DCHS Basketball Teams to Host Monterey Tonight (Monday) after Weekend Action in HOF Play Day at Gordonsville

November 25, 2024
By: Dwayne Page

The DCHS basketball teams will play host to Monterey tonight (Monday, November 25) in Smithville starting with the girls game at 6 p.m. followed by the boys contest.

WJLE will have LIVE coverage of both games.

The DC Tigers and Lady Tigers competed against Liberty Creek and the host school Gordonsville in the Hall of Fame Play Day Saturday.

The Lady Tigers lost to Liberty Creek 41 to 27 and then beat Gordonsville 36 to 32. The Tigers lost to Liberty Creek 48 to 41 and then to Gordonsville 51 to 43.

In the first game, the Lady Tigers trailed Liberty Creek 7 to 6 after the 1st period, 18 to 11 at halftime, and 34 to 23 after the 3rd period before losing 41 to 27.

Chloe VanVranken led the Lady Tigers in scoring with 11 followed by Allie Melton and Jordan Agee each with 6 and Brooklyn Fuson and Lillie Young each with 2.

In the second game, the Lady Tigers led Gordonsville 10 to 9 after the 1st period, 21 to 12 at halftime, and 25 to 20 after the 3rd period enroute to a 36 to 32 win.

Chloe VanVranken scored 15 for DeKalb County followed by Allie Melton with 10, Laurie Rigsby, Jordan Agee, and Avery Agee each with 3 and Brooklyn Fuson with 2.

The Tigers trailed Liberty Creek 19 to 7 after the 1st period, 30 to 22 at halftime, and 36 to 31 after the 3rd period before falling 48 to 41.

For the Tigers, Jon Hendrix scored 12 followed by Dallas Kirby with 10, Logan Duke and Porter Hancock each with 6, Seth Fuson 3 and Jordan Parker and Elliott Barnes each with 2.

In the nightcap, the Tigers found themselves behind Gordonsville 13 to 7 after the 1st period and trailed 27 to 18 at halftime, and 42 to 32 after the 3rd period before losing 51 to 43.

DC was led in scoring by Elliot Barnes and Dallas Kirby each with 8, Logan Duke 7, Jon Hendrix 5, Jordan Parker and Chase Young each with 4, Kiece Hannah, Porter Hancock, and J.T. Summers each with 2 and Seth Fuson with 1.

November 25, 2024
By: Dwayne Page

Another person has succumbed to burns and injuries suffered in a fire at their home last month at 1232 Roy Foster Road between Greenhill and Dibrell in Warren County.

82-year-old Nancy Jane Pinegar passed away at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Saturday November 23
The fire, on Saturday, October 26, claimed her husband 89-year-old Percy Pinegar, Sr.

Firefighters from the North Warren, Campaign-Rock Island, and Centertown Fire Departments quickly responded to the scene, found the residence partially ablaze, and learned that the bedridden Mr. Pinegar and his wife Nancy were still inside the home. Firefighters removed Mr. Pinegar but he died at the scene. Mrs. Pinegar and her grandson and great grandson got out of the residence although she suffered burns trying to help Mr. Pinegar.

The cause of the fire remains under investigation but is thought to have been accidental.

Mrs. Pinegar was born July 31, 1942, to her parents the late Lester and Lori Roller Smith. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Percy Pinegar, Sr.; son, David Wayne Pinegar; daughter, Debra Dunn; daughter-in-law, Rhodessa Pinegar; son-in-law, Jimmy Beacham; grandson, Percy Lee Pinegar,III; granddaughter, Layla Pinegar; sister, Ann Puckett. She is survived by her children, Percy Pinegar, Jr., Charles (Melissa) Pinegar, Cindy Beacham, Johnny Lee Pinegar; son-in-law, Jimmy Dunn; special granddaughter, Kayla (Greg) Hooper; grandchildren, Jimmie Lynn (Kenneth) Wolfe, Billy (Lashonda) Dunn, Jessica Steinback, Rebecca Steele, Jason (Misti) Parsley, Chris Pinegar, Jessie Pinegar, and Dillon Lee; several great and great-great grandchildren; 1 special great-great grandson, Issiac Pinegar; 2 sisters, Dean Pinegar of McMinnville and Evelyn Crawford of Ohio.

Graveside Services and interment will be 1PM Tuesday, November 26 at Webb Cemetery at Bluff Springs with Matthew Johannsen officiating. Visitation with the family will be on Tuesday 9:AM until 12:30 PM, at which time Mrs. Pinegar will be taken to the cemetery for the graveside service.

Funeral arrangements are being handled by DeKalb Funeral Chapel.

November 25, 2024
By: Bill Conger

DeKalb West School third grader Kye Carter knows how to have a “wheely” good time. The son of drift car racer Derek Carter and wife, Kelley, is an award-winning dirt bike racer who developed “an interest in anything with wheels at a young age.”

“As a family, we spend quite a bit of time at various race tracks for motorsports events—anything from car shows to drifting to drag racing,” mom Kelley Carter said. “So, we knew at some point Kye would be racing something; we just didn’t know it would be dirt bikes.”

The Carters bought Kye, a student in Mrs. Jessica Antoniak’s class, a Strider balance bike for his second birthday, and in no time he learned how to ride on two wheels.

“Once we saw him riding down hills with his feet on the bike and hitting some small jumps, we knew he was ready for the transition to a dirt bike.”

A year later the 3-year-old was the proud owner of a Honda CRF 50.

“It was nerve racking the first time he got on it. We had to chase him all over the yard. If he stopped, he would just fall over. The more he rode it, the better he got, and the less he needed our assistance. He has literally ridden that bike almost every day since he was 3.”

Then, in the winter of 2023, the competitive bug bit Kye to enter races.

“I asked them if I could do a race,” Kye remembers. “We’ll let you try one race. I did one race and then they let me keep doing some more. I got better and better and started winning money.”

“I believe his words were, “I wanna win some trophies!”

“That first race was fun,” Kye said. “It was just a learning experience. I didn’t win because I didn’t practice. I like fast things and dirt bikes are fast.”

“We started running the Race TN series,” Kye’s mom said. “It was a learning experience for sure, for him and us. We had to practice, practice, practice, and replay different scenarios and make sure Kye knew what he did wrong or could do better for the next race.”

To be faster for a few of the class competitions, he needed a faster set of wheels. His parents bought him a new KTM 50SX.

“Now, Kye had to make the transition from a 4 stroke bike to a really fast 2 stroke with a pretty angry power band. He made the transition faster than we thought, and with the combination of practice and the new fast bike, we started winning races.”

Kye ended the season, leading the points in the 50mc Shaft class with his CRF 50, and leading the points in 50mc Intermediate and 50mc Open with his new KTM 50sx. He was also second in points in the 65mc class running his KTM 50sx.

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