Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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DAYTON - The Dayton Waitsburg Lady Wolfpack basketball team met the Tri-City Prep Jaguars in a conference game on Saturday night. TCP played a full-court press for almost the entire first half of the game and successfully wore down the DW players with a swarming defense. They followed up in the second half with both a 1-on-1 and a 1-3-1 zone defense and were able to shut the Wolfpack out entirely in the second half. While the Jaguars came away with the win, the Wolfpack had some bright spots,...
DAYTON/WAITSBURG-The DW Wolfpack basketball teams had their first game on Friday December 3, in Waitsburg against the White Swan Cougars. The Boys Varsity lost To the Cougars 55 - 36, the Girls Varsity lost their game, 62-13....
Columbia 34 - 21 - 0 - 0 55 DW 8 - 0 - 6 - 0 14 WAITSBURG/DAYTON-Dayton-Waitsburg hosted undefeated Columbia Burbank Friday night. After losing four starters to injuries last week and another starter in pre-game warm-ups, it was a tough game. Without our two starting defensive ends, Columbia took advantage of the edges and ran for five first-quarter touchdowns. We could not contain the edges, and Columbia's runners did a great job being patient and following their blockers for some quick long...
DAYTON/WAITSBURG—Dayton-Waitsburg Wolfpack Volleyball played against Tri-Cities Prep on October 28. They lost against the Jaguars, with scores of 18-25, 11-25, 16-25. Claudia Benevides had seven kills and one dig. Makenna Barron ended the game with two kills, one block, four digs, and one ace. Emily Rodrick marked five Assists, one block, and one kill. “The team continued to grow and learn all season. As a coach, a person can’t ask for more. Thank you to our seniors, Megan Forney, Ella Larson, and Trista Villaro, for a great season. I’m e...
DAYTON/WAITSBURG—Dayton Waitsburg Wolfpack had a rough Thursday night game at Finley, WA, on October 21. The team came out and played a good first quarter holding River View High School to one touchdown at the end of the quarter. Coach Troy Larsen shared: “I expected the whole game to play out like the first quarter, but the injury bug caught us. We lost four players to injuries starting with senior Brayden Mohney who got caught up in friendly fire after making a great open field tackle and ended up with a concussion. Shortly after Jayce Gle...
DAYTON/WAITSBURG-Dayton-Waitsburg Wolfpack gave the Warden Cougars a run for the money at home on October 21. Though the Wolfpack ultimately fell against the Cougars, set scores were close, with final scores ending at 22-25, 20-25, 16-25. Claudia Benevides had an exceptional game, ending the night with five kills and one ace. Kylee Henry had a total of four assists, one kill, one block, and one ace. Emily Rodrick marked two assists, one dig, one kill, and one ace. "The team is continuing to...
WAITSBURG/DAYTON-Dayton-Waitsburg Wolfpack lost the Homecoming football game against Mabton on Friday, October 15, with a final score of 48-6. The loss didn't stop the crowd from cheering, both at the field and at home while watching live streams provided by various fans and parents. Coach Troy Larsen reported that the team was already down two lineman, and lost a third one due to an ejection from the game. As a result, Larsen said, the team really struggled with tackling and blocking. "I felt o...
DAYTON/WAITSBURG—Wolfpack Volleyball played against the Walla Walla Valley Academy Knights on October 12. Dayton-Waitsburg lost in three sets, with scores of 5-25, 24-26, 8-25, but continued to identify areas of the game that they can improve on. Claudia Benevides had three digs, six blocks, three kills, and one assist against WWVA, and Makenna Barron had one assist, two kills, two blocks, and two aces. Kylee Henry ended the game with one kill, four assists, and one ace. “The girls continue to improve each game,” head coach Tracy Barron share...
WAITSBURG/DAYTON-Wolfpack Football lost their home opener against the Warden Cougars 0-54 on Thursday, September 30. The football game pitting Dayton-Waitsburg's mighty Wolfpack and Warden's prowling Cougars on September 30 was one to remember- though, not in the way many of us home fans would have hoped: a striking 0-54 loss against the opponent, though painfully one-sided, doesn't mean our boys didn't give it their all. The defense fought a good fight, with players like Theo Anderson (54) and...
DAYTON/WAITSBURG—Wolfpack Volleyball has had a rough season, impacted early on by COVID-19 and, most recently, injuries to many of the team’s key players. That doesn’t stop the Wolfpack from giving their all each game, identifying areas of need, and working to improve. On September 28, the Wolfpack traveled to Warden High School. The team lost against the Cougars, with scores of 13-25, 19-25, 14-25. Makenna Barron ended the game with six blocks and one kill. Megan Forney had four digs, one block, and one kill. “Claudia Benevides really stepped...
DAYTON/WAITSBURG—Your DW Wolfpack needs volunteers in order to keep our athletes playing home games. The various roles, which include line judges, scorekeepers, clock operators, chain crews, and ticket takers. Training and assistance are available. The only requirement is a desire to help keep student athletes active and to support DW Athletics. If you can help keep these games going for our kids, please contact our Athletic Director at samk@daytonsd.org...
DAYTON/WAITSBURG-Dayton-Waitsburg Wolfpack played White Swan High school Friday night at White Swan. After another long bus ride, DW came out flat and trailed White Swan 0-14 before Monte Pettichord scrambled 35 yards for a touchdown. Pettichord was forced into scrambling a lot Friday night racking up 231 yards on 18 carries. Coach Troy Larsen said that the Wolfpack has been struggling keeping the same student athletes on the field with injuries and colds, resulting in multiple players snapping...
DAYTON/WAITSBURG—Dayton-Waitsburg Wolfpack Volleyball played against Columbia Burbank on September 21. The team fell short in three sets, but coach Tracy Barron shared that the team is improving every time they step on the court. Set scores were: 18-25, 25-13, 8-25, 18-25 Megan Forney ended the game with three aces, two kills, and seven digs. Makenna Barron had four aces, one assists, two kills, 15 digs, and five blocks. Claudia Benavides had two aces, one assist, 10 digs, and two kills. “This team is improving every time they step on the cou...
WAITSBURG/DAYTON - After 2 weeks of cancellations due to COVID-19, Dayton Waitsburg Wolfpack Football traveled to Cowiche to take on the Highland High School Scotties. "We are a very young team with three seniors and four returning starters. We welcomed 18 new players that have never played for our program, so there is a huge learning curve for our young kids," Coach Troy Larsen shared in an email. Monte Pettichord had a day at quarterback, rushing for 175 yards and two touchdowns, passing for 1...
WAITSBURG/DAYTON - After 2 weeks of cancellations due to COVID-19, Dayton Waitsburg Wolfpack Football traveled to Cowiche to take on the Highland High School Scotties. "We are a very young team with three seniors and four returning starters. We welcomed 18 new players that have never played for our program, so there is a huge learning curve for our young kids," Coach Troy Larsen shared in an email. Monte Pettichord had a day at quarterback, rushing for 175 yards and two touchdowns, passing for 1...
DAYTON/WAITSBURG-Volleyball season is in full swing for the Dayton-Waitsburg Wolfpack ladies. The season kicked off at River View High School, with the Wolfpack narrowly falling against the Panthers. Set scores were 24-26, 21-25, 22-25 Emily Rodrick had four aces, three kills, and three assists, and Megan Forney had one ace, two blocks, six digs, and five kills. Peyton Struckmeier had a 100% serving streak for the night, four kills, one block, and eight digs. "I am so proud of these girls. Due t...
WAITSBURG/DAYTON-Sports seasons are resuming for Wolfpack athletes, as students return to the classroom for in-person instruction following a COVID-19 outbreak. Middle and high school cheer, and middle school volleyball, will practice in Waitsburg from 4 p.m - 6 p.m. The bus will leave Dayton at 3:30 p.m for athletes. Middle school volleyball will play against John Sager Middle School on Tuesday, September 21, at the Waitsburg High School Gym. The game starts at 5:30 p.m. High school volleyball...
DAYTON/WAITSBURG-Hut, hut, hike! Fall sports are officially underway from Dayton-Waitsburg Wolfpack athletes. Full rosters for both volleyball and football teams have given athletic officials high hopes for the upcoming season. Wolfpack Football had more than 30 players turnout at the first practice of the season on August 18, with numbers continuing to climb as late registrations rolled in. Athletic Director Sam Korslund said that those numbers provided the strong potential for a junior...
A combination of injuries and graduations have challenged the depth on the team and provided an early look into what the team may look like next year. As a result, the DW Girls basketball team dropped their last three games to Mabton, WWVA and Columbia. DW @ Mabton June 1st 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total DW 7 3 9 0 19 Mabton 20 24 15 6 65 DW: Forney 5, Andrews 3, Barron 2, Beamer 2, Kilts 7. Mabton: Chavez-Graciano 6, Galarza-Tampa 4, Bonewell 18, Roettger 1, Moreno 4, Garson 2, Becerra 3, Torres 4, Sanchez-Gomez 12. “We suited up a very young team, w...
DAYTON-The game started out with the boys taking advantage of four Walla Walla Valley Academy turnovers in the first quarter to take the early lead in the game. From that point until halftime, it was all WWVA. Wyatt Costello's only shot in the second quarter accounted for all of DW's points in the second quarter as DW went 1-12 from the field and also missed a couple of free throws. WWVA kept swapping out players every few minutes from their bench like a hockey team and built a 29-10 halftime le...
DAYTON-The DW girls basketball team opened their season with a 50-46 overtime win against Walla Walla Valley Academy. Since then, they have dropped consecutive games against Mabton 67-38 and Riverview 56-45. They are better against the press this year, and the combination of sophomore Claudia Benavides and Senior Sadie Seney look to lead the team in scoring; if you watched them in their last season, that probably comes as no surprise. What came as a surprise was seeing 8th grader, Adisyn...
DAYTON-With the first week of play complete, the DW boys basketball team started with a 2-1 record on the season with wins on the road over Walla Walla Valley Academy 42-27 and Riverview 54-44. The only loss of the season so far came at home in Dayton against Mabton 33-29. The boys took an early lead in the Mabton game thanks to Mason Finney, who hit a three-pointer to open the scoring. They would lead in this one until the fourth quarter, still stuck at twenty-two points until five minutes to...
The DW Wolfpack softball team ended the season in 4th place, a great victory for the young team during the short season. The team played the 1st place team, the Granger Spartans, on Thursday, May 6. The Wolfpack lost the playoff game 9-4.The Wolfpack then traveled to Kittitas to play for 3rd and 4th on Saturday, May 8. Kittitas, ranked #2 in the league, had previously lost to #3 Mabton. The Wolfpack ladies beat Kittitas 17-7 for 3rd place in league....
