Youth League Baseball & Softball Sign-ups Saturday

February 13, 2019
By: Dwayne Page

The DeKalb Youth Baseball signups will be Saturday, February 16, 23, and March 2 from 8 a.m. until noon at the UT Extension Office of the County Complex.

Registration fees are $40 per child and $20 for each sibling in the same family. Please bring a copy of the child’s birth certificate and proof of residency. Debit/credit cards now accepted.

The leagues feature Coach Pitch for 7-8 year olds, Minor League for 9-10 year olds, Major League for 10-11 year olds and Senior League for 13-15 year olds. Tryouts for all leagues will be Saturday, March 2. You may like them on facebook.

Meanwhile registration for DeKalb Teeball, Coach Pitch, and Girls Fast Pitch will be on Saturdays, Feb 16^{th &} 23^rd from 8am to 12noon at the DeKalb County Complex.

AGES: TeeBall – 3 & 4 yrs old; not 5 BEFORE Jan 1, 2019. JR Coach Pitch – 5 & 6 yrs old; not 7 BEFORE Jan 1, 2019, Coach Pitch Girls Softball – 7, 8 & 9 yrs old, NOT 10 BEFORE Jan 1, 2019, Girls Fast Pitch, KID PITCH – 10 thru 15 yrs old, Not 16 BEFORE Jan 1,2019.

Sign-up fees are: $40 per child, $30 for a sibling in the same family. Anyone wanting to Coach or help Coach – please let them know at Sign-ups.

The DeKalb Girls and Boys Slow Pitch Softball sign-ups will be at Bill Page Ball Park for ages 5-19 as follows:

Saturday, February 16: 11 a.m. until 1 p.m.

Saturday, February 23: 10 a.m. until noon

Friday, March 1: 5 p.m. until 7 p.m.

Saturday, March 2: 10 a.m. until noon

February 13, 2019
By: Dwayne Page

Three people were involved in a two vehicle accident Monday afternoon at the intersection of West Broad Street and Tiger Drive near DeKalb Middle School.

According to Smithville Police, 46 year old Mark Anthony Stannick was traveling west on Broad Street in a 2008 Chevy. 42 year old Shannon Dawn Stannick was a passenger. 41 year old Crystal Lee Mason was driving a 2013 Honda entering Broad Street from Tiger Drive

The Stannicks were taken to the hospital by DeKalb EMS with non-life threatening injuries. Mason was not hurt. The Smithville Volunteer Fire Department was also on the scene.

February 13, 2019
By: Bill Conger

DeKalb West School wants to congratulate our Students of the Month for February. Teachers selected the following students for the honor: Asher Desimone, PreK; Gabriel Djangirov, Kindergarten, Abigail Burlingame, 1^st grade, Jenna Burlingame, 2^nd grade, Jace Peterson, 3^rd grade, Miah Johnson, 4^th grade, Izzy Hendrixson, 5^th grade, Christian Hale, 6^th grade, Blair Gipe, 7^th grade, and Wesley Wright, 8^th grade. Students are chosen for Student of the Month based on their academic record, character, and other traits that make them an outstanding student.

DeKalb West Students of the Month: Pictured front row left to right: Asher Desimone, Jace Peterson, Gabriel Djangirov, Jenna Burlingame, and Abigail Burlingame. Back row left to right: Blair Gipe, Miah Johnson, Izzy Hendrixson, Wesley Wright, Christian Hale, and Assistant Principal Joey Agee.