DCHS Basketball Teams Resume Play Friday Night, December 11 Hosting Watertown

December 8, 2020
By: Dwayne Page

After being sidelined for almost two weeks due to cases of COVID-19 in both programs, the DeKalb County High School basketball teams are set to resume their season schedule Friday night, December 11 hosting Watertown.

The girl’s game tips off at 6 p.m. followed by the boys game.

Saturday, January 2 the DCHS teams will head to Jamestown to face York Institute. The original schedule had DCHS playing at York on Friday, December 4 but those games were postponed to December 12 and now to January 2.

The Tigers and Lady Tigers were scheduled to play at Grundy County on Saturday, November 28 and at home against Sequatchie County, Monday November 30. Those games were also postponed and no makeup dates have yet been announced.

DCHS was further scheduled to play at Livingston Academy tonight (Tuesday, December 8) but those games have been re-scheduled for Friday, December 18 at Livingston.

The Tigers and Lady Tigers were to compete in the Sonic Shootout at Sparta December 17-19 but have withdrawn as they continue to rework their schedules.

December 8, 2020
By: Dwayne Page

The Tennessee men’s basketball team tips off its 111th basketball season with a Tuesday night clash (tonight, December 8) against Colorado. The opening jump is slated for 5 p.m. central time. The pre-game show starts at 4:30 p.m. on WJLE and the VOL Network.

Fans can listen live on WJLE to hear Bob Kesling and Bert Bertlekamp describing the action.

Tuesday’s tip will be the Vols first game in 276 days and UT’s first matchup with Colorado since 1981. Tennessee leads the all-time series with the Buffaloes, 2-0, dating to 1980.

A win would give the Orange & White a 31-3 record in home openers inside Thompson-Boling and head man Rick Barnes an 18-1 record in his last 19 season lid lifters.

Up next, Tennessee will remain at home for a Saturday contest with Cincinnati. Tipoff inside Thompson-Boling Arena is set for 11:30 a.m central time with the pre-game show at 11:00 a.m. on the VOL Network.

December 7, 2020
By: Dwayne Page

A Smithville woman has been charged with child abuse or neglect for exposing her 17 month old son to methamphetamine.

34 year old Amanda Nicole Wilson of Bell Street Apartments is under a $10,000 bond and she is scheduled for an appearance in General Sessions Court December 10.

According to Smithville Police Detective Brandon Donnell, a Department of Children Services employee reported last month that she got a referral on Wilson stating that her child was being exposed to drugs. DCS removed the child from the home and got a hair follicle drug test done. The child tested positive for methamphetamine.

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