Tri-City Reporter – Sports
Pioneers punish Humboldt 20-0
Great weather this past Friday made for a perfect night to open up the 2017 high school football season. The 25th Annual Sports Plus High School Football Jamboree was held at the Ballpark in Jackson. Ten local teams were featured in the jamboree: County High School, Humboldt High School, Greenfield High School, Dyer County High…
Read MoreLady Pioneers practice their skills
The Gibson County Middle School softball team started practice for their 2017 season, Monday, July 17, at Gibson County High School. Over the past several weeks the Lady Pioneers have worked hard on many different aspects of the game. The Lady Pioneers worked on defensive and offensive drills, fielding, hitting, bunting and base running, and…
Read MorePioneers players prep for upcoming grid season
by Lori Cathey The Gibson County High School football team held their first practice of the season with numerous drills, exercises, weight lifting and conditioning drills this past week. The TSSAA mandated that a two-week dead period had ended allowing the Gibson County Pioneers football team to begin working on this year’s offense and defense.…
Read MoreNorth Gibson finishes 2nd
North Gibson All-Stars defeated Huntingdon, McKenzie, and Bradford but fell to Milan in championship game to become the 2017 Cal Ripken 11-12-Year-Old Little League State Runners-Up in Dresden. NG All-Stars started the tournament off by scoring two runs in the first inning against McKenzie to take a 2 to 0 lead. McKenzie scored a run…
Read MorePioneers Mac Hicks and Tyner Hughes sign to Dyersburg State
Hughes plays in all star game
Gibson County’s catcher/first baseman Tyner Hughes played in the Billy Schrivner West Tennessee High School All-Star Game featuring the top baseball seniors in the area at Pringles Park in Jackson. Hughes, who played for the Red Team, played first base for five innings. He went 1 for 2 and scored a run during the All-Star…
Read MoreBabe Ruth softball tournament
The 10 and under (10U) Babe Ruth Softball WTN State Tournament was held June 12 through June 15 at David Robinson Park in Dyer. The North Gibson All-Stars defeated Dresden 14-1 to capture the Babe Ruth Softball WTN State Championship title. Members of the North Gibson All-Stars 10U undefeated champs team are Hannah Prestininzi, Georgia…
Read MoreNeal named Class Single A All-State team
The Tennessee Softball Coaches Association recently announced that five area players have been named to the Class Single A All-State team. Gibson County Lady Pioneers Macey Neal, Huntingdon’s Alli Jones and Cheyenne Childress, Jackson Christian’s Sophie Dunavant and Scotts Hill’s Melanie Alexander were named to the TSCA 2017 Class Single A All-State team. Neal traveled…
Read MoreGibson County Pioneers present baseball awards
by Lori Cathey The Gibson County High School baseball program’s annual banquet was held last Friday night at Gibson County High School where members of the Pioneers baseball team were recognized. The banquet was held outdoors around the Pioneer home place. Travis Little, Bullpen Club president, welcomed everyone to the banquet and thanked them for…
Read MoreNorth Gibson T-ballers battle for championship
by Lori Cathey Eight North Gibson T-Ball League teams competed for the league championship in the T-Ball tournament. The double elimination tournament began on Tuesday night, May 30, and went through Sunday afternoon, June 4, at Rutherford City Park. Shady Tint went undefeated in the North Gibson T-Ball League Tournament and defeated Volunteer Insurance 16…
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