DCHS wins the Battle of the Cats at Macon County

January 7, 2023
By: Dwayne Page

The DCHS basketball teams took down the Macon County Tigers and Tigerettes at Lafayette Friday night winning the girls game 54 to 39 and the boys contest 69 to 48.

It was their first meeting this season. With the wins the Tigers improve to 9-6 and get their first district victory of the season. The Lady Tigers are now 9-7 and have evened their district mark to 2-2.

The Macon County girls are now 4-11 overall and 0-4 in district play while the Tigers of Macon County are 5-12 and 0-4 in the district.

DeKalb County doesn’t have much time to celebrate as they travel to McMinnville today (Saturday) to face Warren County in a rematch. In their first meeting of the season on November 25, the Tigers defeated the Pioneers 68 to 66 while the Lady Tigers lost to the Lady Pioneers 78 to 53.

WJLE will have LIVE coverage of the games starting with the girls contest at 3 p.m. followed by the boys game today (Saturday) in McMinnville.

The Warren County boys are now 4-11 and the Lady Pioneers are 12-5.

In the girls game at Lafayette Friday night, the Lady Tigers of DC trailed 9 to 6 after the 1st period but edged the Macon County Tigerettes in the second period to take a 16 to 15 halftime lead. The Lady Tigers got a little more breathing room in the 3rd period and led 31 to 27 to start the 4th period. From there DC outscored Macon County 23 to 12 and won 54 to 39.

Ella VanVranken and Dare Collins shared high scoring honors for DC with 14 each followed by Avery Agee 12, Madison Martin 8 and Chloe VanVranken with 6.

For the boys, DeKalb County doubled up Macon County 16 to 8 by the end of the 1st period and led 29 to 21 by halftime. The Tigers expanded their lead over Macon County to 46 to 30 by the close of the 3rd period and cruised to a 69 to 48 final.

Stetson Agee and Conner Close each scored 17 followed by Elishah Ramos with 11, Zack Birmingham and Seth Fuson each with 7, Jon Hendrix 6, Kaleb Spears 2, and Robert Wheeler with 2.

Meanwhile, the DCHS basketball teams were swept at Livingston Academy Tuesday night, January 3 with the Lady Tigers losing 62 to 49 and the Tigers dropping the contest to the Wildcats 70 to 64

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In the girls game Tuesday night, the Lady Tigers found themselves behind 18 to 9 after the 1st period, 32 to 27 at halftime, and 47 to 38 after the 3rd period before falling 62 to 49 to the Lady Wildcats.

Ella VanVranken led in scoring with 28 points followed by Chloe VanVranken 10, Avery Agee 9, and Tess Barton with 2.

In the boys game, the Tigers led 17 to 16 after the 1st period and 34 to 30 at halftime. The Wildcats took a 48 to 47 lead after the 3rd period and went onto win 70 to 64.

Robert Wheeler led the Tigers in scoring with 16 followed by Stetson Agee with 15, Conner Close and Elishah Ramos each with 12, Alex Antoniak 4, Zack Birmingham with 3, and Ean Jones 2.

Sat, 1/7-3:00pm-Warren County- Away • Non-District
Tue, 1/10-6:00pm-Watertown-Smithville • Non-District
Fri, 1/13-6:00pm-Cumberland County-Home • District
Tue, 1/17-6:00pm-Upperman-Away • District
Fri, 1/20-6:00pm-Stone Memorial-Home • District
Tue, 1/24-6:00pm-White County-Away • District
Fri, 1/27-6:00pm-Livingston Academy-Home • District
Mon, 1/30-6:00pm-Smith County-Home • Non-District
Tue, 1/31-6:00pm-Macon County-Home • District
FEBRUARY
Tue, 2/7-6:00pm-Cumberland County-Away • District
Fri, 2/10-6:00pm-Upperman-Home • District
Game times listed are the start of the Lady Tigers game. Tigers games to follow.

January 6, 2023
By: Dwayne Page

A space heater may have been the source of a structure fire that destroyed a home in Dowelltown Friday morning.

DeKalb County Fire Fighters were summoned to the home of Ms. Terry Ricketts at 242 Corley Street at 6:06 a.m.

“Upon arrival firefighters found one end of the home heavily involved with flames showing through the roof and eaves. Firefighters confirmed that everyone had safely evacuated, after a neighbor alerted Ms. Ricketts that her home was on fire, and there were no injuries. There was a neighboring home, a storage shed, and an outbuilding threatened by exposure, but fire crews were able to successfully extinguish the fire and protect those structures. However, the home and contents were a complete loss. Indications are that the fire possibly originated from a space heater in the utility room,” said DeKalb County Fire Chief Donny Green.

The Liberty, Main, Temperance Hall, and Cookeville Highway stations responded, along with the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Department and DeKalb County Emergency Medical Services.

January 6, 2023
By: Dwayne Page

Unlike many pets, Lenny has not always had a loving home of his own. In fact, when this lovable and cuddly cat came to the DeKalb Animal Shelter as a rescue, he was near death. Lately things have been looking up for Lenny. Now all he needs is a good home to make his life more complete. That’s where you come in.

Meet Lenny, the WJLE/DeKalb Animal Shelter featured “Pet of the Week”.

“Lenny is our cuddly boy, super sweet and about one year old. When we rescued this boy he was near death but he has made a huge turnaround,” said DeKalb Animal Shelter Director Emmaly Bennett. “He is a talker so if you love talking cats he will just walk around and talk to you. Lenny is an all around good cat. He loves other cats and people. Lenny is sponsored so his adoption fee is only $40. He has been neutered, micro-chipped, and is up to date on all vaccinations with flea prevention on board. If you are looking for a cuddly lap cat Lenny is your boy,” she said.

“If you are interested in adopting Lenny please check out the adoptable pets link on our website at https://www.dekalbanimalsheltertn.com/to fill out an application and see his picture and we will call you to come in and meet him. Please give us a call so we can find Lenny a good home ,” said Bennett.

The shelter is open Monday-Friday from 8 to 4 and Saturday from 8 to 12 at 186 Transfer Station Road.