Boys Basketball
Dawgs slip by Bears
Dalton’s Joey Dalessandro scores eight points in the Bulldogs win over Waynedale. PHOTO BY DREW HUGLAND | GAZETTE & NEWS By Ariel Stahler Gazette & News sports writer Waynedale handed Dalton High School’s boys varsity basketball team a 13-point loss early in the season, but the Dawgs were not going to let history repeat for…
Read MoreCentral Christian Comets crush Mapleton
By ARIEL STAHLER DGKN sports writer Central Christian School defeated Mapleton, 63-32, on Jan. 7. Dylan Bonner led the Comets with 14 points. Reed Miller and Clay Rohrer were close behind Bonner with 13 points each. Isaac Troyer scored 12 points. Sam Otto added seven points. Kaden Schrock and Andrew Miller combined for four points.…
Read MoreDawgs ground Cardinals in double OT
PHOTOS BY DREW HUGLAND | Gazette & News Dalton’s Adam Bidlack goes up for a shot against Smithville. Bidlack scored 10 points in the win. Dalton’s Jalen Wenger led his team with 27 points in a victory over Smithville. By Ariel Stahler Gazette & News sports writer It was a thrilling start to the week…
Read MoreDalton tops Sandy Valley in double overtime Tuesday
Dalton boys varsity basketball kept fighting and topped Sandy Valley 66-62 in double overtime Jan. 7, Ariel Stahler reports. Jalen Wenger finished with 19 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists. Adam Bidlack had 17 points and 3 assists. Read the complete story in the Jan. 15 edition of The Dalton Gazette & Kidron News
Read MoreDawgs bite Chipps, fall to Cats in OT
PHOTO BY LISA McGINTY | LMc Photography Dalton senior Adam Bidlack guided Dalton Jan. 3 with 15 points to beat Chippewa, 58-46. By Ariel Stahler Gazette & News sports writer Dalton High School’s varsity boys basketball team downed Chippewa for their first win of 2020. Their next game against Norwayne did not go as well…
Read MoreComets boys varsity team has winning week
By ARIEL STAHLER DGKN sports writer Central Christian School roared past Mansfield Christian, 50-29, on Jan. 3. Isaac Troyer was the Comets’ top scorer with 22 points. Dylan Bonner put up 13 points. Reed Miller scored seven points. Clay Rohrer and Sam Otto scored three points each. Isaac Ramseyer added two points. The Comets traveled…
Read MoreMixed week for Central Christian basketball
DGKN staff report * Central Christian’s Lady Comets had a close 57-53 win Dec. 28 over Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy. * At the Christmas Classic Dec. 27, varsity boys lost in the first game to Lake Center 56-51. The Lady Comets came back from a 14-point deficit in the first quarter, but not enough for…
Read MoreDalton boys win big over Hillsdale
PHOTO OF DALTON’S JALEN WENGER AND TYLER BAER BY LISA McGINTY | LMc Photography By Ariel Stahler DGKN sports writer Jalen Wenger put up big numbers in Dalton High School’s 60-50 win over Hillsdale Dec. 27. Wenger nailed three triples and finished with 26 points. He also had a strong defensive game by collecting seven…
Read MoreRough week for Dawgs
By Ariel Stahler Gazette & News sports writer It was a rough week for Dalton High School’s varsity boys basketball team, but it ended on a high note. The Dawgs ran into trouble with Lutheran East in their first game of the week. They then lost to Northwestern by one bucket. It was a positive…
Read MoreDalton boys improve 3-1
By Ariel Stahler Gazette & News sports writer Dalton High School’s varsity boys basketball team topped Rittman, 52-41, on the road Dec. 13. This improved the Dawgs’ overall record to 3-1. Adam Bidlack led Dalton with 12 points and six rebounds. Jalen Wenger added 11 points. Tyler Baer contributed 10 points. Liam Riggenbach scored six…
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