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DCHS Basketball Teams Off to Great Start

The DCHS Lady Tiger Basketball Team: Front Row left to right- Camyrn Branin, Makayla Scales, Cadee Griffith, Megan Cantrell, Grace Griffin, Hannah Willingham, Xharia Lyons, Ella VanVranken, Ella Hendrixson (Not Pictured Ellie Cripps) Back Row left to right: Coach Danny Fish, Manager Elisabeth Seber, Madison Martin, Kennedy Agee, Natalie Snipes, Kadee Ferrell, Tess Barton, Alyssa Crook, Ally Fuller, Summer Crook, Manager Zoe Cripps, Manager Jenna Wright (Not Pictured Manager Maleah Ruch and Assistant Coaches Maddison Parsley and Hanah Panter.

The DCHS Tiger Basketball Team: Front Row- Managers (left to right) Summer Pedigo, Brayden Summers, Courtney London (Not Pictured Aiden Whitman) Middle Row left to right: Andrew Tramel, Alex Antoniak, Kaleb Spears, Luke Jenkins, Evan Jones, Aidan Curtis, Marquez Chalfant, Conner Close, Jacob Hendrix Back Row left to right: Coach John Sanders, Nathaniel Crook, Jordan Young, Zack Birmingham, Robert Wheeler, Isaac Brown, Stetson Agee, Connor Paladino, Brayden Antoniak, Elishah Ramos, Connor Vance, and Assistant Coach Logan Vance (Not Pictured Ian Colwell)

The DCHS Basketball Cheerleaders: Front Row left to right- Kyleigh Hill, Evie Day, McKenzie Pack, Presley Agee, Makayla Cook, Katie Patterson, Chloe Hale Back Row left to right: Katherine Gassaway, Zoi Hale, Kortnee Skeen, Elaina Turner, Hope Bain, Carlee West, Amelia Atnip, Morgan Walker, Hannah Lohorn, and Kenlee Taylor

November 18, 2020
By: Dwayne Page

The DCHS basketball teams got the season off to a great start Tuesday night with wins over visiting Whitehouse in Smithville.

The Lady Tigers opened with a 74 to 48 win while the Tigers ended the night with a 51 to 48 victory.

In the girls game, DeKalb County led 22 to 11 after the 1st period, 37 to 21 at halftime, and 56 to 35 after the 3rd period before notching a 74 to 48 win.

Kadee Ferrell scored 22 for the Lady Tigers followed by Megan Cantrell with 15, Ella VanVranken 13, Grace Griffin 6, Summer Crook and Xharia Lyons each with 4, Natalie Snipes and Madison Martin each with 3 and Cadee Grffith and Tess Barton each with 2 points.

The Tigers led 14 to 12 after the 1st period of the boys game and 25 to 22 at halftime. The game was tied at 33 by the end of the 3rd period but the Tigers outscored Whitehouse in the 4th period and won 51 to 48.

Jordan Young scored 13, Brayden Antoniak 12, Luke Jenkins 11, Elishah Ramos 10, and Evan Jones with 5.

DeKalb County travels to Pickett County Saturday night, November 21 with the girls game starting at 5 p.m. followed by the boys contest. Because of the Tennessee-Auburn football game WJLE will be unable to broadcast the high school games Saturday night.

DMS Lady Saints Basketball Coach Josh Agee Gets 250th Career Win

November 18, 2020
By: Dwayne Page

DeKalb Middle School Lady Saints Basketball Coach Josh Agee reached a milestone Monday night notching his 250th career coaching victory as his team defeated Cannon County in Smithville.

Coach Agee, who is in his 18th year as coach, has spent his entire head coaching basketball career as head of the Lady Saints program.

“I have been teaching 20 years and coaching 18 of those years. I have been in it a long time but I feel blessed to have been able to do it,” said Coach Agee.

As significant as this coaching achievement is for him, Agee hopes he has been able to teach his players more than just the game of basketball.

“I have been blessed with some great players over the last 18 years. Hopefully I have impacted them because that is what it is all about. Making them be responsible. Teaching them about life through the game of basketball. At the end of the day no one will remember the number (coaching record). Its really about building relationships and impacting people in the community,” said Coach Agee.

Help the Angel Tree Project Provide Christmas Gifts for 334 Children

Help the Angel Tree Project Provide Christmas Gifts for 258 Children

November 17, 2020
By: Dwayne Page

The 26th Annual DeKalb County Angel Tree Project is underway and your support is needed to help make this holiday season merrier for 334 children.

Laura Stone said Angel Trees are located at bank locations in Smithville and Alexandria. Each Angel represents a child and his or her wish list for Christmas. Select an Angel from the tree, buy a gift for the child and return the gift to the bank where you picked up the Angel by December 4th.

“This is our 26th year serving children 12 and younger living in DeKalb County. Angel cards are located on Christmas trees in the local banks. People of the community can pick up an Angel and buy for a child. The wish list on each Angel is just a suggestion. It is what the child has specifically requested. Sometimes people will buy only what is listed on the card. In some cases they will buy additional things. It is not necessary that you buy everything on the list. It is your choice if you want to wrap the gifts. We need the gifts back by December 4th.”, said Stone.

“With this being our 26th year, we have seen a lot of faces grow up in the program. What warms my heart are those children who benefited from the Angel Tree when they were young. They are now adults and know the positive effect it had on their lives and will now support the Angel Tree and adopt Angels themselves. We have more than 20 new families this year so we are seeing the impact that this challenging year has had on everyone.”

Please consider adopting an Angel today or if you have no time to shop, donations can be made at Wilson Bank or any Smithville or Alexandria bank branch and the Volunteers will do the shopping for you.

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