Danielle Tyson Horton to lead DCHS Tigerette Softball Program

June 2, 2022
By: Dwayne Page

Danielle Tyson Horton is making history at DeKalb County High School by becoming the first female head coach of the Tigerette Softball program.

DCHS Principal Bruce Curtis made the formal announcement Wednesday that Horton will be succeeding Coach Danny Fish as Tigerette Softball Coach.

“I am very confident in Coach Horton. She demonstrated this year her knowledge of the game and the girls seemed to respond to her well during practice. As a player I know she played hard and had high expectations for herself so I feel like she will bring that to the program,” said Principal Curtis.

Horton, a 2014 graduate of DCHS, is only the third head coach in Tigerette Softball history following in the footsteps of legendary Coaches Danny Bond and Danny Fish, both of whom she played for as a Tigerette during her high school years. This past year Horton served as an assistant to Coach Fish.

Horton and her husband Davey are the parents of a two year old daughter, Amelia and the family lives in Smithville.

“I am thrilled about this opportunity. Its a big undertaking because the softball program is very big in DeKalb County with a good legacy behind it and I am excited to continue that,” said Horton.

Originally from South Louisiana, Horton and her family moved to Smithville during her Freshman year and then she joined the softball program as a player

“I played here and was honored to be part of a program where they really took the time to develop the talents of the kids. They cared more about us outside of softball too so to be part of that and help continue that on and to help build the program is really honoring,” said Coach Horton.

After graduating high school, Horton furthered her education and softball career at Trevecca Nazarene University. She obtained her Bachelor’s Degree in 2018 and is now working toward her Master’s Degree.

“At Trevecca I played softball in multiple positions including outfield, first base, and third base. I moved around a lot. I graduated there with an exercise science degree and was planning on a career in physical therapy but the Lord had different plans for me so I went back to school and ended up here at DCHS in the special education department working with Response to Intervention (RTI) students for Algebra and was named assistant softball coach last year,” said Horton.

When asked if her coaching style would differ from her predecessors, Coach Horton said there was no need to tamper with what has proven successful.

“Coach Bond and Coach Fish have set the tone for how the program has gone over the years and that has been successful with state tournament appearances, and the teams being competitive in district and regional tournaments and sub state so If I came in and changed anything that would be crazy. I believe part of my job is going to be continuing on with what they have done,” she said.

Coach Horton said the next step for her is to host a softball summer camp June 22 & 23 and then tryouts on July 25. “We did a fundamentals camp in April and it went well. I think it would be good to do another fundamentals camp especially for younger kids because learning those fundamentals is so important as you grow into a player and you always come back to the basics. The camp also gives me an opportunity to get more plugged into the community”.

As for next season, Coach Horton said the talent is there to have another good year.

“We lost two seniors but we will have five juniors returning as seniors including Ally Griffith, Morgan Walker, Aniston Farler, Madison Martin, and Emma Martin. We’ll also have other players returning including pitchers, Kora Kilgore, Bri Murphy, Chloe Lawson, and Gracie Randolph,” added Coach Horton.

Horton’s athletic record is as follows;

Played for the DCHS Tigerettes during the 2011-2014 Seasons

Individual Stats

2012 Season
All-District 8-AA Team

2013 Season
All-District 8AA team, All District 8AA Tournament team, and All Middle Tennessee team selection

2014 Season

All-District 8-AA Team
All District 8-AA Tournament Team
District Best Offensive Player
District Co-MVP
Miss Softball Middle Tennessee
Batting Average .556 and On base Percentage of .704
0 stolen bases during this season and a total of 64 runs scored.

TREVECCA NOTES -Taken from https://www.tnutrojans.com/sports/sball/2017-18/bios/Danielle_Horton

2017-18
Started in all 46 games she played in … hit .401 for the season which was fifth best in the Great Midwest Athletic Conference … in 142 at bats she scored 41 runs (3rd most in G-MAC), had 57 hits (9th most in G-MAC) and drove in 12 runs … also drew eight walks and stole 14 bases … her .437 on base percentage was fourth best in the G-MAC … named to the G-MAC All-Conference second team.

2016-17
Started in 44 of the 46 games she appeared in … Horton finished the year hitting .341 with 14 RBIs and 20 runs scored and 15 stolen bases … she was seventh in stolen bases in the G-MAC

2015-16
All-Conference second Team selection hit .347 with 13 RBI and 27 runs scored … tied for eighth in the conference in triples (2) and was fourth in the conference in stolen bases (14) she was second on the team in both of those categories

2014-15
Nationally ranked NCAA DII top 150 batting avg. … named to G-MAC All-Conference First Team and All-Freshmen Team … 13 stolen bases on 15 attempts for a team third best … batted .490 with runners on base, .483 with runners in scoring position, .448 with two outs … successfully advanced runners 70.9% of the time … 100% fielding percentage through 42 games with 37 starts, 95 catches for 92 putouts and three assists.

June 2, 2022
By: Dwayne Page

It’s all about the waves!

“Oceans of Possibilities” is the theme for the 2022 Justin Potter and Alexandria Libraries Summer Reading Program and children of all ages are invited to participate June 2-23 at 2 p.m. each Thursday at the DeKalb County Complex Theatre Room. All events for both libraries will be at that location.

Mr. Bond’s Science Guys will be at the opening party to kick off the fun-filled summer by teaching kids about waves including waves of the ocean, sound waves, and even light waves. Discover how scientists use the ocean to create energy, laugh out loud when they change the waves of your voice, and be amazed at the destructive power of concentrated light waves.

Children can begin registering for Summer Reading at both libraries on May 23rd. Each child that registers and meets their goal will receive a participation certificate and other goodies at the end of the Summer Reading Program.

The Summer Reading events are:

Thursday, June 2nd at 2:00 pm – Opening party with Mr. Bond’s Science Guys.

Thursday, June 9th at 2:00 pm – Barry Mitchell’s “Deep Sea Circus”.

Thursday, June 16th at 2:00 pm –. Edgar Evins State Park Rangers and Animal Friends.

Thursday, June 23rd at 2:00 pm – Final Party with Bob Tartar’s Animalogy Critters.

For more information, call Justin Potter Library at 615-597-4359 or Alexandria Library at 615-529-4124 visit us on Facebook or our website at www.dekalblibraries.net.

June 1, 2022
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On Friday, May 27th, County Mayor Tim Stribling signed a proclamation to officially designate June as Dairy Month in DeKalb County. Kylynn Smullen, the 4-H June Dairy Month chairperson, along with Jacklyn Kleparek, 4-H Ambassador, witnessed the signing. The event was even celebrated with a milkshake.

The proclamation reads:

WHEREAS dairy farmers have contributed to the development and well-being of DeKalb County since the earliest formation of DeKalb County.

WHEREAS, the dairy industry is a major industry in Tennessee, a significant contribution to the economy.

WHEREAS, milk and dairy foods provide health benefits and valuable nutrients; and

WHEREAS, real milk and dairy foods are superiors to their imitations in quality, values, and taste; and

WHEREAS, the 85th celebration of June Dairy Month, highlighting the dairy industry, will occur during 2022;

Now, therefore, be it resolved by Tim Stribling, mayor of DeKalb County, that June 2022 is designated to the celebration of June Dairy Month, and I call upon all the government agencies and the people of DeKalb County in order to observe the month with appropriate programs and activities.

DeKalb County 4-H has many activities planned for the month. There will be contests, farm tours, trivia, recipes, and more, as well as a dairy food drive. Be sure to “Like” DeKalb 4-H June Dairy Month on Facebook to follow along. You may also call 615-597-4945 for more information. You can also visit thedairyalliance.com. Get more with milk!

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