JULY
The Smithville Fiddlers’ Jamboree and Crafts Festival was underway, and the annual Fiddler 5K and 1-Mile Fun Run had a milestone, marking its 15th year. The race had to deal with something the event had never dealt with before … rain and a lot of it. With over 10 inches of rain recorded in some parts of the county, some runners decided not to brave the elements. But despite the dark skies and the relentless downpours, the race went off without a hitch.
The grunts and groans of the gridiron could be heard with the Tiger Pride Youth Football Camp underway. The camp was held to introduce young players to the basics, as well as show the future of the game in DeKalb County.
DeKalb Little League’s regular season came to a close with Webb’s Pharmacy emerging undefeated.
The big boys came out for the DeKalb County Fair’s premier event, with the Truck and Tractor Pull making some noise and shaking the ground. The monster machines entertained a packed arena to close out the fair.
The Cookeville-based 8U Tennessee Sluggers traveling baseball team traveled to Murfreesboro to play in the 2013 BPA Southern Zone World Series. The team, made up of 11 players from four counties, placed first in the Gold Minor Division, bringing home the cherished BPA Gold Glove Trophy. The Sluggers played teams from as far away as Indiana as well as Alabama, Georgia, and teams from various regions of Tennessee.

              AUGUST
The DeKalb County Tigers took to the field for a scrimmage game against the Gordonsville Tigers. Local fans filled the stands to see the Tiger team in action.
The Tigers’ second preseason scrimmage could only be described as lackluster as the team faced off against yet another 2012 state championship opponent. The match-up against Friendship Christian may have been a wake up call to the team, who later in the week traveled to Clay County, where they faired much better, but according to coaches, lacked enthusiastic play.
Local golf star Payne Denman qualified to play in the U.S. Amateur Golf Tournament at The Country Club in Brookline, Mass. Denman was low medallist (first place) at the Tennessee National Golf Course in Loudon, TN.
The DeKalb County High School Lady Tigers Soccer Team kicked off of their season. The team hosted their fifth annual "Play Day."
Mallory Sullivan shot a 75 and won the Early Bird Golf Tournament at the Cookeville Golf Club, continuing to show why she is one of the top five golfers in Tennessee.
The DeKalb football Tigers traveled to Watertown to participate in the Football Jamboree. There, the team played Watertown in a literal game of two halves, coming away with a 27-13 win.
The DeKalb County Middle School took to the field as the Lady Saints Soccer team played their very first game ever.
The DeKalb County High School Golf Team took on a couple of rival schools, with the Tigers making a strong showing for the season. The DCHS boys beat Livingston’s by 11 shots, while the girls won by 20 shots. The boys later beat Sparta by one.
The DCHS football Tigers opened their season with a big win over the Warren County Pioneers, while the Lady Tigers Soccer team opened their season with a win over Jackson County.

    SEPTEMBER
The DeKalb County Tigers traveled into the unknown, facing a team they had never played before, on a field they had never seen before. Traveling to Crossville to take on the Stone Memorial Panthers, the Tigers came away with another big win.

The DeKalb Middle School Lady Saints Soccer Team was winless, but Anna Rachel Blair got their first ever goal against Prescott Middle. The soccer program later got its first ever win as the Lady Saints took a hard-fought victory over Fentress County, and got their second win against Jackson County.
The DeKalb Football Tigers snapped a 19-year losing streak to rival Livingston Academy, getting a 35-28 hard-fought win. Coach Steve Trapp was nominated by the Review as the Titans High School Coach of the Week for the victory. Online voting later gave Trapp the honor from the Titans, and the school was awarded $1,000 for the football program.
After getting a 3-0 start on the 2013 season, the Tigers suffered their first defeat, falling to the White County Warriors. The next week, during homecoming, the Tigers celebrated by getting a shutout against the Cannon County Lions.
The DeKalb Middle School Saints Football Team traveled to Cannon County and came away with a 32-6 win.
Twenty-one-year-old Cynthia Woodward, daughter of Tim and Janet Woodward of Smithville, was chosen among a select group of players across the nation to represent the USA for her success in basketball. She will be traveling to Italy to compete against club and national level teams during the summer of 2014.

       OCTOBER
The Rodeo season began, and DeKalb County High School Rodeo athletes competed for top honors. Seniors Brandon Barnes and Waylon West, sophomore La-Kota Luna, and new member Victor Roller competed in bullriding, while Cody Hattaway, also a senior, competed in steer wrestling, team roping, and tie-down calf roping. Shara Adcock, a junior, competed in breakaway roping, team roping, goat tying, and occasionally pole bending and barrel racing.
The DCHS Tigers suffered a heartbreaking loss in a game that came down to the final seconds. Dominating into the third quarter, the Tigers lost a 21-0 lead and fell to the Trousdale Yellowjackets, the top-ranked 2A team in Tennessee.
The Tigers would come back the next week and take a 34-0 shutout against York Institute, getting their final win at home, but traveled to Baxter the next week where they suffered another defeat to the undefeated third-ranked Upperman Bees.
Smithville native Austin Garrett got his third career victory and helped Cumberland land a team title at the Bluegrass Fall Classic/Mid-South Conference Fall Tournament at Cherry Blossom Golf & Country Club in Georgetown, Ky.
DCHS senior Mallory Sullivan played the Class A/AAState Golf Tournament at Willowbrook Golf Club in Manchester, where she tied for fifth place. Sullivan had advanced to the tournament by winning the Region 4-A/AA Golf tourney at White Plains in Cookeville, becoming the only female golfer from DCHS to compete in the state tournament all four years.

     NOVEMBER
The DCHS Tigers Football Team traveled to Smith County to take on the Owls in their last regular game of the season. Smith would come away with the win 35-31, leaving DeKalb’s season as the fifth seed at 6-4 and 4-2 in the district.
The Tigers traveled to Knoxville for the Division I, 4A playoffs. There, the Tigers faced the Fighting Irish of Knoxville Catholic as part of the BlueCross Bowl playoffs. There, the battered and injury plagued Tigers team suffered a 55-13 loss to end their season.
The DeKalb County High School Rodeo Team, the DCHS Cowboys, traveled to Bowling Green, KY for another round of competition. The team competed at Western Kentucky University at the Agricultural Center, where several members placed in various events. 
The DeKalb West School Bulldogs basketball team started its season with several wins over New Middleton, Defeated, and Tuckers Crossroads.
The DCHS Tigers and Lady Tigers Basketball teams opened their seasons. The boys opened by playing five games in one week, while the girls played six.
DCHS Golf star Mallory Sullivan signed to play golf for Belmont University.
Tigerette Danielle Tyson signed with Trevecca Nazarene University to play softball.
The DMS Lady Saints came away with a 41-37 victory over Watertown.

      DECEMBER
The DCHS Tigers and Lady Tigers competed in a tournament in Whitwell. Each team won two and lost one. The next week DCHS took on Upperman at home, where the girls got a big win, while the boys suffered a defeat.
The Tigers had wins over Central Magnet, the Chattanooga Patriots, and Gordonsville, but fell to Cannon County.
The DMS Saints got a 38-34 win over Watertown.
A few of the DeKalb County High School Tigers football team were honored with 2013 District 8AA awards. Eli Gill was named as 2013 Most Outstanding Defensive Lineman,  Aaron Patterson won the award for 2013 Most Outstanding Defensive Back, Devonta Milan won the Most Outstanding Running Back, and Steven Jennings was named Most Outstanding Quarterback.