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DCHS Tigers Travel to Cumberland County Tonight (Wednesday) for District Tournament

February 16, 2022
By: Dwayne Page

The DCHS Tigers will travel to Cumberland County for their first game of the district 7-3A basketball tournament tonight (Wednesday, February 16). The game starts at 6 p.m. and WJLE will have LIVE coverage.

The Tigers (13-13, 5-7) are the 6th seed and Cumberland County (13-13, 7-5) is the 3rd seed.
In the previous meetings this season, the Tigers defeated the Jets 71 to 66 in Smithville on February 8 but lost at Crossville 76 to 70 on January 14.

WJLE’s coverage begins with Tiger Talk at 5:45 p.m. featuring Tiger Coach John Sanders and Tigers Elishah Ramos and Conner Close. John Pryor is the host of the program.

Six DCHS Tigers have earned All-District Basketball honors.

Second Team All-District
Conner Close

Most Improved
Conner Close

Third Team All District:
Elishah Ramos

All-Freshman Team
Jordan Parker

Honorable Mention
Brayden Antoniak
Stetson Agee

All Defensive Team
Isaac Knowles
Brayden Antoniak

Boys MVP: Jackson Inman, Cumberland Co.
Coach of the Year: Neil Capps, Stone Memorial




DCHS Lady Tigers Bounced from District Tournament (Listen to WJLE’s Tiger Talk Program Here)

February 16, 2022
By: Dwayne Page

The season is over for the DeKalb County High School Lady Tigers.

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It ended on opening night of the District 7-3A basketball tournament at Baxter Tuesday evening with a 41 to 33 loss to the Lady Bees. The Lady Tigers were the 5th seed in the tournament and Upperman is the 4th seed.

DeKalb County trailed 9 to 8 after the 1st period and 22 to 17 at halftime. The game was tied at 27 by the end of the 3rd period but the Lady Tigers were outscored in the 4th period and lost 41 to 33.

Kadee Ferrell and Ella VanVranken each scored 11, Avery Agee 8, and Xharia Lyons with 3.

The Lady Tigers conclude the season with an overall record of 15-14 and finished the regular season at 4-8 in the district. Upperman improves to 23-5 and will face the #1 seed Cumberland County (16-10) Friday night, February 18 at 6 p.m. in the semi-finals at Tennessee Tech

Three DCHS Lady Tigers have earned All-District Basketball honors.

First Team All-District
Kadee Ferrell

Second Team All-District
Ella VanVranken

Honorable Mention:
Avery Agee

All-Freshman Team
Avery Agee




Smithville man arrested after high-speed pursuit

February 15, 2022
By: Dwayne Page

A Smithville man has a date with a judge after leading deputies on a high-speed pursuit.

30-year-old Rio Cortez Hubbard of Green Meadow Drive is charged with evading arrest and reckless endangerment. He is under a $7,000 bond and will appear in court on February 24.

Sheriff Patrick Ray said that on Monday, February 7 a deputy stopped a white Mercedes C300 on West Broad Street in Smithville for failure to maintain its lane of travel and speeding. When the deputy got out of his car, the driver of the Mercedes sped away. The officer began a pursuit, which reached speeds of over 100 miles per hour into Warren County. During the pursuit, Hubbard passed vehicles on the wrong side of the roadway placing the public in imminent danger. A Warren County Sheriff’s Department officer pulled over the vehicle and identified Hubbard as the driver.

26-year-old Hunter Kyle Graham of Game Ridge Road, Smithville is charged with aggravated assault. He is under a $10,000 bond and will appear in court on February 24.

Sheriff Ray said that on February 9 a deputy was summoned to a home on Game Ridge Road due to a report of domestic violence. Upon arrival the deputy spoke with the victim who reported that she and Graham had been in an argument which resulted in Graham hitting her in the face with his fist. He then put his arm around her neck and tried to strangle her.

30-year-old Saulo Vasquez Domingo of Spring Hill Circle, Lebanon, is charged with driving under the influence. He is under a $2,500 bond and his court date is set for February 24.

Sheriff Ray said that on February 10 a deputy spotted a red Dodge Dakota traveling at a high rate of speed on Nashville Highway and noticed that it left its lane of travel multiple times. The officer pulled over the vehicle and spoke with the driver, Domingo who had a strong smell of alcohol coming from his person and he was unsteady on his feet. Located in the vehicle were multiple open containers of alcoholic beverages. He submitted to field sobriety tasks but performed poorly.

43-year-old Benjamin Theodore Taylor of Lee Braswell Road, Smithville, was arrested for violation of an order of protection. He is under a $2,500 bond and is due in court on March 3.

Sheriff Ray said that on February 12 a deputy spoke with Taylor and a woman at Taylor’s residence and learned that she had a no contact order for Taylor to keep away from her. Taylor was placed in custody.




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