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DAYTON–The startup of the 2024 volleyball season has started to get steep for the Lady Bulldogs. Dayton hosted the Pomeroy Pirates here September 19 and competed well but lost in three sets, 25-11, 25-16 and 25-14. On the road to Garfield-Palouse the Lady Dawgs fell to Gar-Pal in three sets, 12-25, 14-25, 15-25. "The effort was there," observed Head Coach Des Jones, "but we had too many unforced errors. We were on defense for much of the game and couldn't put together enough offensive attacks t...
DAYTON–Following the jamboree here September 5, the Lady Bulldogs came out strong against the Colton Lady Wildcats, sending them home with a five-set loss Tuesday, Sept. 10. A match in Rosalia didn't turn out so well two nights later, the Tekoa-Rosalia Lady Timberwolves dominating after the Lady Dawgs evened the set score 1-1, T-R taking the match 3-1. Dayton traveled to Garfield-Palouse last Tuesday and tonight, September 19, welcomes Pomeroy to the Dayton court for a league contest at 6 p...
DAYTON–The Bulldogs and Sunnyside Christian Knights battled to a draw in the first half then both scored a pair of touchdowns in the third quarter, but the visiting Knights tacked on two more touchdowns in the final stanza for a hard-fought 26-12 win over Dayton here Friday, September 13. The 1-1 Dawgs will get a week to lick their wounds as injury and illness have thinned the 11-man roster enough that this Friday's game at Soap Lake has been canceled, according to Sam Korslund, athletic d...
DAYTON–The Bulldogs mowed down the fledgling Yakama Tribal Nation Eagles football program in the 2024 season opener 94-0 here last Saturday. "After about the first five minutes," said Head Coach Lucas Coller, "my coaches and I tried to slow down the game as much as possible. Slowing down the game but still having the boys play ball was hard on us. I didn't want to take away from everything we have been preaching, but still wanted to maintain some sort of sportsmanship." Collier acknowledged t...
DAYTON–The Lady Bulldogs got their season started by hosting a jamboree here September 5, and all players got time on the court. "I was very pleased with the effort and teamwork the girls showed during the jamboree," said Head Coach Des Jones. "This setting is perfect for evaluating where a team stands before the season without the pressure." Teams from Prescott, Touchet, Liberty Christian and Yakama Nation competed in the 30-minute sets. "We have a range of experience and skills," Jones c...
DAYTON–The Lady Bulldogs' season gets underway this afternoon with a Volleyball Jamboree at the Dayton home court where the Dawgs will host teams from Prescott, Touchet, Liberty Christian and Yakama Nation. The season gets rolling with a Tuesday, Sept. 10 home match against Colton, then the Lady Bulldogs travel to Rosalia to take on the Tekoa-Rosalia Timberwolves on Thursday, Sept. 12. The opening round has Dayton facing Prescott on one court while Touchet takes on Liberty Christian on court t...
By Loyal Baker DAYTON–The Bulldog eight-man football program gets underway this weekend with a twist: the first game of the season versus Yakama Tribal will be played at 7 p.m. Saturday at the D.H.S. sports complex, moved from the usual Friday Night Lights due to official availability, according to Sam Korslund, athletic director. "Eleven young men who have stepped up to the challenge of becoming a Bulldog will be put to the test Saturday night with endurance," said second-year Head Coach L...
DAYTON–School is back in session and Dayton Bulldog athletics are getting ready for the Fall Sports schedules. This Friday, August 30, the Bulldog football squad will venture up the road to Pomeroy for a season-opening jamboree, and the Lady Dawgs Volleyball team will be hosting a jamboree in the Dayton Gym beginning at 3 p.m. on Thursday, September 5. Football teams participating in the Pomeroy Jamboree include DeSales, Liberty Christian, Garfield-Palouse, St. John/Endicott-LaCrosse, Mabton, W...
WALLA WALLA–The 16-and-Under Walla Walla Griz American Legion baseball team finished its 45-game summer season by winning the state championship in a classic fashion, and three Dayton hardballers were part of the team. The Griz included two Dayton Bulldog baseball players, Jordan McCowen and Denver Hutchens, and Hutchens's cousin Kellen. McCowen is the son of Jeff and Melissa McCowen; Denver is the son of Clay and Rachel Hutchens; and Kellen is the son of Will and Shayna Hutchens. Both Jordan Mc...
LYONS FERRY–The eleventh annual SWIM the SNAKE event will be held at the Lyons Ferry Marina and Lyons Ferry State Park on Saturday, August 10, 2024, beginning at 11 a.m. Online registration is open. The non-competitive, open-water swim will commence ten minutes after the last "paired swimmer" leaves the State Park. Better swimmers may return to the State Park upon arrival at the Marina and transportation will be provided for those who wish only to swim the channel, 0.7 mile. All participants are...
SPOKANE–Former Dayton basketball coach Jay Webber, who completed his 26-year coaching career at Spokane's North Central High School after guiding the Dayton Bulldogs to a State B Basketball Championship in 1995, is being inducted into the Washington Interscholastic Basketball Coaches Association (WIBCA) Hall of Fame. The induction banquet will be held at the Karen Gaffney Room at Gonzaga University on July 16. Webber's coaching career started at Waterville as an assistant coach to the l...
DAYTON–Dayton Bulldog student athletes were honored for their sporting endeavors at the Spring Sports Awards Night in the D.H.S. Auditorium May 30. The Bulldog Golf Team finished second in the Blue Mountain Cup, said Coach Mike McGhan. The coach briefly spoke of each team member and all received a varsity letter: Monte Richie, Hunter Griffen, Sawyer Brenner, Carson Potter, Noa Tasker, Dillon Lewis, Cayle Davis and Opal Hair-Morin. Members of the team were the first to reach District since 2...
YAKIMA–The Dayton Bulldog Relay Team finished a bit back in the pack but well enough to make the podium for a seventh-place medal at the State 1B Championships here last week. The Dayton squad of Hikaru Iwamoto, Tristan Rennaker, Solomon Brenner and Luke Winkler burned through the 4X100 m. Relay preliminaries with a respectable 46.09 time for fifth in the prelims. The foursome then finished their meet appearance with a seventh-place finish in the finals with a time of 47.17. "They worked well t...
Dayton hosted the final Middle School Track Meet for the season on May 20th, with 4 teams taking part. Below are the results for the Dayton Bulldogs: Girls' 100m: Rilee Steinhoff 1st, Ellie Sabin 3rd PR (14.3), Emma Wyant, 15th PR (16.4), Cambrie Clemens & Rylee Griffin tied for 20th Girls' 200m: Ellie Sabin 1st PR (31.2), McKenna McCowen 3rd PR (32.2), Emma Wyant 9th PR (35.2), Rylee Griffin 11th, Cambrie Clemens 13th Girls' 400m: Rosemary Yutzy 1st Girls' 100m Hurdles: Rylee Griffin 4th PR...
DAYTON–The High School Spring Sports Awards Night will be Thursday, May 30 at 7:00 p.m. in the High School Auditorium. Student-athletes involved in spring athletics of track and field, baseball, softball and golf will be honored for their accomplishments....
Coaching the 3A Mead High School Panthers to a state championship is an individual with local ties: James Lehr, formerly of Waitsburg and now head coach of the Panther track and field team. Lehr, seated third from left, is the son of Pat and Jody Lehr of Waitsburg and brother to local businesswoman Melissa McCowen. A 2010 graduate of Waitsburg High School, Lehr is now in his second year as head coach of the boys' team at Mead where six of his athletes captured firsts. While a high school...
Moses Lake High School Maverick pitcher Cooper Hancock, son of Margaret Eaton Hancock of Moses Lake, and grandson of Kaye Eaton of Dayton, has been named Big Nine Pitcher of the Year, First Team Pitcher and First Team Designated Hitter. Hancock is a junior at M.L.H.S. -Submitted photo...
RITZVILLE–It's fast times at Dayton High as the sprinters on the Dayton Track and Field team qualified for the State 1B meet in Yakima May 23, 24 and 25. Four Dayton Bulldogs will be competing at state, with Tristan Rennaker, Hikaru Iwamoto, Solomon Brenner and Luke Winkler teaming up in the 4X100m. Relay. Iwamoto, an exchange student who has stood out as a sprinter this season, will also compete in the 100m. Dash. Iwamoto will run in the first preliminary heat of the 100m. dash at 6:10 p.m. T...
Dayton hosted a Middle School Track Meet for 4 teams on May 13th. Below are the results for the Bulldogs: Brooklyn Pounds: 10th – 200m (36.5) Cambrie Clemens: 22nd – 100m (16.9) 15th – long jump (9' 1.5") Ellie Sabin: 3rd – 100m (14.7) 1st – 200 (31.9) 11th – long jump (9' 6.25") 1st – 4x100m relay (57.5) Emma Wyant: 19th – 100m (16.6) 9th – 200m (36.3) 13th – long jump (9' 4") McKenna McCowen: 2nd – 200m (32.8) 2nd – javelin (69' 7") 3rd – triple jump (23' 10") 1st – 4x100m relay (57.5) Ril...
RITZVILLE–Four Bulldog track and field competitors will be vying for berths at the state meet at the District 7/9 Regional Track and Field Championships here Wednesday, May 15 and Friday, May 17. From this meet, the top five boys and top six girls advance to the state championships May 23, 24, and 25 in Yakima. Hikaru Iwamoto will compete in two events, the 100m. and 200m. dash preliminaries on Wednesday. If Iwamoto does well, he'll compete in the finals on Friday. He's ranked second to P...
WARDEN–A challenging course put Dayton Bulldog golfers to the test at the District match on Sage Hills Golf Course here Monday, May 13. Dayton Bulldog senior golfer Cayle Davis finished out of the money in 11th place with a 115. "He had difficulty finding the fairway and reading the greens," commented Head Coach Mike McGhan. "Sage Hills was a rough course," McGhan continued, "especially for inexperienced golfers. It has thick, knee-high grass just off the fairways and the kids had to deal with a...
WALLA WALLA–It was a tight 1-1 ballgame between the Dayton Lady Bulldogs and the Colton Lady Wildcats here Monday, May 13, but in the bottom of the fifth, Colton counted up a handful of runs to end the 2024 spring campaign at the District Tournament level as the Dayton Lady Bulldog Fast Pitch program returned for the first time in several years. The Lady Dawgs finish the season 13-5 and were second in the SE 1B Wheat Division. "This was a really tough loss," commented Head Coach Carly Fabian. "W...
DAYTON–A taught 1-0 contest through five inning, pitchers VandeGraaf of Sunnyside Christian and Dayton's Jordan McCowen were in a classic pitcher's duel until the Knights broke the spell with runs in the fifth and sixth to win 3-1 and end Dayton's season here Friday, May 3. The Bulldogs finished with a 15-4 overall season and second place in the SE 1B league behind Pomeroy. "The young Dayton team looks forward to a bright future on the baseball diamond as they accomplished a major goal of m...
CLARKSTON–Bulldog golfers Cayle Davis and Dillon Lewis will advance to District Golf match in Warden's Sage Hills Golf Course on Monday, May 13. Davis and Lewis both carded a 124 at the SE 1B Sub District at Red Wolf Golf Club, Clarkston, an 18 hole, par 72 match. "Cayle started off on the first hole with a double bogey which, if he kept that up, would be enough to advance," said Head Coach Mike McGhan. "Unfortunately, his driver found more trees than he would like but he played through this a...
RICHLAND–The Dayton Bulldog Fast-Pitch team were downed by Sunnyside Christian 12-3 on Tuesday, May 7 at Liberty Christian's field here, sending them into a loser-out contest against No. 1 Colton on Monday, May 13 at Mill Creek Complex in Walla Walla. With a win of that 4 p.m. game, they'll face the winner of another showdown between Tekoa-Rosalia and Sunnyside Christian, who lost to Liberty Christian 6-0 after defeating Dayton. Both teams from the ensuing 6 p.m. game advance to the D7/9 C...
