.m. The Northview boys take the floor next at 12:15 p.m. as the Choctaws take on North Parkway in the first boys action of the day. The winner between these two teams will face Martin Middle on Tuesday night at 6 p.m. The DMS girls will take on East Middle at 4 p.m. in the final girls game of the day. Th...

  The Three Oaks Lady Choctaws fell to Haywood on Monday night in the finals of the TMSAA Small Area Tournament at Covington High School. The Lady Choctaws pose with the runner-up hardware following the championship game. Four Three Oaks players and one Northview Lady Choctaw received individual honors from the West Tennessee Athletic Conference following the TMSAA Small Area Tournament Championship Game on Monday night at Covington High School. Players receiving individual honors were (from left) Scarlett Forker (Northview),  Bri’Asia Wilkes (Three Oaks), Maelynn McCrary (Three Oaks), Ella Beasley (Three Oaks), and Sha’mya Crittendon (Three Oaks). Special thanks to Chris Pearson for photos.

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  JP Productions Sports After opening their District 13-3A schedule with losses to a state semifinalist and the defending Class 3A State Champions, the Lady Choctaws got on the board in the district standings on Friday night in Troy with a 64-56 win over the Lady Rebels at Obion County Central. Both teams played to a 30-30 tie at the half before a dominant third quarter from the Lady Choctaws. Anitra Honore scored ten of the team’s 25 points in the frame to give the Dyer County girls a 55-41 lead heading into the fourth quarter. The Lady Rebels battled back but the Lady Choctaws held them off with Tykeria Kennedy leading the way to the eight-point win. Honore led the way for the Lady Choctaws with 19 points while Alijah Robinson tossed in 16. Kennedy scored 12 in the win for the Lady Choctaws. Obion County Central Rebels 72, Dyer County Choctaws 52 The Rebels remained unbeaten in the district while the Choctaws dropped to 0-3 in 13-3A play as Central handed the orange...

  JP Productions Sports Less than 21 hours after splitting on the road at Medina, Dyersburg took the the road again on Saturday afternoon as the Lady Trojans picked up another win while the DHS boys fell to Poplar Bluff in Missouri. In the opening game of the doubleheader, the Lady Trojans cruised to a 65-31 win over the Lady Mules. Dyersburg jumped out to a commanding 28-2 to lead in the first quarter on the way to a the 34-point win. Chelby Jordan led the way with 17 points while Bri Parr and Kay Kay Strayhorn each scored nine. In the nightcap, Dyersburg fell behind early to the Mules and never bounced back, falling 64-43 to Poplar Bluff. Demonate Johnson led the way for the Trojans with eight points in a balanced night of scoring by the black and gold. The Trojans and Lady Trojans return to action on Friday for Homecoming 2025 when Dyersburg hosts Obion County Central at 6 p.m.

  Jason Peevyhouse Editor, JP Productions Sports The Lady Eagles proved how much difference a quick run could make as the Dyersburg State women rallied to tie the game at the end of the opening quarter then continued a lengthy run into the second frame to take a double-digit lead on the way to a 67-43 win over Pelissippi State on Saturday afternoon in the home confines of the Ed Lannom Jr. Gymnasium. “ We had a lot of good energy there,” Dyersburg State Head Coach Nathan Daume said. “I was a little concerned with this game because it was the fourth game in eight days. “ We had pretty good energy most of the game but that was a nice little push there.” The Lady Panthers were able to take an early lead thanks to a pair of three-pointers from Ashley Crick. Dyersburg State battled back with a bucket from Sariyah Williams and a free throw by Rebecca Wood. A quick run by the Lady Panthers was capped by an Ashley Crick bucket to take a 14-9 lead. The Lady Eagles answered with at ...

  Jason Peevyhouse Editor, JP Productions The Trojans held a ten-point lead later in the third quarter only to see a Hornet rally come back to sting the Dyersburg boys in the fourth quarter as South Gibson came from behind to take a 49-45 win over the black and gold on Friday night in Medina. With the game tied at 20-20 at the end of the first half, the Trojans got a pair of early buckets from senior Breyden Turnage put Dyersburg on top. South Gibson rallied to tie the score at 24-24 before a three-point play by Turnage opened a 10-0 run by the Trojans to take a double-digit lead with 2:21 left in the frame. The lead remained at double figures until a minute later when a jumper and a three-pointer by South Gibson’s Gavin Crawford helped the Hornets cut the Dyersburg lead in half at 34-29 heading into the fourth frame. The Trojans responded in the fourth quarter with a three-point play by Demante Johnson to push their lead back to eight just 18 seconds in the final frame. A q...