Middle School Athletics
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Tucker Repeats as Middle School All-Sports Award Winner
The Tigers' county track championship helped clinch a second consecutive Middle School All-Sports Award. A strong showing in the DCSD Middle School County Track Meet propelled the Tucker [...]
Tucker Burns Up the Track on Way to Defending County Track Title
2019 DCSD Middle School Boys' Track Champions - Tucker Tigers A second consecutive DeKalb County Middle School Track Championship title went to the Tucker Tigers by a 30-point [...]
Chamblee Makes It a Three-Peat at Middle School Track Championships
2019 DCSD Middle School Track Champions - Chamblee Lady Bulldogs The Chamblee Lady Bulldogs held off a late charge by the Chapel Hill Lady Panthers to win their [...]
Chamblee, Tucker Look to Defend DCSD Middle School Track Titles
The DeKalb County Middle School Track Championships get underway on Saturday at Godfrey Stadium with field events beginning at 10:00 am. The two-time defending champions Chamblee Lady Bulldogs are going [...]
Stephenson Claims Middle School Boys’ Title to Finish Season Undefeated
2019 DCSD Middle School Boys' Basketball Champions - Stephenson Jaguars (17-0) The Stephenson Jaguars defeated the Salem Lions 64-38 in the DCSD Middle School Basketball Championship at Cedar [...]
New Champions Will Be Crowned in 2019 DCSD Middle School Basketball Finals
Champion advanced to a fourth consecutive title game with a thrilling 38-37 overtime victory against Henderson. (Photo by Bruce James/Unforgettable Moments) Without Defending DCSD Middle School basketball champions [...]
Three No. 1 Seeds Fall in DCSD Middle School Basketball Championships
The DCSD Middle School Basketball Championships move into the semifinals on Wednesday without three No. 1 seeds who fell in quarterfinal play on Saturday. The Tucker Lady Tigers [...]
Top Seeds Advance to DCSD Middle School Basketball Quarterfinals
Stephenson Middle's Tahj Evans (1) goes up for a shot in the Jaguars 72-22 win over the Lithonia Bulldogs in the first round of the DCSD Middle School Basketball [...]
Big Region Matchups Set for Final Week of Middle School Basketball
DCSD Middle School Basketball season in final week of regular season play. The 2019 County Championships begin next Wednesday (Jan. 30). The final week of the DCSD Middle [...]
Stephenson Jaguars Remain Undefeated in Middle School Basketball Action
Champion's Kendrick Lacey goes up for a shot against Stone Mountain in Champion's win last week. (Photo by Travis Hudgons, iShootAtlanta Photography) The only remaining undefeated team in [...]
Two Undefeated Teams Get Knocked Off During Week 5 Basketball Action
Salem and Champion girls knock Lithonia and Stephenson from the ranks of the undefeated heading into the holiday break. Salem and Champion knocked off previously unbeaten Lithonia and [...]
Stephenson Teams Remain Perfect on the Season
Both Stephenson teams take a break this week and head into Saturday undefeated. The DeKalb Schools middle school basketball season moves into the fifth week tonight with both [...]
Four Middle School Basketball Teams Remain Undefeated Going into Tonight
Four middle school basketball teams headed into fourth week of season undefeated. After three weeks of play just four DeKalb County middle school basketball teams head into tonight’s [...]
Seven Middle School Teams Remain Undefeated Coming Out of the Holiday
Seven middle school basketball teams headed into third week of season undefeated. The 2019 DCSD middle school basketball season gets back underway tonight (Wed., 11/28) following the holiday [...]
Adams Stadium Hosting DCSD vs. APS Middle School All-Star Game
Cedar Grove All-Star Alvin Houston with a touchdown catch in the Trail to the Title semifinals. (Photo by Mark Brock) DeKalb County is the host for the third [...]
DCSD Middle Schools Opened the 2019 Basketball Season Last Saturday
Middle School basketball got underway on Saturday. Week 1 results and Week 2 schedule are below. The 2019 DeKalb County Middle School basketball season got underway last Saturday [...]
Bethune Ends Trail to the Title Championship Drought 33-6 over Tucker
2018 Trail to the Title Champoins -- Bethune Lions (8-1) Bethune running back/defensive back Armond Davis scored three touchdowns to lead the Lions to a 33-6 victory over [...]
Bethune and Tucker Set Up Rematch for Trail to the Title Championship
Bethune's Bernard Mack (1) gets past Henderson's Luke Chilton (25) on the way to a 47-yard punt return for a touchdown. (Photo by Mark Brock) Defending DeKalb [...]
Henderson Gets Program’s First Trail to the Title Playoffs Win
Adams Stadium is playing host to the 2018 Trail to the Title Middle School Football Playoffs semifinals on Saturday at 10:30 am (Bethune vs. Henderson) and 12:30 pm (Tucker [...]
Stephenson, Lithonia Head to Trail to the Title Playoffs Undefeated
Avondale Stadium hosting a pair of Trail to the Title Middle School Football Playoffs games on Saturday. Eight teams are headed to the 2018 Trail to the Title [...]
History
Basketball, football, track and cheerleading are offered at the middle school level to offer seventh and eighth graders the opportunity to participate in athletic endeavors.County championships are offered in football, basketball and track. The Trail to the Title football championship dates back to 2004 when the school district implemented a football playoff to determine a county champion. The Trail to the Title features a three round playoff involving eight teams (four region champions and runners-up). The Championship game is played at James R. Hallford Stadium.
The basketball championship tournament moves into its 15th season this winter (2014-15). Champions are crowned in both boys’ and girls’ play. The tournament has a play-in round (8 teams vying for four spots in the main draw) and then a four round main draw featuring title and consolation games.
Track has a regular season schedule which ends in the Boys’ and Girls’ County Championships at the end of the season. All teams are eligible to participate in the championship meets.
Following the season, athletic programs are evaluated on their advancement in the post season as well as their play in the regular season to determine the most outstanding middle school athletic program. The winning program is awarded the DeKalb County Middle School All-Sports Award which is entering its ninth season in 2015-16.