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Lady Tigers Complete Season Sweep of York Institute
January 19, 2019
By: Dwayne Page
The DCHS Lady Tigers completed the season sweep of York Institute with a 51 to 34 win at Jamestown Friday night but the Tigers lost to the Dragons 63 to 42.
In the girls game, the Lady Tigers led 17 to 8 after the 1st period, 26 to 17 at halftime, and 44 to 28 after the 3rd period before going on to win 51 to 34.
Emme Colwell and Kadee Ferrell each scored 16. Lydia Brown 6, Mya Ruch 4, Maddison Parsley 3, Joni Robinson and Mallori Hart each with 2 and Megan Cantrell and Leah Davis each with 1.
The Lady Tigers defeated York Institute at home in November 66 to 52.
Meanwhile in the boys game Friday night, the Tigers led 17 to 15 after the 1st period but fell behind 31 to 21 at halftime and trailed 51 to 25 after the 3rd period before losing 63 to 42.
Nathan Atkins scored 10, Evan Jones 7, Tanner Poss 5, Hayden Thomas and Dallas Cook each with 4, Isaac Walker and Nathaniel Crook each with 3, and Noah Martin, Lucas Hale, and Brayden Antoniak each with 2.
The Tigers lost to the Dragons in November 68 to 52 in Smithville.
The Lady Tigers improve to 14-6 on the season and 6-2 in the district. The Tigers go to 3-17 and 2-6 in district play.
Girls District 8AA Standings as of January 19:
Upperman: 18-3 (8-0)
Macon County: 18-5 (7-1)
DeKalb County: 14-6 (6-2)
York Institute: 8-10 (4-4)
Cannon County: 13-8 (3-5)
Livingston Academy: 9-15 (2-6)
Smith County: 6-11 (1-7)
Watertown 7-14 (1-7)
Boys District 8AA Standings as of January 19:
York Institute: 13-3 (6-1)
Livingston Academy: 14-9 (6-2)
Upperman: 16-4 (6-2)
Macon County: 8-13 (4-3)
Watertown: 14-7 (4-4)
Cannon County: 9-13 (2-6)
DeKalb County: 3-17 (2-6)
Smith County 1-14 (0-7)
The remaining schedule is as follows:
Tuesday, January 22: Livingston Academy*-Home 6 p.m.
Friday, January 25: Watertown*-Away 6 p.m.
Tuesday, January 29: Cannon County*-Home 6 p.m.
Friday, February 1: Upperman*-Away 6 p.m.
Tuesday, February 5: Macon County*-Home 6 p.m.
Thursday, February 7: Smith County*-Home 6 p.m.
Friday, February 8: Monterey-Home 6 p.m.
Two Injured in Friday Crash Near Walmart
January 18, 2019
By: Dwayne Page
Two people were injured in a crash Friday on West Broad Street at the Walmart Drive traffic light.
According to Smithville Patrolman Will Judkins, 66 year old Deborah Culwell of Smithville was in the west bound turning lane on Broad Street in a 2005 Mercury Mountaineer when she turned left at the light into the path of an eastbound 2005 Ford Escape driven by 67 year old Sue Hughes of Smithville.
After impact, the Mountaineer spun around facing east and the Escape came to rest up against a guardrail facing southeast.
Culwell was transported to the hospital by DeKalb EMS. Hughes went to the hospital by a private vehicle.
Culwell was cited for expired tag and no insurance.
Officer Brandon Donnell assisted Officer Judkins in the crash investigation. The Smithville Volunteer Fire Department was also on the scene.
News2 StormTracker to feature DeKalb West School Tornado Shelter During Upcoming Special
January 18, 2019
By: Dwayne Page
It wasn’t an actual storm alert but students at DeKalb West School filed into the tornado safe room Friday morning.
The tornado drill was staged for News2 StormTracker meteorologist Davis Nolan and a camera crew who videoed the event for a weather special to be aired in February and March.
Nolan, who visited DeKalb West for a career day last year, happened to notice the tornado safe room at that time and wanted to return for a feature story.
“I found this fascinating,” said Nolan.
“We came back here because they have this tornado shelter which withstands 250 mile per hour winds. There may be others but I have only seen one other school that has this up in Paris, Tennessee,” he said
“All schools have kids go to a hallway that is an interior part of the school and that is usually the safest place to be with those big cinderblock walls which are safe but they could still be knocked down. But you’re not going to see many tornadoes in Tennessee that will ever be able to penetrate this thing,” Nolan said.
The segment featuring DeKalb West School will be part of the News2 Storm Tracker Family Weather Day Special in February.
“We’re doing a weather special on Wednesday, February 27 called our News2 StormTracker Family Safety Day Road Block and there will be a story in every newscast. There will be eight different stories during the day. This will be one of them. On March 2 we will have a special at 6 p.m. featuring all the stories and we will repeat that special on March 9 at 4:30 p.m. During the segment on DeKalb West School we will talk about why and how this tornado safe room was built and how it was paid for,” said Nolan.
Nolan added that he was impressed with how quickly the students gathered in the tornado safe room during the drill.
“They did this tornado drill for us and we actually got to see them go in the hallway and take their positions and they were very quick,” he said.
The tornado safe room area, funded by a FEMA grant along with state and local funds, was completed in 2014 and opened with the start of school that year.
The shelter has been used several times during actual storm alerts for students, staff, and parents.
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