WJLE to Present “Joe Goodwin Memorial Fearless Forecasters Awards” Today (Thursday) at 4:30 p.m.
by: Dwayne PageJan 23, 2025
A Three-Repeat!
For the third year in a row, Ricky Atnip has claimed the WJLE Fearless Forecaster of the year title!
During the 16-week college football season including play-off and bowl games, Ricky compiled the overall best record picking winners in 267 games at 181-86.
Meanwhile, Dewain Hendrixson snapped Ricky’s three-year winning streak, accumulating the most underdog points during the season at 64 points this year.
Ricky and Dewain will be presented the “WJLE Fearless Forecasters Joe Goodwin Memorial Awards” Thursday, January 23 on the season finale of the Fearless Forecasters Show on WJLE at 4:30 p.m.
Goodwin, a longtime member of the Fearless Forecasters, passed away in February 2019 and the awards are named in tribute to him.
The final standings of the forecasters for the season are as follows:
Ricky Atnip: 181-86
Darrell Gill: 176-91
Scott Goodwin: 173-94
Grant James, Alex Woodward, and John Pryor: 171-96 each
Dewain Hendrixson: 170-97
Scott Brown: 164-103
Chad Kirby: 155-112
Final underdog points standings are as follows:
Dewain Hendrixson: 64 points
Darrell Gill: 54.5 points
Grant James: 52,5 points
Scott Goodwin: 40.5 points
Alex Woodward: 40 points
Chad Kirby: 39 points
Ricky Atnip: 35.5 points
John Pryor: 29 points
Scott Brown: 25.5 points
Best Play-Off/Bowl Season Records
Grant James: 29-13
Alex Woodward: 28-14
Ricky Atnip: 27-15
Dewain Hendrixson: 26-16
Scott Goodwin and John Pryor: 25-17 each
Darrell Gill and Scott Brown: 24-18
Chad Kirby: 21-21
The program is sponsored by the Charles D. Atnip Realty and Auction Company, Middle Tennessee Natural Gas, First Bank, DeKalb County Insurance, DeKalb Ace Hardware, Gill Automotive, Love-Cantrell Funeral Home, Wilson Bank & Trust and Domino’s Pizza.
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DCHS Still In Search of First District Wins
by: Dwayne PageJan 22, 2025
The DCHS basketball teams are still in search of their first district victories of the season after dropping a pair of games to Livingston Academy Tuesday night in Smithville.
The Lady Tigers lost 58 to 35 and the Tigers were handed a 60 to 55 defeat.
In the girls game, DC trailed 16 to 5 after the 1st period, 39 to 15 at halftime, and 50 to 25 after the 3rd period before losing 58 to 35.
Chloe VanVranken scored 9 followed by Avery Agee 6, Jordyn Agee and Allie Melton each with 5, Camille Barton 4, Lillie Young 3, Brooklyn Fuson 2 and Jerusalem Aldino 1.
The Tigers found themselves down 12 to 7 after the 1st period but outscored the Wildcats in the 2nd period to tie the game at 24 by halftime. DC trailed 40 to 34 after the 3rd period and lost 60 to 55.
Seth Fuson and Dallas Kirby each scored 12. Jordan Parker and Jon Hendrix each had 11 points. Porter Hancock 4, Elliot Barnes 3, and Logan Duke with 2.
The Lady Tigers drop to 5-16 overall while the Tigers slip to 8-13. Both teams are 0-4 in the district.
Friday night, January 24 DeKalb County travels to Crossville to face Stone Memorial starting with the girls game at 6 p.m. followed by the boys contest. WJLE will have LIVE coverage.
Meanwhile last Friday night, January 17 DeKalb County lost both games at home to Upperman. The Bees won the boys game 78 to 44 and took the girls contest 61 to 24.
The Lady Bees outscored DC 12 to 6 after the 1st period and led 35 to 9 at halftime, and 51 to 19 after the 3rd period before defeating the Lady Tigers 61 to 24.
Brooklyn Fuson scored 9, Avery Agee 6, Camille Barton 5, Lillie Young 3 and Jordyn Agee 1.
The Tigers were down 18 to 13 after the 1st period and trailed 40 to 20 by halftime and 65 to 31 after the 3rd period before losing to the Bees 78 to 44.
Dallas Kirby scored 12, Jon Hendrix 10, Logan Duke 6, Elliot Barnes 5, Porter Hancock 4, David Wheeler 3, and Seth Fuson and Keice Hannah each with 2 points.Add text here
County Commission to fill 3rd District Vacancy Monday Night
by: Dwayne PageJan 22, 2025
Interested in becoming a county commissioner?
During Monday night’s regular monthly meeting, the county commission is expected to appoint someone from the 3rd district to succeed Commissioner Susannah Cripps who resigned in December.
Anyone from the 3rd district who wants to be nominated is invited to the workshop on Thursday night, January 23 at 6 p.m. in the history room of the county complex to address the commission before the monthly meeting the following Monday night, January 27 at 6:30 p.m. in the auditorium of the county complex.
The appointee will serve until the expiration of the term on August 31, 2026.
