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DALTON STUDENT ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Lexi Zaleski (Week of Oct. 23)

Lexi Zaleski 10th grade cheerleader REASON FOR COACH’S NOMINATION: “We both (Coaches Hailey Bennett and Summer Sovak) chose Lexi Zaleski for multiple reasons. She always comes to practice with a smile and challenges herself. She is dedicated towards improving her skill and is a team player through and through.” Athlete of the Week is sponsored…

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Online tickets for state cheer championships March 4

ARCHIVE PHOTOS BY LISA McGINTY | LMc Photography Dalton’s cheer team heads to the state championships March 4. DGKN staff report Dalton cheerleaders take the mat at 3:46 p.m. Saturday, March 4 for the 2023 Ohio Association of Secondary School Administrators State Cheer Championships at Big Walnut High School, 713 Miller Road, Sunbury, Ohio. Online…

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Cheer on Dalton’s cheerleading team in bid for state run

PHOTO BY LISA McGINTY | LMc Photography Paige Tomlinson is the flyer and Sophia Carpenter, Ava Sweeney and Hudson Saxer serve as the bases during the Dalton varsity boys basketball game against Waynedale Friday. DGKN staff report Dalton High School’s cheerleading team has competed twice this year and placed first at the Spartan Spirit Showdown…

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TOP DAWGS: ‘Focused’ Bulldog cheerleaders aim high

  PHOTOS BY LISA McGINTY | LMc Photography Dalton cheerleaders have thrown out 18 T-shirts to crowds at every home football game, which are made possible thanks to generous donations from Slabaugh Auto Care and Kidron Town & Country. Shirts are made at The Dalton Gazette & Kidron News office, also home to Gazette Ink,…

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Dalton Youth Football home game CANCELED

PHOTO BY LISA McGINTY | LMc Photography EDITED SEPT. 29 ONLINE ONLY: A Dalton Youth Football game originally scheduled for Oct. 2 has been canceled. This year the team has 15 football players. The Dalton Youth Football team has had a program for a long time but it’s been years since the team had cheerleaders offering…

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Dalton rolls to first conference win of season

PHOTOS BY LISA McGINTY | LMc Photography Owen Beatty with the catch. Dawgs get ready to take the field. A “very merry” DHS student section. Dalton’s Tate Geiser, right, celebrates a touchdown with Tyler Ramseyer and Grant Johnson. Dalton’s Abigail Bockey PHOTO BY LISA McGINTY | LMc Photography Dalton’s Jaden Schlabach, Quentin Lehman, Owen Beatty…

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CHEER UP 2021: ‘Hopeful’ is word for next year

Dalton High School seniors Melanie Gerber and Jordyn Miller, at right, lead the varsity cheerleading squad during a basketball game this season. (PHOTOS BY LISA McGINTY LMc Photography) PHOTO BY LISA McGINTY | LMc Photography Dalton senior Sydney Christian back flips at a basketball game this season. DALTON  No pep rallies. Masks at the ready. No competitions. The high…

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Dalton cheerleaders place 6th at state

PHOTO SUBMITTED DGKN staff report They only had 2 minutes and 30 seconds to impress the judges and Dalton’s cheerleaders did just that. Dalton’s cheer team  represented their school well Sunday at the Ohio Association of Secondary School Administrators state competition in Columbus. The squad of 11 students ranging from freshmen to seniors placed sixth…

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Dalton cheers all the way to state

Lily Groff during last year’s basketball season and Marissa Weaver during this year’s basketball season. PHOTOS BY LISA McGINTY | LMc Photography Eleven Dalton cheerleaders are heading to the state competition March 1. PHOTO PROVIDED DALTON The road to a state cheerleading competition in March has been short, but challenging and exciting for Dalton’s cheerleaders.…

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