The Daily Dale

Category: Sports

  • Athlete Mental Health

    Jade Jenkins checked in with Semaj Cochran, a boxer and football player who has been having a tough time. In this interview, Semaj talks about his struggles with depression and more.

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  • The Teamwork Needs Work

    A Poem by Mya France    I was one of the football managers.  And if you are familiar, the last season was 3-7. Win or loss, the boys put up a fight, and they left it           all on the field.                                          This is what the head coach had to say.                            I thought that we honestly had…

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  • “We Play Better When We All Play Together,” TeyMar

    The Lions faced the Panthers on January 19th, ending with a 68-60 victory for Dunbar. DeAontae Gipp and Jai’Lynn Owensby interviewed Te’yann Martin (#3), Meadowdale’s varsity basketball captain, about why the game turned out the way it did. Martin reflected on the loss as proof that the team needs to play more together. Check out…

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  • Lion’s Basketball 4-0 in Dayton

    Daily Dale Staff — After a victory over Stivers, Meadowdale remained first in the Dayton Conference with a 4-0 record against DPS schools, 5-1 overall. Check out the whole game here.  The December 11th matchup was the Lions’ third game of the season with a 27 point lead, 59 to 32. Zhieyah Rolack made 20…

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  • Behind the Victory: Lions beat Panthers 56-0

    Te’Yann Martin celebrates with Jaylen Thomas after the victory over Ponitz. By Daily Dale Staff — Meadowdale Football Coach Elliott Dangerfield (“Coach El”) left the game against Ponitz drenched in cold water. “Worth it after a win,” Coach El said as the Lions beat Ponitz 56 to 0 on Thursday at Welcome Stadium. “The players…

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  • Board Recognizes Lions Baseball

    At its review meeting on June 13th at Thurgood Marshall High School, the Dayton Public School Board recognized the Meadowdale Lions Baseball team for winning the title of City Champions. “This year was extremely great for us, their first year winning as city champs,” said head baseball coach Kenny Jones, Jr. Several Lions players accepted…

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  • Sports Wrap: Game 7

    By Mario Curington This Sports Wrap responds to the article, “How Stephen Curry and the Warriors made history to silence the Kings in Game 7,” by Hunter Patterson, Sam Amick, Anthony Slater, Marcus Thompson II, published May 1st in the Athletic. I chose this article because I’m very into basketball and I really wanted the…

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  • Lions Baseball First Place in Dayton Conference 

    By Jeremiah Hardy and Phil Wynn Last week, Meadowdale’s baseball team won back-to-back games against Thurgood Marshall and Ponitz, putting the Lion’s at the Number 1 spot in the Dayton Conference. With the Lions hitting their stride, the Daily Dale decided to check in with the team.  In earlier games against Dunbar, the Lion’s pitching…

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