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Dallastowns 3rd Ray Geesey Track and Field Medal. The top six in each event received a medal

The Ray Geesey Invitational: A Night in Pictures

Madelyn Neutzel, Reporter May 5, 2022

The 3rd Annual Ray Geesey Invitational was held on April 29 at the stadium. Starting at  4 p.m., the events continued on until about 9:30 p.m. Sixteen different schools participated in the meet. Schools...

The lives of sports journalists can be very stressful with crazy schedules and deadlines, but according to them, it is all worth it.

Inside The Lives of Sports Journalists

Logan Bupp, Reporter April 27, 2022

The life of a sports journalist can be a rough one, but many are in it because of the passion they have for the game and with the new era of social media changes are being made.  Sports journalists...

The Dallastown and Red Lion baseball teams take a picture together before the April 14 game, showing off their Beat Cancer shirts customized for the fundraising event.

Baseball for a Cause

Madelyn Neutzel, Reporter April 21, 2022

On Thursday, April 14, Dallastown Baseball hosted its very first Beat Cancer baseball game. Drew Herdson who is a Four Diamonds kid, DAIS student, and baseball lover, was given the opportunity...

Steve Navarolli has been a sports journalist for 15 years. Hes had experience with the transition between print journalism and digital media. Here he is explaining to students how he is charge of updating sports scores on the YAIAA website.

“Pursue Your Passion”

Michaela Long, Reporter April 20, 2022

Steve Navaroli  has always had a passion for sports stories. Living in Detroit as a young boy he would eat his breakfast checking sports scores of the Tigers and the Red Wings in the daily local newspaper. However,...

The 2022 lockout for Major League Baseball is the second longest in history. It ended after 99 days and Opening Day was held on April 7.

Locked Out MLB

Logan Bupp, Reporter April 13, 2022

With the weather getting better and spring upon us there is nothing baseball lovers think about more than the thought of Spring training and Opening Day. But this year, plans changed a bit.  The...

The Dallastown Unified Bocce team poses for a picture at the State Regional Meet. The meet took place on March 23 at State College, PA.

Dallastown Bocce Rolls to Fifth in State

Ainsley Ellis, Reporter April 13, 2022

After a year-long absence due to Covid, Dallastown Unified Bocce returned to competition this year. During the last year’s season, there was still a team gathered but rather than playing bocce, they...

Multiple members of the swim team attended the district swim meet at Cumberland Valley High School to compete in numerous individual and relay events.

Swim Team Takes States

Brannigan Stiles, Reporter April 1, 2022

As the temperature began to rise and the spring sports season began at Dallastown, there was still one winter sports team that wasn't finished yet. That is the Dallastown swim team, who headed off to Bucknell...

Dallastown football went 6-4 this past season with Levi Murphy as the varsity offensive line coach. He hopes to have even more success next season as he becomes the new head coach.

Murphy’s Mentality

Sophia Caltagirone, Reporter March 28, 2022

When it comes to football the execution on the field is vital, yet what the players do behind the scenes is equally as significant to making a team be successful.  Dallastown’s new head coach, Levi...

The Dallastown Golf team had a successful season as league champions, county champions and district champions.

Golf Goes for Gold

Morgan O'Neill, Reporter December 20, 2021

Dallastown has always had a strong and competitive golf team, but this season proved to be record breaking.  After winning a YAIAA league title, their first District III team title, and a fifth-place...

DHS sophomore Ainsley Ellis (pictured second row left) was featured on Good Morning America last month as a part of the Girls Power Panel.

Shooting For Equality

Ava Markel, Reporter June 1, 2021

The entire gym is silent and apprehensive, waiting for the foul shot that could help the home team capture the win with just seconds left. Everyone holds their breath and the ball makes a fluent swish...

Dallastown kicker Mitchell Groh is only the third Wildcat player selected to the Big 33 Football Classic.

Groh Joins Elite Group at Big 33 Football Classic

Ashley Kenney, Reporter May 27, 2021

Dallastown senior Mitchell Groh grew up playing soccer. It wasn't until his freshman year of high school that he decided to try something new: being a kicker for the football team. Fast forward four...

Seniors, Sam Patton and Ryan Snyder discussing their future plans for the podcast.

The Patton & Snyder Podcast

Jamie Stanard, Reporter May 24, 2021

Podcasts have been around since the 1980s. It wasn't until the past few years, however, that they became more popular as a result of audio platforms like Spotify and Apple Music. Two Dallastown seniors,...

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