Dyer County clinches regular season district title, top seed

 




Jason Peevyhouse

Editor, JP Productions Sports

With outright control of first place on the line Tuesday night in Newbern, the Dyer County volleyball team battled through a tough first set then took control over the final two frames to defeat Crockett County in three sets.

The win clinches the Choctaws’ fifth straight regular season district championship. Along with the 2025 District 13AA Regular Season Championship, Dyer County will host next week’s district tournament for the fifth straight season.


Despite the Lady Cavaliers taking a 2-0 lead early in the opening set, the Choctaws stormed back with kills from Rylee Key, Katie Beth Caldwell and Emma Wray to take a 5-3 lead. A block and an ace from Key helped Dyer County to a 7-4 advantage and an ace by Evie Rogers put the Choctaws up 13-8. Crockett County battled back to tie the game at 16-16 to set up a battle down the stretch between the two teams which saw multiple lead changes.

Dyer County tied the game with kills from Blair Acree and Key then took the lead when the senior frontline hitter put up an ace to get the Choctaws to set point. A double-hit was called on Crockett County on the next volley to seal the 25-23 win in the opening set.

The Choctaws carried that momentum into the second set as Dyer County jumped out to a 4-0 lead early. A Caldwell kill helped build the lead to 11-6 then an Acree block pushed the Dyer County advantage to 12-7. The Lady Cavaliers battled back again, this time cutting the lead to 14-12. The Choctaws fought off the rally, getting a block from Erin Foster and a kill by Key to take a 25-19 win in the second set.

The third set went back and forth early on before Dyer County began to pull away following back-to-back kills from Key. Another kill by Kill pushed the Choctaw lead to 21-12 and that was followed by a Caldwell ace to take a 22-12 lead. An Acree kill put Dyer County at match point and, after a short rally by the Lady Cavs, the Lady Choctaws picked up the final point to clinch a 25-16 win and the district title via the sweep.


Dyer County returns to action on Thursday when the Choctaws host South Side with Senior Night festivities beginning at 5:45 p.m. in Newbern.

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