May 23, 2025
By: Dwayne Page
The DCHS Tigerettes battled the defending Class 3A state softball champions into the 10th inning before losing 1-0 to the Gibbs Lady Eagles Friday in the state tournament at MTSU in Murfreesboro.
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For Gibbs (41-3), it was their 12th state championship in 38 tournament appearances. It was the 9th appearance since 1992 for the Tigerettes in a state softball tournament and their first championship game in program history.
Gibbs scored 1 run on 7 hits and made 1 error. The Tigerettes were held scoreless on 4 hits and made 1 error.
Tigerette pitcher Kora Kilgore struck out 8 and walked 2.
Lacey Keck, the winning pitcher for Gibbs pitched a 4-hit shutout and struck out 5.
For the Tigerettes, Kora Kilgore, Zayleigh Bain, Brooke Fuson, and Sophie Adcock singled.
DeKalb County (26-6-1) completed the year as regular season and district tournament champions. They also won the region tournament, sectionals round, and went 3-1 and finished as runner-up in the state Class 3A tournament.