DCHS Tiger Soccer Program Making History! (Listen to WJLE Soccer Tiger Talk Program Here)

May 20, 2023
By: Dwayne Page

There is a first time for everything!

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Not only did the DCHS Tiger Boys Soccer Team defeat Cumberland County for the first time this season last Thursday after three previous meetings, but they claimed their first ever Region Tournament Championship in the process and will host their first ever Sub-State game Sunday, May 21 in Smithville.

The Tigers (11-5-1) will face the East Hamilton Hurricanes in a sub-state showdown Sunday at 5 p.m. on the “Dylan Kleparek Coach K Soccer Field” at DCHS in Smithville with a state tournament appearance on the line, which would also be a first for the Tiger Boys Soccer Program. WJLE will broadcast the game Sunday LIVE.

Coach K said the Tigers’ 2-0 victory at Cumberland County Thursday was sweet revenge after losing three times this season to the Jets by scores of 3-1 and 1-0 (twice).

“This is the first time we have ever won the Region Championship and it is a special thing. It was said they (Jets) were kryptonite (since we had lost to them three times this season) so I guess that makes us Superman because we found a way to beat them for the region championship. It was tough at the beginning of the season because they seemed to have our number mentally but when we figured out they were just another soccer team we were able to handle them,” said Coach K.

“We had a really good game Thursday against Cumberland County. We came out and executed the game plan. We worked down the channel on the right and made things happen. In the second half we buckled down and made sure we didn’t give anything up and played smart. I am proud of the guys because they came out and worked hard,” said Coach K.

Both DeKalb County and East Hamilton are led by a number of seniors which should make Sunday’s game an interesting matchup.

“Its our first sub-state home game and we are really excited and looking forward to it. We are hoping to have a big crowd. This game speaks for itself. When you get this far, the next step is state, but the guys are excited and we are ready to go,” Coach K said.

“We have done a little bit of scouting on them (Hurricanes). They have 9 seniors, and we have 10 seniors and all 10 of our seniors start. They have a couple of tall, fast guys who like to cross the ball and play to the back. We’re going to have to make sure we mark up well in the box and play our game. We need to play the small passing possession game we like to play and pick out our passes. If we do that and execute well, I think we have a good shot,” said Coach K.

2023 DCHS Tigers Soccer Roster
#2-Jonathan Balderas-Junior
#3-Cooper Brown -Senior
#4-Connor Hopkins-Freshman
#5-Brayan Aguirre-Sophomore
#6-Ekow Afful-Turkson-Junior
#7-Jonathan Zavala-Senior
#8-Miguel Mata-Senior
#9-Cameron Miller-Senior
#10-Yair Mata-Senior
#11-Adan Ramirez-Senior
#12-Axel Aranda-Sophomore
#13-Aydan Bean-Junior
#14-Jaxon Kleparek-Freshman
#15-Leo Delgado-Sophomore
#16-Emilio Garcia-Junior
#17-Hector Cervantes-Sophomore
#18-Brandon Silva-Senior
#19-Jose Guzman-Sophomore
#20-Milas Driver-Sophomore
#21-Ryder Miller-Senior
#23-Giovani Palomo-Freshman
#24-Jesus Guzman-Sophomore
#25-Bryan Ramirez-Sophomore
#26-Jonathan Garcia-Senior
#27-Cesar Gaspar-Junior
#28-Cale Brown-Sophomore
#29-Erick Hernandez-Sophomore
#30-Miguel Guzman-Sophomore
#31-Connor Vance-Senior
#32-Jack Gassaway-Freshman

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May 19, 2023
By: Dwayne Page

A $2,500 fine!

The Smithville Beer Board met Wednesday, May 17 and fined two local restaurants $2,500 each for illegally selling alcohol to someone underage.

The undercover investigation was conducted on March 16 by the Smithville Police Department and agents of the Tennessee Alcoholic Beverage Commission.

Owners of the Los Lobos Restaurant at 106 East Broad Street appeared at the beer board meeting Wednesday but didn’t contest the punishment. The owner of the Fiesta Jalisco Restaurant at 130 Walmart Drive was not present.

Smithville Police Chief Mark Collins said that Trina Guerra of Los Lobos Restaurant and Jose Barajas of Fiesta Jalisco Restaurant were cited for illegally serving beer for consumption on the premises to a 19-year-old informant working for the Smithville Police Department. A third person, Brandy Jackson, a clerk at Smithville Discount Wine & Spirits located at 413 East Broad Street, was also cited for illegally selling the informant a bottle of wine from the liquor store. This was her second citation within a month for the same type of offense.

The liquor store has reportedly been fined twice now by the Tennessee Alcoholic Beverage Commission for the actions of Jackson, their clerk.

The cases against these three clerks from the March investigation are apparently still pending in court.

May 19, 2023
By: Dwayne Page

DeKalb Middle School hosted a Career Day for students in 6th-8th grades on Tuesday, May 9. A total of 40 businesses and careers were represented. Students explored various careers while completing a Career Questionnaire. Several businesses provided interactive activities for the students, giveaways and door prize drawings.

If any business would like to participate in the next Career Day (May 2024) please contact Suzette Barnes at 615-597-7987 or email to suzettebarnes@dekalbschools.net.

2023 Career Day Participants
1. Army Corps of Engineers
2. Boles Tool Inc.
3. Carbide Crossfit and Nutrition
4. Casey Agee, DPT with Kids Express Therapy
5. Colton Rhody and Cody Purvis, Musician
6. Coordinated School Health
7. DC Health Department
8. DC Sheriff Department
9. DeKalb Ambulance Service
10. DeKalb Animal Shelter
11. DeKalb Fire Department
12. DeKalb Highway Department
13. DeKalb Funeral Chapel
14. DeKalb Telephone Cooperative
15. First Bank
16. Foutch Industries
17. Gentiva Hospice
18. Healthier TN/DeKalb Prevention
19. Hywater Title
20. KFC/Taco Bell
21. Lauren Parsley, Esthetician
22. Middle Tennessee Natural Gas
23. Motlow State Community College
24. NHC
25. Rebecca Parker, Translator
26. Rochelle Davis, Sign Language Interpreter
27. Smithville Police Department
28. State Farm Insurance
29. Suncrest Home Health
30. TCAT- McMinnville
31. Teaching As Profession
32. Tenneco
33. The Arts Garage
34. The Realty Firm-Smithville
35. Teaching As A Profession (TAPS) students from DCHS
36. THP
37. TWRA
38. UT Extension
39. Vanderbilt Life Flight
40. Wilson Bank

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