Fans Cheer Lady Tigers As They Leave for Sub-State Game (VIEW VIDEOS HERE)

March 2, 2019
By: Dwayne Page

The DCHS Lady Tigers, coaches, and cheerleaders got a rousing send-off Saturday afternoon as they departed for the sub-state game at McMinn Central in Englewood tonight.

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Excited family, friends, and fans gathered at the high school and cheered members of the program who filed passed them before boarding a charter bus for the trip. There was also a balloon release and Darrell Gill was on hand to sound his train horn as he does during DCHS football games The Smithville Police and Sheriff’s Departments including Sheriff  Patrick Ray accompanied the bus in a motorcade from the high school down West Broad before turning onto Cookeville Highway. As the bus left the city limits, Sheriff Ray continued the escort to Interstate 40.

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The Lady Tigers (22-11) are enroute to meet the McMinn Central Lady Chargers (20-13). Tip-off is at 7:00 p.m. (eastern time) which is 6:00 p.m. Smithville time. The winner will advance to the state tournament next week. WJLE will have LIVE coverage of tonight’s game with the Voice of the Lady Tigers John Pryor. Our pre-game show, Tiger Talk will air at 5:40 p.m. featuring Lady Tiger Coach Danny Fish and Lady Tiger seniors Lydia Brown, Maddison Parsley, and Joni Robinson.

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Fans making the trip can view a google map on the WJLE website sports page for directions.

March 2, 2019
By: Dwayne Page

It’s been decades since the DeKalb County High School Lady Tiger basketball program has made an appearance in the state tournament but a win tonight (Saturday) and they are in.

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The Lady Tigers (22-11) will travel to Englewood Tennessee to meet the McMinn Central Lady Chargers (20-13) in a sub-state or sectionals game. Tip-off is at 7:00 p.m. (eastern time) which is 6:00 p.m. Smithville time. WJLE will have LIVE coverage with the Voice of the Lady Tigers John Pryor. Our pre-game show, Tiger Talk will air at 5:40 p.m. featuring Lady Tiger Coach Danny Fish and Lady Tiger seniors Lydia Brown, Maddison Parsley, and Joni Robinson.

Fans making the trip can view a google map on the WJLE website sports page for directions.

A group of boosters and fans will gather at DCHS today (Saturday) at noon and you are invited to join them to cheer on the team and coaches as they depart for their trip by charter bus at 12:30 p.m.

Lady Tiger Coach Danny Fish sizes up the showdown tonight. “They (Lady Chargers) are good. (Coach) Johnny Morgan has been there for years. Traditionally they are the Livingston and Jackson County from that area. For the past 30-40 years they have been really good. They have been in this game fourteen straight years. They have some good players but they are not big. They are about the same size as us and maybe a little bit smaller in some positions. I think their game is a lot like ours and their season has been a lot like ours. They are playing their best ball right now. In the region they beat a pretty good team in Signal Mountain and then defeated Meigs County (29-3) for the region championship and Meigs was ranked #1 by the AP at the time. We’ll be playing a very good team and in a hostile environment so we’ll have to play our best game to move on. Hopefully we will score one more point than they do,” he said.

Listen LIVE tonight on WJLE AM 1480/FM 101.7 or LIVE stream at www.wjle.com

March 2, 2019
By: Dwayne Page

Wants books?

The Alexandria and Justin Potter Library’s Book Sale began Friday, March 1 and will continue through Saturday, March 30.

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Kathy Hendrixson of Justin Potter Library invites you to stop by for books, audio books, videos, and magazines on sale at great prices. The libraries are accepting donations of books and movies that are in good condition for their book sale. They request no textbooks, magazines, or encyclopedia please. Come by and check out what the libraries have to offer. For additional information, contact Justin Potter Library at 615-597-4359 or the Alexandria Library at 615-529-4124. Visit the website www.dekalblibraries.net or facebook.