DW Cancels JV Football

WAITSBURG/DAYTON – Due to declining numbers on the DW football roster, the last high school junior varsity football game was Mon., Oct. 9 in Irrigon. JV athletes will remain on the roster, at practice, and at varsity games but there will be no further JV games for the season.

The original JV/Varsity roster listed 35 athletes. An updated roster, released last week, lists 27 players. Head DW football coach Troy Larsen attributed the decline to a mix of students moving from the district, players quitting, grade ineligibility and injuries.

Also, players are limited in the number of quarters of foo...