Dyersburg storms into state tournament

Photo by Roger Smith Dyersburg had no trouble with Fairley last week in sectional volleyball action, winning three straight two advance to the Class AA State Tournament. Amber Moody got on a roll in the second set, serving for 41 straight points. The Lady Trojans begin play in the state tournament Oct. 28 against Chattanooga Christian.

Fairley Baseball/Softball Preview ‘08

Fairley Baseball/Softball Preview '08

BASEBALL Head Coach: Marcus Rogers2007 Record: Unknown (Region Tournament) PROJECTED STARTERS1B – Unknown2B – Unknown3B – Juan Gabriel Martinez (SO)SS – Juan Rafael Martinez (SR)LF – UnknownCF – UnknownRF – UnknownC – UnknownP – Juan Rafael Martinez (SR)P – Juan Gabriel Martinez (SO) OUTLOOKFairley won District 16-AAA again last season before seeing the season end in a loss to Collierville in the Region 8-3A Tournament semifinals. Steve Griffins, last year’s leader, graduated, but there are some young players returning to carry on the Bulldog tradition. Senior Juan Rafael Martinez will be the ace of the staff and is also one of the team’s best hitters. His brother, sophomore Juan Gabriel Martinez, is coming of a solid freshman season and also pitches.  SOFTBALL Head Coach: Julie Shepard2007 Record: Unknown (District Tournament) PROJECTED…

Technology And Recruiting

Run a search for "high school recruiting websites" through Google, and 1.3 million choices pop up. While there certainly aren’t a million recruiting websites, there are a bunch. If a talented high school athlete wanted to surf the Internet and find some things about himself, or herself, it would take days to read everything. College recruiters still rely on word of mouth and what they see with their own eyes, but since the Internet became available to just about everybody in the early 1990s, recruiting hasn’t been the same. Cell phones became popular around the same time and also become a vital part of recruiting high school athletes. These days it’s hard to find a high school student without a cell phone, and college recruiters,…